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If you build it, will they come?: A case study of digital spaces and brand in the National Basketball Association

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  • Michael E. Pfahl
  • Andrew Kreutzer
  • Mike Maleski
  • Jeff Lillibridge
  • Jeff Ryznar

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This case addresses the relationship between sport and digital spaces by introducing students to strategic marketing processes related to developing a team-managed fan website. The case was created in conjunction with three former members of the Cleveland Cavaliers who helped create http://www.cavfanatic.com/, the official fan site of the team. Key areas addressed within the case study are brand development, brand communication, and brand extension. The case follows a new hire, Natalie, as she joins the new media team of http://www.cavfanatic.com/. The sport marketers she works with review the development of the website and provide information on the strategic development process they went through. In the end, Natalie is charged with looking forward and developing further strategies to continue to engage the Cavaliers fans and to develop the CavFanatic brand.

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  • Michael E. Pfahl & Andrew Kreutzer & Mike Maleski & Jeff Lillibridge & Jeff Ryznar, 2012. "If you build it, will they come?: A case study of digital spaces and brand in the National Basketball Association," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 518-537, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:15:y:2012:i:4:p:518-537
    DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2012.03.004
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    1. Théo Girardin & Romain Roult & Olivier Sirost & Charly Machemehl, 2020. "Social Media and Convergence Culture: A Scoping Review of the Literature on North American Basketball," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(3), pages 21582440209, August.
    2. Giovanni Bernardo & Massimo Ruberti & Roberto Verona, 2022. "Image is everything! Professional football players' visibility and wages: evidence from the Italian Serie A," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(5), pages 595-614, January.
    3. Filo, Kevin & Lock, Daniel & Karg, Adam, 2015. "Sport and social media research: A review," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 18(2), pages 166-181.
    4. Vlad ROSCA, 2013. "Systemic Relationship Marketing: Co-creating Sports Brand Equity with Fans and Other Stakeholders," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 14(3), pages 490-499, July.

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