The influx of new technologies marks an essential change in the ways in which people can interact with sport brands. The Internet and social media play central roles in this development for what reason new trends in consumer behavior in reference to sport brands have evolved. Such development is linked to innovation and entrepreneurship, which […]
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The significance of a ‘multimedia’ approach to build a sports brand – NFL case….
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 21, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“The effective and seamless blending of image, music, and voice may also account for the National Football League’s rise to prominence in the television era. By the 1960s, most Americans understood football as a sport.” (Hardy et al., 2012, p. 497). This citation marks that media and especially the evolution of new media (moving from photographs […]
Highest paid athletes – and where are the Danes?
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 21, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Every year, Forbes (click on the link to see the full list) ranks the highest paid athletes in the world. If you look at the picture below or at the full list, you will see that Danish athletes are not part of the world’s elite measured on earnings. Why is that and what are some of the […]
Nike’s storytelling approach to ‘football branding’
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 17, 2013 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The recent development in the ‘experience economy’ marks an era where ‘reality television’ sets some of the standards for what people perceive to be appealing. Sport brands has thus come to a point where they apply ‘aspects’ of this development to link up with future stars and based on that they find a way to […]
Manchester United Soccer Schools – Scandinavia
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 13, 2013 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
This video (see below) contains a deeper picture of how ‘Manchester United Soccer Schools’ (MUSS) – Scandinavia – works to enhance Manchester United’s brand in Scandinavia. Rasmus Sørensen, manager of MUSS in Scandinavia, tells us about the ‘MUSS experience’. MUSS aims at realizing the following visionary thoughts: * To strengthen Manchester United’s image and to help […]