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Erschienen in: Marketing Review St. Gallen 2/2014

01.02.2014 | Schwerpunkt

The relevance of consumer—brand identification in the team sport industry

verfasst von: Prof. Dr. Nicola E. Stokburger-Sauer, Dr. Karin Teichmann

Erschienen in: Marketing Review St. Gallen | Ausgabe 2/2014

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Fans who identify themselves with their team are brand champions. Consumer—brand identification (CBI) occurs when fans perceive similarity and psychological attachment to the team brand. Using data from over 1,200 fans of German premier soccer league teams, this study shows how CBI can be strengthened and how this can benefit marketing management. …

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Metadaten
Titel
The relevance of consumer—brand identification in the team sport industry
verfasst von
Prof. Dr. Nicola E. Stokburger-Sauer
Dr. Karin Teichmann
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2014
Verlag
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Erschienen in
Marketing Review St. Gallen / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1865-6544
Elektronische ISSN: 1865-7516
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1365/s11621-014-0337-z

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