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 […]
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Branding and social media taken to a new level – What can we expect in the years to come? Case-focus: Major Sporting Events, Summer 2014 – by ‘guest blogger’ Malene Hejlskov Mortensen
By Kenneth Cortsen on August 24, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Guest blog written by Malene Hejlskov Mortensen, BA in Sport Management, University College of Northern Denmark & MA in Sport Management, London Metropolitan University, passionate about sports and the business of sports – (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). With major sporting events like The FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, Tour de France, The Commonwealth Games, and US PGA, […]
Major sports events are also interesting for ambush marketers – the case of the FIFA World Cup.
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 18, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Given the strength and the scope of the FIFA World Cup as a forceful marketing vehicle, it is no surprise that we witness a scenario where the global appeal of football (soccer) attracts the interest of a wide variety of corporations. Major sports events like the FIFA World Cup (and other major events like the […]
Gæsteindlæg: David Beckham – en langvarig og stærk brandingeffekt
Skrevet af danske sportsmanagement-studerende: Kevin Pedersen, Jonas Johansen, Kristian Rasmussen & Nicklas Larsen – (red. Kenneth Cortsen). Brands skal opbygges! Brandet ’Beckham’ har været gennem en lang proces, men lever stadig i bedste velgående til trods for, at David Beckham allerede har stoppet sin aktive karierre, men netop det faktum siger noget om den enorme […]
Highest paid athletes – and where are the Danes?
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 21, 2013 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
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 […]