Our Mission
SFMG's mission is to provide professional sales and marketing services to professional sports organizations, colleges, municipalities, sports authorities and sports and entertainment venues to assist in maximizing revenues from marketing-based sources.

Our Team
SFMG has over 50 years of experience in venue marketing with a strong, relevant and recent track record. Our resources allow us to minimize start-up time, manage entire projects from planning through execution and maximize revenues while minimizing costs.

Harry C. ("Hamp") Howell, III is SFMG’s President. Howell is actively involved in all of SFMG’s marketing and sales campaigns. Previously, he led planning for Corinthians Stadium (São Paulo, Brazil), the Nationwide Arena marketing program, was the city of Cleveland’s marketing representative in its negotiations with the NFL regarding the City’s retaining the Browns franchise, and has also worked on several other professional sports facilities projects. Howell was also vice president of marketing for Gateway Corp., the public-private partnership that developed Jacobs Field and Gund Arena, and he worked with the project’s tenants – MLB’s Indians and NBA’s Cavaliers – to generate more than US$27.5 million in annual Premium Seating and Sponsorship income. Howell has also held senior marketing positions with Marriott Corporation and the Louisiana World Exposition and is on the Board of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.

hhowell@sfmgcleveland.com

Ben Wrigley is SFMG’s Vice President of Business Operations. Prior to joining SFMG Wrigley held marketing positions with NFL and NBA franchises. Wrigley is project director for SFMG’s work on the Tulsa Arena and Convention Center projects. Previously, he was project director for the Iowa Event Center Project, Nationwide Arena / Columbus Blue Jackets Premium Seating and PSL marketing programs, managed SFMG’s involvement in the Cleveland Browns Premium Seating sales campaign, worked on the Carolina Panthers PSL program, and managed all aspects of the Cedar Rapids Kernels ballpark, Arena at Gwinnett Center, Everett Events Center and John O’Donnell ballpark projects.

bwrigley@sfmgcleveland.com

Tim Wicinski is SFMG's Director of Sales, providing sales and marketing functions for the company's various projects and coordinating new business development. Wicinski executed market analysis for the Tulsa Arena and Convention Center projects, developed a comprehensive sponsorship marketing strategy for a
series of made-for-television group events and led the marketing of naming rights to the Novi Expo Center. Previously , he was Tournament Manager for the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, as well as Director of Operations for Pacific Sports LLC. Wicinski was also an associate in the IMG Golf Division.

twicinski@sfmgcleveland.com

Jill Bohné, is SFMG’s Project Coordinator. Bohne' currently oversees SFMG's Cleveland headquarters as well as in-house operations for SFMG projects and new business development. She joined SFMG in 1998 and has been actively involved in all SFMG projects including the coordination of daily operations for the Nationwide Arena/Columbus Blue Jackets marketing campaign.

jbohne@sfmgcleveland.com

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