We are back on our regular schedule now and thought we would start with a quick look to one of the big business stories of the week. After getting rebuffed by PG County and desperate to leave RFK, DC United is still considering a permanent move to Baltimore. According to the story from the Washington [...]
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The MLS weekend starts off with a Friday night tilt at Rio Tinto. RSL is promoting its Mangia service, which allows patrons to order food directly to their seats. Mangia allows fans to order food by texting their order to Mangia. The service has been piloted to a small section of Rio Tinto, but for [...]
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We neglected to comment on a story from last weekend about RSL’s Rio Tinto attendance and its impact on revnue. According to this story from the SL Trib, attendance in Salt Lake City is down this year, but revenue is way up. Despite the lowest attendance in Team history, revenues are up more than 25%, [...]
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In a week without an ESPN game, MLS was busy with 14 teams in action in six cities. On the attendance front, the League seemed to have a pretty good week with the notable exception of 8,200 in Dallas. Most interesting was the virtual attendance tie between Chivas and the Galaxy in dueling games at [...]
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Over the last few weeks we have posted a number of interviews with MLS Team executives regarding efforts to market their Clubs in the current economic and technological climate. Each team has unique circumstances that make their marketing and fan outreach efforts fascinating fodder for discussion and analysis. This week we touch base with [...]
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The week of RSL’s big home opener at Rio Tinto stadium has brought a number of stories about how RSL is functioning as a business in its new digs. From “Behind the Shield, RSL’s official blog, comes word of “ticket insurance” in case of precipation at the home opener. Unlike traditional rain check policies (where [...]
Filed under: Expansion and Stadiums, Media, Sponsors | Tagged: ESPN2, Jet Blue, MLS, Rio Tinto, RSL, Soccer Business | 3 Comments »
Amway International, the presenting sponsor of the San Jose Earthquakes, has signed on as the jersey sponsor of the WPS’ L.A. Sol. The sponsorship will include the Amway name on the jersey, stadium signage and placement on an array of Sol items. Perhaps most importantly for Amway, Brazilian Marta, perhaps the most recognizable star in [...]
Filed under: Marketing, Sponsors | Tagged: Galaxy, Marta, Milan, MLS, Rio Tinto, RSL, Sol, tickets, WPS | 2 Comments »
