A STUDY FOR DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF SPORT CLUB’S BRAND PERSONALITY ON TEAM IDENTIFICATION
Abstract
By globalization, fulfilling a powerful communication with sport consumers and influencing purchase intentions is an important objective for the sport clubs in order to influence the consumer groups on an international basis and to achieve success in the competitive environment. Identification of supporters with the clubs and the perception of sports club’s brand personality which creates emotional association is extremely important in terms of marketing communications. In this study, it is aim to determine the level of identification with the team and how participants perceive sports club’s brand personality. In addition, it also discussed how these differs identification in terms of fan’s demographic characteristics. The study carried out on 400 students who are studying at the IIBF, in Dumlupınar University. Factor analysis is applied and the relationship between variables was determined with correlation and regression analysis. Furthermore, how they differ in terms of demographic variables was determined by t-test and ANOVA. As a result of regression analysis it has been found that sincerity and excitement which are brand personality dimensions have a positive and significant effect on team identification. Accorging to the variation test have been reached that participants differentiate the level of identification with the brand personality according to gender, age, self-categorization (fanatic, spectator, fan) and frequency of purchase licensed products and the effective factors in team selection, and self-definition
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Abdulbaki Baran
DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Ercan Taşkın
DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
May 18, 2017
Submission Date
June 30, 2016
Acceptance Date
March 13, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 52