COMPANY Case ESPN: The Evolution of an Entertainment Brand In the 2004 movie Anchorman character Ron Burgundy ( Will Ferrell) auditions for a position on SportsCenter with the very new and lit-tle known network‚ ESPN ( Entertainment and Sports Programming Network). The year was 1979. After pronouncing the name of the network “ Espen‚” he then is shocked to find out that ESPN is a round- the- clock sports network. Through his laughter‚ he asserts that the concept is as ridiculous as a 24- hour
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describe what the ESPN brand means to consumers. ESPN stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. To consumers the ESPN brand means quality sports entertainment. It is a way to provide to the sports need of consumers. It is easily accessible to extend its brand by reaching consumers through various methods such as television‚ radio‚ internet‚ and mobile. Through televison‚ ESPN was one of the first networks to break new in HDTV with simulcast service for ESPN and ESPN2 and it still
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ESPN Biography “If you’re a fan‚ if you’re a fan‚ what you will see in the next few minutes‚ hours‚ and days to follow may convince you that you’ve gone to sports heaven‚” were the first words ever said on ESPN and they were said by George Grande on September 7th‚ 1979 when ESPN went live at 7 p.m. (Smith 11). Entertainment Sports Programming Network or more commonly known as ESPN is a pioneer among basic cable television networks because it was the first network to devote its entire programming
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ESPN – Case Questions 1. Describe ESPN’s business design (product-market breadth and depth). Identify and describe its assets distinctive capabilities. 2. Critically evaluate ESPN’s brand leveraging initiatives. In other words‚ how has the ESPN brand meaning evolved (broadened) through extending the brand into new categories? What are the benefits of product development through sub-branding (associating new brands/products with ESPN)? What are the potential risks for ESPN and its new brands
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Live Nation Entertainment is one of the biggest producers of live entertainment in the concert and event promotion industry. Since the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment‚ Live Nation Entertainment has produced and coordinated thousands of concerts and events all over the United States as well as internationally. Live Nation currently holds over 160 venues across North America‚ South America‚ and Europe. The company’s chief executive officer‚ Michael Rapino‚ is attempting to
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING MANAGEMENT “DOVE – EVOLUTION OF A BRAND” GROUP 6 : HARSONO SUHARTO AUDREY TUMBELAKA KRISTIN Executive Summary In 2007‚ Unilever’s Dove was the world ‘s number-one “cleansing “ brand in the health and beauty sector. Dove Competed in all categories like cleansing bars‚ body washes‚ hand washes‚ face care‚ hair care‚ deodorants‚ anti-perspirants‚ and body lotion.Their competitor are P&G (Procter and Gamble’s) ivory‚ KAO’s Jergens‚ Beiersdorf’s Nivea.
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Dove: Evolution of a Brand Question: Imagine you have oversight of Dove marketing management. How would you answer to the comment that Dove started a conversation with consumer “that they don’t have control of”? Is the brand “out of control”? Is Dove making a “risky bet”? Symptoms: ▪ Unilever was the world’s largest producer but lacked a unified global identity. ▪ Problems of control as Unilever has managed brands in decentralised fashion allowing direction to be set by brand
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Dove: The Evolution of a Brand 1. What is a brand? Why does Unilever want fewer of them? Brands‚ as defined by Silk are names or symbols that marketers have introduced to make product differentiation concrete. Branding is a process by which both a brand and brand identity are developed and established on a market‚ it involves selecting and blending tangible and intangible attributes to differentiate the product‚ service‚ company or brand in a meaningful and compelling way. Brand Equity is
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1. How many requests from users does ESPN receive each second? Do you think this is a consistent pattern or does it have peaks and valleys? When does it peak? ESPN receives 10‚000 requests per second‚ however‚ I do not think this is a consistent pattern. I would say ESPN gets the most requests whenever there are big sport events and/or news. For example‚ NFL Sundays where there are multiple games at the same time‚ fans use the ESPN platforms to keep up with the scores and stats of the different games
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Report on final assignment: ESPN the Worldwide Leader in Sports A 24/7 televised sports network? Nowadays sounds like a really great idea‚ 30 years ago? Not so much. Many people thought this was crazy back in the 70´s‚ except for one man‚ Bill Rasmussen‚ alongside his son Scott and Ed Eagan‚ they created what today is one of the biggest networks in the entire world‚ a network that is present everywhere‚ back in the day they only wanted to create a little network concentrated in Connecticut’s teams
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