Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand

Purpose: Today, the strength of a brand is the first word in marketing and attracting customers because if a brand has desirable features, the consumer will be encouraged to purchase that brand and, more significantly, stay loyal. This research aimed to identify key sustainability drivers of the Per...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zahra Rajaeizadeh, Ali Asghar Doroudian, Masoume Shahbazi, Shiva Azadfada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alzahra University 2024-06-01
Series:Sports Business Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:https://sbj.alzahra.ac.ir/article_7891_03f197f820586b3fa481e0482285a765.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850140682079961088
author Zahra Rajaeizadeh
Ali Asghar Doroudian
Masoume Shahbazi
Shiva Azadfada
author_facet Zahra Rajaeizadeh
Ali Asghar Doroudian
Masoume Shahbazi
Shiva Azadfada
author_sort Zahra Rajaeizadeh
collection DOAJ
description Purpose: Today, the strength of a brand is the first word in marketing and attracting customers because if a brand has desirable features, the consumer will be encouraged to purchase that brand and, more significantly, stay loyal. This research aimed to identify key sustainability drivers of the Persepolis Club brand.Methodology: This research is explanatory in terms of the applied goal-setting strategy, and its method is descriptive-analytical and based on future study methods. The statistical population of this study consisted of professors in sports marketing, marketing officials of Persepolis Club, and league organizations. The selection of these people was purposeful, and the number was 15. To identify the issues affecting the future of the brand sustainability of Persepolis Club, a literature review and interviews with experts were used. Based on that, 15 final components related to the future of crucial sustainability drivers of the Persepolis brand were identified.Findings: Based on the research findings, four variables, such as "improving brand equity, marketing activities, economic dimension, and social responsibility," are among the key sustainability drivers of the Persepolis Club brand in the future. Moreover, they were highly uncertain.Originality: Accordingly, utilizing them in future planning and determining possible scenarios is necessary. Regarding the identified scenarios, it should be stated that the scenario of the flourishing potential of the Persepolis club brand can be the best case for the sustainability of the Persepolis club brand in the future, which is an important finding of this research.
format Article
id doaj-art-c7907004e2b24c89837bd47bfff9ce27
institution OA Journals
issn 2783-543X
2783-4174
language English
publishDate 2024-06-01
publisher Alzahra University
record_format Article
series Sports Business Journal
spelling doaj-art-c7907004e2b24c89837bd47bfff9ce272025-08-20T02:29:43ZengAlzahra UniversitySports Business Journal2783-543X2783-41742024-06-014211913910.22051/sbj.2024.45126.11217891Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club BrandZahra Rajaeizadeh0Ali Asghar Doroudian1Masoume Shahbazi2Shiva Azadfada3PhD Student, Department of Sports Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor,Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.Assistant Professor, Sports Science Department, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.Purpose: Today, the strength of a brand is the first word in marketing and attracting customers because if a brand has desirable features, the consumer will be encouraged to purchase that brand and, more significantly, stay loyal. This research aimed to identify key sustainability drivers of the Persepolis Club brand.Methodology: This research is explanatory in terms of the applied goal-setting strategy, and its method is descriptive-analytical and based on future study methods. The statistical population of this study consisted of professors in sports marketing, marketing officials of Persepolis Club, and league organizations. The selection of these people was purposeful, and the number was 15. To identify the issues affecting the future of the brand sustainability of Persepolis Club, a literature review and interviews with experts were used. Based on that, 15 final components related to the future of crucial sustainability drivers of the Persepolis brand were identified.Findings: Based on the research findings, four variables, such as "improving brand equity, marketing activities, economic dimension, and social responsibility," are among the key sustainability drivers of the Persepolis Club brand in the future. Moreover, they were highly uncertain.Originality: Accordingly, utilizing them in future planning and determining possible scenarios is necessary. Regarding the identified scenarios, it should be stated that the scenario of the flourishing potential of the Persepolis club brand can be the best case for the sustainability of the Persepolis club brand in the future, which is an important finding of this research.https://sbj.alzahra.ac.ir/article_7891_03f197f820586b3fa481e0482285a765.pdfbrand developmentbrand sustainabilityfuture studysport clubs
spellingShingle Zahra Rajaeizadeh
Ali Asghar Doroudian
Masoume Shahbazi
Shiva Azadfada
Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
Sports Business Journal
brand development
brand sustainability
future study
sport clubs
title Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
title_full Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
title_fullStr Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
title_full_unstemmed Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
title_short Key Sustainability Drivers of Persepolis Club Brand
title_sort key sustainability drivers of persepolis club brand
topic brand development
brand sustainability
future study
sport clubs
url https://sbj.alzahra.ac.ir/article_7891_03f197f820586b3fa481e0482285a765.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT zahrarajaeizadeh keysustainabilitydriversofpersepolisclubbrand
AT aliasghardoroudian keysustainabilitydriversofpersepolisclubbrand
AT masoumeshahbazi keysustainabilitydriversofpersepolisclubbrand
AT shivaazadfada keysustainabilitydriversofpersepolisclubbrand