The Award Franchises Will Spotlight and Honor Organizations and Businesses Pushing the Envelope Across the Business of Sports
NEW YORK, NY – Front Office Sports (FOS), the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, announced today the launch of multiple data-driven award franchises in partnership with Sports Innovation Lab. Through proprietary methodology designed by Sports Innovation Lab, the award franchises will take an innovative approach to recognizing organizations and businesses that are redefining excellence across multiple key areas of the business of sports, including: Venues, Sustainability, College Athletics, and Impact.
Sports Innovation Lab’s methodology utilizes in-depth research methods and data analysis—including proprietary transactional datasets and social listening tools, among others—to establish criteria for each award franchise. This approach ensures that the evaluation process is not only comprehensive but also reflective of the current trends and standards in the business of sports. Through developing these research methodologies, Sports Innovation Lab and FOS aim to provide new and thoughtful ways of defining success across sports, setting a precedent for future award franchises.
“The business of sports has never had definitive, data-driven award franchises. Thanks to Sports Innovation Lab’s team and their proprietary methodology, we are going to change that,” says Adam White, founder and CEO of Front Office Sports. “The timeline of the franchises, encompassing methodology development, submission reviews, and final analysis, reflects a structured, rigorous, and deliberate approach to identifying and selecting winners that is built to be data-driven and free of bias.”
The new award franchises join FOS’ Best Employers in Sports and Rising 25 awards, and they set the stage for what promises to be an annual tradition of highlighting excellence and innovation.
Kerry Bradley, chief operating officer at Sports Innovation Lab, emphasizes the importance of data-driven evaluations in sports: “Business innovation and excellence in sports can be challenging to quantify. With this award program, we’re using in-depth research and data intelligence to track, measure, and acknowledge the organizations that are truly moving the needle. We’re excited to bring a new level of objectivity and rigor to the landscape, create new benchmarks, and recognize the sports teams, leagues, venues, and brands that are paving the way.”
The outcome of the first year will guide the categories for subsequent years, ensuring that the awards remain relevant and reflective of the ever-evolving business of sports.
To learn more about the new award franchises, go to frontofficesports.com/awards.
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About Front Office Sports
Front Office Sports is the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 175 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 10 million video views, and two million page views. In addition, with over 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
About Sports Innovation Lab
Sports Innovation Lab’s Sports Data Cloud enables brands and sports properties to build more effective sponsorships, improve targeted advertising, and enhance fan experiences. Built on observational, transactional, and deterministic fan data, the Sports Data Cloud is evolving how organizations use data to understand their customers and acquire more of them—starting with sports and entertainment. Learn how global brands including the NFL, Nike, NHL, Google, Ally Financial, WNBA, and NASCAR use Sports Innovation Lab’s data, audiences, and strategic advisory to drive revenue by visiting sportsilab.com or following on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.