KNES 452: Sports Marketing Ms. Shana Gass, MSLS, MS Reference Librarian September 2010
Secondary Data Definition: …data that are already published or compiled (Mullin, Hardy, & Sutton, 2007) Sources – Government organizations – Trade associations – Market Research firms (example)example – Published books & articles; specialized online resources
Topics Competitors & Market Share Sports Business News Sports Marketing Scholarship Target Markets
Subject Gateways & Course Gateway Research > Course Gateways > KNES 452 Subject Gateways KNES MKTG
Competitors LexisNexis Academic database > Company Profiles > Check Hoovers before searching
Market Share Market Share Reporter – book on reserve – Online in Gale Directory Library (library database) RDS Business Suite (library database) > TableBase tab
Sports Business News & Marketing Scholarship Business Source Complete database Can be searched with SportDISCUS in combination
Sports Business News SBRNet …..which also has market research!
Target Markets Demographics – American Factfinder (Census & American Community Survey) : factfinder.census.gov – Sports-specific: SBRNet database Demographics & Media Habits – Mediamark database Psychographics (AKA Lifestyle) – SRDS Media database > Local Market Audience Analyst
More Marketing Sources! Cook Library Subject Gateway for Marketing: Secondary Data Sources for Marketing:
Questions? Shana Gass Reference Librarian Cook Library, Towson University / Thanks and good luck!