University at Buffalo Partners with Aspire to help marketing of Bulls Tickets
May 26, 2011
ATLANTA – (May 26, 2011) – The University at Buffalo Division of Athletics has announced that it will partner with The Aspire Group to market and sell tickets to football and men’s and women’s basketball. Sales will begin immediately out of Aspire’s Atlanta Fan Relationship Management Center (FRMC) with a FRMC consisting of a Manager…
Read MoreUniversity of Maryland Partners with Aspire for Ticket Sales and Service
May 24, 2011
ATLANTA – (May 24, 2011) – The University of Maryland & Aspire announced a partnership to sell a full menu of ticket options for football, men’s/women’s basketball & other Olympic sports. The Aspire Group’s Fan Relationship Management Center (FRMC) will be based on campus, operating out of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium which provides a…
Read MoreRenovation a must to keep stadiums current
April 29, 2011
by Randy Southerland, Contributing Writer In Atlanta’s highly competitive sports market, stadiums and arenas age quickly and teams look for new facilities that can give them an edge in attracting fans and maximizing revenues. Atlanta Falcons management is negotiating with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which governs the Georgia Dome, on its need for…
Read MoreColleges Outsourcing Football Ticket Sales
April 20, 2011
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes First it was merchandise, followed by broadcast rights and sponsorships. Now tickets are the latest revenue generator that college football programs are looking to outsource to third-party consultants. The college business is starting to hum at Atlanta-based Aspire Group, which has landed Georgia Tech, Rutgers and Colorado as clients to help…
Read MoreAtlanta Motor Speedway to Partner with the Aspire Group to Sell NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series
April 19, 2011
ATLANTA – April 19, 2011 -The Atlanta Motor Speedway has announced that it will partner with the Aspire Group to begin selling race tickets and hospitality elements for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series taking place Labor Day weekend.The Aspire Group will be supporting the Atlanta Motor Speedway’s staff in offering a full menu of ticket packages…
Read MoreRutgers University to Partner with The Aspire Group on Athletic Marketing and Ticket Sales
March 22, 2011
The Aspire Group to Operate Fan Relationship Management Center On-site at Rutgers University ATLANTA – March 22, 2011 –The Rutgers University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced a partnership with Atlanta based The Aspire Group to outsource its athletic ticket sales and service responsibilities. “We believe that this opportunity to work with The Aspire Group…
Read MoreRutgers University in talks to outsource sports ticket sales in hopes of bigger profits
February 27, 2011
By Kelly Heyboer, The Star-Ledger For years, Rutgers University officials have sat back and waited for fans to step up and buy tickets to its football games, basketball games and other sporting events. The result has been largely mediocre ticket sales and a sports program that remains in the red. Now, Rutgers is considering going…
Read MoreCollege Athletics Seek Bigger Profits Outsourcing NCAA Ticket Operations
February 11, 2011
By Curtis Eichelberger, Bloomberg Sales people in the Georgia Tech box office used to sit by the telephone waiting for fans to call and place an order. When the administration got tired of seeing empty seats in its football stadium, it outsourced its ticket operation to Aspire Group, a closely held company in Atlanta that…
Read MoreBernie Mullin to Speak At National Sports Forum
January 17, 2011
Bernie Mullin Informs Audience about “Delegating vs. Doing” and his Secrets to Success ATLANTA — Jan. 11, 2011 — The Aspire Group founder and CEO, Dr. Bernie Mullin, will travel to Louisville, Kentucky at the end of this month to speak to attendees at the 2011 National Sports Forum. The three-day meeting consists of several…
Read MoreFollow Up: The Future of College Ticket Sales
December 10, 2010
Outsourcing ticket sales efforts has been a blessing to many universities in the past several years, and it was a topic of discussion Thursday at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum hosted by SBJ/SBD. The panel consisted of Roedl; Univ. of Washington Senior Associate AD for Advancement Jennifer Cohen; DiFebo Company Principal Matt DiFebo; Georgia Tech Associate AD Wayne…
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