Insights & advice for smarter media management
Raising the bar: How Blinder helped the Crusaders set a new standard
Hereโs how the current Super Rugby champions identified an emerging issue and turned it into an opportunity to raise their already world-class standards.
The hidden battle between media access and athlete well-being.
A reporter asked me for Kieran Foranโs mobile number.
I handed it over. And Iโve regretted it since.
Shaun Johnson was homesick. In Auckland his hometown
The first time I met Shaun Johnson was in camp with the ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฏ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ team.
He was the hot-stepping new kid on the scene. I filled the less hot role of the teamโs media manager.
The remote media interview checklist for elite sport
Elite sport is the ultimate reality TV show.
You want heroes and villains? Well, sport delivers those relentlessly.
With its extreme pressures and unpredictability, sport has created a perfect production line.
Youโre a winner!
Youโre a loser!
Week after week. Year after year.
Did you inherit restrictive or reckless media interview practices?
Chances are incredibly high that youโve inherited remote media interview practices that are restrictive or reckless.
Donโt feel bad about that. (At one stage, they were the only options going).
But which one did you get?
Stick with me for a minute and youโll have your answer.
How to do 20 one-on-one media interviews in an hour (badly)
With the New Zealand Rugby League team, weโd do 20 remote, one-on-one media interviews in an hour.
Hereโs why and how.
Australian privacy reforms to redefine athlete-media dynamics
This paper was researched and written by Francis Awaritefe (Lawyer) and Mat Jessep (Principal Lawyer) and it outlines the major elements of the Australian privacy landscape that sporting organisations need to be aware of to manage and mitigate increasing risks.
Kiwis at the Olympics
During the Olympics, we all look out for ‘our’ athletes, but we don’t know much about ‘their’ ones.
So, as an international gesture of goodwill on behalf of New Zealand, here’s a 2-min guide to ‘Kiwis at the Olympics’.
Are sports media managers societyโs most match-fit?
Elite sport has the odds stacked in its favour when it comes to spotting breakthroughs in high performance media management.
Hereโs why the circumstances surrounding sport give its media managers a strong argument for being societyโs most match-fit.
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