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Sports Marketing. Lesson 2- Branding “Team Nicknames”. What is Branding?. A term, symbol, design or combination thereof that identifies and differentiates a seller's products or service.
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Sports Marketing Lesson 2- Branding “Team Nicknames”
What is Branding? • A term, symbol, design or combination thereof that identifies and differentiates a seller's products or service. • The process of building a favorable image for a product or company that differentiates it, in the minds of prospects and end users, from other competitors.
How are Teams Named? • Geography • History or Event Connection • Wildlife • Sports Appropriate
Geography • Football • Houston Texans • Baseball • Colorado Rockies, NY Mets • Basketball • Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns • Hockey • Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche
History or Event • Football • New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens • Baseball • Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers • Basketball • Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets • Hockey • St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals
Wildlife(Either Native, Aggressive or Both!) • Football • Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks • Baseball • Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Rays • Basketball • Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves • Hockey • San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers
Sports Appropriate • Football • Tennessee Titans, NY Giants • Baseball • Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants • Basketball • Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings • Hockey • Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators
Using Local Pro Team Nicknames • Research names of pro teams that already exist in your city • Works well in marketing • Easy way to start a fan base • If they root for the NBA team…maybe they’ll become a fan of yours • Examples from Pro Sports • Mets, Jets, Nets • Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz • Revolution and Patriots
Why are Teams Misbranded? • Utah Jazz • Moved from New Orleans • Los Angeles Lakers • Moved from Minneapolis • Memphis Grizzlies • Moved from Vancouver • Los Angeles Dodgers • Moved from Brooklyn • Arizona Cardinals • Moved from St. Louis