Sports Product Management Research

From parsing how technology impacts poll vaulting world records to advancing sustainability in textiles, faculty in the University of Oregon's Sports Product Management program are committed to researching and supporting innovation in the world of sports and outdoor products.

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Consumer-Based Sports Product Pricing App

Sports product pricing involves many considerations with regard to target consumer needs, competition, brand features, cost, desired margin, and sales. However, a key consumer consideration that is often overlooked is "What would a consumer pay for this sports product?" SPM cofounder Roger Best and his coauthors discussed a consumer-based pricing approach and how it impacts price, strategy, and profits, as well as developed a consumer-based pricing app for experimenting with sample data or your own data to create a consumer-price curve.

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Below are some additional research citations from faculty members who are advancing knowledge in sports product management.

Ayşegül Özsomer, Zeynep Müge Güzel, Casey E. Newmeyer, and Ellen Schmidt-Devlin. "The Value of Future Focus and Experiential Ad Appeals in Strengthening the Effect of Brand-Pandemic Fit on eWOM." International Journal of Advertising. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2024.2355770  May 2024
Chohan, Raeesah, and Ellen Schmidt-Devlin. "Sports Fandom in the Metaverse: Marketing Implications and Research Agenda." Marketing Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-023-09702-6 September 2023
Best, Roger, Dennis Howard, Ofuma Eze-Echesi, and David Borlack. "COVID-19 Impact on 2020 U.S. Sportswear Sales." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/covid-19-sportswear-sales. December 2020
Best, Roger, Chris Sataua, and Jordan Pope. "Consumer-Based Sports Product Pricing." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/consumer-based-sports-product-pricing. March 2018
Vaughn, Damian, Roger Best, and Robin Vieira. "Flow Experience and Sports Products." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/flow-experience-and-sports-products. November 2017
Best, Roger, John McPhee, and Andrew Hamburg. "Supply Chain Impact Days and Return on Assets." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/supply-chain-impact-days. April 2017
Best, Roger and Chris Sataua. "Pole Vault World Records and Sports Product Innovation." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/pole-vault-world-records. July 2016