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PromotionPromotionLAP 19LAP 19
Play to the FansBuilding Fan Support
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ObjectivesObjectives
Discuss the role of public relations and publicity in building fan support.
Implement public-relations and publicity strategies to build and maintain fan support.
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Discuss the role of public relations and
publicity in building fan support.
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• Singer revealed to be Singer revealed to be lip-syncinglip-syncing
• Lots of media buzz and Lots of media buzz and fall-outfall-out
• Publicity and public Publicity and public relations—very important!relations—very important!
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Ways Publicity Can Be Generated
• Unexpected incidents
• Personal behavior
• Special occasions
• Product or organizational changes/expansions
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Sport/Event Marketers Sport/Event Marketers and Publicity and Publicity
• Publicity—part of overall public-Publicity—part of overall public-relations strategyrelations strategy
• Good publicity helps build:Good publicity helps build:
GoodwillGoodwill
ProfitabilityProfitability
Fan supportFan support
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Sport/EventOrganizations’ Publics
• Spectators
• Business community
• Local community
• Media
• Employees
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Sport/Event Organizations’ Publics: Spectators
• Attend sports and events• Follow certain athletes or
celebrities• Support is driven by:
Tradition Attitude Performance
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Sport/Event Organizations’ Publics:The Business Community
• Become sponsors
• Are affected by the team or event’s performance
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Sport/Event Organizations’ Publics:The Local Community
• Support sports/events through tax revenue
• Are affected economically by sport/event success
• Can develop a sense of pride and identification
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Sport/Event Organizations’ Publics:The Media
• Benefits and hurts sport/event organization’s image, depending on coverage
• Must be treated well by sport/event organization
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Sport/Event Organizations’ Publics: Employees
• Spread publicity through word of mouth
• Include athletes whose behavior can influence overall publicity
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Implement public-relations and publicity strategies to build and maintain fan support.
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Characteristics of Successful Public-Relations Efforts
• Consistent reinforcement of a specific image over time
• Two-way communication
• Promotion of goodwill
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Characteristics of Successful Public-Relations Efforts
• Proactivity
• Counteractivity
• Investment of time, money, and personnel
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Steps for Creating and Implementing PR Strategies to Build Fan Support
• Identify key organizational Identify key organizational relationships.relationships.
• Evaluate the characteristics of Evaluate the characteristics of each relationship. each relationship.
Viewpoints? Expectations?Viewpoints? Expectations?
Do research! Do research!
https://www.facebook.com/Reds
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Steps for Creating and Implementing PR Strategies to Build Fan Support
• Analyze current situation Analyze current situation with each fan base. with each fan base.
StrengthsStrengths
Weaknesses Weaknesses
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Steps for Creating and Implementing PR Strategies to Build Fan Support
• Create goals.Create goals.
Short-termShort-term
Long-termLong-term
Complementary to Complementary to overall overall organizational goalsorganizational goals
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Steps for Creating and Implementing PR Strategies to Build Fan Support
• Select the appropriate Select the appropriate tools/sources to communicate tools/sources to communicate the PR and publicity message.the PR and publicity message.
Keep audience in mind.Keep audience in mind.
Use combinations.Use combinations.
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Steps for Creating and Implementing PR Strategies to Build Fan Support
• Implement plan and Implement plan and disseminate information disseminate information at appropriate time. at appropriate time.
• Measure, assess, adapt Measure, assess, adapt regularly. regularly.
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• Keeping public happy
• How far do athletes and celebrities need to go?
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Acknowledgments
Original Developers:
Christopher C. Burke,Sarah Bartlett Borich, MBAResearch
Version 2.0
Copyright © 2014MBA Research and Curriculum Center
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