Kommunikation av ungdomsverksamheten inom Allsvenskan : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Allsvenska klubbars medieplattformar

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study was to examine how football clubs in the Swedish first divisioncommunicate about their youth activities. The goal of the essay was also to contribute with newinsights about sports clubs; how they have adapted to the evolution of social media and whatinformation they prioritise. The study is inductive and mainly based on the empirical material,which was gathered with the aid of a content analysis method. The theoretical starting point ofthis study was based on the marketing phrases image, profile, and identity, together withstrategic communication. The results of this study paints a picture of how some first divisionclubs communicate on social media in the form of webpages and Instagram posts. Some ofthese clubs conduct extensive marketing concerning their youth activities, while some havechosen to focus on specific parts.