Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters

Volume: 16 Number: 1 February 1, 2016
  • Yener Girişken
  • Caner Giray
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Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters

Abstract

Sponsorship is one of the main income sources for sports teams, sports organizations and sportspeople as individuals. On the other hand, companies expect to improve their brand image to create brand awareness and to influence consumer preferences by sponsorship. Sport sponsorship is one of the common ways to enhance the bond between club fans and companies. At this point, brand personality perception is one of the keys to explain the potential bond. The main purpose of this study is to assess the differences between Besiktas fans; the fans of other teams and people who support no sports teams, in perceiving Vodafone’s brand personality. In this research 902 participants were interviewed face to face to assess Vodafone’s brand perception. After statistical comparisons, it is observed that the brand personality perception of Besiktas fans is more positive than other groups’

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English

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Authors

Yener Girişken This is me

Caner Giray This is me

Publication Date

February 1, 2016

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February 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Girişken, Y., & Giray, C. (2016). Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters. Ege Academic Review, 16(1), 65-78. https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR
AMA
1.Girişken Y, Giray C. Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters. ear. 2016;16(1):65-78. https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR
Chicago
Girişken, Yener, and Caner Giray. 2016. “Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences Between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters”. Ege Academic Review 16 (1): 65-78. https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR.
EndNote
Girişken Y, Giray C (February 1, 2016) Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters. Ege Academic Review 16 1 65–78.
IEEE
[1]Y. Girişken and C. Giray, “Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters”, ear, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 65–78, Feb. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR
ISNAD
Girişken, Yener - Giray, Caner. “Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences Between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters”. Ege Academic Review 16/1 (February 1, 2016): 65-78. https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR.
JAMA
1.Girişken Y, Giray C. Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters. ear. 2016;16:65–78.
MLA
Girişken, Yener, and Caner Giray. “Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences Between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters”. Ege Academic Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Feb. 2016, pp. 65-78, https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR.
Vancouver
1.Yener Girişken, Caner Giray. Vodafone’s Brand Personality: A Research Related to Perception Differences between Besiktas Fans, Rival Teams’ Fans and Nonsupporters. ear [Internet]. 2016 Feb. 1;16(1):65-78. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28RM39PR