Mark Tatum began his professional career at Procter & Gamble where he was promoted four times in four years, eventually becoming an award-winning corporate account executive. While working on his MBA at Harvard, he met many people working in the sports industry and took a summer internship doing sports marketing for Pepsi-Cola. After completing his MBA, Mark worked for Major League Baseball in their Corporate Sponsorship and Marketing Department. In 1999, he joined the NBA where he is currently Senior Director and Group Manager of Marketing Partnerships for the NBA. His responsibilities include overseeing the development of marketing programs for the NBA, USA Basketball and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mark Tatum received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his MBA from Harvard University.
One of the keys to a healthy partnership is listening, actively listening, and being flexible. I talked about being on the same page with our partner and having that open dialogue and understand what their objectives are. You really have to listen and seek to understand what their objectives are. ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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