As the business of sports enhances its relationship with fans to drive revenues, the importance of CSR has established itself as a key focus area. Strategic utilization of CSR for commercial purposes revolves around fan-generated revenue streams, e.g. ticket and merchandise sales. Sports sponsorship also presents a commercial platform through which strategic CSR may drive […]
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The intersection between sports development and gender focus may hit a commercial homerun
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 19, 2015 in Best Of, Sport & CSR, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
When analyzing the focus on women’s sport in society, it is hard to understand that there aren’t more corporations seeking to exploit the commercial potential tied to this profitable and relevant segment. For sports entities, women constitute a significant customer group that can add considerably to future revenue streams. It may be understandable from the […]
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 […]