Research has shown that sports stars and celebrities are very influential in relation to young sports fans regarding these fans’ behavioral intentions in switching products, producing brand loyalty and word-of-mouth. That concludes that sports stars are significant socialization with huge potential of impact on purchase intentions and consumption patterns (Dix et al., 2010; Appelbaum et […]
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Fan relationship management is key in professional sports – looking at the PARTICIPATION touchpoint
Sports entities and fans MUST join forces to create the right passionate atmosphere around ‘sports brand experiences’. This element of fan relationship management is a crucial element and a ‘brand revitalizer’ when it comes to reaching sports fans and to benefit financially from achieving this objective. There are different motivational factors for attending sport events. […]
Guest blog: Arsenal Football Club and its brand strength
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 27, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Guest blog, written by Andrei Cosmin Stan, Todor Yuriev Todorov, Gintaras Nareckas, Dominik Overbeck, Rainer Komi , Simeon Valentinov Naydenov (international sport management students, Kenneth Cortsen (ed.)). Photo: int. sport management students in Aalborg (see names above). Building a sports brand is a process, which involves different steps, e.g. brand awareness, brand image, brand equity and brand loyalty[1]. Working in the sports […]
Establishing the RIGHT connection with fans
When organizations strive to connect with sports fans, they have to consider a wide variety of factors. Among other things, it is vital to form a positive degree of ‘emotional equity’ when targeting different groups since the effectiveness of promotional initiatives tend to be optimized if they contain width and depth and hence succeed in […]
FC Porto – 120 years anniversary and still going strong – the integration of tradition in football branding
Due to Portuguese top club FC Porto’s 120 years anniversary, the club introduced a new merchandise collection as part of the celebration. As part of the creative thinking, FC Porto crafted a logo, which mixes tradition, freshness, and modernity. Photo: Display of the items from the ‘anniversary merchandise collection’ (source: FC Porto’s official web site). […]