Professional Football Club Management
Leadership for Commercial Success
Simon Van Kerckhoven
- 218 páginas
- English
- ePUB (apto para móviles)
- Disponible en iOS y Android
Professional Football Club Management
Leadership for Commercial Success
Simon Van Kerckhoven
Información del libro
This is a handbook for leading a professional football club to commercial success. Covering every aspect of the business and commercial operations of a modern football club, and with a focus on increasing revenues and building a powerful brand, this book explains how to take any club to the next level and increase brand value.
Drawing on the authors' extensive experience of working in elite professional football, this book covers all the core areas of club management, from brand identity, brand positioning, strategy and planning, human resource management and developing partnerships, to marketing, ticketing, venue operations and merchandise. It examines the importance of business models and achieving club stability and sustainability, and introduces cutting-edge topics that are having an increasing impact on the development of football clubs, including corporate social responsibility, eSports and women's football. This book is full of real-world cases and data, and offers clear theoretical and practical guidance in every chapter.
This book is essential reading for anybody working in professional football and for anybody taking courses in executive football education, football studies or sport management. It is also a valuable resource for anyone who has a general interest in the business and commercial aspects of managing a professional football club.