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Sports Marketing ProfileSports Marketing Profile
Categories of SportsCategories of Sports
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Chapter Objectives
Define sports marketing.
Identify the different categories of sports.
Differentiate between amateur sports and professional sports.
Discuss the significance of international sports.
Explain the significance of women’s sports.
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Sports Appeal and Marketing
People spend time and money on sports because they feel excitement and are entertained by the competition and spectacle of sports.
Sports marketers sell sports, games, and services to these fans.
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Sports Appeal and Marketing
The two major components of sports marketingsports marketing are:
sports marketing all the marketing activities designed to satisfy the needs and wants of sports consumers
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The marketing of sports
Marketing through sports
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A Brief History
In 1923, Wilson Sporting Goods signed professional golfer Gene Sarazen to a deal that lasted until Sarazen passed away in 1999.
William “Bill” Veeck was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his innovations in sports marketing.
Linking athletes to corporations was the brainchild of agent Mark McCormack. Arnold Palmer connection
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Careers in Sports Marketing
Examples of jobs in sports marketing include:
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Scriptwriter
Producer
Ticket agent
Luxury-box sales representative
Food and merchandise sales representative
Group-ticket salesperson
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Operating an e-tail business on an electronic channel—the Web—can be costly, due to design, delivery, returns, and operating expenses.
Though Many larger dot-com companies crashed in the 1990’s, small stores like Harris Cyclery of West Newton, Massachusetts, actually increase sales using a basic Web site. Today, a third of Harris’s bicycle business rides in on the Web to get hard-to-find parts and personal service.
Describe an e-business’s home page to your class after viewing one through marketingseries.glencoe.com.
From X-Games to E-Tainment
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TV station in Bristol, Connecticut, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network evolved into ESPN, Inc. Then ESPN.com became the hub of ESPN on the Internet, covering sports business news, also offering video games, e-tail stores, ESPN magazine, and more.
For more information on sports and entertainment marketing, go to marketingseries.glencoe.com.
The cyber-revolution has positioned the Internet as a major channel for sports marketing. Case in point: ESPN Internet Ventures. From its humble beginnings in 1979 as a small cable
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Define sports marketing.
Name a pioneer of sports and marketing and identify his or her contribution.
Name three jobs in sports marketing.
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Variety of Sports
Sports and sporting events can be classified into the following categories:
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Amateur
High school
College
Professional
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Amateur and Professional Sports
Sports consumers are not attracted only to professional sporting events. A sports consumer finds interest in the sport and not just the classification or level of sport.
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Amateur Sports
High school, college, or any recreational player is considered an amateur amateur athleteathlete.
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amateur athlete a person who does not get paid to play a sport
Amateur sporting events attract a large number of fans, attention, and money.
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High School Sports
The goal of the National Federation of State High Schools Association (NFHS) is to make sure that students benefit from a balanced educational and athletic experience.
In many communities, high school sports are a source of pride and part of tradition.
Regional influences affect the popularity of sports in the United States.
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College and University Sports
Sporting events at the college level are very popular and extremely competitive in all regions.
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NCAA a national organization that governs college athletics and oversees important decisions pertaining to athletics
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAANCAA) posts its guidelines and rules on its Web site at www.ncaa.org.
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Professional Sports
The income of a professional athleteprofessional athlete is paid for by his or her employer, who is the team or organization.
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professional athlete an athlete has the will and ability to earn an income from a particular sport
Professional athletes also have the opportunity to earn income from endorsements.
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Professional Sports
Teams in professional sports are considered fully functional businesses.
It is the main purpose of teams to get the best players in order to win events and attract fans who will purchase tickets and merchandise.
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Other Categories of Sports
Other categories of sports include:
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Olympic Games
Athletes with disabilities
International sports
Women’s sports
Extreme sports
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Olympic Sports
The first Olympic game was held in 776 B.C.
The Olympic Games grew and continued to be played every four years until they were abolished in 393 A.D.
The Olympic Games were revived in 1890.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans the games and oversees issues and decisions.
The Amateur Rule was overturned in 1986.18
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The Wide World of Paralympics
The Paralympic Games are Olympic-style games for athletes with disabilities.
In 1968, Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the First International Special Olympic games.
Special Olympics currently serve one million people in more than 200 programs in more than 150 countries.
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International Sporting Events
Popular sports around the world include:
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Soccer (the World Cup)
Biking (the Tour de France)
Cricket
Rugby
Each of these sports provides entertainment to the sports consumer and new challenges to sports marketers.
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Women’s Sports
The status of women in sports has advanced in the 20th century.
As early as 1932, Olympic gold medalist Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias not only excelled at most sports, she was also an impressive sports promoter.
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Women’s Sports
On June 23, 1972, the enactment of Title IX, the Education Amendment, advanced girls’ participation in sports.
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Women’s Sports
On June 23, 1972, the enactment of Title IX, the Education Amendment, advanced girls’ participation in sports.
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Title IX a law that bans gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds
Women’s amateur and professional sports organizations have taken substantial steps in involving women in sports.
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Extreme Sports
Extreme sportsExtreme sports are relatively new to sports-marketing efforts.
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extreme sports sports that involve nontraditional, daring methods of athletic competition
Corporations have begun to market products toward a new target market by promoting extreme sport drinks, clothing, and other merchandise.
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Sports Categories
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Sports
Paralympics
Amateur
High School
College
Professional
Extreme
Recreational
Olympics
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What are the four main categories of sports?
Which category is the most costly and marketed of all categories?
List three other categories besides professional and amateur sports that reflect the “wider” world of sports.
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Define sports marketing.
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Explain the differences between the marketing of sports and the marketing through sports.
Identify the different categories of sports.
Sports marketing is all the activities designed to meet the needs and wants of sport consumers through exchange processes.
1. Marketing of sports involves television and radio advertisements that are used to promote an actual event or game, like the Super Bowl, the Indianapolis 500, or the Olympics. Marketing through sports occurs when companies, such as Nike or Gatorade, promote their products to the consumer by using a connection to sport (typically using a sport personality).
2. Answers may include amateur sports, professional sports, high school sports, college and university sports, Olympic sports, Paralympic sports, international sports women’s sports, and extreme sports.
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Explain why the sports consumer is not just attracted to professional sports.
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Name one difference between an amateur athlete and a professional athlete.
Name five or more international sports.
Sports consumer may be interested in the noncommercial, competitive nature of amateur sports.
4. An amateur athlete has the desire to play but does not get paid, while a professional athlete has the will and ability to earn a living playing sports.
5. Some international sports may include soccer, basketball, jai alai, bicycle racing, cricket, and rugby.
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Discuss some factors that contribute to the popularity of extreme sports.
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Athletes may include Babe Zaharias, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, and others.
7. Extreme sports attracts fans because it involves nontraditional, daring methods of athletic competition. Media exposure through ESPN and promotional efforts by star extreme athletes have also contributed to the growing popularity of those sports.
8. Identify one significant female athlete in sports history.
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