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The implementation of integrated marketing communication (IMC): evidence from professional football clubs in England

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posted on 2019-03-21, 11:39 authored by Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Ian HodgkinsonIan Hodgkinson
Integrated marketing communication (IMC) is considered to hold strategic value for contemporary organisations. Yet, the actual implementation of IMC by client organisations remains under researched and represents somewhat of a black box for academics and practitioners alike. The study examines the perceptions of the IMC implementation process from practitioners working within professional football clubs. The findings reveal four diverse scenarios of IMC implementation and in so doing uncover neglected oxymora in the way in which IMC theory is translated in practice. The four scenarios: strategic integration, practitioners’ strategy paradox, unintentional IMC implementation paradox, and IMC absence, are each linked to a different level of practitioner IMC application. The four scenarios provide a more nuanced perspective of IMC advancement, unpacking the black box of IMC implementation and extending the IMC stage model to better present the IMC implementation landscape as examined among professional football clubs. This study allows for a more comprehensive and rounded understanding of IMC implementation, which can inform future practical application and research investigation.

History

School

  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
  • Business and Economics

Department

  • Business

Published in

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volume

28

Issue

6

Pages

542 - 563

Citation

MANOLI, A.E. and HODGKINSON, I.R., 2020. The implementation of integrated marketing communication (IMC): evidence from professional football clubs in England. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 28 (6), pp.542-563.

Publisher

© Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Strategic Marketing on 20 Mar 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2019.1593225

Acceptance date

2019-03-01

Publication date

2019-03-20

ISSN

0965-254X

eISSN

1466-4488

Language

  • en