Guest blog written by Rahul Sharma, content writer & sports analyst specialized in the business of sports who has been associated with the Front Foot group – (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). The world of sports is a place of happenings, and throughout the year, there will be some event or the other, which attracts the attention of the general […]
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Obvious long-term commercial options to be exploited in major sports events and collegiate sports
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 29, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
With the awareness and the attention-grabbing role of collegiate athletics in the US, it is interesting to explore the commercial landscape tied to collegiate sports rights and events. As it is noted by Rein et al. (2006), “established professional teams in leagues such as MLB and NBA are fighting for an ever-fragmented market share in […]
#Sport #SocialMedia #Trends #FanEngagement – by ‘guest blogger’ Malene Hejlskov Mortensen
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 23, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, 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.). The way in which we consume media has changed rapidly. Earlier, traditional mass media showed all the news, gossip […]
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 future points to a better blend between in-depth athlete performance data and commercialization
By Kenneth Cortsen on April 2, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Studies have shown that implementation and application of strategies concerning the balance between ‘on field performance’ and ‘economic performance’ may be useful in the business of professional sports (Hamil, 2008; Krabbenbos, 2013). This has shifted the paradigm of running a professional sports entitiy in the sense that there has been a change from merely profiting […]