What college is best for sports and entertainment marketing?

Question

i'm 16 and i really want to start researching colleges. but which ones are best for sports and entertainment marketing. i really want to go into that..and can someone give me some suggestions on to details about sports and entertainment marketing too? thank youu in advance =)

Answer 1

I did a survey for a Minor League Baseball team. They had 9 full time staffers and 20 interns. The field is crowded and most ads for jobs on monster that say sports marketing are really door to door selling.

Promotions is a great way to start and is a growing field, Look for jobs like "Brand Ambassador" on Craig's list under event staff. They jobs pay $15 an hour which is way more than most people will ever make in sports marketing.

I got my bachelors degree in Advertising & Public Relations from Youngstown State University. Now I own an Ad Agency in Cleveland. To be frank what I learned there allows me to run circles around my peers from Big Ten and Ivy League school. My competition knows plenty about selling there talent and they talk the jargon, but they just don't know the basics.  The one think I a week on, is they have more contacts