Based in Atlanta, GA - Rick Limpert is an award-winning writer, a best-selling author, and a featured sports travel writer.
Named the No. 1 Sports Technology writer in the U.S. on Oct 1, 2014.
Friday, June 3, 2016 at 6:56AM The opening night party, the keynotes and presentations. All going flawlessly at the SVG College Sports Summit in Atlanta this week. It's all about the "Digital Experience."
Link to my Friday piece:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 8:37AM I appear for a hour on the 4/12/16 "LinkedIn Lady Show" with Carol McManus talking a wide range of topics in the world of sports and social media.
Welcome back Rick Limpert for the 15th time on The LinkedIn Lady Show. Rick is an Atlanta-based freelance writer and columnist. Maybe you’ve seen him on Yahoo News and Sports, Examiner.com, Sports Illustrated, Fox SportsNet or The Atlanta Journal Constitution. He hosts the popular “Wireless Wednesday” tech segment on 92.9 FM in Atlanta and is a regular on Friday with “Sully” on TalkRadio 640 WGST along with a weekly internet radio show and podcast, “The Tech of Sports” on Modern Life Network.
Today’s show is all about how athletes, teams, and entire franchises are using social media to their best advantage and why some have backed off and why. Rick’s travels always bring new insights and today is no exception. He will report back on the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas and share insights to help you in your own marketing.
Here's a link to the show page:
http://modernlifepodcastnetwork.com/best-lessons-marketing-social-media/
Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 8:53AM Not a free pick this week, but a great read for college basketball fans.
Everyone remembers referee, Ed Hightower, who retired a couple years ago.
“The Whistleblower is as great a tour guide to the game of basketball—and thus the game of life— as any that I’ve ever come across. Katz performs the difficult task of simultaneously entertaining and deeply informing, and does it primarily through, of all figures, a referee, the intriguing and astute Ed Hightower.”—Ira Berkow, Pulitzer Prize–winning former New York Times sportswriter
A must read as the Final Four approaches.
Order for Kindle:
Kindle Book, book pick, college sports in Basketball, Books, College Sports, People Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 7:24AM
This week, Steve and I are joined by Coach John Brubaker to talk about this hot button topic.
One of the most controversial topics when it comes to college sports is whether they should be paid over and above the scholarship they receive. With the value of the scholarships they receive being in excess of $100,000 and sometime approaching $500,000, should they get more?
Have a listen:
