近年來,品牌忠誠度被廣泛研究、討論及運用。著名的行銷學者指出「吸引新客戶的成本比留住舊客戶貴上五倍」。品牌忠誠度對職業球隊來說,也相同的重要。原因是當球隊品牌忠誠度建立後,就算戰績表現持續低迷,球隊仍能確保穩定數量的球迷支持,維持穩定的收入來源。再者,當忠誠度建立後,球隊管理階層便創造了一個延伸其核心產品(球賽)到球隊週邊商品的機會,甚至將球賽票價及其週邊的商品售價提高,為球隊帶來無限商機。本文的目的在探討顧客忠誠度形成的原因及流程,並藉由不同學者的觀點,探討一連串球迷的行為反應、支持球隊的動機、以及介紹不同衡量球迷行為的量表,最後,本文將連結不同的觀點,闡述球迷忠誠度形成的原因。
Many researchers have provided comprehensive definitions for the term of brand loyalty and also examined the factors affecting brand loyalty with many empirical studies. But there is little research focusing on the brand loyalty of professional sports fans. The topic area about factors influencing brand loyalty in professional sports fans was identified because these fans bring significant financial benefits every year and stimulate economic growth in the United States. The purpose of this review is to analyze critically theoretical and empirical literature about the factors influencing brand loyalty in professional sports fans, implications for brand management, and to identify areas of future scholarly inquiry.