Fiona Green – författare

New technologies mean that sports clubs and governing bodies are generating more data than ever to help manage their relationship with fans, their performance, and their income streams. This new edition of Winning with Data in the Business of Sports explains how to acquire, store, maintain, and use data in the most effective ways. The key developments are three-fold: new technology, new understanding of how to apply that technology, and the new laws informing and controlling the data that can be generated from the technology. Important developments that have occurred since the publication of the first edition include the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on these unique challenges coupled with the opportunities the use of data creates, this book is essential reading for professionals within the sports industry. This second edition includes: - An introduction to new technologies, the data they generate, and the supporting processes we need to have in place to use them. - Brand new case studies with recent examples of creative applications from clubs, teams, leagues, and governing bodies, including Arsenal, AS Roma, ICC Cricket World Cup, LA Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and UEFA. - The sports industry’s response to tighter data legislation introduced primarily though the GDPR. - The role of data and direct engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book provides clear guidance and knowledge that sports industry professionals need to understand the role of data for the business side of sports. It is essential reading for sports clubs, governing bodies and those working in sports marketing, media and communications, sponsorship, merchandise, ticketing, events, and participation development. The book will also be of interest to students of sports management.

Professional athletes are more than performers – they are sports brands, and data is the key that will identify, optimise, measure and predict their value.In the multi-billion-dollar sports industry, why do just 5% of professional athletes successfully transform their talent into enduring brands? For business leaders navigating the intersection of sports, marketing and technology, this essential guide reveals how the emotional connections athletes create – memories that last decades beyond their final performances – represents vastly untapped commercial potential. While icons like Beckham, Jordan and Serena Williams have mastered this transition, over 95% of the world's 400,000 professional athletes fail to capitalise on their brand value. At the heart of this transformation lies data – the critical element that will enable the next generation of athletes and their representatives to secure sustainable futures commensurate with their extraordinary dedication and sacrifice. The book offers a comprehensive framework for:Quantifying and monetising an athlete's emotional impact on audiences.Extending career value far beyond the typically brief window of peak performance.Leveraging data analytics to identify, build and optimise athlete brand potential.For sports executives, marketers, agents and forward-thinking business leaders, this book provides the strategic blueprint for revolutionising how we value, develop and maximise the full potential of athletic talent in today's data-driven marketplace.

Professional athletes are more than performers – they are sports brands, and data is the key that will identify, optimise, measure and predict their value.In the multi-billion-dollar sports industry, why do just 5% of professional athletes successfully transform their talent into enduring brands? For business leaders navigating the intersection of sports, marketing and technology, this essential guide reveals how the emotional connections athletes create – memories that last decades beyond their final performances – represents vastly untapped commercial potential. While icons like Beckham, Jordan and Serena Williams have mastered this transition, over 95% of the world's 400,000 professional athletes fail to capitalise on their brand value. At the heart of this transformation lies data – the critical element that will enable the next generation of athletes and their representatives to secure sustainable futures commensurate with their extraordinary dedication and sacrifice. The book offers a comprehensive framework for:Quantifying and monetising an athlete's emotional impact on audiences.Extending career value far beyond the typically brief window of peak performance.Leveraging data analytics to identify, build and optimise athlete brand potential.For sports executives, marketers, agents and forward-thinking business leaders, this book provides the strategic blueprint for revolutionising how we value, develop and maximise the full potential of athletic talent in today's data-driven marketplace.