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Today, there is demand for people skilled in Sports Marketing.  Organizations want your expertise to strength and grow customer bases and teams want to enlarge their fan base, attract new sponsors to their sport, build strong programs with existing sponsors, and run their fan conventions and other events.  In addition, a wide range of companies recognize the value sports relationships have in positioning and building their brands.  In this Sports Marketing MOOC, you will learn:
— Ticket pricing strategies
— How a crisis might happen in sport
— How all types of companies are using sports to enhance and position their brands
— How to promote and market a sporting event
— How to develop sponsorships
— How to use social media to grow your team’s follower base and promote your sporting events, conferences and conventions

The Sports Marketing MOOC was created by Professor Candy Lee of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications.  She is joined by experts in the many specialty topics important to Sports Marketing.

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 14 hours to complete

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Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Intermediate Level

Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

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Candy Lee

Professor

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

132,931 Learners

8 Courses

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

What is sports marketing?

Welcome to the first module of Sports Marketing. This course showcases sports-specific marketing strategies and trends. In subsequent modules, we will discuss how sports marketing is both similar and different from other kinds of marketing, but to start our course, we’ll provide a broad overview of the differing aspects of sports marketing and will also break down the components of sports marketing as a concept.

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 41 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Welcome to the Course38s

Introduction to the Sports Marketing Course2m

What is Sports Marketing?2m

Sports Marketing Challenges4m

Marketing Basics Applied to Sports Marketing3m

The Traditional 4 P's: A Meaningful Update for Sports9m

Interview with Katrina Adams, Chairman, CEO and President, U.S. Tennis Association5m

Interview with Wally Hayward, CEO, W Partners5m

Interview with Mark Silverman, President of Big Ten Network5m

Module 1 Conclusion and Looking Ahead2m

2 readings

What to expect in this course10m

Sports Marketing: differences and similarities with other marketing

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 28 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

5 videos

Service vs. Product Marketing in Sports4m

Interview with Paulina Leperi, Former Manager of Delivery & Analytics, Nielson Catalina Solutions5m

Interview with Geoffrey Goldman, Senior Director of Communications, Fox Sports Midwest5m

Interview with Ken Babby, Owner, Akron RubberDucks & Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Minor League Owner, USA Baseball5m

Event Marketing & Management7m

1 reading

Value: Sponsorship, Partnerships & Dynamic ticket pricing

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 41 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Why Sponsorship?4m

Sponsorship Rights2m

Activation: Bringing Sponsorship to Life3m

Interview with Mark Repchak, Senior Director of Marketing and Media, Florida Citrus Sports4m

Interview with Ryan Luckey, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Sponsorship, AT&T5m

Mark Finn, Clinical Professor of Accounting, Kellogg School of Management5m

The Value of Licensing3m

Dynamic Ticket Pricing: Matt Notowidigdo, Associate Professor of Economics, Northwestern University10m

1 reading

Sports communication: press releases, media relations, public relations

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 36 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Interview with Tim Mead, Vice President of Communications, Los Angeles Angels Baseball Club5m

Communication and Public Relations in Sports: Interview with J.A. Adande, Director of Sports Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications15m

Public Relations: Nancy Hobar, Senior Lecturer, Medill's Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate Program6m

Press Releases & Communication Planning: Nancy Hobar, Senior Lecturer, Medill's Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate Program7m

Press Release Peer Review Overview1m

2 readings

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SPORTS MARKETING

by RSJun 1, 2020

It was an amazing course. I learned so much and now I am hoping to use this certification to pursue a new career in sports marketing. Thank you for all of your help.

by AVSep 12, 2021

Really good start for someone who wants to demystify the world of sports marketing. The course lays down all the fundamental components for us to pick up on and dive deeper.

by AKJan 22, 2022

All was great except the peer graded assignments. I had nobody grade my work for over two weeks after I completed them, so I could not get the certification until other students graded the work.

by MSJun 7, 2020

Absolutely loved this course! Professor Lee, thank you so much for taking the time to develop relevant and engaging curriculum, including informative guest speakers.

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