Archive for April, 2009

• @Rubytv cool. Looking forward to updates form cannes. #
• @sponsorchic Is it? I thought people followed manufacturers in Europe rather than drivers. in reply to sponsorchic #
• @MediaProDana Ohh.. getting all technical. Expecting lots of live tweeting from the Hall of Fame tonight. in reply to MediaProDana #
• Pondering BT Tradespace. Not exactly their core business. Why does it have to be branded BT? Do we need another business marketplace? #
• getting into a @darkbluebook head space. #
• @PRPeta Do Embargoes still exist? Seems like such a quaint idea in 2009 with Twitter etc.. #
• “The Whiz-Man will never fit you like the Whiz-Kid did” – Ben Folds #
• @TheEvenKeel Do you have a text version of this, or a press release version? in reply to TheEvenKeel #

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• RT @kathleenhessert: Sports Sponsorships & twitter in USAToday http://tinyurl.com/sponsortweets much more to come (via @Sponsoredux ) #
• Hey Mr old fashioned TV broadcaster – I don’t need you. I can watch what I want to watch in HD whenever I like. http://is.gd/vmi7 #
• @LewisHowes Walking out of a nice comfy corporate job to travel. Ending up 10,000 miles away and starting a new business. Never looked back. in reply to LewisHowes #
• Well Fly me to the moon. Greed is good again as Oliver Stone brings back Gekko for Wall Street 2. #
• Sponsorship Secret #2 http://tinyurl.com/c9oj3o #
• Off to town for a meeting with @Sbmktg to talk about some new web projects and the @darkbluebook #

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• @evarley how about ‘what makes you special?’ #
• @tomball2 I like the way you think tom. Why stop at events though. What about any venue? Like a #tag for venues would be cool. #
• I do like twitterberry but it really needs a retweet function. #
• @ryanstephens this applies double for sport. Never forget that fans would kill to stand the side of the fence you take for granted. #
• @tomball2 if I knew what you meant I might be able to offer suggestions. Coveritlive? #
• @sportsmktgrev brawn f1 was a bargain but they are asking for more with every race. Very f1. Clothing sponsor Henri Lloyd did well. #
• @khuda1 brawn f1 gets more and more expensive every win. The Henri Lloyd deal would have been a bargain for sure. #
• RT @Sponsoredux: New Blog Post: PGA Consider Coming into Line on Spirits Sponsorship.http://is.gd/v6je #
• Twubs: Wikipedia-Style Hubs for Twitter Hashtags http://viigo.im/pGP #
• Busy day. Meeting in feltham. Networking event at eight members club later. #

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• Global Yacht Race gets to Boston, but Americans prefer other sports – like ping pong http://is.gd/uNyR (via @Sponsoredux) #
• @mikeseaton All very well, but it doesn’t help the payout percentages in reply to mikeseaton #

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• If all the runners in the London Marathon have timing chips, haven’t the organisers missed a trick not making that a live feed online? #

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• Been playing with an aggregated #sportsbiz twitter RSS feed : thoughts? http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Sponsorship-redux-tweets #
• @Ed_Sullivan Smart A-B. Buy low! The companies that know sports sponsorship works should be doing the same. Many bargains to be had. in reply to Ed_Sullivan #
• RT @yachtbusiness: New blog post: Volvo Ocean Race Game is Sports Marketing Gold. http://is.gd/us05 #sportsbiz #
• @blursailing Whatever technology works for them. Easy enough to ping twitter with your blog though. We’ll have to get Paul to do that. in reply to blursailing #
• DARK BLUE BOOK is available for pre-order. Destined to become the bible for the #sportsbiz of sailing http://is.gd/urPF #
• @blursailing I think any professional sailor who cares about their fans or sponsors should be on twitter. #

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• RT @yachtbusiness: New YachtSponsorship UK Microsite http://www.yachtsponsorship.com/2009/04/new-yachtsponsorship-uk-microsite/ #

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• Catching up on a couple of weeks of missed madmen. #
• Finally finished William Gibson’s ‘Spook Country’ – recommended for anyone into locative art. Next on reading list Neal Stephenson’s Anathem #
• RT @yachtbusiness: New blog post: The America’s Cup Gone to the DOGS. http://tinyurl.com/dhsnd5 #
• GGYC Statement says that SNG insist on a DOG Match for the next America’s Cup. Statement by GGYC can be found at http://is.gd/u58y #
• RT @christinai: Connect with Inspiring Professional Women – join the Connect event, Tuesday 28th April in London http://bit.ly/m4esS #
• Sneak preview @Yachtbusiness UK page! USA to follow. http://tinyurl.com/ceqx3c #
• Very happy with my Wordpress Template skills. New @yachtbusiness microsites coming very soon. #

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• Great powerade flavour that I found in Athens airport but can’t find in the UK – blood orange. #
• @robertloch yet and get hold of the Australian political satire the hollowmen. The budget episode is spot on. #
• One for the toolkit for those selling sponsorship – Secrets of Sponsorship. http://tinyurl.com/c5zwdj (via @danbeeman) #
• RT @yachtbusiness Mike Golding will sail an Ecover branded extreme 40 in the 2009 iShares cup. see http://www.Yachtsponsorship.com tomorrow. #
• is borrowing wifi at Athens International airport before flying to London, UK later. #
• Don’t really understand online check-in. Is it purely to give you the sense you are choosing your own seat? #
• @sportsinfo101 Nice point. Though does ‘following’ someone constitute a relationship? It’s a nice starting point thought. Thoughts? in reply to sportsinfo101 #
• RT @blursailing: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Day on the web = Springbank Whisky all around when BLUR splashes today http://www.blur.se #RKJ #

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• RT @Alfie: “near future of sports from a spectators point of view” from @briansuda – http://tinyurl.com/c43gsu #sportsbiz #
• @alexbainbridge commoditisation leads to price competition doesn’t it? Innovation can lead to justified increased margin… in reply to alexbainbridge #
• Why can’t we get the BBC World News in the UK. It is a much more informative product than BBC News 24. #
• How do people in the business of sailing communicate? Do they get ’social media’ yet? Do they get media yet? http://is.gd/tCbB #

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