Sports Industry Market Research and Competitive Analysis 2011

PLUNKETT'S SPORTS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2011

Key Features:
- Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
- Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
- Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
- In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
- Industry Glossary
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Pages: 495
Statistical Tables Provided: 9
Companies Profiled: 357
Geographic Focus: Global


A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms. You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.

-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Sports Industry
1) NFL: The Biggest Money in U.S. Sports
2) Revenue Sharing Boosts Major League Baseball
3) NBA Team Values Fall/NBA China Progresses
4) NHL Ticket Sales Slow
5) NASCAR Revenues Face Challenges/Best Teams Require Massive Investment
6) Lucrative Television Rights Bring in Big Bucks
7) World Soccer Faces Trouble Due to Lack of Parity/MLS Holds Its Own
8) NCAA Sports Are Big Business
9) Golf Tournaments Face Sponsorship Challenge
10) Fantasy Sports Post Growth, Creating $800 Million in Revenue Online
11) Equipment Manufacturers Scramble to Offer the Latest High-Tech Advantages
12) Lacrosse May Be the Fastest-Growing Team Sport in America
13) Sports Agents Become Indispensable/Sports Marketing Booms in China
14) New Platforms Revolutionize Electronic Games/Microsoft's New Kinect Raises the Standard
15) Bowling Looms Large/The Least Expensive Sports and Recreation Activities Draw the Most Participants
16) Aging Baby Boomers Will Cause Significant Changes in the Leisure Sector, Including Sports and Activity- Based Travel
17) Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers
18) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China
19) Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly
20) Nanotechnology Has a Growing Role in Sports Equipment
21) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate

Sports Industry Statistics
1) Sports Industry Overview
2) Selected U.S. Sports Industry Revenues: 2001-2008
3) Sports Industry Expenses & Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2005-2008
4) U.S. Spectator Sports, Performing Arts & Related Industries, Breakdown of Expenses: 2005-2008
5) Estimated Annual Sporting Goods Stores Retail Sales, Inventories & Purchases: 2000-2008
6) Exports of Sporting & Athletic Equipment, U.S.: 2004-Q1 2010
7) Imports of Sporting & Athletic Equipment, U.S.: 2004-Q1 2010
8) Overview of the Media Contracts of the Four Big Sports
9) Sports Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2005-2009