EP-161 Sports Publishing & Monetization: How To Solve This Giant Problem

Sports publishers are finding it increasingly difficult to stay in business thanks to a shift from desktop to mobile consumption, which is harder for publishers to monetize, and the inventory they are able to monetize continuing to have decreasing CPM’s and click thru rates. One example of this is Scout Media, who recently sold for pennies on the dollar. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about the current sports publishing landscape and the monetization surrounding it. With Rob running Bacon Sports for the last five years, on top of having a background in digital advertising sales, he’s got a unique perspective on the challenges that publishers face. Do you realize how much traffic a publisher needs to actually be able to sustain itself? What are the ways that brands should be approaching publishing (ex. bringing it all in house and becoming their own media company)? At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the current publishing landscape.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress Media

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