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.). The way in which we consume media has changed rapidly. Earlier, traditional mass media showed all the news, gossip […]
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Fan Engagement – a comparative look at the Danish Super League and the German Bundesliga
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 15, 2014 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Football has a strong history and is by far sport number one in Germany. The Bundesliga made a healthy development in terms of early investments in new and modern stadiums. Some nations have forgotten that. Italy is a clear example of that. It may have been too easy to attract people previously but some nations […]
The powerful voice of sports fans in the digital era
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 25, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The business of sports is a ‘passion economy’. Therefore, we have seen a paradigm shift affecting the (inter)relationship between sports rights holders and sports fans. Today, sports fans call for more content from their favorite sports brands. Sport is no longer just about what goes on inside the lines during competitions; it is about holistic […]
Denmark and Herning succeed in terms of international sport event hosting
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 20, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Last summer’s ECCO FEI European Championships in horse jumping, dressage and para-dressage is another good showcase example of Denmark’s and Herning’s competent abilities to bid for and host sport events. Denmark is a small country and Herning is not a major cosmopolitan capital but despite these facts they are still subjects to ongoing positive storytelling […]
German football – cohesion between sporting and commercial performance and insight into the modern German football icon Mesut Özil
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 19, 2014 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Germany is an interesting topic of discussion when investigating the cohesion between commercial and sporting performances in top football. This cohesion is linked to the equation that the more money available, the higher the probability of winning titles. That also goes for Germany where Bayern Munich’s dominance over a longer time-span speaks for itself but […]