“Personal sports branding apply fundamentals from classic branding theory. Consistency is important but given the personal feelings and thoughts of athletes, a personal sports brand is subject to instinct positive or negative changes caused by personal actions. Additionally, in personal sports branding the athlete’s performances on the field are changing over time from the athletic […]
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FC Barcelona, Real Madrid – business models and transfer deals
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 13, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“In the age of Beckham and Rooney, Ronaldo and Zidane, the attempt to commercially control both images and information around football has never been so great. For those players at the pinnacle of the sport the rewards of playing the professional game and the commercial trappings that accompany it are viewed as recognition that their […]
Neymar’s brand power – his FC Barcelona colleague Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo still beat him but for how long?
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 12, 2013 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Lionel Messi still has more penetration from a sponsorship angle than Neymar in Spain although the potential of Neymar is great and most likely will continue to grow in accordance with his presence in FC Barcelona. We have already seen that Neymar has developed a very powerful personal brand in Brazil and South America and […]