UNLV's deal with Acesso Biologics isn't a direct NIL deal for players, but a landmark five-year, $11 million corporate sponsorship for jersey patches, covering football, men's/women's basketball, and baseball, creating revenue for athletics and paving the way for future NCAA deals as they await a vote on patches. Here are the key details: - Total Value: $11 million. - Duration: 5 years. - Sponsorship Area: Branded patches on jerseys for major sports. - Significance: First of its kind in college sports, allowing UNLV to generate revenue from jersey sponsorships.  What do you think of this new precedent for the NCAA?

Reporting live from the middle of the night, I have "finished" another set of spec ads for The Ad Agency. It all started when my real job asked me to come up with some headline ideas for an on-the-go professional training app that is (according the the brief) "like Spotify, but for professional growth." This could be interpreted in many ways, but a path I kept going down was that this developmental app was for those who are serious about climbing the ladder and aren't going to wait for someone to tell them what they need to do to get the next promotion*. Sounds a little familiar to the Ad Agency classroom feature, right? So after sending them a more refined list of ideas, I started mocking up some ideas of a campaign for TAA that follows a similar idea. At first I was going a little narcissistic in-your-face, with the headline "Are You Serious Right Now?" but I changed course to a more motivational, we believe in you tone. This is an AI-less project, and I am no graphic designer, so judge me not on the fine details of photoshop and indesign. Let me know what you think, what stands out, and what I could change to make these ads more effective and interesting! *Full idea dump list in comments.

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I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Home of the Brewers (who are 2 games up on the Cubs, btw) and the biggest thing going at the ballpark for the past 30 years hasn't always been the team, but the RACING SAUSAGES. Everyone knows about them... and Klement Sausages is the brand behind it. And the guy behind that is a graphic designer (who I am working on to interview for us) is Michael Dillon. Who knew something so silly would become your signature marketing achievement? Today could be your day! 😆 ⚾ 🌭