The FIFA World Cup 2014 came to an end about 4 weeks ago and with it an extremely valuable time for brands that invest considerable financial and human resources in endorsements. Nonetheless, endorsement […]
Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff pioneered the term groundswell in their 2008 book release. Li and Bernoff define the groundswell as ‘A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they […]
As we have discussed in the post Paul Pogba: The Branded Footballer [Series], ‘Football players are as much a brand as the club they play for,’ or in the context of the […]
The Socceroos, the Australian national team, have shown great spirit and talent in the first two group matches of the FIFA World Cup 2014. Unfortunately, that passion and spirit did not result […]
The FIFA World Cup 2014 kicked off yesterday with a 3-1 win by the hosts Brazil over Croatia. We will not go into the controversy surrounding the arguably suboptimal organization or the […]
During a class at the Sports Business Institute Barcelona (SBI Barcelona) we talked about creating web content that sells and engages. Program director Diego Valdes listed several techniques that can be applied […]
Juventus F.C. and Italian National Team center-back Leonardo Bonucci is not only one of the arguably best defenders in the world, he is also very talented when it comes to positioning brands […]
Malcolm Glazer, the (in)famous owner of Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died on 28 May 2014 at age 85 from complications related to a stroke he suffered in 2006 (ESPN). […]
Here an informative infographic from Major League Soccer (Facebook.com/MLS). Going through the numbers I was not surprised to learn that 61 percent of all football players in the MLS are from the […]
The following post was an assignment for the Sports Business Institute Barcelona Football Communication & Social Media course. Heineken, a Dutch brewing company, has been a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League since […]
The following post was an assignment for the Football Marketing & Management course at Sports Business Institute Barcelona. We analyzed what needs to be considered, if Chelsea would want to replace Stamford […]
In the Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media edited by Andrew C. Billings and Marie Hardin, Walter Gantz and Nicky Lewis address fanship differences between traditional and newer media and explain, […]
This season’s UEFA Europa League finale is finally here: Sevilla FC vs SL Benfica. As we did for the semi-final match between Juventus and Benfica, we compiled the numbers from both teams’ […]
This post explores how this year’s Italian Serie A champions Juventus FC addresses the three dimensions of a brand’s functional aspects as identified by Kapferer (2008) that exploit the experience, mental associations and […]
Viewers encounter a vast amount of brands before, during and after broadcasted football matches. Very often, many of them do not see the difference between an actual sponsor and a brand that […]
Many companies and organizations have been critical towards social media and thought – or maybe hoped – it would only be a fad. Because of that, many of them are still struggling with […]
