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  • pennstlbu
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 1122

    #16
    Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

    I've thought of getting into sports marketing, but ultimately I've decided to pursue something in the personnel department of teams. I'm looking into scouting and player personnel positions and hopefully i'll get some contacts in the next few months to help me out in my search.
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    • TheMatrix31
      RF
      • Jul 2002
      • 52937

      #17
      Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

      Yeah, I know I have to go into Law School and all of that. I'm sure there is Contract Law or Sports Law offered at some of the Law Schools around the nation. Sometimes my mind tells me that it might not be the best to go the sports agent route since you need to be pretty cutthroat and a jerk and it's not part of my personality.

      Discussing sports (obviously) is just great, so maybe Sports Journalism might be the way to go. What's better than watching sports and then being paid to talk about 'em?

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      • Herbsinator
        All Star
        • Sep 2003
        • 4573

        #18
        Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

        Originally posted by TheMatrix31
        Yeah, I know I have to go into Law School and all of that. I'm sure there is Contract Law or Sports Law offered at some of the Law Schools around the nation. Sometimes my mind tells me that it might not be the best to go the sports agent route since you need to be pretty cutthroat and a jerk and it's not part of my personality.

        Discussing sports (obviously) is just great, so maybe Sports Journalism might be the way to go. What's better than watching sports and then being paid to talk about 'em?
        But journalism includes hard work, long hours and low pay.

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        • pk500
          All Star
          • Jul 2002
          • 8062

          #19
          Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

          Originally posted by stalsy2310
          what Columbia school?
          Columbia School of Journalism. Columbia, as in Ivy League.

          Take care,
          PK
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          • pk500
            All Star
            • Jul 2002
            • 8062

            #20
            Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

            Originally posted by Herbsinator
            But journalism includes hard work, long hours and low pay.
            Truer words never have been spoken. Take it from an ex-sports journalist who moved to sports PR for the above reasons, especially the hours and the pay. I work just as hard in PR as I did in journalism, but I make twice the money and don't work many nights or weekends and no holidays. Be prepared to do all of that if you work in journalism.

            Take care,
            PK
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            • stalsy2310
              MVP
              • Apr 2005
              • 1082

              #21
              Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

              Originally posted by pk500
              sports PR
              whats is PR?
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              • mgoblue
                Go Wings!
                • Jul 2002
                • 25477

                #22
                Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                Originally posted by stalsy2310
                whats is PR?
                Public Relations
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                • sportsdude
                  Be Massive
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 5001

                  #23
                  Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                  Um, for all of those who said they're interested in sports journalism, good for you. The world could always use better and more intelligent sports journalists. By the way, Indiana University and Ohio University have good J-schools as well.

                  Having said that, you need to know what you're getting into because it's not for everybody. I'm a sports journalist, so if you have any questions, please PM me. I do not want to discourage anybody from the sports journalism industry, but I also hate to see somebody go through 4 years of college just to get a job at a paper and realize they hate it. It's not for everybody. You got questions, I got answers.
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                  • stalsy2310
                    MVP
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 1082

                    #24
                    Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                    What high school classes should i take to get a advantage?
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                    Green Bay Packers
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                    • TheMatrix31
                      RF
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 52937

                      #25
                      Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                      PK...what exactly goes under the heading of "Sports PR"?

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                      • Zlax45
                        Pro
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 724

                        #26
                        Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                        Writing Press Releases, Media Guides, and that type of stuff...is what PR is...I majored in Sport Studies in college and basically wasted 4 years of college because I hated the industry...I work in Youth Recreation programs now and have a ton of fun doing that.

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                        • pk500
                          All Star
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 8062

                          #27
                          Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                          Originally posted by TheMatrix31
                          PK...what exactly goes under the heading of "Sports PR"?
                          Thinking off the top of my head of some of the things I have to do:

                          -- Writing, distributing press releases
                          -- Planning, writing, editing media guides
                          -- Compiling and distributing statistics
                          -- Planning, writing, editing event programs
                          -- Planning, coordinating and executing Video News Releases
                          -- Crisis management for the company or franchise
                          -- Hiring, leading temporary event media staff
                          -- Keeping daily contact with key media
                          -- Cultivating media members to encourage more coverage of your franchise
                          -- Coordination of Internet activities
                          -- Coordinating internal photographic coverage of events for PR purposes
                          -- Organizing and executing media functions, such as press conferences and photo opportunities

                          Zlax may have had a bad experience, and that's too bad. But sports PR is a GREAT career choice. I love it -- wouldn't want to do anything else.

                          Take care,
                          PK
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                          • Alliball
                            MVP
                            • Aug 2004
                            • 2368

                            #28
                            Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                            Originally posted by TheMatrix31
                            Sometimes my mind tells me that it might not be the best to go the sports agent route since you need to be pretty cutthroat and a jerk and it's not part of my personality.
                            Says the guy with a 45 page blog on the "Things he hates". Irony, oh sweet irony, how I love thee.

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                            • LetsGoBucs
                              Let's Go Nuggets!
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 1289

                              #29
                              Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                              Originally posted by pk500
                              Two very different careers.

                              Most agents are lawyers. So you'll need to go pre-law and then pass the bar.

                              For a sports journalism career, you need to go to school for either journalism or mass communications with a concentration in journalism. There are some who didn't take that route and landed in sports writing, but they're usually at smaller papers or guys that started in the business 30 to 40 years ago as copy boys.

                              Take care,
                              PK

                              Funny thing is: you DON'T need to be a lawyer to be an agent. For most leagues, all you need is a client. Each league has their own guidelines about registering and meeting certain requirements. Now, obviously it would HELP, but you don't need it. I took a Sports Law class and that was one thing that suprised me.
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                              • TheMatrix31
                                RF
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 52937

                                #30
                                Re: Any Sports Marketers here, or aspiring to be one?

                                Originally posted by Alliball
                                Says the guy with a 45 page blog on the "Things he hates". Irony, oh sweet irony, how I love thee.
                                Just because I write about things I hate doesnt mean I'm a jerk or cutthroat. BTW, how do you enjoy the site?

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