Strategic Sport Marketing (Sport Management Series)

Book info: Strategic Sport Marketing (Sport Management Series) (Paperback, 404 pages) – Routledge, 2014. Language: English.

Sport now has to compete for the consumer dollar with a vast array of leisure activities online as well as offline. Successful sport marketing is the result of carefully structured planning, creativity, and perseverance. Integrating the unique characteristics of sport with traditional marketing theory, Strategic Sport Marketing presents a framework of strategic decision-making. The authors outline the diverse markets for sport: participants, sponsors, spectators, and fans. International case studies and "sportviews" selected from a wide range of sports and media illustrate the unique features of sport marketing. Strategic Sport Marketing is a practical tool and theoretical guide to sport marketing internationally. The Fourth edition of this widely-used text is fully revised and updated. It includes new material on sports promotion, customer service, and social media, as well as new case studies. Editorial Reviews About the Author David Shilbury is the foundation professor of sport management at Deakin University, and is the senior associate editor of the Journal of Sport Management. Hans Westerbeek is dean of the college of sport and exercise science at Victoria University, and author of more than ten books on sport business. Shayne Quick is an adjunct professor at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, and former president of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Daniel C. Funk is professor and Washburn Senior Research Fellow in the school of tourism and hospitality management at Temple University. Adam Karg is a lecturer in sport management with the school of management & marketing at Deakin University.