My Marketing Advice to Professional Athletes
There are right and wrong ways to market yourself as an athlete. To become a successful brand you have to do any number of thousands of different things to reach a level that leads to marketing and off court/field success.
On the flipside, all it takes is one mistake to bring it all crashing down. I have noticed a trend that is creeping through the NBA that truly disturbs me. It disturbs me because its the equivalent of burning 100 dollar bills. That is how debilitating to any hopes a player may have of making money through endorsements.
In the spirit of partnership as an NBA owner, I am asking the commissioner to extend the dress code to exclude the…
The Dreaded FroHawk
Friends don’t let friends wear the FroHawk. If you are a soon to be pro athlete and are considering hiring an agent. Just do the “FroHa Search”. If they have any clients with Fro Hawks, pick a different agent.
are you drunk?
Comment by mateo2 — December 13, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Judge not the hairdos of others, lest … yadda yadda yadda.
Comment by OSweet — December 13, 2008 @ 9:12 pm
Amen Brother! Seriously, that is the lamest, stupidist (sp?) hairstyle out there now. If you are gonna do it, do it right!
Comment by stingerdog — December 13, 2008 @ 11:29 pm
It’s funny that the image you chose is actually an ad (home made) for Vox, Six Apart’s social blogging network. I’m sure T would love it.
Comment by Zach — December 14, 2008 @ 10:04 am
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Pingback by Both Teams Played Hard » Blog Archive » Cubes Doesn’t Like Your Haircut — December 14, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Dear Mr. Cuban,
I’m trying to get into the field of Professional Athlete Representation (i.e. “Agent”), and I have a dilemna. I’m about to sign a client, but he’s got a reverse mohawk. On top of that, he has a ponytail from the end of each row.
Fans say he creeps them out. I think he’s no worse than Dennis Rodman in his heyday. Please advise.
Comment by elmondohummus — December 15, 2008 @ 11:38 am
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Frankie from Lawnside here. Hey Mark. Why dont make it harder to comment on your f’ng blog. lol Anywhos. I thought it was great to see some humor for a change. We have enough long faces and shit to worry about in the recent months. Someone would have to have been on another planet to not know whats going on in a general sense anyway. I have another tip for the ” pros” Try not to shoot yourself in the dick when you re out with your homies trying to be cool. That will def keep you off the Wheaties box for a while. Thanks for the thoughts.
Comment by firshizzle — December 16, 2008 @ 9:57 pm
Hi Mark,
I read about you a long time ago (how you travelled from Nerd-dom,
built your physique, lost the glasses & and then sold your company
for millions). And I was a Rocky fan too, but Clubber Lang has been
watching over me too..
Regards,
Deepak
Comment by Deepak Murthy — December 22, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
super scary pic
where the hell did you find it
Comment by kokito — December 23, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
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Pingback by SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News» Entertainment Performance Analysis Sports Agents » The Fro-Hawk — January 9, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Better watch yourself or Mr. T’s gonna come’n get’chu
Comment by reviews — January 11, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
I couldn’t agree more with you on the Frohawk thing. Amare Stoudemire
from the Phoenix Suns had one for a while there and was relieved to
see him get rid of it!
Comment by Home Based Business — January 14, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
Yeah… the FroHawk should only be busted out on special occasions…
It’s like an up-do for dudes! Save it for the big game.
It is pretty badass though!!! Works on Mr. T fo’ sho! Looks tough!
Comment by Missy — January 15, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
“It disturbs me because its the equivalent of burning 100 dollar bills” Really 100 dollar ?
Comment by su deposu — February 18, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
Ban the FroHawk and you might get more viewers! No, seriously.. not a good look.
Comment by LifePath Unlimited — March 26, 2009 @ 2:53 am
Ed Hardy shirts
Comment by hrewj — April 9, 2009 @ 2:02 am