Stewart Scott – SANTA
After reading a book about a Mall Santa’s experiences I connected the dots and realized his experiences built a template for a great mascot performer. The similarities are striking and our conversation is a fun one.
Dan Migala on Promotions, Sports and Marketing
We always aim for a “big name” August Interview to mark our anniversary. In 2008 we found our guy: Dan Migala.
Krazy George
A light-hearted interview with George Henderson aka Krazy George, the world’s most famous professional cheerleader. He’s the man who made the whole world stand up and cheer by creating The Wave.
Jon Terry – History of Baseball Acts
Jon Terry is the owner of SRO Productions of Tulsa. After booking baseball acts he aquired a keen interest in the history of sports acts. He drops some insight from Al Schact to Morganna.
Jon Spoelstra – Marketing Outrageously
Jon Spoelstra explains why it’s so important to entertain, tells how he almost gave a jockstrap to every man, woman and child coming to New Jersey Net games and turns down the volume in this Gameops.com Interview.
Professor David Horowitz Connects Sports and History
Horowitz grew up a New York Giants fan, and frequently flowers his lectures with sports anecdotes, which made me think he may be an interesting interview here on Gameops.com. We also have a slew of links and additional information on this interview that take you all over the interesting cross-section of sports, history and US culture.
The Coyote – Creating a Celebrity
In 2002 we spoke with the original Coyote Tim Derk who provided some tremendous mascot insights and tips.
The Famous Chicken
The alter-ego of the world’s most famous poultry, Ted Giannoulas sits down with Gameops.com Interview to talk mascotting, the evolution of professional sports, and McNuggets.
Eric Bonanno – Hockey 101
Kentucky Thoroughblades VP Eric Bonanno talks about their promotion AHL Rules. The promotion doubled their average attendance and taught new fans which will likely expanded their future audiences.