Fantasy Sports

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"For people who love sports enough to pay attention to them on a weekly or nightly basis. "

Generally fantasy games are online games where you can build your own team. You can compete against other fantasy game members. These games are based on the statistics of a professional sports leagues.
There is the ability to trade, cut and sign players, like a real club owner. There´s also possibility to create your own league and play against your friends

Fantasy Sports exist because:

- These games bring sports fans together
- It´s a new online marketing technology
- Web sites can be easily linked with official sites of real professional spot leagues

Fantasy Sports

Examples of Fantasy Sports

Football: Different leagues: Fifa World Cup, UCL, Premier league
Ice Hockey: NHL, SM-liiga
Baseball
Basketball: NBA
Football (American): NFL
F1 & many more

Fantasy Sport games

What would you like to play?
Yahoo fantasy sport games
Choose whichever game you like: Baseball, Golf, Basketball, Football
UEFA Champions League fantasy football
Make your dream Champions League line up!
FIFA & McDonald's fantasy football
Win a tickets to Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup!
Liigapörssi
Interested in SM-liiga? Want your own dream team? Join now!
NHL Fantasy
Test your fantasy player skills on the highest level in ice hockey! NHL fantasy game!

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Fantasy Player Profile

Target group for marketers

- Fantasy audience is primarily male 18-49
- Highly engaged and they spend approximately 5 hours per week online participating in fantasy sports

- Above average income
- Above average education

- Over-indexes in numerous consumer categories: Consumer Electronics, Videogames, Online Travel, Online Ticket Purchases, Online Sporting Goods Purchases, Online Auto Shopping, Fast Food, Beer, Liquor and Wine consumption

Reasons for playing fantasy sports.

- For fun
- For the competition
- Because of friends or co-workers play
- Makes watching games even more exciting
- To win prizes or cash
- Makes mundane games and events interesting

Statistics

- In 2007 nearly 30 million players in US and Canada
65% of all fantasy sport players are male.

- Estimated to have annual $ 3-4 billion impact on sports industry.

- Google search engine finds 25 million hits for words "fantasy sports".

- Yahoo! Is the biggest operator offering fantasy sports services.

- Users spend average of $ 145 annually on fantasy sports services.

Pros. / Cons. from marketing point of view:

  • Pros.
  • + Identified segment
  • + Efficient Coverage
  • + Marketers linked
  • + Committed users / consumers
  • + Amount of users is growing (growth rate 20% per year in US)
  • Cons.
  • - Expensive online marketing
  • - Narrow target group

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More information on Fantasy Sports Industry

The Fantasy Sports Association (FSA) research
The Fantasy Sports Association research report on fantasy Sport industry done 2007 in USA and Canada.
Fantasy Sports Association
Want to develop your own fantasy sport? See the easiest way to your dream. FSA provides also may more tips on fantasy sport industry.
Fantasy Sports Trade Association
See the legitimate and business side of Fantasy Sports industry.

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