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- Title
Improving College Football Attendance with Demographic Analysis: Understanding the Importance of Benchmarking in Sport Marketing.
- Authors
McKnight, Oscar; Paugh, Ronald; Waltz, Jamie; Kirkbride, Elena
- Abstract
The popularity of American football in the United States is undeniable. This study examined the relationship between specific university characteristics influencing football attendance and found that basic demographic variables accounted for a significant amount of variance when predicting attendance. Findings indicate that D1institutions have the propensity to attract a larger attendance ratio when correcting for enrollment size; winning will increase attendance ratios; there is a significant positive relationship between attendance ratio and university graduation percentage, and marketers can now identify benchmark institutions with attendance ratios that are greater than expected. Introduced is 68 BIG WINS – a sport marketing strategy.
- Subjects
SPORTS marketing; FOOTBALL attendance; COLLEGE enrollment; BENCHMARKING (Management); COLLEGE football
- Publication
Journal of Business Diversity, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1, p86
- ISSN
2158-3889
- Publication type
Article