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Volume 5, Issue 9 (4-2015)
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to indendiey the situation expression of the sport
tourism marketing indexes from sport and tourism expert’s view in west
Azerbaijan province.This study is descriptive- analytical and field methods.
Research statistical population is expert members of tourism organization (n=39)
and expert members of physical education general offices (n=45). Research tools
is sport marketing tourism indexes Questionnaire Bidokhti and Nazari (2009) with
reliability of (α= 0. 82). Validity was confirmed by sport management experts’
view. For comparison of existence and ideal situation, Wilcox test used. Also for
component mean comparison with mean of the spectrum one-sample t-test and
for precedence of the indexes was used from Friedman test (p≤0.05) were used.
The results showed that, between the current and ideal situation in massive
investment country modification, development of infrastructure, attention to
tourism attractions, promotion activities and regulation of guidelines based on
distribute attractions, there are significant differences and in all cases, the
existence situation mean is less than ideal situation. This means that the
mentioned indicators are not empowered in the existing situation and need to be
reviewed, that achieve to their optimum condition.
based on results, the managers don’t use from marketing indexes mentioned as
a way of sports tourism marketing, while indicate that the use of these methods,
are the reasons for development of sports tourism marketing. The result of this
factor is: create of positive station in the sport tourist minds, and at last these
industries develop in western Azerbaijan province, and increase tourism market
share.
Mr Abdolmajid Doorandish, Dr Alireza Elahi, Dr Hosein Poorsoltani,
Volume 6, Issue 11 (9-2016)
Abstract
Service quality is one of the most important subjects in marketing studies. Literature review shows that this variable is related to many important variables in marketing area. However, there is always this question of which components of service quality are better predictors for satisfaction and future intention of customers. The data gathered by three standard questionnaires: 1- service quality questionnaire of Lio 2- customer satisfaction questionnaire of Oliver; and 3- future intention of customer questionnaire of Lim .350 questionnaires were analyzed that gathered by used of multi-stage sampling among customers of body building clubs from Fars province. Results indicated that between, reliability showed the most of impact on customer satisfaction, while the empathy showed the lowest impact on customer satisfaction. Results, also, indicated that between, reliability and intangibility were respectively showed most of and lowest impact on future intention of customers
Dr Sara Keshkar, Dr Farzad Ghafoori, Mrs Samaneh Aramon,
Volume 6, Issue 11 (9-2016)
Abstract
Today sport celebrities are used as brand in marketing which is called as human branding. Thus the purpose of this study was to investigate if Iranians accept using people as brand for internal products marketing and also to identify the characteristics of a national human brand in sport. This research was a descriptive and Delphi research. The research population concluded of 45 panelists for Delphi method and three groups of university student athletes (N=322), sport coaches (N=196) and sport experts (N=100). The tools were two questionnaires. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were approved. Also a factor analyzes method was used for the questionnaire. Results showed that using human as brand in sport marketing was not approval among population members. Also the characteristics identified for Iranian sport brands were similar to the western models in addition to religious, belief, magnanimity, and sport sprit, and moral behavior characteristics. So using human as brand in sport marketing is not an acceptable action among Iranians. But athletes can collaborate with Iranian producers if they can own the accepted characteristics
Dr Mehr Ali Hemmati Nezhad, Mr Hatam Masoomi,
Volume 7, Issue 14 (12-2017)
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to explain the relationship between brand personality dimensions and customers’ loyalty to sport brands in Rasht. The method of present survey was descriptive and applied, also the statistical population was loyal customers to sport brands in Rasht. In order to data collection two questionnaires; Geuens & Wulf (2009) for measuring brand personality dimensions and Lau et all (2006) that investigated customers loyalty to sportswear in Hong Kong, after determining the validity and reliability was confirmed by using Cronbach’s alpha (0.7); were used. The results of Linear Regression of 407 loyal customers were shown there were positive and negative significant relationships between brand personality dimensions (Activity, Aggressiveness, Responsibility, Emotionality and Simplicity) and customers loyalty components to sport brands (Brand name, Service quality, Store environment, Product quality, Promotion, Price and Style). Some of these results are as below: activity dimension and brand name factor; activity and aggressiveness dimensions and service quality factor; activity, simplicity and responsibility dimensions and store environment factor; activity, aggressiveness and responsibility dimensions and product quality factor. There were also some negative ones between simplicity dimension and product quality and style factors. The result of Friedman test revealed that product quality, style, brand name, promotion, price, store environment and service quality were the most fundamental and crucial factors for the customers’ loyalty respectively. Regarding to the findings attention to customers’ demands and needs significantly has effect on performance improvement and local produced Sport brand’s success to attracting the customers and making them loyal in order to achieving more market share in comparison with competitors in international markets.
Habibeh Ghate, Mahboub Sheikhalizadeh,
Volume 9, Issue 18 (12-2019)
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) advertising on the sports customers' purchase intention with emphasis on the mediator role of consumer’s involvement. 270 sport customers voluntarily filled out the Bambauer-Sachse and Mangold electronic word of mouth advertising (2011), McQuarrie's consumer involvement (1992) and the Diallo (2012) and Park et al purchase intention (2008) questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) in software Lisrel 8.51 was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the electronic word of mouth advertising had a significant direct effect on the purchase intention (γ=0.22; p<0.05) and the consumer involvement (γ=0.70; p<0.01). The Findings prove the positive moderation role of involvement on the relationship between electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) advertising and purchase intention. According to results of model analysis the modified model had good fit (CFI=0.94; RMSEA=0.077; χ2/df=2.60). In conclusion, we can say that electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) advertising can have a great impact on the individual knowledge about products and consumer involvement in them, and it can thus affect consumers' purchase intention by provision of a large volume of information in a short time.
Sepideh Masomi, Maisam Shirkhodaie, Reza Ahmadi,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (8-2020)
Abstract
Focus of cause-related marketing efforts in the sports industry is related to the intangible nature of sport Business and the high degree of fans' willingness to charity programs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of sport fans' attitude in cause-related sport marketing. Survey of this study was the members of the Supporters' Association of Persepolis's and Esteghlal's clubs. And the questioner is sent them through Social Networks. In this study, simple random sampling was used and since the Statistical Society in this study was unlimited, Cochran formula was used to estimate the sample size. To analyze the data, structural equation method with Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach is used. Based on the results, both fans attitude toward cause-related sport marketing and fans attitude toward sport team has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention of sport product and re-attention intention. According to the finding, when fans have a positive attitude toward the team and sport charity program, cause/brand fit lead to purchase intention and re-attention intention.
Zahra Karimi, Javad Gholamian, Vahid Saatchian,
Volume 10, Issue 19 (8-2020)
Abstract
The present study investigates the role of aesthetic dimensions of the place and the tendency of costumers to the sport in physical fitness and aerobics clubs in Mashhad. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population consisted of customers of Mashhad fitness and aerobics clubs. Considering correlational studies, 250 persons were selected (randomly) as the samples. Then two questionnaires of Soleimani's Aesthetic Dimensions (2012) and Gil's Sport Participation Motivation Questionnaire (1983) were used. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were 0.71 and 0.82, respectively. The results showed that the most important aesthetic component of "color" is in the first priority and the "environment" component is in the last priority. In terms of forecasting the tendency of customers to sports, It can be said that 43% of the changes in tendency to sports is related to aesthetic variable (P<0.05). The dimensions of aesthetics can have a positive and significant effect equal to 0.77 on tendency to sports. Considering the changing of today's customer’s attitude regarding the use of equipped and modern sports spaces with exclusive spaces and modern style, applying aesthetic dimensions can be useful for customer satisfaction, assurance of their loyalty, as well as the tendency of people to sports and sports clubs.
Reza Khorshidi, Dr Alireza Elahi, Dr Farideh Hadavi,
Volume 11, Issue 21 (7-2021)
Abstract
This study was done to predict Consumption Behavior of spectators including tendency to Attend Again and purchasing marked merchandises. So, using correlation method, presented spectators in Azadi Stadium are chosen as statistical population. 696 people were chosen randomly and fill Alimohammadi's questionnaire of factors affecting presence and Kim's questionnaire of spectators' Consumption Behavior. Results from multi-regression analyze show that excitement, attendance & support, interaction & escape and information & attractiveness components have ability to prediction tendency to spectators of Esteghlal and Perspollis Attend Again and attendance and support components have ability to prediction purchasing marked merchandises. Attendance and support components have the most influence and interaction and escape have the least effect on spectators' tendency to Attend Again. According to these results, it can be suggested to managers of this clubs to more activate fan clubs, increase matches excitements and improve knowledge of spectators.
Mr Shahoo Zamanidadaneh, Dr Mohamma Reza Esmaili, Dr Ali Zarei,
Volume 11, Issue 22 (12-2021)
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Nowadays, social responsibility is not limited to specific organization, and clubs and sports teams have included various forms of social responsibility in their goals and are involved in their implementation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of club social responsibility on the supportive behavior of the brand of football fans with the mediating role of attitude: The moderator role was empathy. The method of the present study was descriptive-survey and was applied studies according to the purpose. In the present study, Persepolis Club as the study club and the statistical population of the present study consisted of all fans of Persepolis Club.360 people were selected as the research sample and the available sampling method was used. Galbraith (2010) questionnaire was used to evaluate social responsibility, Zhi et al. (2019) questionnaire was used to support brand behaviors, and Zhi et al. (2019) questionnaire was used to measure attitude and empathy variables.To review and analyze of the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used using the construction equation model, which used SPSS 25 and Smart PLS 3.2.9 software for experiments and analysis. The results showed that social responsibility had an effect on brand support behaviors and fan attitudes, also,the attitude of the fans on the supportive behaviors of the brand was influential and the mediating role of the fans' attitude regarding the impact of social responsibility on the supportive behaviors was confirmed. Finally, empathy plays a moderating role between the impacts of club social responsibility on fan supportive behaviors.
Dr Maryam Taherikia, Dr Alireza Elahi, Dr Hossein Akbari Yazdi,
Volume 12, Issue 23 (9-2022)
Abstract
In recent decades, sports organizations have paid special attention to the importance of considering the purchase behavior of customers. Meanwhile, the variables that can have an impact on customers' purchase behavior have been considered. This study aimed to determine the causal relationship between relationship marketing and purchase behavior of spectators using structural equation modeling. For this purpose, two questionnaires including Kim’s relationship marketing and purchase behavior questionnaires (2008) were used. After confirming their validity and reliability, these questionnaires were distributed among the sample. Sample was consisted of 430 spectators who participated in Foolade_Shahr Stadium to watch the Sepahan’ games using Morgan table. The research method was statistical -correlational and it was based on the structural equation model. The results of path analysis showed that relationship marketing has an impact on purchase behavior of spectators (β= 0.043, p≤0.05). Considering the findings of this study, approaches can be provided to determine the strategy of relationship marketing and evaluate the impact of this strategy on purchase behavior of spectators- as the main customers of football clubs.
Mrs Shakiba Izadkhah, Dr Farideh Ashraf Ganjooei, Dr Zahra Haji Anzhaei,
Volume 12, Issue 24 (12-2022)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to design a model of business strategies for marketing sports products on social networks. The statistical sample of this study consisted of 20 experts (university faculty members, employment and entrepreneurship consultants, and sports market consultants and sports business managers). Sampling was purposeful and snowballs and continued until the interviews reached the stage of theoretical saturation. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The validity of the study was confirmed based on the criteria of "acceptability", "transferability" and "verifiability". Also, 85% reliability was reported. According to the obtained results, it can be said that in order to provide an implementation mechanism, 1) innovation strategy, 2) customer relationship strategy, 3) infrastructure strategy, 4) development strategy, 5) service strategy, 6) Expert manpower strategy, 7) Promotion strategy, 8) Pricing strategy and 9) Product strategy to be considered. Marketing strategies have an impact on the performance of sports businesses, meaning that sports businesses on social networks can reach a good position in a competitive environment when they have a good marketing strategy. Therefore, it is necessary for sports business managers in social networks to pay special attention to marketing strategies in order to develop their performance.
Dr Alireza Elahi, Mr Farhad Fathi,
Volume 13, Issue 25 (9-2023)
Abstract
The Present Study has Disburse to Determine the Factors Affecting Attendance of Iranian Spectator in Volleyball World League and its Relationship to their Purchase Behaviors. This Study was a Correlation Research and in form of Field Study. To Collect Data Standardized Questionnaires Factors Affecting Attendance’s Alimohammadi (1390) and Purchase Behavior’s Kim (2008) between Samples (n=372) were Collected and Distributed. The Opinions of Professors and Experts in the field of Sport Management Was Used to Ensure Renewed of Validity of Questions and Items that Used to Measurement the Implications of the Study. The Reliability of the Instrument Was Approved by Using Cronbach's alpha Coefficient in order for the Questionnaires Factors Affecting Attendance and Purchase Behavior Was 0/85 and 0/70. The Results Showed that Vicarious Achievement, Information and Attraction and Excitement were the most Important in Factors Affecting Attendance Spectator and in front of the Facilities, Attending and Support, Scheduling and Inform were the least Important. Results also Showed that the Attending and Support (t=4.44 and β=0.243), Operation (t=2.102 and β=0/117) and Excitement (t=2.43 and β=0/136) has a significant causal relationship with the Purchase Behavior. Considering to the Findings of Research on the Factors Affecting Attendance Spectator could be Provide Guidelines for the Management of the Federation in Attractant Spectators.
Farshad Tojari, S.hamid Sadjadihezaveh, Hosein Saleh,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The general purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of relationship quality on the presence, media and purchasing behavior of fans of Iran's premier football league teams. The current research was a descriptive research of the correlation type. The statistical sample was the fans of the Premier Football League of Iran 1399-1400 season, who were selected by proportional sampling method. In this research, the relationship quality, attendance, media and shopping questionnaires of Kim et al. (2011) were used. The results showed that the quality of the relationship with regression coefficients of 0.63, 0.57 and 0.65 and critical ratios of 18.48, 16.97 and 17.72 respectively on the behavior of buying goods, media and attendance at the stadium of League fans. Iran's top football has a significant positive effect.
Ali Shahhosseini, Seyed Nasrolah Sajadi, Hossein Rajabi,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
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The purpose of the present research was to identify the factors influencing personal branding for individual athletes. The research method was qualitative approach. The statistical population of the research includes 18 prominent athletes who are national and international champions and sports marketing experts. The sampling method was purposive. The data collection tool was in-depth and semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was done in MaxQDA software version 2020. 136 primary propositions with a total frequency of 247 and with 3 main categories (environmental factors, individual characteristics of athletes, performance characteristics) and 8 subcategories (mass media, social factors, management factors, economic conditions, individual personality characteristics, social responsibilities, social skills) were calculated as effective indicators on personal branding in individual athletes. The results showed that athletes pay more attention to environmental factors, especially mass media, to improve their personal brand as much as possible and manage it better. Also, officials should consider managerial factors such as the budget allocated to the sports field, Comprehensive planning in order to promote athletes, monitor the behavior and relationships of athletes and the existence of legal infrastructure that affects the brand of athletes.
Mohadese Naeimi, Merali Hematinejad, Noshin Benar, Fatemeh Saeedi,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
Abstract
This research aimed to investigate the impact of digital marketing on the competitiveness of sports businesses through competitive intelligence and entrepreneurship. The research was descriptive-correlational in terms of type, applied in terms of purpose, and field-based in terms of implementation method. The statistical population of the present study was all managers and coaches of sports clubs in Rasht. To determine the minimum sample size, the method proposed by Barclay et al. (1995) for determining the minimum sample size in structural equation modeling was used. To generalize the sample to the research community, 220 questionnaires were distributed among managers and coaches of sports clubs in Rasht, and 196 questionnaires were analyzed. The results showed that digital marketing directly and significantly positively affected competitiveness, competitive intelligence, and entrepreneurship. Competitive intelligence had a direct and significant positive effect on competitiveness and entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship also had a direct and significant positive effect on competitiveness. Based on the findings of the research, club managers can use the positive effects of digital marketing along with the advantages of competitive intelligence and entrepreneurship to increase the competitiveness of their business increase customers, and increase profitability and productivity of the club.
Zahra Nikpour, Habib Mohammad Por, Hamid Janani, Jafar Barghi Moghadam,
Volume 14, Issue 27 (8-2024)
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The purpose of the research was the effect of moral values on social entrepreneurship, the mediating role of psychological capital and charitable marketing. The research method was quantitative and structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the current research was the customers of sports clubs in West Azerbaijan Province. The sample size was estimated to be 360 people using Morgan's sampling table, the available sampling method was used. The research tools were questionnaires, social entrepreneurship, moral values, psychological capital and charitable marketing. The face and content validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by expert professors. SPSS and PLS software were used for data analysis. The results showed that moral values have a significant effect on charitable marketing, psychological capital and social entrepreneurship. Charitable marketing has a significant effect on social entrepreneurship. Psychological capital has a significant effect on social entrepreneurship. Also, moral values have a significant effect on social entrepreneurship through charitable marketing, and moral values have a significant effect on social entrepreneurship through psychological capital. One of the very important factors that improve social entrepreneurship in sports clubs is the creation of special working groups to establish effective communication between benefactors in order to use common potentials.
Iraj Eivazi, Alireza Elahi, Mohamad Rahim Esfidani, Hossain Akbari Yazdi,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
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The goal of this study was to identify the challenges which football e-marketing faces in Iran. So by using a functional research, a qualitative approach and applying newly introduced Glazer method, this question has been answered. The target community of this research was experts, well-informed people in marketing, e-marketing, sports marketing and football managers. Purposive (judgmental) and snowball sampling methods were applied. After finishing the open coding stages, 162 labels were identified as challenges of football e-marketing in Iran. Then in axial encoding, labels were classified in 13 concepts. The results showed that the football industry in Iran in order to apply e-marketing, needs to pay attention to 5 categories of marketing, technical, human resources, legal, constitutional and economic challenges and plans for its present challenges. Also it's not useful to see one side of the challenges. It's better to have a whole, simultaneous and systemic look at all aspects of 5 categories.
Hamid Roodbari, Hadi Tabatabaei, Soleiman Abdolahi, Hossein Akbari Yazdi,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between team identity and spectator flow with the atmosphere of the stadium and spectator loyalty. The research method is causal communication and the survey method is survey. The statistical population of the present study consists of 40,000 football spectators present at Azadi Stadium in the football match between Persepolis and Esteghlal Khuzestan in the 2017-2018 season. 384 of them were selected as the statistical sample of the study and the questionnaires were distributed among them as a non-random-voluntary sample. The research tools included James and Ross’s Team Identity Adjusted Questionnaire (2002), Csikszentmihalyi’s Stream Questionnaire (1990), Uhrich and Benkenstein’s Stadium Atmosphere Questionnaire (2012), and Mahoney et al.’s Spectators Loyalty Inventory (2000). The descriptive statistics and path analysis method were used in PLS software to analyze the data. The results showed that team identity and spectator flow with a path coefficient of 0.580 and 0.386, have a significant effect on the atmosphere of the stadium and also the three variables of stadium atmosphere, flow and team identity with path coefficients of 0.247, 0.248 and 0.428 have a positive effect on spectator loyalty. Based on the results of this study, it is suggested to the managers of clubs and stadiums to pay special attention to team identity and spectator flow in order to increase spectator loyalty and understand the appropriate atmosphere of the stadium.
Mrs Hormatosadat Borhani, Dr Mohammad Hami, Dr Vahid Shojaei,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
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The present study aimed to comprehensively elucidate and identify the entrepreneurial and goal-oriented strategies of sports startups entering both domestic and international markets. The research employed a qualitative method, falling under the category of exploratory studies in terms of objectives, foundational and applied research regarding outcomes, and was grounded in the postmodernism paradigm. The research population comprised experts in marketing, sports management, and successful entrepreneurs with experience in launching sports startups. Purposeful sampling was employed for participant selection. To construct the initial research tool, the researcher, after reviewing relevant studies on sports startups, developed a semi-structured questionnaire for in-depth interviews with experts. The research strategy followed a phenomenological approach, and data analysis was conducted using MaxQDA software, version 20. The results of the data analysis unveiled eight key concepts within the entrepreneurial strategies section, pertaining to the entry of sports startups into domestic and international markets. These concepts encompass partners, stakeholders and customers, tolerable loss, flexibility and adaptability, experiences, uncertainty, service quality, available financial resources, and operational strategies. These concepts were derived from the interviews, contributing to theoretical saturation. Furthermore, in the section on goal-oriented strategies, five concepts were identified: exports, communications, market strategies, market research, and risk management.
Mr Seyed Mahdi Fareghi, Dr Nassrin Azizian Kohan,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
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A B S T R A C T
The aim of this research is to study and explore customer behavior and the relationships between sports good's consumers based on the results obtained from data mining, using the gathered information, and identifying profitable segments as the target market The research method is quantitative and its purpose is practical The target population of the study is online buyers of sports equipment After determining the variables based on the literature and designing a questionnaire derived from structural equation studies, and obtaining formal and content validity, and after collecting and screening the responses, a total of 300 samples were left for analysis based on thumb rule For reliability, validity, and data fit analysis, SPSS and Amos version 24 software were used, and for data mining, Excel and Weka 3.9.6 software were utilized. The results indicate that metropolitan cities, especially the capital, can be considered as ideal markets for the sale of sports equipment, and in preference among customers, employed and single people can be considered more profitable goals for marketers than unemployed or married people in the field of sports equipment, and women pay more attention to quality in choosing sports products than men, and men's priority in buying sports equipment is more reliant on the aspect of entertainment. |
