Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Professional sports is certainly a big business

Perhaps you have seen all the excitement, speculation, criticism, anger, frustration, hatred, joy, optimism, and other emotions, around the 2010-2011 season NBA super basketball star Lebron James, signed the Miami heat. This is a business decision, is a personal decision, or a bit of both? Here is a great story, and some of the lessons learned, all businessmen. Recruitment
Lebron drew a few top franchises, including his hometown team who desperately want him to stay in the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the New York team Nicks, New Jersey nets, Chicago bulls, of course, Miami. Top talent is always needs, whether in motion or business. Professional sports is certainly a big business, very much in the public eye, this recruitment is big news, charming public interest weeks earlier announced his decision. Radio City Music Hall dance, made a song of politicians, business, financial analyst (New York) said that, he may be the first "athletes billionaire," if he will only and they signed. Talking about the high-profile; (Jay-Z rap mogul), the governor of Ohio, the mayor of New York, and even the United States President tried to influence his decision. The announcement is an event
Pressure, as you can imagine, must have been a be hardly worthy of belief. To make matters worse or better, depending on the circumstances, ESPN provides a complete "show", therefore, Lebron could see, and explain to the public, he decided on national cable television. CNN the network also provides coverage. Stakeholders are many, and the stakes are so high, so huge benefits, covered, so the public mood.
ESPN of course want visibility, advertising minutes. Lebron said, he did not want the money, and declared that he would donate their share from broadcast to the "boys and girls" club. ESPN's efforts, so as to improve their personal data, what better way than to cater to the mass public interest. More than 10000000 viewers (including me)!

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