TY - GEN
T1 - FC Barcelona: More than just a club
AU - Franch Bullich, J.
AU - Montaña Matosas, J.
AU - Turró Sol, Andreu
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - The 'FC Barcelona: More than just a club' case study has been designed to be used in a Brand Management course and/or an International (or Global Marketing) course. It is recommended for advanced rather than basic or introductory courses. An alternative use of the case, not developed in this Instructor's Manual, could be in a class specifically on Sports Marketing or Sports Management. The main reasons why this case is ideally suited to students or course participants in an advanced Brand Management course or an International or Global Marketing course are: some knowledge of basic marketing concepts and branding is required; and the case deals with an industry which is more challenging to manage than an industrial or consumer goods industry.
This case could be used with different target audiences: MSc students, MBA students with a variety of profiles and years of experience (full-time, part-time or executive MBA formats) and in Executive Education programs. The case, however, is not suited for undergraduate students unless they are in the final year of their studies and preferably are marketing majors.
The main learning objectives of the 'FC Barcelona: More than just a club' case are: to analyse the main dimensions of a brand; to become aware of the difficulty and complexity of internationalising a brand and transferring its values to other markets; to assess the feasibility of introducing a brand in different foreign markets, specially with budget restrictions; and to discuss the implications of the branding decisions taken.
FC Barcelona (Football Club Barcelona) is one of the most famous and richest football clubs in the world, with more than a hundred years of history. The club's business model has undergone important changes over the last 25 years, as has occurred with the entire football industry.
Football has become an entertainment industry on its own, some years ago operating only locally and now globally. Today, football clubs are competing not only to win titles on the playing field but also to win market share, have more customers and generate higher profits by implementing different corporate and marketing strategies.
Within this context, a major challenge for FC Barcelona marketing managers is how to expand globally, entering and growing in markets like North America or Asia, with high growth potential but where football is not the most popular sport. In addition, the main issue is how the FC Barcelona brand and its values can be made to appeal to those markets.
AB - The 'FC Barcelona: More than just a club' case study has been designed to be used in a Brand Management course and/or an International (or Global Marketing) course. It is recommended for advanced rather than basic or introductory courses. An alternative use of the case, not developed in this Instructor's Manual, could be in a class specifically on Sports Marketing or Sports Management. The main reasons why this case is ideally suited to students or course participants in an advanced Brand Management course or an International or Global Marketing course are: some knowledge of basic marketing concepts and branding is required; and the case deals with an industry which is more challenging to manage than an industrial or consumer goods industry.
This case could be used with different target audiences: MSc students, MBA students with a variety of profiles and years of experience (full-time, part-time or executive MBA formats) and in Executive Education programs. The case, however, is not suited for undergraduate students unless they are in the final year of their studies and preferably are marketing majors.
The main learning objectives of the 'FC Barcelona: More than just a club' case are: to analyse the main dimensions of a brand; to become aware of the difficulty and complexity of internationalising a brand and transferring its values to other markets; to assess the feasibility of introducing a brand in different foreign markets, specially with budget restrictions; and to discuss the implications of the branding decisions taken.
FC Barcelona (Football Club Barcelona) is one of the most famous and richest football clubs in the world, with more than a hundred years of history. The club's business model has undergone important changes over the last 25 years, as has occurred with the entire football industry.
Football has become an entertainment industry on its own, some years ago operating only locally and now globally. Today, football clubs are competing not only to win titles on the playing field but also to win market share, have more customers and generate higher profits by implementing different corporate and marketing strategies.
Within this context, a major challenge for FC Barcelona marketing managers is how to expand globally, entering and growing in markets like North America or Asia, with high growth potential but where football is not the most popular sport. In addition, the main issue is how the FC Barcelona brand and its values can be made to appeal to those markets.
M3 - Case study
ER -