Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference Track
Sport Marketing
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
The majority of entry-level positions within the sport industry fall in the area of sales. Yet, only recently have sport-management programs begun to offer courses devoted to sales education and training. The discipline of sales provides an ideal opportunity to incorporate experiential-based learning. While several recent articles have examined the application of experiential-learning based learning to courses focused on ticket sales, this article presents the results of the first systematic assessment of such courses’ effectiveness. Specifically, this paper presents the results of evaluation of sales-training programs that incorporate Southall, Nagel, LeGrande, and Han's (2003) metadiscrete experiential learning model and the application of this model to a sport-sales specific curriculum as presented by Irwin, Southall and Sutton (2007). Among sampled students (N = 406) survey results revealed significant differences in all assessed categories related to students' knowledge, skills and attitudes related to sport sales. This article discusses study findings and significance of conclusions for future sport-management program development.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
Digital Commons@Georgia Southern License
Recommended Citation
Southall, Richard M., "Assessing Sport-Sales Training Effectiveness: Development of a Baseline Sample" (2010). Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2010. 12.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/amtp-proceedings_2010/12
