“Scarborough Sports Marketing Research noted the number of female sports fans has increased tremendously over the years (“The women are sports fans,” 2002; Vogt, 2002). In fact, the percentage of women who claimed to be very, or somewhat, avid sports fans doubled between 1998 (29%) and 2002 (58%; Gaffney, 2002). In 2008, women comprised 45% […]
Tag Archives | Sports sponsorship
Taking a look at big spenders in ‘sports sponsorship’ – part 3 – Emirates & its football engagement
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 27, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
When following the world of professional sports and especially football, you will recognize Emirates. In an investigation of sports sponsorships, the brand from Dubai comes to mind as a key player in the management of various sponsorship assets in different sports. In terms of football sponsorships, Emirates has taken a dominant role. The brand has […]
The role of ‘innovation’ in brandbuilding in the business of sports.
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 26, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The influx of new technologies marks an essential change in the ways in which people can interact with sport brands. The Internet and social media play central roles in this development for what reason new trends in consumer behavior in reference to sport brands have evolved. Such development is linked to innovation and entrepreneurship, which […]
Nike’s storytelling approach to ‘football branding’
By Kenneth Cortsen on June 17, 2013 in Sport & CSR, Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
The recent development in the ‘experience economy’ marks an era where ‘reality television’ sets some of the standards for what people perceive to be appealing. Sport brands has thus come to a point where they apply ‘aspects’ of this development to link up with future stars and based on that they find a way to […]
Blending ‘football economy’ & ‘football marketing’
On a global scale, professional football clubs are struggling to find a ‘sound’ balance between revenues and expenses. Aiming to find a better sense of ‘economic responsibility’, an important working tool for football clubs is ‘strategic segmentation’. Beech & Chadwick (2007, p. 35) states that “the range of interest and motivation of people for sport […]