“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 […]
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Puma & Usain Bolt – activation of brand relationships in sport
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 30, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world and his personal sponsor PUMA ‘make some time to hang’. As part of PUMA’s activation of the sponsorship deal, five people from around the globe were picked for a chance to #HANGWITHBOLT on August 27, 2013. Photo: PUMA’s sponsorship deals with Usain Bolt (Source: Sport Marketing Frontiers, 2013). […]
Premier League’s most viable players – Robin Van Persie leads the commercial show
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 20, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
As a natural follow-up on my perspective on Neymar’s commercial potential on this blog, it is interesting to look at the new English Premier season and its star players. In that regard, ‘REPUCOM’s Celebrity DBI tracker’ found that Robin Van Persie from Manchester United was the star player of the Premier League, who offers sponsors […]
Football marketing targeting kids
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 15, 2013 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“When I take my kid out and hit him ground balls at shortstop, he wants to be Derek Jeter. He doesn’t want to be me. So any professional athlete who tells you he’s not a role model is full of baloney.” (Father and Little League Coach – Pulley, 2001, p. 131 in Bush et al., […]
The NFL & branding – how the economics of the NFL influences consumer behavior
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 12, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The economics of the NFL has a penetrating influence on consumer behavior. One example of this is brought to football fans via the endorsement deals of the league’s star players. The video below is a perfect example. It displays Eli and Peyton Manning in a commercial for DIRECTV, which questions whether or not a phone […]