Consumer behavior in sports marketing in the context of football

Autor/innen

  • Murad Khudiyev Szent Istvan UniversitySzent István University, Doctoral School of Managemenet and Business Administration
  • Zoltán Szabó Budapest Business School, Faculty of International Management and Business

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18531/Studia.Mundi.2020.07.02.51-64

Schlagwörter:

Sports Marketing, Football Marketing, consumer behavior, commitment, uniqueness

Abstract

This article evaluates the main concepts of Sports Marketing that influences on consumer behavior in the context of football. As it is disputable if sports consumers are unique or not, within researchers and marketers, this article also tries to investigate the literature presenting opinions on the topic. The author has tried to find out the main traits that make sports consumers unique or non-unique by synthesizing academic literature and a case study on Fenerbahce SK. This research is not empirical and presents a theoretical framework.

Autor/innen-Biografien

  • Murad Khudiyev, Szent Istvan UniversitySzent István University, Doctoral School of Managemenet and Business Administration

    PhD student
    E-mail: m.xudiyev@mail.ru

  • Zoltán Szabó, Budapest Business School, Faculty of International Management and Business

    associate professor
    E-mail: szabo.zoltan.phd@uni-bge.hu

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