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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


Mr Hossein Brakhas, Dr Jabar Seifpanahi Shabani, Mr Mohamadjavad Ziya,
Volume 13, Issue 25 (9-2023)
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide a model for promoting the brand position in the country's sports club industry. The research method was qualitative with a systematic exploratory approach (content analysis). Participants consisted of two sections of human resources (club managers and coaches, sports marketing experts) and information resources (relevant and credible scientific, library and media) Participants in sufficient numbers, purposefully and based on saturation Theoretical was done (27 people and 39 documents). The research tools included semi-structured exploratory interviews along with a systematic library study. The validity of the instrument was evaluated and confirmed based on the scientific competence of the sample, the content validity of the experts and the agreement between the coding correctors. To analyze the findings, a multi-stage conceptual coding method (open, selective and thematic) with a system analysis approach was used. The final conceptual framework consisted of 121 components, 26 dimensions, 9 perspectives and 3 levels identified. Levels and perspectives, respectively, affect-effectiveness between their sub-variables, including the underlying level (structural, managerial and capacity perspectives of the club), the strategic level (marketing perspectives, brand strength, branding and innovation) and the functional level (functional perspectives and Brand values). Based on the research findings, it can be said that brand promotion in club management is a systematic process in which the marketing system should achieve the targeted values based on knowing the contexts and adopting appropriate strategies. It is suggested to the clubs that in order to promote the brand, they should not be satisfied with only a few occasional measures with short-term effect, but also define their branding project based on a scientific framework such as the model presented in this research.

Ali Shahhosseini, Seyed Nasrolah Sajadi, Hossein Rajabi,
Volume 13, Issue 26 (12-2023)
Abstract

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.

 

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