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EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM

Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2 25 Aralık 2018
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EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM

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Branding soccer teams and soccer team brand management are becoming important in recent days. There are many soccer clubs with million-dollar brand values in the sports industry. Brand image can be defined as association sets in the minds of consumers. In order to understand brand image, it is therefore necessary to identify such association sets. This study set out to identify brand association sets for a local soccer team called Eskişehirspor. Data was collected from 159 participants by utilizing a mind mapping survey and analyzing with a social network analysis technique. In the first stage of analysis, each mind mapping survey was content analyzed. The unit of analysis in the survey was each association filled in by the respondents. Associations explored in the content analysis were accepted as nodes and connections between association were accepted as ties for the network analysis. Fifteen brand associations were identified for Eskişehirspor. According to the results, fan identification, club logo and colors, culture and values are the central brand associations. Findings show that the prominence of attributed types of brand associations match Keller‟s categorization of types in this context. This study presents an opportunity for others to evaluate the soccer teams in order to make an assessment of Turkish football industry

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Aralık 2018

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Aralık 2018

Kabul Tarihi

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2018 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
İspir, N. B., & Kılıç, D. (2018). EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(2), 72-82. https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB
AMA
1.İspir NB, Kılıç D. EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM. E-KİAD. 2018;8(2):72-82. https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB
Chicago
İspir, N. Bilge, ve Deniz Kılıç. 2018. “EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM”. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (2): 72-82. https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB.
EndNote
İspir NB, Kılıç D (01 Aralık 2018) EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 2 72–82.
IEEE
[1]N. B. İspir ve D. Kılıç, “EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM”, E-KİAD, c. 8, sy 2, ss. 72–82, Ara. 2018, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB
ISNAD
İspir, N. Bilge - Kılıç, Deniz. “EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM”. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/2 (01 Aralık 2018): 72-82. https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB.
JAMA
1.İspir NB, Kılıç D. EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM. E-KİAD. 2018;8:72–82.
MLA
İspir, N. Bilge, ve Deniz Kılıç. “EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM”. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 8, sy 2, Aralık 2018, ss. 72-82, https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB.
Vancouver
1.N. Bilge İspir, Deniz Kılıç. EXPLORING BRAND ASSOCIATIONS IN LOCAL SOCCER TEAM. E-KİAD [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2018;8(2):72-8. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA92HB85RB