EMOTIONS - Alkhalij Analytics · • The National Football League (NFL) generates significant...

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NFL ENGAGEMENT SPORT EVENTS The National Football League (NFL) generates significant conversations However, understanding the level of emotions is more important than the sheer volume of chatter While people make the majority of their decisions based on emotions, sport fans are particularly passionate and emotionally engaged EMOTIONS DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOUT SPORT EVENTS Measure the emotional strength of the conversation and predict people’s next actions Target your advertisements to enhance the emotional engagement and shape your fans’ future behaviour Drive increased attendance, viewership and merchandising sales

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NFL ENGAGEMENT

SPORT EVENTS

• The National Football League (NFL) generates significant conversations

• However, understanding the level of emotions is more important than the sheer volume of chatter

• While people make the majority of their decisions based on emotions, sport fans are particularly passionate and emotionally engaged

EMOTIONS DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOUT

SPORT EVENTS

• Measure the emotional strength of the conversation and predict people’s next actions

• Target your advertisements to enhance the emotional engagement and shape your fans’ future behaviour

•  Drive increased attendance, viewership and merchandising sales

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OBSERVATION

HOW EMOTIONAL ARE NFL FANS?

• It is unsurprising to see that fans of Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots talk a lot about their team (641K Awareness), are emotionally engaged (28 Involvement) and also motivated to watch them play (17 Motivation).

• It’s also not surprising that fans for a perennial losing team like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are emotionally unengaged (-55 Involvement).

EMOTIONAL INTENSITY

NFL TEAMS Awareness Involvement Motivation

New England Patriots 641K 28 17

Los Angeles Rams 277K 3 12

Indianapolis Colts 322K 54 -4

Dallas Cowboys 302K -20 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 83K -55 18

✴ Date range 18th Sept 2018 to 18th Sept 2019 ✴ Involvement and Motivation score range from -100 to 100

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Quarterback Andrew Luck unexpectedly decides to retire in August 2019.

The conversation immediately turns highly emotional (with a significant increase in Involvement), but is accompanied with a drop in Motivation.

This could bode ill for future game viewership.

IMPACT OF SPECIFIC EVENTS

✴ Date range 4th Aug 2019 to 24th Sept 2019 ✴ Involvement and Motivation score range from -100 to 100