***NSF ALUMNI NEWS*** Congratulations to NSF Steering Committee member JASON BITSOFF and his wife KATE as they have welcomed the latest Bitsoff into the world - Jackson Thomas Bitsoff - born on Monday, August 25th. *** NSF Steering Committee member J.J. GOTTSCH was recently promoted to Executive VP of Ryan Sanders Baseball. J.J previously served as President of the Corpus Christi Hooks. *** NSF Alum MARTIN HERING recently returned to the industry with Entry Media's turnstile signage product. *** NSF Steering Committee member Dan Migala can now add "Best Selling Author" to his ever-escalating list of accomplishments as his book "Dugout Wisdom" was recently the #1 Best Seller in the sports category on Amazon.com! Congratulations Dan! *** The Cincinnati Bengals named Forum Alum WADE MARTIN Senior Corporate Sales Manager. Previously, Martin was at ISP Sports. *** Long time Forum friend, DAN ROSSETTI recently founded his own executive recruitment venture, Ascension Sports Partners, LLC. *** The Charlotte Regional Sports Commission has hired former Bobcats Senior VP/Ticket Sales & Service and NSF Alum STEVE SWETOHA as Executive Director for the 2010 & 2011 ACC Football Championship games. *** Friend of the Forum ANDY STRASBERG has released a book entitled "Baseball's Greatest Hit: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game." The book is available on amazon.com and in bookstores everywhere. Way to go Andy! *** NSF Alums -- let your fellow alums know what you're up to! Send your news updates to: steve@sports-forum.com
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Banshee Music

Banshee Music is a music marketing enterprise deeply rooted in the needs of brands.  Music has long been entrenched in sports and plays a significant role in the gameday experience.  Under Banshee’s guidance, sports properties are empowered to take ownership of their music.  Banshee builds customized sounds and works with each property to deliver a new source of revenue generated by direct-to-consumer sales and from leveraging corporate partnerships.  Through their vast artist catalog and production studios, Banshee offers an unparalleled capability in the industry.

The founders of Banshee Music built the Radiate Group, part of the largest global network of marketing services agencies in the world with over 600 brands/clients.  Banshee works with a number of sports teams at the professional and collegiate level.

   

 

 

Budweiser

Budweiser is back for their seventh year with the NSF as they are the Official Sponsor of the "Budweiser Gala Evening" which will take place on Tuesday, January 27th. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., a diversified corporation, is the world's largest brewer with 12 domestic breweries and distribution in more than 80 countries. The company's portfolio of more than 30 brands include Budweiser, the world's best selling beer; Bud Light, the world's number one light beer; Michelob; Michelob Light; Busch; and a variety of specialty beers, imports and non-alcohol brews.

   

 

 

Daktronics

Daktronics offers the most complete line of integrated electronic scoring and display products available, including scoreboards for all sports and all levels of competition, and the latest programmable display systems that incorporate LED (light emitting diode) technology.

No other company can provide truly integrated systems like Daktronics. From the largest video screens in the world, to small displays above ticket windows, to scoring and statistics systems for nearly any sport, Daktronics delivers. Other companies purchase third party components and attempt to make them communicate and work together. Daktronics systems are designed and manufactured to work together to improve effectiveness and operating efficiencies for teams and venues.

LED video technology from Daktronics offers superb picture clarity, color uniformity and reliability. Many different sizes and configurations are available for indoor and outdoor use, Daktronics high resolution displays and control systems are HD-ready. Daktronics scoring and display systems are currently operating at 27 National Football League venues, 26 Major League Baseball parks, 19 National Basketball Association arenas, 20 National Hockey League venues, and more than 1,000 collegiate facilities across the country.

Daktronics has sold more than 3,700 full-color LED video displays and has installed tens of thousands of scoreboards and displays in 95 countries worldwide. The company offers truly integrated scoring, video and sound systems with complete after-sales support.

   

 

 

GMR Marketing GMR Marketing is a leading event marketing agency with an industry-recognized dedicated practice in sports marketing.  The GMR sports marketing division is responsible for consulting, developing, negotiating, executing and measuring strategic programs which utilize sports as a marketing platform.  GMR executes sports marketing programming for clients such as the Miller Brewing Company, Lowe’s Home Improvement, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., VISA, Nestle USA, The Gillette Co., AAA, and Alltel among others.  Founded in 1979, GMR now has offices in Milwaukee, Chicago, Charlotte, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Toronto and London.  GMR is a member of the Radiate Group, a global network of independently-branded marketing services agencies operating within the Omnicom Group Inc.
   

 

 

PictureU

PictureU Promotions is a technology-based event marketing agency. We provide our clients with unique and innovative services that are utilized onsite to activate sponsorships by enhancing a consumer’s experience with the brand and collecting pertinent consumer information. Ultimately, our clients rely on PictureU to provide them with data that can be used to help measure the success of an event and determine the return on investment.

PictureU’s core services include the Imagination Station, an interactive photo or video green screen experience. SmartShots digital photo marketing, QuickShots onsite printing, Touchpoint Automated kiosks, CatchAll onsite data collection and Direct Connect mobile messaging.


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