Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Management, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.
2 PhD Student, Department of Sports Management, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.
3 PhD Student, Department of Sports Management, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran.
4 PhD Student in Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: The present study investigated the effect of experimental marketing on brand equity and reputation in Tehran Municipality sports venues.
Methodology: The statistical population includes all users of sports facilities in Tehran Municipality. According to the Morgan table, the statistical sample was 384 customers selected by random clustering. This research tool included Schmidt (2016) Experimental Marketing Questionnaire, Sarmad and Bazargan Brand Value Questionnaire (2005), and Fembran et al. (2019) Brand Reputation Questionnaire. Structural equation modelling test of Smart PLS statistical software was used to analyze the data. According to the results, the path coefficient for the experimental marketing relationship on the brand equity is positive, and the T-value is more than 1.96. Therefore, practical marketing has a significant effect on the brand equity of Tehran Municipality sports venues. Also, the path coefficient for the experimental marketing relationship is positive for reputation, and the T-value is more than 1.96.
Findings: As a result, experimental retrieval can lead to the reputation of places and increase their brand value. These factors indicate the need for more attention of managers of sports venues using the current research model and practical use of experimental marketing.
Originality: Finding helps predict customers' behavioral tendencies.
Keywords
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