Baena Graciá, VerónicaDos Santos, Manuel Alonso2014-03-182014-03-182014Baena-Graciá, V. (2014). Getting brand commitment through internet and mobile sports marketing: an insight on Real Madrid football team. In M. A. Dos-Santos, Strategies in sports marketing: technologies and emerging trends (pp. 203-218). Pennsylvania: IGI Global.9781466659940http://hdl.handle.net/11268/2291This chapter provides a better understanding of the impact that the Internet and mobile sports marketing are having on a business's ability to achieve customer engagement. To achieve this goal, the case of Real Madrid football team is analyzed, as it is calculated to have over 200 million supporters worldwide. Information about Real Madrid was gathered from September 2012 to March 2013 by repeatedly browsing the team's Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and apps. Data from interviews of Real Madrid's marketing department published in business press and posts was also compiled. Additionally, a focus group was conducted to discuss the customer engagement of Real Madrid's fans. The findings offer new opportunities to get customer engagement. They also highlight the important role of social media to gain insight about the fans.engbook part10.4018/978-1-4666-5994-0.ch013restricted accessMarketingPublicidadDeporte