{"id":56626,"date":"2025-04-02T09:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elixirr.com\/en-us\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=56626"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:22:42","slug":"professional-ice-hockey-team-building-fandom-in-a-new-market","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.elixirr.com\/en-us\/case-studies\/professional-ice-hockey-team-building-fandom-in-a-new-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional ice hockey team: Building fandom in a new market"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n    class=\"wp-block-text-block edwp-block layout--spacing-y bg--none\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"wp-block-text-block__container container fade-in\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-text-block__content wysiwyg\">\n            <p class=\"meta-right-overview\">As it prepared to launch its newest franchise team, our client wanted to size the target market for the new team leading up to its 2021 inaugural season to ensure they had a realistic understanding of potential ticket and merchandise sales, viewership and more. They also needed to understand the hockey fan journey and lifecycle to optimize their marketing and advertising messaging and attract the largest and most diverse fan base possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-meta\">\n<ul class=\"meta-list\">\n<li>Outcome 1: Helped identify the team\u2019s name<\/li>\n<li>Outcome 2: Informed marketing and communication strategy<\/li>\n<li>Outcome 3: Outlined community engagement opportunities for the franchise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"wp-block-banner edwp-block layout--spacing-y bg--secondary wp-block-banner--content-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"container wp-block-banner__container\">\n        <div class=\"edwp-component edwp-fade-in wp-block-banner__content\">\n            <h2 class=\"wp-component-heading wp-component-content__title text--h1\">\n    The challenge<\/h2>                <div class=\"wp-component-content__content wp-component-content__content--cols-1 wysiwyg\">\n                            <div class=\"wp-component-content__column\">\n                    <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2019, a major professional sports league was preparing to launch their newest franchise team in a new major US city. As the new location has not traditionally been a \u201chockey town\u201d there were questions around if locals would welcome a new sport, how deeply they would engage with the franchise, and where there would be opportunities to build and deepen fandom.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"wp-block-banner edwp-block layout--none bg--secondary wp-block-banner--content-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"container wp-block-banner__container\">\n        <div class=\"edwp-component edwp-fade-in wp-block-banner__content\">\n            <h2 class=\"wp-component-heading wp-component-content__title text--h1\">\n    The approach<\/h2>                <div class=\"wp-component-content__content wp-component-content__content--cols-1 wysiwyg\">\n                            <div class=\"wp-component-content__column\">\n                    <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hypothesis, an Elixirr company, partnered with a major professional sports league to strategise how to build fandom in a new market by conducting primary research through qualitative focus groups and a quantitative survey. This research focussed on:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Audience interest<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: In-person focus groups with current and potential hockey fans in the new location explored team name options and \u2018ways in\u2019 for fandom<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sizing the market:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an online quantitative survey to determine targeting and marketing opportunities for the team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On-going tracking:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0we revisited our survey in 2023 to identify new avenues to capture fans and increase engagement with the franchise, post-launch<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">The team\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">conducted four in-person focus groups\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW186811246 BCX0\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">\u00a0the new location among fans\/committed season ticket\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">buyers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">\u00a0as well as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">potential fans\/general sports fans<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">. We then\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">leveraged<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">\u00a0these insights to craft a 15-minute online survey<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">, sent to respondents across the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">. Using learning from across the unique pieces of research, we brought current and potential fan segments to life through a fandom timeline, team advice\/pitch activities, and attitude and lifestyle profiling. This work was followed up with an\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">\u00a0quantitative survey in 2023 to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186811246 BCX0\">measure how interest and engagement in the franchise had evolved since the team\u2019s launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186811246 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"wp-block-banner edwp-block layout--spacing-y bg--secondary wp-block-banner--content-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"container wp-block-banner__container\">\n        <div class=\"edwp-component edwp-fade-in wp-block-banner__content\">\n            <h2 class=\"wp-component-heading wp-component-content__title text--h1\">\n    The value delivered<\/h2>                <div class=\"wp-component-content__content wp-component-content__content--cols-1 wysiwyg\">\n                            <div class=\"wp-component-content__column\">\n                    <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\">With the insights in hand, the client was able to make strategic decisions around the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW147203130 BCX0\">team<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\">\u00a0name, types of fans to target,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\">ways to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\">optimize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147203130 BCX0\">\u00a0marketing and communications and types of community engagement opportunities in which to invest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">Our insights enabled the team to create a brand\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">roadmap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">\u00a0that was authentic to locals<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">by bringing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">\u00a0fan segments to life through a fandom timeline, team advice\/pitch activities and attitude and lifestyle profiling \u2013 all culminating in a fan landscape presentation for the client\u2019s board of directors<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118021323 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW118021323 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n           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