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The Power of a Sports Consumer’s Perception of Sponsoring Brands: A Study of Sports Fans’ Behavior Towards Sponsorships
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Den internationella marknaden inom sport har de senaste åren vuxit kraftigt. Det har bidragit till att supportrar finns i olika delar av världen med en personlig bakgrund som skiljer sig från person till person, vilket påverkar deras uppfattning. Varumärken har därför mer och mer börjat se intresset i att använda sponsring i sin kommunikationsstrategi för att uppnå brand equity. Däremot har de ett hinder i att försöka nå ut och förstå alla de sportkonsumenter som befinner sig inom det nya och stora segmentet med blandade kulturer, ålder, kön och uppfattningar om varumärken som sponsrar inom sport och fans som är dedikerade till sporten. Syftet var därför att skapa mer kunskap om sport konsumenters uppfattning av sport och försöka hjälpa varumärken på den internationella marknaden. Studien undersökte hur konsumenter uppfattar sponsring och om det finns några kopplingar till deras bakgrund. Med en referensram av sponsring inom sport och konsumentbeteende, gjordes det en kvantitativ undersökning där över 300 sportkonsumenter fick svara på en enkät och uppvisa sin personliga uppfattning. Det visade sig att undersökningen gav både varierande svar, men även lika, om hur de uppfattar sponsring gentemot deras demografiska bakgrund. Olika delar av världen, kulturer, kön och åldrar påvisade ett resultat i att det med stor sannolikhet finns en koppling mellan deras personligabakgrund och deras uppfattning. Slutligen, visade studien att konsumenter av sport har olika reaktioner som påverkas av allt som har hänt och händer i deras liv, vilket är viktigt att beakta för varumärken som tar sig in på den internationella marknaden för sport och vill skapa stark brand equity.

Abstract [en]

The international market for sports has seen increased growth for the past few years. This has contributed to more fans who come from different parts of the world and have a personal background that differs from person to person, which affects their perception. Brands have therefore, more and more, started to see the appeal in using sponsorship as their communications strategy to achieve brand equity. However, there are obstacles in trying to reach all these new sports consumers that exist within new and larger segmented markets. That is because there are variations in culture, age, gender and perception of brands using sponsorship in sports and fans who are dedicated to their sport. For that reason, the aim was to create more knowledge about sports consumers’ perception of sports sponsorship and try to help brands on the global market. The study researched how consumers perceive sponsorship and if there are any connections to their background. With a frame of reference within sponsorship in sports and consumer behavior, a quantitative study was created with over 300 sports consumers who got to answer a survey and exhibit their personal perception. The study showed both varied and similar answers about how they perceive sponsorship in regards to their demographic background. Different parts of the world, cultures, gender and ages, demonstrated a result that it is with great probability that there are connections between their personalbackground and their perception. Finally, the study proved that consumers of sport have various reactions and they pull these reactions from what has happened during their life, which is important for brands who enter the global market for sports and want to create a stronger brand equity.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Sponsorship, sports, consumer behavior, perception, market segmentation, brand equity
Keywords [sv]
Sponsring, sport, konsumentbeteende, uppfattning, marknadssegmentering, brand equity
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-47053OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-47053DiVA, id: diva2:1668918
Subject / course
Business
Educational program
The International Marketing Programme, 180 credits
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, Skallbergsvägen 52, Haverdal
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Available from: 2022-06-16 Created: 2022-06-13 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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