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The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace

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The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded MarketplaceSports are a multibillion dollar global business that will continue to grow by leaps and bounds into the foreseeable future. The bad news is: It's never been harder to attract, engage, and retain the sports fan. Today's sports fans are bombarded by choices. Traditional sports, such as baseball, football, and basketball, compete for fans' dollars with snowboarding, lacrosse, poker even paintball. The old business formulas, developed in the age of three

Sports are a multibillion-dollar global business that will continue to grow by leaps and bounds into the foreseeable future. The bad news is: It's never been harder to attract, engage, and retain the sports fan.

Today's sports fans are bombarded by choices. Traditional sports, such as baseball, football, and basketball, compete for fans' dollars with snowboarding, lacrosse, poker...even paintball. The old business formulas, developed in the age of three TV networks and creaky stadiums, no longer apply.

World-renowned communication expert Irving Rein, international marketing guru Philip Kotler, and communication specialist Ben Shields deliver an innovative new business model centered squarely on fan satisfaction and retention. They give you the tools to transform your sports product into an enduring brand-immune to the vagaries of winning and losing-that quickly adapts to changing market conditions. Along the way they illustrate their points with fascinating case studies, including

  • Manchester United's transformation from a plucky home team to a billion-dollar international franchise
  • Professional golf phenomenon Michelle Wie's quest to maximize her talents and marketability
  • Southlake Carroll High School football team's benchmarking of professional and college football programs to build its own brand
  • Daytona International Speedway's reinvention of fan intimacy

Combining expert analysis with field-tested strategies for winning hearts and minds, The Elusive Fan is your guide to surviving and thriving in today's ever-widening world of sports.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 07/14/2006
ISBN: 9780071454094
Pages: 345
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.76w x 1.13d
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Judie Edwards
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Not stiff or tight…
Size: 13.5 Little Kid, Color: Turquoise/Multi
My niece loved them. So many of the slips in shoes are too stiff and tight, this one was easy on, not stiff or tight, just perfect!
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Jackie
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Good hub if you're missing an ethernet port and want one
Bought this for my laptop that lacks an ethernet port. The connectivity is perfect. Have had it now for over 6 months and no issues; not surprised as it is an Anker (always reliable for me). Nice to have an extra USB-C port, as well as 2 USB-A's. Haven't used the display port, so can't comment on that. Nice and compact.
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P. McGihon
Draper, US
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Good Transitional Product
This item worked perfectly when I upgraded my computer and needed both USB and Thunderbolt ports. Great item!
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paula
Bozeman, US
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Reliable and power hub
I use most of the ports on this hub and other slightly cheaper hubs caused my monitors to turn off and back on frequently, presumably a power issue. As long as I have my computer charger plugged into the hub this has not been an issue with the anker one.
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Cameron Rennie
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 4
Works great but gets warm.
Overall, this is a pretty good product with a few minor flaws. First, every port seems to work great. I purchased this so I could use the dual display feature on my iPad Pro and cast onto an external monitor through the HDMI port. Works like a charm. The USB ports work great as well, and the USB C has proven surprisingly functional. The power through charging (plugging in a regular power cord to the hub to charge the iPad) has had some issues, but I believe it was mainly because I was using the regular iPad charger that came with my iPad, and it wasn’t powerful enough for the charging through the hub. It was a 20 watt charger and I need 30 watts. I have yet to get a 30 watt but I am sure that will fix my problem. The other flaw I have noticed is that it tends to warm up rather quickly. From my personal experience, this seems to be fairly common with these USB C hubs. This one in particular gets warm quickly, like within 20 minutes or so after using the HDMI and at least 1 USB port, which is rather fast compared to other hubs. That being said, it hasn’t gotten really HOT, just warm. Even after couple hour study session, it is still just warm, so that is good. Anyways like I stated, this is a pretty good hub and for the price is probably hard to beat. I would recommend this to someone who is looking to increase their productivity of a device that has USB C.
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