Sports Marketing

Sports marketing is divided into three sectors. The first is the advertising of sport and sports associations such as the Olympics, Spanish Football league and the NFL.

The second concerns the use of sporting events, sporting teams and individual athletes to promote various products.

The third is the promotion of sport to the public in order to increase participation.

In the first case, the promotion is directly related to sports. In the second case, the products can but do not have to be directly related to sports. When the promotion is about sports in general, sports teams or sports events, the use of this kind of strategy is called "Marketing of Sports".

When the promotion is not about the sports but sports events, athletes, teams or leagues are used to promote different products , the marketing strategy is denominated "Marketing through sports". When the promotion is about increasing participation among the public it is called "Grassroots Sports Marketing".

To promote the products or services, the companies and associations use different channels such as sponsorships of teams or athletes, television or radio advertisement during the different broadcast sports events and celebrations, advertisement on sporting venues, "street marketing of sports" which