About a week ago, I came home from a good visit in Boston planned due to an inspirational collaboration with Professor Stephen Greyser from Harvard Business School. In his book The Business of Sports, Stephen deals with a holistic approach in terms of analyzing the vitality and omnipresence of sports fans and how these fans […]
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Another Sunday of Super Bowl commercialism
By Kenneth Cortsen on February 2, 2015 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Photo: Reflecting the commercial influence on the Super Bowl (source: NFL). The Super Bowl is a gigantic marketing event. The FIFA World Cup (soccer) and the Olympic Games are the most popular sports events on a global scale measured on attention and media exposure (however, these two events are not one-day events) but the Super […]
Sports brands should not take things for granted
By Kenneth Cortsen on December 21, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
In some instances, you experience that sports brands take on an overconfident attitude in their interactions with their surroundings in the sense that they take for granted that fans and other stakeholders will love them no matter what. Just as we know it from customer relationship management within the context of general business management and […]
Social media is an engagement platform that brings sports brands closer to their audiences – case of sports stars’ social media use
By Kenneth Cortsen on November 23, 2014 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
In my recent post about social media applications as a way to more profitable stakeholder relationships in the business of sports, check here, I commented on some of the many commercial opportunities tied to sports stars’ social media presence. Basketball star Jeremy Lin is one example of how proper online appearances have changed the nature […]
The next day in Football – by ‘guest blogger’ Constantinos Charalambides
By Kenneth Cortsen on November 10, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Guest blog written by Constantinos Charalambides, passionate footballer and sports management student (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). Constantinos is a professional football player and team captain at APOEL FC and the Cyprus national team. He loves his job and he loves training in order to become better and better and also finds joy in highlighting new ideas […]