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SPORTS MARKETING
Definition and Scope
Current Industry Situation
• Fragmented with many segments– Little Vertical Integration– Even Less Horizontal Integration
• Diverse Segments– Professional (Pros)– Intercollegiate– Interscholastic– Amateur– Commercial and Public Recreational Org.
Current Industry Situation (cont)
• Common Thread: Max. Consumer Involvement through– Attendance– Participation– Viewing– Listening– Buying related goods
Sports marketing consist of all activities designed to meet needs and wants of sport consumers through exchange process. Sports marketing has two major thrusts:1. The marketing of sports to ultimate consumers.
Give some examples 2. The marketing of other consumer and industrial products with the use of sports. Give some examples
INDUSTRY SIZE--$212.53BMajor Components (Billions)
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COMPONENTS
TRAVEL
ADVERTISING
EQUIPMENT
TICKET SALES,PARKING, CONCESSION
TEAM OPERATION
GAMBLING
SPONSORSHIPS
MEDICAL
FACILITYCONSTRUCTION
ACADEMIC ATTENTION
• Increasing Programs of Study
• Several Professional Journals
• Special Interest Group of AMA
• Sport Business Research Network (sbrnet.com)
Marketing Myopia
A lack of foresight in marketing ventures
What does this mean?
Symptoms of Market Myopiain Sport
Tendency to produce and sell goods rather than identify needs and satisfy customers
Belief that winning sales
Confusing marketing with promotions
Shortsightedness
Marketing Myopia’s Effecton Sport
Slow growth of professional marketing staff
Supply and demand = sobering starting salaries
See table 1.5 on page 10.
Marketing Myopia’s Effecton Sport
Lack of market research
Major shortfall in sport marketing today: lack of data collection/analysis
Why would teams or leagues choose to do no research?
Marketing Myopia’s Effecton Sport
Sales driven by quotas and commissions
Little emphasis on training, tactics, and sales as a strategy
Sales Techniques
What are good sales techniques?
Why are good sales techniques important?