Sport Advertising
mohsen armaghani; mehdi rasooli
Abstract
The objective of this research is to analyze ambush marketing in Iran's football, AFC Asian Cup 2019. This research is applied in terms of purpose. The research method is mixed (quantitative and qualitative content analysis). The statistical population in the first section is the media that had carried ...
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The objective of this research is to analyze ambush marketing in Iran's football, AFC Asian Cup 2019. This research is applied in terms of purpose. The research method is mixed (quantitative and qualitative content analysis). The statistical population in the first section is the media that had carried out ambush marketing, and the sampling method was complete enumeration. In this regard, based on Alexa website, 30 most visited Iranian websites and national media during Iran's national team matches during the event and live broadcast of Iran's football matches through Iran's television during the team's presence in the event, a total of 81 cases of ambush marketing advertisements were identified as research samples. In the second section, to identify prevention and response methods, the statistical population includes experts familiar with the research topic at the Iran Football Federation, who based on a targeted and judgmental sampling method, 5 people were identified as research samples. The data collection tool in this research was conducted in two ways; in the first part, to identify the status, the researcher-made checklist was used and in the second part, to identify countermeasures against ambush marketing, a focused focus group was created. The results of the research showed that the most common type of ambush marketing used was brand infringement and the most common strategy used by industries and organizations was supporting the broadcast of an event. Considering the research findings, some executable solutions have been proposed that can guide the managers of the Iran Football Federation.
Mehdi Rasouli; Rasoul Azadi
Abstract
This research has been conducted to develop a model for the development of start-up sports businesses, emphasizing the role of cyberspace. This research had a qualitative approach & the grounded method of Strauss & Corbin theory was used. The method of data collection was in-depth interviews ...
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This research has been conducted to develop a model for the development of start-up sports businesses, emphasizing the role of cyberspace. This research had a qualitative approach & the grounded method of Strauss & Corbin theory was used. The method of data collection was in-depth interviews with 11 professors & owners of sports startups, after reaching the theoretical saturation limit. The validity of the instrument in this study was reviewed & confirmed by interviewees & then expert professors; Also, to calculate the reliability of the interviews, the intra-subject agreement method was used, which was obtained 74%, which shows the high reliability of the coding. To analyze the data, the coding method was used in three stages: open, axial, & selective coding; The number of open codes was 216 & the central codes were 34. The results were categorized into 5 main dimensions: causal conditions, pivotal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, & consequences. The output of the model for business development through cyberspace can be a good way for sports start-up business owners.