{"id":113528,"date":"2021-08-06T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T11:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=113528"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T11:43:52","slug":"dan-goldberg-joins-sports-apparel-brand-fanatics-as-svp-music-and-entertainment-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/dan-goldberg-joins-sports-apparel-brand-fanatics-as-svp-music-and-entertainment-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Goldberg joins sports apparel brand Fanatics as SVP, Music and Entertainment Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Goldberg\u00a0has joined sports apparel brand Fanatics as its SVP, Music and Entertainment Development.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg is a former Warner Music Group exec <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/dan-goldberg-svp-of-warner-music-artist-services-to-exit-wmg-after-12-years\/\">who left the company<\/a> in June after 12 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p>As a music merchandising, marketing, e-commerce and strategy exec, Goldberg was most recently SVP of Artist Services at Warner Music Group.<\/p>\n<p>At Warner, Goldberg oversaw the global business strategy and operations of Warner Music Group\u2019s e-commerce, tour merchandising, VIP experiences, ticketing and fan club businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p>Goldberg joined Fanatics last week, and will be tasked with identifying strategic partners.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Fanatics has ties to a number of major US sports leagues, including the NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL and more.<\/p>\n<p>Fanatics says that it is now looking to leverage its vertical commerce model and on-demand manufacturing capabilities in an attempt to grow the business in new areas, such as music and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg will spearhead the company\u2019s entry into these new verticals.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Turning artists into brands and super serving their core fans has long been my passion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dan Goldberg<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6829160843872231424\/\">In a LinkedIn post<\/a>, Dan Goldberg said: &#8220;After 12 years helping to build the most passionate and innovative merchandising, experiences and e-commerce global team in the music business, I made the hard decision to leave for an incredible opportunity at Fanatics, Inc., the global leader in licensed Sports merchandise, to build a new Music and Entertainment merchandise vertical.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Turning artists into brands and super serving their core fans has long been my passion, and I\u2019m excited to now leverage Fanatics\u2019 world-class commerce capabilities, 80-million-plus reachable consumers, real-time access to actionable data and commitment to elevating the overall fan experience to unlock incredible opportunities across the music and entertainment merchandise industries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m grateful to Gary, Doug and Michael for the opportunity. 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