The preaching vision of Real Madrid’s commercial partnership with the ‘Microsoft Cloud’ brand is to open the stadium to 450 million fans. The vision tells the story of technology being a great facilitator of fan engagement and sponsorship activation. One of the biggest challenges for sports properties in the postmodern era is to establish […]
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The NFL – TV is still king but digital content is on the rise
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 16, 2015 in Best Of, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Photo: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos in London (own photos) The NFL is the perfect television product. However, the NFL can still improve on other platforms and that is vital to connect with future generations as more and more sports fans drift to online platforms to enjoy their passion for American football. As of […]
The passion of sports fan culture – case of Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers derby
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 4, 2015 in Best Of, Sport & Events, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The derby between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers reflects two US cities that just embrace their soccer teams and thus help to build unique fan cultures. So, although the MLS and football (soccer) in the US is new in the professionalized version that we experience today, there are still great lessons to learn about sports […]
Going beyond traditional product offerings to win the hearts of fans in the football economy – case focus on fan relationship management
As part of the professionalization process of the football economy over the past decades, clubs have enhanced their focus on nursing fan relations. Fulltime fan coordinators have been a natural step in this development. This is a way to build a bridge towards meeting the recognition that competition in the football economy is about managing […]
The linkage between sports and attention economy
”Understanding and managing attention is now the single most important determinant of business success” (Davenport & Beck, 2013, p. 3) The above-mentioned words give attention the economic perspective of being a ‘new currency’. While it may be a rather intangible concept, it is something tradable. Positive attention is in high demand but it is also perishable […]