The Olympic Games draw the attention of sport fans worldwide and now corporate brands and other commercial stakeholders tune in to monetize on Olympic-related marketing. These fans are enthusiastic in terms of following their favorite sports or sport stars. At the same time, this mega-event works as an opportunity to display the patriotic colors of […]
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Looking at the potential corruption associated with FIFA, the World Cup and its commercial engine
One day before the start of the FIFA World Cup, negative media turmoil surrounds football’s leading sports governing body (FIFA). Claims regarding corruption in association with Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup bid highlight a potential scandal for FIFA right before the start of football’s biggest party. With the scale of the FIFA World Cup in […]
UEFA, EURO 2016 and the application of social media
In relation to my research within the intersection between sports branding, sports economy and sports management, I wrote a post (in Danish) on the 11th of June on this web site concerning the application of different media platfoms in professional sports in Denmark (the post was about football, i.e. soccer in the US). It was […]
VM i fodbold – kan det betale sig at investere i sådanne mega-events?
Problemstillinger i forhold til afholdelse af VM i fodbold, d.v.s. kan det betale sig? Der vurderes også på incitamenterne for at afholde VM….Check nedenstående radioindslag efter 1:23:10 Værtsnationen skal gøre op med sig selv, hvad de skal have ud af at afholde en mega-event som VM i fodbold, hvilket skal sammenholdes med den økonomiske investering […]