Sports business expert, Patrick Nally: “Where there is money, there is greed….” Harvard Business School Professor Stephen Greyser: “For rights holders and commercial stakeholders like sponsors, it is a matter of being where the public’s heads and wallets are in 2016….” In the light of the many scandals that influence the business of sports, I […]
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Hvor er sportsverdenen på vej hen i en tid med stigende kommercialisering samt fokus på positiv bæredygtighed og transparens? Har sporten behov for forandringer?
Billede: #OscarGate var en negativ dansk fodboldnyhed, som tiltrak stor int. bevågenhed (kilde: Politiken) For et par uger siden var der stress på i den danske sportspresse, da det kom frem, at bestyrelsesformanden og storaktionæren i Brøndby IF Jan Bech Andersen, anvendte et pseudonym til at kritisere bl.a. cheftræner Thomas Frank i et online fanforum. […]
The linkage between sports and attention economy
”Understanding and managing attention is now the single most important determinant of business success” (Davenport & Beck, 2013, p. 3) The above-mentioned words give attention the economic perspective of being a ‘new currency’. While it may be a rather intangible concept, it is something tradable. Positive attention is in high demand but it is also perishable […]
Football players are social media stars with an ability to generate eyeballs and money
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. […]
Highest paid athletes – and where are the Danes?
Every year, Forbes (click on the link to see the full list) ranks the highest paid athletes in the world. If you look at the picture below or at the full list, you will see that Danish athletes are not part of the world’s elite measured on earnings. Why is that and what are some of the […]