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2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
One of the highlights of the annual Baseball
Winter Meetings in the Baseball Trade
Show, at which vendors from several
verticals pitch their product or service to
baseball club representatives.
What follows is a little “tour” of the 2014
Trade Show, held in San Diego, CA
December 8-11.
This is the 2nd
of 3 decks. See more at
www.dsmsports.net.
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Where there's a baseball field,
there's a tarp on-hand for the
occasional, or frequent (in some
cases), rainy days.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Another of the handful of vendors
at the Trade Show specializing in
print tickets, a part of the industry
still surviving, and perhaps thriving
in the minor leagues, even as
paperless, digital, and print-at-
home ticketing grows in MLB.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Branded, novelty stools. A neat
addition to a bar, man cave, or
sports venue patio?
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
One of the few pieces of wearable
technology on-hand; this one was
integrated with a mobile app and
data dashboard to track
performance and other statistics in
real-time. Impressive display.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
There is certainly a growing
presence of athlete assessment
solutions and this exhibitor
presented another option for
screening and evaluating player
health.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Inflatables were eye-catching and
presented themselves as a novel,
visible way to activate on-site with
sponsors at games / sports venues.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This product combined pitching
practice with data capture and
video to deliver an analytical look
at one's pitching routine.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Ever handled a wet, soggy, heavy
baseball? This machine turns that
non-usable ball back into a dry
baseball ready to go.
The kids in the movie “The
Sandlot” would've loved one of
those.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This vendor offered a variety of
flavored peanuts, mostly with spicy
seasoning.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
So many apparel companies, but
so many teams in need of
merchandise. The better the
presentation, the more walk-up
traffic these vendors attracted.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
A nice presentation for this vendor,
pitching a variety of promotional
items, from foam fingers to
insulated coffee cups.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
While some exhibitors had
solutions to help staff at team
stores take care of lettering, this
company provided their own
premium lettering service to
teams.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Many of the apparel companies
got bigger spaces, including some
like this with tables and chairs and
large display areas.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
A strong belief in social media and
mobile-friendly websites fueled
this company that promised virality
for ticket sales efforts.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This business did both digital and
physical designs, definitely helpful
to have skills and expertise in both
for a company in this space (and
for a team looking to hire a
freelance).
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Part of this graphic design vendor's
pitch was demonstrating creative
uses of their capabilities – from
lineup boards to cornhole!
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Particularly attractive for staff-
crunched minor league clubs,
solutions like this game
presentation management system
(specializing in video content
delivery) offered software
solutions for teams to streamline
their game event operations.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
New Era had an extensive setup at
the Trade Show, demonstrating
they can make some sweet
caps...and other apparel, too.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
The Trade Show featured 3-4
booths with architects pitching
their expertise in designing sports
venues. No sign of complementary
services in public financing law and
political lobbying.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Rawlings had a lot of apparel and
baseball gear on-site, but it was
this glove chair and footrest that
captured my attention!
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
An informational booth for the
MiLB health benefits
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Another entry in the promotional
items pool, showcasing their
variety of offerings at this booth.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
So this is one of those apparel
brands helping to create and
produce some of those more
garish minor league uniforms, eh?
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
The only vendors at the Trade
Show specializing in branded and
team emblems.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This apparel booth pitched more
active sportswear and certainly
took care to showcase items
tailored for both men and women.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
Team-branded rain gear and
umbrellas. A must-have for any fan
in a rainy climate.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Good look at the variety, and styles
of caps offered by this apparel
vendor.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
There were a handful of live
entertainment performance
exhibitors at the Trade Show and
this one catered more specifically
to the young fans.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Large inflatables + team jersey =
success (and potential activation or
store display)?
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Intuit was on-site making sure
teams were aware of their
QuickBooks accounting
software
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Portable heaters and coolers seem
useful for any minor or major
league sports team.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Never did quite figure out how this
company was “revolutionizing seating.”
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This interesting exhibitor wanted
to assess the valuation of your
baseball franchise.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Fanoculars utilizes their licensing
deal with Topps player cards to
deliver custom binoculars that can
be a good merchandise item
and/or team giveaway (with or
without sponsor). They do have an
impressive list of clients with
whom they've worked.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Another use of licensed team logos
– branded concession trays for the
fan that has everything.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Ad Art could deliver physical and
digital signage to take care of any
team's signage needs.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Any ad showcasing women stood
out from the crowd and this
business with headbands was at
the Trade Show fresh off a
licensing deal with MLB.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Franklin continues to maintain a lot
of share with batting gloves. But no
doubt Nike and Under Armour are
making headway there.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Keeps your drink cooler, per the ad
copy. If you need that kind of
thing.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
More fun uses of MLB licensing –
hot wheels cars. I could've gone for
a San Diego Padres toy car growing
up!
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Nike had a lot of space...but not a
lot of product to showcase on-
hand at the Trade Show.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
National Design pitched
themselves more so as a
'custom souvenirs' company,
suited well to serve sports
teams.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This variable batting weight,
Hitting Jack-It, wants to
enhance you batting speed
and skills.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
The baseball card market is alive
and kicking, right? They still
make good souvenirs and game
giveaways.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Minor league clubs varied in how
deeply they had integrated CRM
systems, but there were a
couple vendors at the Trade
Show offering such solutions
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
Along with a lot of the printed
ticket providers, this company
offered digital ticketing solutions
for teams and venues.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This company offered software
that is kind of like Go2Meeting,
allowing for interaction with
team and fans, as well as staff on
the team or in the organization.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Majestic produces MLB's jerseys,
so they didn't need much more
than this understated setup to
get the attention of baseball
business folks.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Another architecture and design
company with expertise in the
sports space. And a nice digital
setup showcasing previous
projects.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Uber-personalized and
customized baseball bats, for
any player pro to youth.
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
This is the end of deck 2 (of 3) for your tour of the 2014 Baseball
Trade Show at the Winter Meetings. For decks 1 and 3, visit
www.dsmsports.net
@njh287; www.dsmsports.net

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Revised Trade showtour 2 (1)

  • 1. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show @njh287; www.dsmsports.net One of the highlights of the annual Baseball Winter Meetings in the Baseball Trade Show, at which vendors from several verticals pitch their product or service to baseball club representatives. What follows is a little “tour” of the 2014 Trade Show, held in San Diego, CA December 8-11. This is the 2nd of 3 decks. See more at www.dsmsports.net.
  • 2. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Where there's a baseball field, there's a tarp on-hand for the occasional, or frequent (in some cases), rainy days. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 3. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Another of the handful of vendors at the Trade Show specializing in print tickets, a part of the industry still surviving, and perhaps thriving in the minor leagues, even as paperless, digital, and print-at- home ticketing grows in MLB. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 4. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Branded, novelty stools. A neat addition to a bar, man cave, or sports venue patio? @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 5. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show One of the few pieces of wearable technology on-hand; this one was integrated with a mobile app and data dashboard to track performance and other statistics in real-time. Impressive display. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 6. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show There is certainly a growing presence of athlete assessment solutions and this exhibitor presented another option for screening and evaluating player health. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 7. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Inflatables were eye-catching and presented themselves as a novel, visible way to activate on-site with sponsors at games / sports venues. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 8. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show This product combined pitching practice with data capture and video to deliver an analytical look at one's pitching routine. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 9. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Ever handled a wet, soggy, heavy baseball? This machine turns that non-usable ball back into a dry baseball ready to go. The kids in the movie “The Sandlot” would've loved one of those. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 10. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show This vendor offered a variety of flavored peanuts, mostly with spicy seasoning. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 11. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show So many apparel companies, but so many teams in need of merchandise. The better the presentation, the more walk-up traffic these vendors attracted. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 12. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show A nice presentation for this vendor, pitching a variety of promotional items, from foam fingers to insulated coffee cups. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 13. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show While some exhibitors had solutions to help staff at team stores take care of lettering, this company provided their own premium lettering service to teams. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 14. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Many of the apparel companies got bigger spaces, including some like this with tables and chairs and large display areas. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 15. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show A strong belief in social media and mobile-friendly websites fueled this company that promised virality for ticket sales efforts. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 16. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show This business did both digital and physical designs, definitely helpful to have skills and expertise in both for a company in this space (and for a team looking to hire a freelance). @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 17. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Part of this graphic design vendor's pitch was demonstrating creative uses of their capabilities – from lineup boards to cornhole! @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 18. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Particularly attractive for staff- crunched minor league clubs, solutions like this game presentation management system (specializing in video content delivery) offered software solutions for teams to streamline their game event operations. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 19. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show New Era had an extensive setup at the Trade Show, demonstrating they can make some sweet caps...and other apparel, too. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 20. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show The Trade Show featured 3-4 booths with architects pitching their expertise in designing sports venues. No sign of complementary services in public financing law and political lobbying. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 21. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Rawlings had a lot of apparel and baseball gear on-site, but it was this glove chair and footrest that captured my attention! @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 22. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show An informational booth for the MiLB health benefits @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 23. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Another entry in the promotional items pool, showcasing their variety of offerings at this booth. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 24. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show So this is one of those apparel brands helping to create and produce some of those more garish minor league uniforms, eh? @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 25. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show The only vendors at the Trade Show specializing in branded and team emblems. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 26. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show This apparel booth pitched more active sportswear and certainly took care to showcase items tailored for both men and women. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 27. Team-branded rain gear and umbrellas. A must-have for any fan in a rainy climate. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 28. Good look at the variety, and styles of caps offered by this apparel vendor. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 29. There were a handful of live entertainment performance exhibitors at the Trade Show and this one catered more specifically to the young fans. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 30. Large inflatables + team jersey = success (and potential activation or store display)? @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 31. Intuit was on-site making sure teams were aware of their QuickBooks accounting software @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 32. Portable heaters and coolers seem useful for any minor or major league sports team. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 33. Never did quite figure out how this company was “revolutionizing seating.” @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 34. This interesting exhibitor wanted to assess the valuation of your baseball franchise. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 35. Fanoculars utilizes their licensing deal with Topps player cards to deliver custom binoculars that can be a good merchandise item and/or team giveaway (with or without sponsor). They do have an impressive list of clients with whom they've worked. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 36. Another use of licensed team logos – branded concession trays for the fan that has everything. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 37. Ad Art could deliver physical and digital signage to take care of any team's signage needs. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 38. Any ad showcasing women stood out from the crowd and this business with headbands was at the Trade Show fresh off a licensing deal with MLB. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 39. Franklin continues to maintain a lot of share with batting gloves. But no doubt Nike and Under Armour are making headway there. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 40. Keeps your drink cooler, per the ad copy. If you need that kind of thing. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 41. More fun uses of MLB licensing – hot wheels cars. I could've gone for a San Diego Padres toy car growing up! @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 42. Nike had a lot of space...but not a lot of product to showcase on- hand at the Trade Show. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 43. National Design pitched themselves more so as a 'custom souvenirs' company, suited well to serve sports teams. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 44. This variable batting weight, Hitting Jack-It, wants to enhance you batting speed and skills. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 45. The baseball card market is alive and kicking, right? They still make good souvenirs and game giveaways. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 46. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show Minor league clubs varied in how deeply they had integrated CRM systems, but there were a couple vendors at the Trade Show offering such solutions @njh287; www.dsmsports.net
  • 47. Along with a lot of the printed ticket providers, this company offered digital ticketing solutions for teams and venues. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 48. This company offered software that is kind of like Go2Meeting, allowing for interaction with team and fans, as well as staff on the team or in the organization. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 49. Majestic produces MLB's jerseys, so they didn't need much more than this understated setup to get the attention of baseball business folks. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 50. Another architecture and design company with expertise in the sports space. And a nice digital setup showcasing previous projects. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 51. Uber-personalized and customized baseball bats, for any player pro to youth. @njh287; www.dsmsports.net 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
  • 52. 2014 Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show This is the end of deck 2 (of 3) for your tour of the 2014 Baseball Trade Show at the Winter Meetings. For decks 1 and 3, visit www.dsmsports.net @njh287; www.dsmsports.net