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bologna-fcIn sports (as in life) there can be only one winner. On the other hand, many lose, and quite often I am part of the category. The important thing is to be resilient and to stand up again.

This also is the attitude of the supporters of the teams that, inevitably, will try again the following season. Obviously, we must sort between teams that never had a moment of glory and those that instead make us dream.

A loyal support

However, even losing teams always have a loyal following of supporters, ready to go the extra mile to go and offer their encouragement  .

Add to that that many teams -even the non-winnings sort- have strong roots in the territory, with good programs for young players, and carry on happily. These teams are important for cities and citizens regardless of what the rankings say.

Consequently, these teams are important for the sponsors interested in talking to a certain target in a certain geographical area.

In sports, there are links born ages ago that are inseparable, regardless of the result. Think of when we received the first football top as kids, or the #23 Michael Jordan jersey. The fan is willing to give much and to tolerate even long periods of suffering.

Win or go home? Not really

It will up to the teams to set up all the activations necessary to consolidate and expand their fanbase and to compensate –in services and activities– those satisfactions not coming from the pitch.

Over time we have seen long-lasting partnerships between companies and events or sports teams. Spans of time that are not aligned with the speed at which the competitiveness of athletes and teams changes.

We are talking about decades, so partnerships that have resisted every weather and the ups and downs of the league table. Evidently, however, companies have found it useful to stay with the team, to communicate consistently, implementing medium-long plans.

It is obvious that winning brings enthusiasm and great benefits in terms of visibility, but that’s not all. Teams and sponsors should not base their relationship on performancesOf course, it’s much better if the performance is there, but it is not essential to achieve the company’s marketing and communication objectives.

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Riccardo Tafà
Riccardo Tafà
Riccardo nasce a Giulianova, si laurea in legge all’Università di Bologna e decide di fare altro, dopo un passaggio all’ ISFORP (istituto formazione relazioni pubbliche) di Milano si sposta in Inghilterra. Inizia la sua carriera lavorativa a Londra nelle PR, prima da MSP Communication e poi da Counsel Limited. Successivamente, seguendo la sua insana passione per lo sport, si trasferisce da SDC di Jean Paul Libert ed inizia a lavorare nelle due e nelle 4 ruote, siamo al 1991/1992. Segue un breve passaggio a Monaco, dove affianca il titolare di Pro COM, agenzia di sports marketing fondata da Nelson Piquet. Rientra in Italia e inizia ad operare in prima persona come RTR, prima studio di consulenza e poi società di marketing sportivo. Nel lontanissimo 2001 RTR vince il premio ESCA per la realizzazione del miglior progetto di MKTG sportivo in Italia nell’anno 2000. RTR tra l’altro ottiene il maggior punteggio tra tutte le categorie e rappresenta L’Italia nel Contest Europeo Esca. Da quel momento, RTR non parteciperà più ad altri premi nazionali o internazionali. Nel corso degli anni si toglie alcune soddisfazioni e ingoia un sacco di rospi. Ma è ancora qua, scrive in maniera disincantata e semplice, con l’obiettivo di dare consigli pratici (non richiesti) e spunti di riflessione.
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