Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Chelsea: Branding Experts First, Football Club Second

In an era of corporate branding, Chelsea has accomplished the impossible. It has successfully differentiated itself. In an attempt to remain inoffensive to all creeds and cultures, football clubs tend to inculcate an anonymous, global personality. This strategy counterintuitively alienates potential supporters. It can even backfire when would-be fans fail to develop allegiances to an entity that is so inoffensive as to be Michael Owen-bland. Someho, Chelsea has managed to standout in the milquetoast marketplace of club football.



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