In the contemporary commercial football industry, the identities of football fans tend to have a tribal nature in which certain behavioral fan patterns highlight the celebrated stardom of professional football players. Last week, I wrote a post (see here) about whether or not sports sponsors have a responsibility for the creation of enhanced fan experiences. […]
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Football players, asset management and the unexploited potential of enhanced player engagement in football management and football marketing.
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 9, 2014 in Best Of, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
As an appetizer for the book Marketing & Football: an international perspective (Desbordes, 2012), it is emphasized that (see citation below) “Football is arguably one of the most important sports in the world, and the marketing of football has become an increasingly important issue, as clubs and product owners need to generate more revenue from […]
Football & business models: Factors behind Germany’s World Cup success?
Germany is one of the super powers in the world of football and the country’s latest success manifests the impression that Germany’s overall association with quality, team-work, and confidence is a fine exemplification of how to turn an understanding of the modern football context into titles. During what was thought to be one of the […]
Verdens største fodboldfest sætter verden på den anden ende
Photo: The rhytm of the FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil (source: FIFA). Nu er VM i fodbold i Brasilien i gang, og den sportslige mega-event bringer mange udfordringer og interesser i spil. VM i fodbold er en fodboldfest med enorme dimensioner. Den globale rækkevidde er massiv, og fodboldfestens emotionelle kapital berører folk i alle verdensdele. […]
Corporate brands taking advantage of the passionate texture of football – Nike vs. Adidas
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 12, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
On top of being a premium football event, the FIFA World Cup is also a social party for corporate brands. Despite not being one of the official FIFA sponsors, other brands still invests highly in football’s most notorious party. For Nike, its football (soccer) business unit has already created buzz around the #RiskEverything campaign, which […]