{"id":135,"date":"2016-11-21T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T12:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=135"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:37:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:37:09","slug":"the-brand-of-an-athlete-reconsidering-its-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"The Brand of an Athlete &#8211; Reconsidering Its Dimensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_title\" content=\"The Brand of an Athlete - Reconsidering Its Dimensions\"\/>The Brand of an Athlete &#8211; Reconsidering Its Dimensions<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Author<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Mihaela Constantinescu\"\/>Mihaela Constantinescu, <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_publication_date\" content=\"2016\/10\/31\"\/><meta name=\"citation_journal_title\" content=\"Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management\"\/><meta name=\"citation_volume\" content=\"I\"\/><meta name=\"citation_issue\" content=\"1\"\/><meta name=\"citation_firstpage\" content=\"354\"\/><meta name=\"citation_lastpage\" content=\"363\"\/><meta name=\"citation_place_published\" content=\"Bucharest, Romania\"\/><meta name=\"citation_publisher\" content=\"The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Publishing House\"\/><meta name=\"citation_issn\" content=\"2537-5865\"\/><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Classification JEL <\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_classification_jel\" content=\"M31\"\/>M31<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_abstract\" content=\"In a world of multiple and diverse sports products (equipment, events, teams, athletes, merchandising, training and coaching services, broadcasting, etc.), the branding process requires a very dedicated approach in terms of product\u2019s characteristics, customer profile and market particularities. This article presents the branding process of an athlete, considering a transition from the classical model to a more sophisticated one, in which the brand dimensions are adapted to the nowadays importance of social media and social interactions. Before presenting the results of a qualitative research on Romanian athletes\u2019 image, the article will highlight the usefulness of measuring athlete brand image both for the athlete and the sponsor\/endorser.\"\/>In a world of multiple and diverse sports products (equipment, events, teams, athletes, merchandising, training and coaching services, broadcasting, etc.), the branding process requires a very dedicated approach in terms of product&rsquo;s characteristics, customer profile and market particularities. This article presents the branding process of an athlete, considering a transition from the classical model to a more sophisticated one, in which the brand dimensions are adapted to the nowadays importance of social media and social interactions. Before presenting the results of a qualitative research on Romanian athletes&rsquo; image, the article will highlight the usefulness of measuring athlete brand image both for the athlete and the sponsor\/endorser.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_Keywords\" content=\"Brand, athlete, sports marketing.\"\/>Brand, athlete, sports marketing.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Full Text: <meta name=\"citation_pdf_url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2016\/ETIMM_V01_2016_109.pdf\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2016\/ETIMM_V01_2016_109.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 205);\">download pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Cite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2016\/ETIMM_V1_2016_109.ris\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">download citation<\/span><\/a> (for EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title The Brand of an Athlete &#8211; Reconsidering Its Dimensions Author Mihaela Constantinescu, Classification JEL M31 Abstract In a world of multiple and diverse sports products (equipment, events, teams, athletes, merchandising, training and coaching services, broadcasting, etc.), the branding process requires a very dedicated approach in terms of product&rsquo;s characteristics, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[18],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jetimm_2016"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}