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12/11/2024

Great promotions start a conversation. We talk that talk at the Gameops.com Water Cooler. Stop in and see what got people talking today.

11/22/2024

Thinking of our friends at Signs & Shapes today. Rest in peace Lee. Thankful for your friendship and laughs.

06/01/2024

The daily Water Cooler on Gameops.com highlights what got fans talking. Including these recent promotions from the .

See link in bio for over 1500 promotions from across sports that are winning fans, selling tickets and making people talk.

04/08/2024

All things Audio including finding prompts, keeping them fresh, how long to use them and how to keep your fans happy. Cleveland Cavaliers and Guardians Music Operator Josh Sabo and Sonic Storyteller Jake Wagner lead the discussion along with a jolt of energy from Jonny Greco.

Link in Bio or check out homepage.

03/11/2024

Prop your fans for a magical lights out with our iNormous Phone. Now you can give your mascot a 5G power boost in those moments with this SUPER-SIZED Phone.

The iNormous Phone also has a light that provides a visual cue to help lead your fans in those lights out moments, helping to create big visual treats.

Link in Bio to our Store to purchase.

03/07/2024

Finding the clever connections between your production and your partners brand creates the value of your sponsorship.

Modern sponsors don’t ask for this combination, they demand it.

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Finding the clever connections between your production and your partners brand creates the value of your sponsorship. We paint the full picture in the blog.

03/05/2024

New in the Store: iNormous Phone with customized graphics printed on super durable 10mm Coroplast with light.

Lights out moments can create magic. Now you can give your mascot a 5G powerful boost in those moments with a SUPER-SIZED iNormous Phone.

The iNormous Phone also has a light that provides a visual cue to help lead your fans in those lights out moments, helping to create big visual spectacles.

Link to Store in Bio

03/05/2024

Our guest is longtime friend of the Podcast Rob Wicall, who now will be referred to as “Author Rob Wicall”. Rob has published his first book “Furlosophy” which chronicles his journey as a mascot and how those furry experiences help shape the rest of his life.

Rob shares some anecdotes from the book, including the importance of teamwork. He shares a fun story about “his success” with a classic Coyote Standard and how the “impromptu” bit relied on preparation and teamwork, plus the importance of staying humble amid those successes.

Link in Bio or check our home page for more.

02/20/2024

We now have 2000 giveaways in our Giveaway tracker from team social media posts across sports. Spark your next great fan giveaway from our massive archive of examples.

https://www.gameops.com/giveaways/

01/23/2024

How does the Art of Trash Talking shape modern sports marketing and game presentation? We talked to author Rafi Kohan to talk about all of it this month on the Party in the Back podcast. It's Rafi's second time on the podcast after his initial hit in September 2017 to talk about his first book "The Arena". Check the home page or the links in the bio to catch all of the great discussion with Rafi. Also links to his great book, which come with the highest recommendation.

12/12/2023

This week at the Water Cooler: The clever add player personality with hilarious video and the double up on a White Out Weekend to add value to a partnership.

“It isn’t enough for a promotion to be entertaining or even amusing; it must create conversation. When the fan goes home and talks about what he has seen, he is getting an additional kick out of being able to say he was there. Do not deny him the simple pleasure, especially since he is giving you the invaluable word-of-mouth advertising to add to the newspaper reports.”

Bill Veeck (Hustler’s Handbook)

https://www.gameops.com/category/water-cooler/

12/05/2023

Best Team Operations of 2023: Which team is doing the best job in their game operations and game presentation?

Winners include: and .

https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/4/

12/05/2023

“This will be a Landside,” predicted a NFL team executive.

And it was.

Winner 2023 Best Introductions: . Plus two more teams earn honorable mention: Back-to-Back WNBA Champs and .

https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/3/

12/05/2023

Best Act of 2023 Announcement: Congrats to – –

See the full story here: https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/3/

12/05/2023

Best Mascot of 2023: A mascot whose work was creative and enthusiastic, serving as a valuable tool for their team and in their community.

Or is it the one who creates the most CHAOS?

Plus and in the mix.

https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/2/

12/05/2023

This tribute to an iconic 1996 sitcom moment still has legs as an on-field contest. Find out how the turned it into a viral contest highlight. Plus and in the race for Honors. https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/2/

12/05/2023

Winner of the Best Game Promotion of 2023: Ref Appreciation Night from the , plus two impactful promotions earn Honorable Mention from the panel. https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/

12/05/2023

Best of Awards for 2023: Best Entertainment Group - See the winners including teams from the and . https://www.gameops.com/best-of-2023/