A league to call their own--premier rugby 7s : developing a digital strategy to engage new fans /

The Premier Rugby 7s case challenges students to consider a digital marketing strategy for a start-up professional sport league. Unlike many major sports in the American marketplace, the case presents Rugby 7s--a relative newcomer to the sporting marketplace--as the newest professional sport. In thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacobs, Brittany (Author), Wendry, Brian (Author), Nocivelli, Megan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Human Kinetics, Inc, 2022.
Series:SAGE business cases.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Premier Rugby 7s case challenges students to consider a digital marketing strategy for a start-up professional sport league. Unlike many major sports in the American marketplace, the case presents Rugby 7s--a relative newcomer to the sporting marketplace--as the newest professional sport. In this case, marketing consultants are faced with the challenge of designing a digital marketing strategy for a "new generation" of sport fans. Drawing upon the tenets of traditional marketing, readers will explore the development of target markets, the challenges in introducing a new sport to fans, how to capitalize on new media trends, and how to differentiate their product in a crowded marketplace.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
ISBN:9781529620313
1529620317