In the business of football (soccer), leagues, clubs, and players are objects of concentrated discussions and media attention in periods when transfer market activities are peaking. From a business perspective, clubs and leagues find themselves in a context characterized by ‘a pursuit of X-factor’ while the players are striving to find a good balance between […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Manchester United Soccer Schools – Skandinavien
Denne video giver et indblik i, hvordan ‘Manchester United Soccer Schools’ (MUSS) vil udbrede Manchester Uniteds brand i Skandinavien. Interviewet er med Rasmus Sørensen, som er leder af MUSS i Skandinavien. MUSS har flg. visionære tanker, som præger arbejdet i Skandinavien: * De vil styrke Manchester Uniteds image og medvirke til at forstærke indtrykket af […]