Karl Keating: Exploring the World of Sports Brand Marketing – Work in Sports Podcast e094 - a podcast by Brian Clapp - Work in Sports

Karl Keating, Brand lead for Nike's House of Hoops joins the show to discuss international sports marketing, the challenges of leading teams and the various corporate cultures in sports apparel and lifestyle. Hi everybody I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast…The Silicon Valley is a pretty well-known technology hub in California, maybe you’ve heard of it. Google, Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Oracle, Netflix, PayPal, Yahoo and hundreds more tech companies all residing in the southern San Francisco bay area.The region has become identified for their tech personality. And their expensive real estate. The average sale price of a home sold is about $1.440 million – that is nuts.That right there is enough to tell me, no thanks, I don’t want to start a career in tech and be forced to live in an area that’ll put me in debt for the next two generations.Now let’s put that same lens on the sports industry – is there a region that you think of when you think of sports?With teams spread out across the nation, it’s hard to pinpoint an area that is synonymous to the sports industry. Say New York and LA is gonna get pissed. Claim Dallas and Chicago is going to revolt.Most leagues and major organizations have corporate headquarters in New York so they may have the best argument, but I’m going to go in a different direction with the discussion. Just up the coastline from the Silicon Valley is what could be called the Sporting Goods Forest.Portland, Oregon.Home to Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Columbia Sportswear, Keen footwear and many other sports lifestyle brands.The northwest has become the hub for a very large segment of the sports industry.  Walk down the street on a weekend, or go to a high school or college campus --  look around how often do you see Nike, Under Armour or Adidas gear…pretty often right?Nike made 32 billion in sales revenue in 2016Adidas 14 billionUnder Armour 4.3 billionNike is the supreme leader…but the other two are in the billions so don’t shed a tear.The point is, if you want to work in sports product marketing, branding, design, digital marketing, public relations, media relations and a host of other big business sports jobs – the Portland area may be worth migrating towards.Oh and the extra good news – the average price of a home in Portland is 430k…much more affordable.All this brings us to today’s guest – Karl Keating, Brand Lead for the House of Hoops Nike joint retail venture with Foot Locker.Karl has worked in Portland for both adidas and Nike… two of the big boys…but his experience isn’t limited to just Portland…or even just the US…Karl has ventured abroad to work in Germany and the Netherlands, adding international marketing experience to his portfolio – he’s a wealth of information, so let’s get to it already – here’s Karl Keating:Inspirational Videos Shares by Karl Keating:The Art of Innovation: Guy Kawasaki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtjatz9r-VcCreativity: Sir Ken Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&t=410s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, University of OregonThe Work in Sports Podcast - Insider Advice for Sports Careers

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