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Is Your State's Highest-Paid Employee A Coach? (Probably) -Infographic

You may have heard that the highest-paid employee in each state is usually the football coach at the largest state school. This is actually a gross mischaracterization: Sometimes it is the basketball coach.

Based on data drawn from media reports and state salary databases, the ranks of the highest-paid active public employees include 27 football coaches, 13 basketball coaches, one hockey coach...

More HERE.

Networks Air 43K+ Hours of Sports Event Coverage in 2009

National broadcast and cable TV networks aired over 43,700 hours of sporting events in the U.S. last year, according to new statistics released in Nielsen’s report on “The Changing Face of Sports Media.” Nielsen also found that advertisers spent an estimated $7.6 billion on sports programming alone in 2009.

According to the report, sports fans turned to the computer screen in overwhelming numbers to complement TV viewership. Nielsen estimates that 81 million people in the U.S. visited sports websites each month in 2009. Fans used the internet to track all the major storylines in sports, from A-Rod’s steroid admission, to Tiger’s very public downfall, and everything in between….

Siena Sports Fanship Poll

Here are the headlines:
73% of All NY’ers are Sports Fans: 89% of Men, 58% of Women
Athletes Poor Choice for Role Model; Jeter, Tiger exceptions
Kids learn teamwork, discipline from sports; But, Lighten Up Coach

Here are the results.

Hey There, Sports Fans

I'm a sucker for a simple-to-do survey. I'm a member of the Sports Illustrated Box Seat, and as such fill out a number of surveys during the year.

One survey in early 2006 they asked questions about typical shopping habits, the best places to shop for apparel and info about personal style. The results came in, in April 2006:

SI Subscribers are apparel shoppers. During the past 12 months . . .
-74% have shopped for apparel at a Retail Store
-18% have shopped for apparel online
-8% have shopped for apparel from a catalog

SI Subscribers are more likely to visit department stores (such as Macy’s and
Kohl’s), specialty clothing stores (like Banana Republic and The Gap), and Sporting
Goods Stores (such as Dick’s and Champ’s) than mass merchandise stores (like
Wal-mart)

SI Subscribers' favorite stores to shop for apparel are -- Target, Kohl’s, Old
Navy, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, The Gap, and Costco

SI’s Subscribers, who shop for apparel online or via catalogs, gravitate toward
the major and established outlets
-L.L. Bean
-Land’s End

SI Subscribers are brand conscious . . . and recognize the importance of looking
good for one’s career . . . are willing to spend more for apparel . . . and plan their purchases before shopping
-85% agree that quality is more important than trends when choosing apparel
-68% are willing to spend a little more for a good brand name
-65% agree that to be successful, you need to look successful
-38% agree that when shopping for apparel, price is the most important factor
to consider
-66% agree that when they shop, they usually know what they want ahead of
time and plan their purchases before shopping

Sports Wikis and Social Networking Sites

SEARCHER magazine is "the Magazine for Database Professionals". Our NYS SBDC library has a subscription. Most of the articles are available online for a fee, but usually one or two pieces are free. For June 2007, the freebie is Sports Wikis: Who's on First? by by Lark Birdsong of Birdsong Research. For May 2007, it's Social Networking and Video Web Sites: MySpace and YouTube Meet the Copyright Cops by Stephanie C. Ardito, Principal, Ardito Information & Research, Inc. Since we're all dealing with new technologies, both are suggested reading, especially the latter one.