Exam Flashcards
The specific application of marketing principles and processes to sports products, and to the marketing of non-sports products through an association with sport
Sports Marketing
Origin of sport marketing and sponsorship
Ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC
Roots of Sports Marketing in North America
1850-1860s (Harvard v. Yale rowing event)
What was the 1st sporting event marketed and with spectators in North America?
A Harvard vs. Yale 2 mile ruling event, put on by a railroad official and local business men to produce economic profit
When was the identity era where sponsorship and endorsements evolved?
1960’s
When was the first naming rights of a venue?
1970’s
When was the “me” decade where sports sponsorships grew in double digits?
1980’s
When in sports history did sponsorship growth begin to moderate?
1990’s
Three types of consumers in sports
Spectators
Participants
Sponsors
Represents manufacturers of products or the organizations that perform some function in the marketing of sports products
Producers and intermediaries
Examples of producers and intermediaries in sports industry?
Team owners, sanctioning bodies, agents, corporate sponsors, media and sporting good manufacturers
A good, a service, or combination of the two that is designed to provide benefits to a sports spectator, participant, or sponsor
Sports product
Tangible, physical products, that offer benefits to consumers
Goods
Intangible, non-physical products
Services
Four types of sports products?
Sporting events
Sporting goods
Sports training
Sports information
The two dimensions of the multi-dimensional nature of the sports product
Goods-Services
Body-Mind
A coordinated set of elements that sports organizations use to meet their marketing objectives and satisfy consumers needs
Sports Marketing Mix
The four elements of the sports marketing mix
Sports Product
Price
Promotion
Distribution
The integration in combination of the four marketing mix elements
Marketing Program
The process of planning, implementing, and controlling marketing efforts to meet organizational goals, and satisfy consumers needs
Strategic Sports Marketing Process
What are the four steps of the strategic sports marketing process?
- Anticipate consumer demand (*market research AND *monitor external environment)
- Segmentation
- Targeting
- Position
Guides actions of the organization, provides framework or context for which a company strategies are formulated; *indefinite
Mission
A long-term roadmap for where an organization is headed
Where does an organization plan to go?
What business does it want to be in?
What customer needs does it want to satisfy?
What capabilities are required for the future?
Vision
Converts vision and mission into performance targets within a specified timeframe
Organizational objectives
Growth in revenues
Increase in profit margins
Improved return on investments (ROI)
(Examples of) Financial objectives
Increased market share
Enhanced community relations efforts
Superior customer service
(Examples of) Strategic objectives
What are the two types of organizational objectives?
Financial & strategic objectives
What are smart(er) goals?
Specific
Measurable
Acceptable
Realistic
Timely
Extending (stretch performer’s capabilities)
Rewarding (has positive impact)
Shared values and assumptions of organizational members that shape an identity and establish preferred behaviors in an organization
Organizational culture
Limited periods of time, during which the characteristics of a market in the distinctive competencies of a firm fit together well and reduce the risks of seizing a particular market opportunity
Strategic windows
A firm’s attempt to continually acquire information on events, occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret potential trends
Environmental scan
What is the relationship between the levels of strategy? (Hint: 4 levels)
- Corporate-level
- Business-level
- Functional-level (strategic mkting process)
- Operational-level (product, promotion, pricing strategy)