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Does your company have a "Black Mamba Broker"? It's become a growing trend for many NBA players to sit out of games, when healthy, in order to rest or save themselves for the playoffs. The late Kobe Bryant aka Black Mamba, saw things differently. He felt healthy NBA players had a duty to perform for paying customers "every single night". Business owners will often tell me they never see their agent, he only comes around once per year to pick up a check, or they never show me options, and seem complacent. If this sounds like your situation - don't settle - you're a paying customer. Business is too competitive to have your partners, taking games off. Go find yourself a Black Mamba broker.

Elite playmaking and unparalleled assists: we’re basically the Dallas Mavericks of ecommerce. Rally House, the ultimate hub for all your favorite team’s swag, recently expanded to bigger audiences and new locations. It was a great problem to have—but it meant that their previous SuiteCommerce site couldn’t handle the heat, and users were experiencing poor site speed and frequent outages during high traffic / high-value times, like the NBA playoffs. Serious zip was necessary. So, like the Luka Dončić to their Kyrie Irving, we became the teammate that elevated their game. With dedicated account managers, total platform flexibility, and highly customizable features, we enhanced their performance and gave Rally House an edge over its competitors. The results? Outstanding increases in conversion rates (17.5%), transactions (59%), and revenue (123% 😮💨). Now that's team spirit you can take to the bank. Swish! 🏀

Combined revenue for all NFL teams last year: ~$12 Billion Average time NFL players spent practicing: 3-4 hrs/day Combined revenue for US Tech sector last year: ~$1,800 Billion Average time Tech sellers spent practicing: ... like 1hr/mo maybe? Make it make sense. We've got more money on the line in our profession than musicians, actors, golfers, comedians, or football teams have in theirs and yet we spend 1/100th of the time honing our skills. Just imagine what would change if a sales team started engaging in the same kind of deliberate practice these other pros do...? #sales #practice

There ya have it folks... You may get a few bumps and bruises on the way, but one things for dam sure, you'll never knock it out of the park if you don't swing for the fence! “As a kid you don’t dream about game three of the playoffs. We all dream of game Seven. So that is what we look forward to.” — Brent Burns In sport, if you can’t execute at the highest level during game seven of the playoffs, you won’t win. In business, if you aren’t growing your business is slowly dying. In life, if you aren’t living according to your highest values, you are running from success. In relationships, if you aren’t investing in others you are blocking your own legacy. In each of these areas of life (professional, personal, relational) sometimes you have to step up to the plate and swing for the fence. Nothing good happens when you are sitting on the bench and so to succeed in these three areas, you need to ‘swing away’. My encouragement for you today is this — swing away. Then swing again. Keep swinging. Be fearless! If you enjoy my posts, find them EDucational and can find in your heart to contribute to my grandsons cause it would be greatly appreciated. I have included the gofundme link here: https://gofund.me/f976d125 paypal email is: Edward Davidson ewdjr7@gmail.com @EDavidson007 cashapp: https://lnkd.in/gi56HwpW venmo is : Ed Davidson ewdjr7@gmail.com @Ed-Davidson-6 GiveSendGo: https://lnkd.in/gKUB9h6i zelle: ewdjr7@gmail.com #eddavidson #culture #money #management #innovation #brandmarketing #technology #creativity #digitalamarketing #futurism #thereyahaveit #socialmedia #socialnetworking #marketing #venturecapital #motivation

Today at 930 am pacific time, hope you can join me with GamesBeat Dean Takahashi Mark DeLoura and various guests (including Michael Pachter) to talk about the layoffs in the game industry - what to make of it, if/how we can avoid more of this going forward. We'll take a balanced look. We will also talk about the departure of John R from Unity and whether this will help them to recover their reputation within the game dev community and how they can move forward as a company. Some say John did tremendous things to build Unity into a public, profitable company - on the other, perhaps one might say he built them TOO big. That what they promised the public market was never sustainable and distracted them from their core business, that they were never meant to be an ad company and when that business got bad, it led to an unsustainable company that should have stayed private. What do you think on all of this? Join us for a deep dive today. https://lnkd.in/gkTJu4mU

New Post: How Gotopo & Don Elektron’s ‘Sacúdete’ Became the MLS’ Latest Soccer Anthem - https://lnkd.in/ghCThf3Z - There are certain qualities that turn a song into a soccer anthem. First, its sense of euphoria to match the game’s twists, turns and rollercoaster of emotions. Second, the song’s ability to get everyone on their feet. So, it makes sense that “Sacúdete” became the Major League Soccer’s (MLS) pick to soundtrack its latest Our Soccer Is Calling campaign spot. The hypnotic electrónica track by Afro-Indigenous-Venezuelan producer and songwriter Gotopo alongside producer Don Elektron (of Mexican group Kinky) was an unlikely choice given that the song was released last year and Gotopo is a relatively newer artist. However, it was the song that caught the attention of the MLS. “We fell in love with the energy of the song,” says Jesse Perl, MLS’ VP of brand marketing, who worked with indie label Waxploitation Records to license the track for the campaign. “We think it’s great to use our platform to work not only with an established superstar producer like Don Elektron, but also emerging artists like Gotopo. This year, we wanted to make sure that our commitment to Latin culture came to life through sound, it’s something we really wanted to be intentional about.” Related Lionel Messi’s ‘Warm-Up’ Playlist Features Bad Bunny, Peso Pluma, Karol G, Grupo Frontera… 02/26/2024 It’s not the first time that the MLS works with Latin acts for campaigns, Prince Royce and Miguel have been tapped in previous years, but this latest song and campaign captures the zeitgeist of the fútbol movement and excitement with the arrival of Argentine soccer icon Lionel Messi to the league. “Something really interesting is starting to happen, like it did back with hip-hop and the NBA in the 90s,” explains Perl. “There’s this marrying of Latin music and soccer in such an organic way. Peso Pluma is coming to games with Dr. Dre. Then you have Bizarrap is going to games in Miami. There’s all these people who are fans of the sport and now our league.” It’s also a direct reflection of the league’s fans. According to data provided by the MLS, the league has the youngest and most diverse fans among the major sports leagues in North America with 30% of the MLS’ fanbase being Hispanic and 69% of the league’s fans are Gen-Z and millennial. “Our soccer is calling is this idea of it being an invitation to bring people who are curious to discover, and we’re fortunate that there’s more curiosity about our league than ever before.” Watch the “Our Soccer is Calling” spot, soundtracked by “Sacúdete,” below.

For the latest edition of Axios Pro Media Deals, we covered: ⚾️ Diamond Sports' Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan 💰 Relo Metrics is raising a Series B Plus 🤝 Better Collective agreed to buy Playmaker 🏃♀️ 1 fun thing: runDisney Wine + Dine

We’ve gathered some of the common reasons that might cross your mind why you’re not still considering instant win games: Legitimacy Concerns: Like are these games for real? Time Investment: Is it worth my time? Competition Worries: Everyone seems to be doing it; should I bother? Sales Pressure: Am I going to be pushed to make purchases? While these doubts about instant win games are completely understandable, it's worth noting that these games can work wonders for your business. Each hesitation can be seen as a gateway to new opportunities, and promotional strategies - including instant win games - are a compelling way to connect with your audience to get the word out there. So what else is stopping you from tapping into this potential? Talk to us today at www.readysetpromo.com

We’ve gathered some of the common reasons that might cross your mind why you’re not still considering instant win games: Legitimacy Concerns: Like are these games for real? Time Investment: Is it worth my time? Competition Worries: Everyone seems to be doing it; should I bother? Sales Pressure: Am I going to be pushed to make purchases? While these doubts about instant win games are completely understandable, it's worth noting that these games can work wonders for your business. Each hesitation can be seen as a gateway to new opportunities, and promotional strategies - including instant win games - are a compelling way to connect with your audience to get the word out there. So what else is stopping you from tapping into this potential? Talk to us today at www.readysetpromo.com