The Big Business of Sports

January 6, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Arts & Humanities, Communications, Advertising
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The Big Business of Sports

The Business of Sport Entertainment 

Amateur athletes: derive no financial or material rewards from the sporting efforts 



Compete in the Olympics

Professional athletes: make a living playing sports (contracts) 

Other forms of profit: endorsement deals and the sale of merchandise and tickets

Money money money money....money 



In the 1960s and 1970s many elite professional athletes in sports such as hockey, baseball, and basketball typically were paid so little that many needed to work at another job during the offseason Now average salaries (in U.S. Dollars) 

NBA: $4.0 million



MLB: $2.3 million



NHL: $1.6 million



NFL: $ 1.2 million

Winning is Everything 

In the business sense, winning is everything 

Reinforces fan loyalty



Greater attendance at games



More sales of products featuring the team's logo



Can charge higher fees for widely watched television broadcasts of games



Steady supply of young athletes who want to play for the team



Increased revenue can lead to teams having more money available to sign high profile players

The Role of the Media 





Television, radio, internet, newspapers, magazines, and all forms of advertising

In the “old days” if you weren't at the game you had to wait until the newspaper came out the next day with the results In the 1930s radio sports broadcasts began allowing live coverage of games 

Increased the traditional audience size

The Influence of Television 







Similar to radio, provided play-by-play commentary

Even wider audience – people could watch games for free from their home Viewers were subjected to interspersed advertisements during commercials Advertisers of every kind of product have lined up to sell their wares to spectators of both live and televised sports

Superbowl Advertisements 



30 seconds of advertising time during the 2010 telecast is expected to cost US $3 million http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFsKeDAJPak&NR =1



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S382RoO6s8A



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79tMMFja-Fw

Endorsements 

Athletes often promote products that are unrelated to their field of work 

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i.e. Tiger Woods for Buick

“lifestyle marketing” Companies assume that sports fans will transfer the admiration they have for these athletes into a desire to purchase things their heros endorse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpfzaqIuR34

The Nike Story 

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The company started in 1964 - “Nike” is the name of the goddess of victory in Greek Mythology Started with running shoes Now manufacture shoes and apparel for every sport imaginable Endorse high profile athletes like Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Rafael Nadal, Michael Jordan

Just Do It.... 

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These athletes endorse the company's products in all forms of media – commercials, print ads in magazines, giant billboards, etc. Paid Tiger Woods US $40 million Spent $100 million on advertising at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, even though it was not an official sponsor

However... 







Nike has come under scrutiny for its labour practices

Part of their success is due to the fact that the manufacturing of their products takes place in low-wage Third World countries (saves them $) Sweatshop – unsafe working condition and low wages Athletes like Woods and Jordan are reluctant to comment on their labour practices

Nike Commercials  



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHHMaiNyztk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSzGpC5Xih c&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltPJvKo7Yk &feature=related

And the best for last: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O85VVZaB Ho

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