This paper aims to study what marketing strategies are used to engage supporters in Swedish women's elite football clubs and further present what common marketing strategies there are among the football clubs. The paper also presents specific measures that can be implemented to effectively strengthen the engagement amongst supporters of the clubs. Initially, there is an introduction of the Swedish football industry, and the market forces it is affected by. Insights are given intosports marketing, a brief historical review of the industry, women's football and thechallenges it has, and still faces, as well as what opportunities are seen. The nature of the study is a qualitative method conducting semi-structured interviews. Managers and employees from seven different Swedish elite football teams has taken part in interviews providing insights of the teams marketing strategy. The theories used are consumer engagement theory, services marketing theory, service dominant logic and co-creation, relationship marketing theory, consumer satisfaction and experiential marketing. The empirical study shows there is conformity among the marketing strategies throughout the clubs, though their approaches vary. All strive to create an engaging experience for their customers and supporters through multiple marketing and service initiatives. Measures to strengthen engagement among supporters of the clubs could be to formulate a unique marketing strategy for women's football teams, maintain regular presence on social media and including players, both on and offline. Highlighting unique values and strengths to attract new sponsors and cherish relationships with them, working on community creation and integrating the youth section.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-129263 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Baroshki, Seroud, Jansson, Matilda, Redenstrand, Sophia |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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