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.). Lost the Gold but Won the Hearts of the Danes EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark “It has been a […]
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What star players are top sellers in the NFL?
According to Forbes, NFL brings in over $9 billion in revenues and the average NFL team is worth around $1.2 billion. The latter is a 30% increase since Commissioner Roger Goodell took over in 2006. Revenues from merchandise sales account for an essential part of NFL’s business model. Super stars like QBs Colin Kaepernick and Peyton […]
Transformation, framing and the cultural DNA of football’s transfer market in the postmodern era
Football’s transfer window activities have evolved over the years. Now, we are in the middle of another transfer window (January, 2014) and all the meaning associated with this. It marks isolated periods of time in which a football club can buy and sell and thus transfer players to re-structure its roster. In today’s professional football […]
ATP World Tour Finals – persuasive annual growth
By Kenneth Cortsen on November 27, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Sponsorship earnings have had a positive impact on the revenue streams of ATP World Tour Finals. In 2013, Sponsorship revenues for the event account for approximately £15 mio. That number equals about 25% of ATP’s overall sponsorship revenues this year (Sport Marketing Frontiers, 2013). Photo: the event’s official web site. Overall, the event’s commercial development […]
Corruption and Match-Fixing in Football – by ‘guest blogger’ Malene Hejlskov Mortensen
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.). Photo: Malene Hejlskov Mortensen. “Sport is under threat but I urge all of you, don’t let them win! We […]