The derby between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers reflects two US cities that just embrace their soccer teams and thus help to build unique fan cultures. So, although the MLS and football (soccer) in the US is new in the professionalized version that we experience today, there are still great lessons to learn about sports […]
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Fan engagement in the business of sports in 2015
By Kenneth Cortsen on February 7, 2015 in Best Of, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
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 […]
Europe’s top football clubs and social media performance
By Kenneth Cortsen on December 15, 2014 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“Football clubs across the globe are realizing that the use of social media is the future in terms of improving and expanding their business, whether this be for marketing purposes or as a medium for directly communicating with their fans.” (Kuzma et al., 2014) I thought it would be interesting to look at the […]
Made In Denmark: Golf i topklasse og kommercielle muligheder
I disse dage afvikles golfturneringen Made In Denmark med en præmiesum på ca. 11 mio. på baneanlægget ved Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort i Nordjylland. Set fra en sportslig vinkel er det fantastisk at få denne European Tour turnering til Danmark de kommende tre år. Turneringen rummer set med danske øjne en sand stjerneparade af […]
PlayMakers’ Club – an IMG-product striving to revolutionize hospitality experiences in sports
By Kenneth Cortsen on November 8, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“Sport sponsorship has become an increasingly important part of intercollegiate athletic revenue generation as universities have been forced to seek new and creative ways to fund their programs.” (Weight et al., 2010, p. 119). Photo: PlayMakers’ Club logo. Sports sponsorship inventory continues to evolve as part of the development, which is highlighted in the above-mentioned citation. That includes […]