Growing up in New York, I never thought about marketing in athletic. Everyone there was either a Yankees devotee or a Mets follower. You always loved one and disliked the other, and so did your whole family. It was more of a tribal allegiance than a decision. The fact that, beyond the sports events, there was another competition going on not ever occurred to me. I never thought about the truth that the teams weren't only fighting for victory, but also fighting for fans. Til I fell in to a sports marketer position, I was pretty much oblivious to how much cash changes hands behind the scenes. Professional sports marketing is a multi billion dollar niche, and it is growing each year. Most sports teams, in point of fact, make more money off of selling sports clothing than off of tickets!

Finding myself in an athletic marketing firm was a pretty odd development for me. In a number of ways, I do not fit in there at all. Although I majored in niche merchandising and advertising, I have not ever been a big sports follower. This placed me at odds with a company filled with athletic fanatics. Nonetheless, I have done my job pretty well. At first, I was not up to date on the various teams. This made my athletic merchandising job tough, since I didn't know the niche! People expect you to be able to talk sports with them if you're going to promote their teams. Even if you're an effectual marketer. If you can not talk shop and socialize with fluidity, it's hard to keep your position.

Essentially, I approached athletic merchandising like I approached school. I sat down and studied for weeks at a time. Soon, I knew more about sports statistics than many of the most die-hard enthusiasts in the company. After them, it was simple. Good athletic teams sell themselves, so it is just a matter of playing on existing brand allegiance. As for the lower ranking athletic teams, you can always play off of the underdog factor. There are some people who just love to root for a team that loses year after year. Merchandising sports to these versions of followers is a smaller business, But what they don't have in numbers than make up for in brand faithfulness. They are the most dedicated followers in the business. The only time when sports merchandising is a tough sell is when a great team starts to slide. Abruptly, nobody wants anything to do with them. The rest of the time, though, the job is pretty much a breeze.

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