In an analysis of the successful winning formulas in the business of sports, the football (soccer) team FC Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga draws much attention these days, which is evidenced in the following citation that states: “Although elite sport is one but three DFB* goals, along with popular sport and social responsibility, it […]
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Boston shows potential for Olympic innovation and re-branding – the case of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games
By Kenneth Cortsen on January 12, 2015 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Photo: US Olympic Team supporting Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games (source: US Olympic Team, official Twitter account). In the past week, people with an interest for major sports events have discussed whether or not the US Olympic Committee (U.S.O.C.) should bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. There is no doubt that a major sports […]
The FIFA World Cup is a powerful and transformative football party
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 3, 2014 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
In approximately one week, the FIFA World Cup will kick off in Brazil. This sporting mega-event will put a lot of challenges and interests in play. It is a football party with enormous dimensions. The global reach is massive and the football party’s emotional equity touches people from all corners of the world. The commercial […]
Fan Engagement – a comparative look at the Danish Super League and the German Bundesliga
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 15, 2014 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Football has a strong history and is by far sport number one in Germany. The Bundesliga made a healthy development in terms of early investments in new and modern stadiums. Some nations have forgotten that. Italy is a clear example of that. It may have been too easy to attract people previously but some nations […]
Discussing advantages of applying ‘strategic CSR’ in the business of sports
By Kenneth Cortsen on January 7, 2014 in Sport & CSR, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The intersection between ’strategic CSR’ and sports branding has a capacity to integrate stakeholders’ experiences with a brand and the psychological meaning or value attached to a brand given the interactionist nature of sports branding (Cortsen, 2013), i.e. the symbolic and experiential characteristics of brand image and the fact that brand attitudes are founded upon […]