Time for sports properties to seize mobile opportunities

Published in the Sports Business Journal, March 16, 2009 : Page 26

Editor’s note: This story is revised from the print edition.

Devotees of the latest smart phones — those Swiss Army knives of the Digital Age — all have the “ah-ha moment.” It’s usually within a few days of the upgrade from a regular cell phone. It’s when you realize you are holding something — a bona fide mobile computer — that is truly a lifestyle-changer. It’s when you first think, “Wow, I really don’t need to use my computer, read newspapers…

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Former NFL executives point recruitment firm toward sports

By TERRY LEFTON, Staff writer

Three former NFL executives with more than 60 years of sports marketing experience among them are combining to launch a sports-specific executive search, recruitment and career counseling firm.

The Convergence Network will be based in New York City and Connecticut. Tom Richardson is managing partner of the company, while his former NFL Properties teammates Jim Schwebel and Jim Connelly are his partners in the venture.

“There’s not much specialization when it comes to sports in executive search. Normally, if it is offered at all by larger…

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