« In Spain it is easier to change spouses, political party or religion than
it is to change soccer club. In soccer, a fan is a fan for life. »

REAL MADRID
Ines SCHULLER
Lambert ROLLAT
Brittni PING
Guru PRASAD
Xiadong JIANG (Vincent)
Chantal INGRAM
Rong XHAI (Vanessa)
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Soccer - birth of legends
Rise & shine
The turn around
Dead end or reaching the stars?
Rivalry
Figuring ways to victory
Scoring our goals
Let’s get busy

YOUR NEXT 90 MINUTES +2
• Most popular sport worldwide
• Core promise - victory and a good show
• Largest soccer clubs in Spain (Real Madrid - FC
Barcelona)
• Associations

SOCCER – BIRTH OF LEGENDS
• Category: Football Club Spain (La Liga)
• Sector: Sports
• Slogan: Hala Madrid!
• Segment: Millions of people across the world who love to play or
watch football
• Target Group: Typically, men in the age group 15 and above globally

RISE & SHINE
Madrid
Football
Club

FIFA

1902

1904

RISE & SHINE

King of Spain
granted Royal
(“real”) to the
club

1920

EU Cup Final
made Real
Madrid bestknown soccer
team

1960

Players
are free
agents

1995
• Vision: To be the best soccer club in the world
• Mission: To leverage the Real Madrid brand globally

• Goals:
• Financial flexibility
• Team of top players
• Leverage the Real Madrid brand and content across variety
of distribution channels

VISION & MISSION
2000

Name

: Florentino Pérez Rodríguez

Position

: President of Real Madrid

Tenure

: 2000 - 2006 & From - 2009

Background

: Businessman / Civil Engineer

THE TURN AROUND
• Old Training pitches
• Generates €500 million

Sell
Assets
Buy Back
rights

• Boxes in stadiums - €16
million

• Refurbish & double boxes
• In ground perimeter space

Develop
them

Generate
Income

•

€ 16 Mills / Year

THE TURN AROUND

SOCIEDAD MIXTA
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Merchandizing
Sponsorships
Distribution business
Online business
Contracts
SELLING SHARES

2000
Year 2000
10%

Team Real
Madrid
Caja Madrid

20%
70%

Sogecable

THE TURN AROUND
GROWTH IN REVENUES
Marketing Revenues in Millions €
142
Forecasted

• SPONSORS

83
39

2000-2001

THE TURN AROUND

2003-2004

2005-2006
Assembling
GALACTICOS

THE TURN AROUND
Building the walls …
Where is the ROOF ?
Merchandising

Match Day

Broadcasting

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Others

THE TURN AROUND

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RM TV
Broadcasting Rights

www.realmadrid.com
Magazines
Fan Card
How to transfer Real Madrid fans and supporters into
dedicated customers ?
• Ratio: revenue/number of fans (in million €)
-> Manchester United : 251.4/45= 5.50
-> Real Madrid : 192.6/93 = 2.07

DEAD END OR REACHING THE
STARS?
Tangible

Intangible

• New market participant –
foreign investors
• Overexposure & excessive
commercialization
• Player focus

• Counterfeit products
• Element of uncertainty
• Lack of talent

SUBISSUES
• Ownership: Private fixed
membership – around 55 000.
• Operation: As a professional
organization.

• Business model: Pursuing most
famous players at all costs.
• Players are portfolios under Real
Madrid Brand. RM has 50% of
image rights (= 50% of income)
– can be win-win for all parts.

RIVALRY

• Ownership: Private
membership of around 200
000 + public shares.

• Operation: as a professional
sports team.
• Business model: Heavily
depends on
retail, merchandizing, apparel
and product licensing
performance – fans’ spending.
International
marketing and new
technologies, 3%

Merchandize, 15%

Commercial, 27%
Match day, 46%

Match day, 41%

Sponsorship, 10%

Broadcast, 26%
Media, 32%

• Revenue Stream: 2003

• Revenue Stream: 2003

• Revenue 2003: 192.6 €m
• Number of fans: 93 million

• Revenue 2003: 251.4 €m
• Number of fans: 51 million

RIVALRY
Building a story of value – brand & content – in order to
exploit Real Madrid’s brand equity globally
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Clustering China, India & US
Targeting of different segments
Use emotions and sentimental attachment
Player-studded advertising

STRATEGY
Actions

Transformation
of fans into
customers

Increase
revenues

Gain new
market share

Image

Public share
offers

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++

+

--

Market
development
CIU

+

++

++

++

Product
diversification

+++

++

+

++

Local & MNC
partnerships

++

++

++

+

Sponsors

+

++

+

+

Focus on
sourcing of
players

++

++

++

++

FIGURING WAYS TO VICTORY
• Market development China, India & US
• Promoting soccer through fan tours
• RM Junior Tournament

• Product diversification
• Diversification of Socios membership card & Hala Madrid
magazine (local discounts)
• Exploit internet-based technologies (website, mobile
internet)
• Retail outlets (exclusivity & experience)

SCORING OUR GOALS
• Local & MNC partnerships
• Local soccer clubs
• Fast Food chains: toys
• Limited edition products

• Sponsors
• Charity to improve image (UNICEF)

• Focus on sourcing of players
• CIU brand ambassadors
• Focus on young player program

SCORING OUR GOALS
• Philosophy of Marketing:
Customer
knowledge

Experience

PROFIT
$$

• 1) Which need does Real Madrid reinforce for its
consumers/fans?
• 2) Which ways could Real Madrid Segment its market?

LET’S GET BUSY
• Segmentation

• Marketing/Merchandising
• Cost
• Going Public

DEVIL’S ADVOCATE

Real Madrid Case Study

  • 1.
    « In Spainit is easier to change spouses, political party or religion than it is to change soccer club. In soccer, a fan is a fan for life. » REAL MADRID Ines SCHULLER Lambert ROLLAT Brittni PING Guru PRASAD Xiadong JIANG (Vincent) Chantal INGRAM Rong XHAI (Vanessa)
  • 2.
    • • • • • • • • Soccer - birthof legends Rise & shine The turn around Dead end or reaching the stars? Rivalry Figuring ways to victory Scoring our goals Let’s get busy YOUR NEXT 90 MINUTES +2
  • 3.
    • Most popularsport worldwide • Core promise - victory and a good show • Largest soccer clubs in Spain (Real Madrid - FC Barcelona) • Associations SOCCER – BIRTH OF LEGENDS
  • 4.
    • Category: FootballClub Spain (La Liga) • Sector: Sports • Slogan: Hala Madrid! • Segment: Millions of people across the world who love to play or watch football • Target Group: Typically, men in the age group 15 and above globally RISE & SHINE
  • 5.
    Madrid Football Club FIFA 1902 1904 RISE & SHINE Kingof Spain granted Royal (“real”) to the club 1920 EU Cup Final made Real Madrid bestknown soccer team 1960 Players are free agents 1995
  • 6.
    • Vision: Tobe the best soccer club in the world • Mission: To leverage the Real Madrid brand globally • Goals: • Financial flexibility • Team of top players • Leverage the Real Madrid brand and content across variety of distribution channels VISION & MISSION
  • 7.
    2000 Name : Florentino PérezRodríguez Position : President of Real Madrid Tenure : 2000 - 2006 & From - 2009 Background : Businessman / Civil Engineer THE TURN AROUND
  • 8.
    • Old Trainingpitches • Generates €500 million Sell Assets Buy Back rights • Boxes in stadiums - €16 million • Refurbish & double boxes • In ground perimeter space Develop them Generate Income • € 16 Mills / Year THE TURN AROUND SOCIEDAD MIXTA • • • • • Merchandizing Sponsorships Distribution business Online business Contracts
  • 9.
    SELLING SHARES 2000 Year 2000 10% TeamReal Madrid Caja Madrid 20% 70% Sogecable THE TURN AROUND
  • 10.
    GROWTH IN REVENUES MarketingRevenues in Millions € 142 Forecasted • SPONSORS 83 39 2000-2001 THE TURN AROUND 2003-2004 2005-2006
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Building the walls… Where is the ROOF ? Merchandising Match Day Broadcasting • • Others THE TURN AROUND • • • RM TV Broadcasting Rights www.realmadrid.com Magazines Fan Card
  • 13.
    How to transferReal Madrid fans and supporters into dedicated customers ? • Ratio: revenue/number of fans (in million €) -> Manchester United : 251.4/45= 5.50 -> Real Madrid : 192.6/93 = 2.07 DEAD END OR REACHING THE STARS?
  • 14.
    Tangible Intangible • New marketparticipant – foreign investors • Overexposure & excessive commercialization • Player focus • Counterfeit products • Element of uncertainty • Lack of talent SUBISSUES
  • 15.
    • Ownership: Privatefixed membership – around 55 000. • Operation: As a professional organization. • Business model: Pursuing most famous players at all costs. • Players are portfolios under Real Madrid Brand. RM has 50% of image rights (= 50% of income) – can be win-win for all parts. RIVALRY • Ownership: Private membership of around 200 000 + public shares. • Operation: as a professional sports team. • Business model: Heavily depends on retail, merchandizing, apparel and product licensing performance – fans’ spending.
  • 16.
    International marketing and new technologies,3% Merchandize, 15% Commercial, 27% Match day, 46% Match day, 41% Sponsorship, 10% Broadcast, 26% Media, 32% • Revenue Stream: 2003 • Revenue Stream: 2003 • Revenue 2003: 192.6 €m • Number of fans: 93 million • Revenue 2003: 251.4 €m • Number of fans: 51 million RIVALRY
  • 17.
    Building a storyof value – brand & content – in order to exploit Real Madrid’s brand equity globally • • • • Clustering China, India & US Targeting of different segments Use emotions and sentimental attachment Player-studded advertising STRATEGY
  • 18.
    Actions Transformation of fans into customers Increase revenues Gainnew market share Image Public share offers - ++ + -- Market development CIU + ++ ++ ++ Product diversification +++ ++ + ++ Local & MNC partnerships ++ ++ ++ + Sponsors + ++ + + Focus on sourcing of players ++ ++ ++ ++ FIGURING WAYS TO VICTORY
  • 19.
    • Market developmentChina, India & US • Promoting soccer through fan tours • RM Junior Tournament • Product diversification • Diversification of Socios membership card & Hala Madrid magazine (local discounts) • Exploit internet-based technologies (website, mobile internet) • Retail outlets (exclusivity & experience) SCORING OUR GOALS
  • 20.
    • Local &MNC partnerships • Local soccer clubs • Fast Food chains: toys • Limited edition products • Sponsors • Charity to improve image (UNICEF) • Focus on sourcing of players • CIU brand ambassadors • Focus on young player program SCORING OUR GOALS
  • 21.
    • Philosophy ofMarketing: Customer knowledge Experience PROFIT $$ • 1) Which need does Real Madrid reinforce for its consumers/fans? • 2) Which ways could Real Madrid Segment its market? LET’S GET BUSY
  • 22.
    • Segmentation • Marketing/Merchandising •Cost • Going Public DEVIL’S ADVOCATE