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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Business
6. Marketing Strategies
7. Product/Service Provided
8. Specific promotions, advertisements, and other posts that you will make on social media
platforms
Executive Summary
different cities within Florida. We talked about the Miami Dolphins’ current consumer
information and where we wanted to expand the Miami Dolphins brand to other markets. We
then talked a little bit about the economic climate in Miami, Florida, and how they are struggling
in some senses. We aim our campaign to help fix some of these struggles for residents of Miami.
Next, we aim to explain the financial status and demand of the Miami Dolphins as an
organization and how much money they bring in from revenue, and how much they charge for
single tickets as well as season tickets. We will then get into talking about the Miami Dolphins
SWOT Analysis. SWOT means strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. After we
communicate those topics to our audience, we will talk about Miami’s political and social
environment with its popularity coming from nightlife and local beaches visited by hundreds of
thousands of tourists. The next point we would like to make during our marketing campaign
would be the struggles of the Florida ocean life going on at this very time and what Florida is
projected to look like in the near future if change does not happen. Our campaign is going to be
based around the Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, and West Palm Beach areas of Florida because that
would maximize the amount of success, we would get from marketing the Miami Dolphins. We
will be doing community service with players of the Miami Dolphins and putting on beach
cleanups with local organizations. We will be posting all updates and players who will be
attending on social media such as Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. We expect this to
work very well with the vast number of followers that the Miami Dolphins have. The Dolphins
have 1.4 million Instagram followers, 915.1k followers on TikTok, and 1.1 million followers on
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Twitter. We have created flyers and will talk about our timeline to finish off our marketing
campaign for the Miami Dolphins. We believe that this idea could be very profitable for not only
the Miami Dolphins but also for the beaches of Florida to keep them healthy for the future.
Introduction
League (NFL). The Miami Dolphins was established in 1966 and began playing football in the
American Football League (AFL) that same year. “The Dolphins were founded by attorney-
politician Joe Robbie and actor-comedian Danny Thomas” (Miami Dolphins Team History
2022). The Miami Dolphins joined the NFL in 1970 when the NFL and AFL merged as one.
They hold the title for the oldest sports team located in Florida. The product being provided by
the Miami Dolphins is professional football. But more than just football, they are providing
everything is on a larger scale in a more luxurious setting. It is not a peewee football game or a
high school football game, it is meant to be an experience for the viewers while getting to enjoy
watching the game they love. There are a variety of services offered throughout the venue. With
the Hard Rock Stadium being a newer stadium, with many upgrades, it offers state of the art
equipment to provide the best experience possible for those in attendance. Miami has partnered
with Samsung to create an unbelievable fan experience within Hard Rock Stadium. Samsung and
the Miami Dolphins have created brand new living rooms within the box seats that allow
spectators to watch 24 channels at once while at the game. Samsung has also provided TVs for
the concessions around the stadium so spectators can view the menus and then pay for items
using their smartphones allowing a quicker, more productive experience for fans. The fans and
consumers are not the only ones benefiting from this partnership with Samsung providing “high-
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speed, multi-functioning printers that allow players to get up to 60 pages of key strategies and
plays” (Andrews, 2016). These high-speed printers allow for quicker decisions from coaches and
players, creating a more upbeat and intense football game which will result in the Miami
Dolphins selling more products and creating more services for the Dolphins. A winning football
team will always attract more services and bring in more revenue. The Miami Dolphins provides
parking and transportation services, 19 different art galleries, a team store with every Dolphins
product an individual could ever ask for, luxury seating for those who pay, and much more. They
offer a variety of things and activities to ensure it is an incredible experience for everyone in
attendance. And of course, Hard Rock Stadium offers a plethora of food options. They have over
78 restaurants, food stops, and bars located throughout the 3 levels of the stadium for customers
to choose from. They range from cheeseburgers and sloppy joes to ice cream and donuts, to
salads and vegan options. (Hard Rock Stadium) Rather than just providing football, the Miami
Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium are providing an incredible experience, and good memories -
for football fans, and those who could care less about football, alike. The Stadium itself also
provides more than just professional football. The Hard Rock Stadium also hosts events like
University of Miami football games, the Miami Open and will host the World Cup in 2026.
Business
The Miami Dolphins’ mission statement is “leveraging the power of sports and
entertainment to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community” (Miami
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Dolphins, 2022). Their main goal and objective are to entertain people with the game of football
and build their fanbase. The marketing objective of the Miami Dolphins is to use their players to
grow their business. If they have popular players that constantly have hype around them, then the
entire team will constantly get attention. Any type of attention is good in marketing terms. Our
marketing campaign uses this strategy to gain hype around the Dolphins. We will be flying some
of the Miami Dolphins players to several different locations in Florida to participate in beach
cleanups. We will have players promote the events on social media so fans can come to the
beach cleanups and help the state of Florida economically as well as meet their favorite players.
Hopefully, some people that just enjoy helping the environment will come and meet the players,
which might just turn them into Miami Dolphins fans. This marketing campaign also keeps the
Miami Dolphins’ mission statement true because it will show that they care about the Florida
community and economy. Florida is projected to be partly underwater in the near future, so the
citizens of Florida must make a drastic change in the way they treat their state. Exportise’s
marketing campaign provides an enjoyable and pleasing solution for both the environment, but
also for fans of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins want to expand their target market to 18–24-
year-olds because that is the weakest age of their fanbase. Almost every individual in that age
range has Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok, so what better way to reach that age group than to let
the players of the Dolphins create social media posts on these apps promoting beach cleanups
The South Florida area is now experiencing inflation, much like the rest of the United
States. Monthly expenses are currently ten times the national average. According to number.com,
it costs approximately $4,300 a month to live in Miami. This is making it harder for the average
family to pay rent, utilities, and buy necessities in the South Florida area.
As stated on the Forbes website, the Miami Dolphins ranked the 13th most valuable
organization in the NFL. The team value was calculated to be $4.6 billion in August of 2022.
This is a $1.2 billion increase since 2021. During the 2021 season, the team brought in $533
million in revenue.
Due to the successful season, the Dolphins are currently having, the demand for tickets is
higher than it has been in the past. Miami Dolphins ticket prices during the 2022/2023 season
average at about $222.00 a seat, with the lowest prices available starting at $52.00. The season
tickets in 2021 started at about $600. The Dolphins rank just above the NFL average of prices for
spectators. The NFL average for a family of four is about $537.00 including tickets, parking, and
concessions. The Dolphins estimated price for a family of four is located at $545.00. “In Miami,
that's $463 for tickets, $25 for parking, $22 for 16-oz beers, $8 for 20-oz sodas, and $27 for hot
dogs'' (Vassolo, 2022). Miami is ranked 15th in the NFL for average prices with the San
Francisco 49ers ranked at number 1. Compared to Florida’s other two football teams the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Dolphin’s stadium prices are located in
between both teams with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ average price being $293.00, and the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers average price located at $948.00. The Miami Dolphins is about as close as you
Miami is well known for its beaches and nightlife. The city is a great destination for
tourists. With this comes heavy traffic. An increase in tourism is good for the economy but can
lead to an increase in pollution along the coast, and damaging effects on marine life. Our firm is
hoping to introduce an idea to help slow the damaging effects around all of Florida, not just
Miami.
The Dolphins have many different competitors. Direct competitors, those who deliver the
same product as the Dolphins, include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Indirect competitors that deliver a similar sport product in the South Florida area include the
Miami Heat basketball team and the Miami Marlins professional baseball team. Substitute
competitors or those that satisfy similar wants of consumers include Miami’s notorious nightlife,
concerts, and surrounding area amusement parks. These competitors give consumers other ways
The Miami Dolphins organization has many internal strengths. As stated in the demand
trends, pricing for tickets to a Dolphins game is accessible to the average family, making this a
huge strength for the organization. On the field, the Dolphins are excelling, leading the AFC East
as of week twelve, ranking above their competitors, the New York Jets, New England Patriots,
and Buffalo Bills. They are an exciting team to watch this season, with star players like Tua
Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and many more. The Dolphins play in a state-of-the-art
facility. Hard Rock Stadium provides the ultimate experience for fans, with a variety of activities
and food and drink to enjoy during the games. The stadium offers fans a luxury experience,
offering theatre boxes and party terraces, as mentioned in an article on CBS news. (CBS Miami,
2017) The Dolphins also have some weaknesses within their organization. They haven’t had
much postseason success recently, with their last trip to the playoffs being in 2016. The Dolphins
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organization was also in the spotlight before the 2022 season due to the scandal with owner
Steven Ross. Ross was caught tampering, “The Dolphins had impermissible communications
with Brady as early as August 2019 through the 2020 postseason, while he was under contract to
the New England Patriots.” (CBS News 2022) This resulted in a suspension and a $1.5 million
fine, along with some bad publicity. During week two of the 2022 season, the organization was
negatively in the spotlight once again. Star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, was hit during a game
and cleared to continue playing. When week three came around, he was hit once again, leading
to a scary scene on the field. The situation put the organization under fire for risking their
quarterback’s safety. Recently, a lack of community outreach has been noted. This is a big
weakness for the organization, as one of its standards is, “We are a positive impact on those
around us.” (Miami Dolphins Guidelines, 2022) The Dolphins organize a large Challenge cancer
fundraiser, but there are not many other community events put on by the organization. There are
multiple opportunities arising for the Miami Dolphins. Due to the lack of outreach recently, there
is room for growth. Community outreach would bring in good press and publicity for the
organization. The Dolphins should look towards making a positive impact on the South Florida
community. Social media is a huge tool in today’s world. The Dolphins have the opportunity to
increase brand awareness and make a positive impact through social media. Due to the location
of the Dolphins organization, hurricanes are a constant threat. The organization could be forced
to find new practice facilities and gameday facilities on short notice if a hurricane’s path runs
through Miami. Climate change is also an ongoing threat. Being located at the bottom of the
peninsula of Florida, rising sea levels take a toll on the South Florida community over time. As
listed above, competitors also pose a huge threat to the Dolphin’s organization and revenue.
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demographics are easily obtainable. Most of the Dolphin fanbase are males. The majority of their
fans also lie within the 45–54-year age range. Their smallest age range is 18-24, with only 1% of
fans in this range. With our marketing campaign, we hope to gain more young consumers. 58%
of Dolphins fans are married. This resonates with the common NFL consumer persona of
According to a secondary source, dstillery.com, Miami Dolphins fans resonate the most
with ages ranging from 35 to 44 and males. (dstillery) This is a close range to what the Dolphins
consider their primary market, but not the exact same. This is, based on common knowledge
about the NFL, the target market of the NFL as a whole – middle-aged men. Naturally, the
Dolphins are going to continue to target this market as they will receive most of their business
from them.
NFL fans in general watch football games because they crave the excitement and
unpredictability that comes along with the game. Unlike reading reviews before going to the
movie theater, there is no way to find spoilers to a live game, as there are many ways for the
game to play out. Competition is also a driving factor for fans of the NFL. Catharsis also is a
psychographic characteristic of many NFL consumers. Football is a sport where you get to watch
athletes tackle each other, this can give consumers that release of aggression through watching.
Miami Dolphins consumers watch football games for many of the reasons listed above,
but there are also some characteristics specific to the Dolphins organization. Some fans only
claim their teams when they succeed. If that is the case for someone, the Dolphins are currently a
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great team to choose to watch. The Dolphins also appeal to those who crave luxury, due to their
game day facilities at Hard Rock Stadium. Although the Dolphins target those luxurious fans,
they also strive to be family-friendly, offering activities and incentives for bringing the whole
family to get the full game day experience. All information for the current consumer profile is
Market Segmentation
DolphinsPartnerships.com, shows that a majority of current consumers fall into the category of
middle-aged men. 80% of consumers are male while only 20% are female. A majority of
consumers fall into the 45-54-year-old category at 30% with the second highest amount in the
55-64-year-old range at 21%. Only 1% of Dolphins consumers fall into the 18-24-year-old range.
With that being said, our target market is going to be those 18-24-year-olds. Since there is such a
low amount of consumption within that age range, we believe that is the best group to target
since this is the age when people are easy to market to through social media and the internet as
well as the age group with most influence for change. We will reach this market mainly through
social media. Many people already know young adults are often involved in social media in
many ways, but when taking a closer look at the demographics of the various popular social
media platforms right now, there is evidence of this being true. Here are graphs of a few of the
top social media platforms within this age group, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter, and their
As you can see, a majority of consumers for all three of these social media platforms fall
into that 18-24-year-old age range we are trying to reach. This makes social media a great way to
access our target market. We will also be marketing to both men and women. From a more
conservationists or just anyone concerned with climate change. After looking at the current
climate of Florida specifically, home to the Miami Dolphins and 21.78 million Americans as of
2021 (United States Census), we concluded that there are some serious climate change issues
facing the area. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Florida is projected to be
completely underwater as early as 2050. This only gives us 27 years to try and reverse the
damaging effects of climate change that are taking a toll on the Southern portion of Florida,
specifically. This is the reason that we are hoping to target those who consider themselves
environmentalists.
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With that being said, the initiative that we have created for the Dolphins is an
environmentalism campaign. To make this happen, athletes and staff will take turns traveling to a
variety of popular locations throughout Florida to participate in beach clean-ups and various
environmental preservation activities. The cities include Clearwater Beach, Jacksonville Beach,
West Palm Beach and of course Miami beach. The team will work closely with local public
schools as well as non-profit organizations in the area. Below is a list of the public schools and
Clearwater Beach, FL
Elementary School Middle School High School Non-Profit
Organization
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Elementary School Middle School High School Non-Profit
Organization
Miami Beach, FL
Elementary School Middle School High School Non-Profit
Organization
Of course, these activities will not fix climate change. The goal is to educate the
community and allow everyone to do their part when it comes to taking care of the environment.
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We chose this time of year because students are in school, won't interfere with the regular
season, and athletes will only have to travel once as they will all take turns participating in the
event.
We project that this campaign will cost the organization approximately $25,000 per
beach cleanup. This cost accounts for travel, security, meals for players during the campaign,
marketing materials, and supplies for the actual cleanups. This will total $100,000 for the entire
campaign. The events are not meant to be over the top and extravagant, but rather accessible and
inviting to all. There is no need to spend insane amounts of money on the campaign, as that will
not bring us closer to our common goal. The events will be free to the public, to help encourage
all types of people to contribute to making the world a better place. We do not want to limit the
event to only those who can afford it, so our goal is to make it accessible to anyone and
everyone.
The event will take place along the coast of Florida, with stops at Clearwater Beach,
Jacksonville Beach, West Palm Beach, and of course Miami beach. At each stop, players will
invite fans of the Dolphins organization to come out and clean up the beaches together. Players
will also make stops at the schools listed in the table above to educate students on the harmful
effects of climate change, and how to prevent it. The Dolphins will partner with the
organizations listed above at each beach, to help bring awareness to the organizations helping
protect our home, the Earth. We are also considering working with the NFL teams in the
surrounding areas, such as Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, as this would bring all parties involved
positive publicity. This is still in the works, and subject to the opinions of those working within
As our campaign is not offering a new product, the only thing that we are distributing is
knowledge. We will advertise our events on social media, to make accessing the events easy for
Promotion Examples
The slogan for this campaign would be “Working together to protect our house and our
home”.
We chose this because we as a firm believe this is a great way to appeal to both the
Dolphin’s current consumer market as well as their new market. It appeals to Dolphins fans
when referring to the team and the stadium as their “house” as sports fans love being involved
and included in their favorite team. It also appeals to the target market of environmentalists or
people concerned with climate change by referring to the world as our home.
The Miami Dolphins have a pretty established social media base for their team already.
They currently have 1.4 million followers on Instagram, 1.2 million followers on Twitter, and are
just short of 1 million followers on TikTok at 969 thousand followers. When looking through the
content posted on the various sites currently, we can see that the Dolphins already have a strong
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social media team. They very clearly appeal to their current target audience which is shown by
post interaction via likes, comments, and shares. Their usual posts consist of game day
preparation, athlete interviews, and game updates. They keep up to date on the latest TikTok
trends, increasing fan interactions on posts. Below are a few examples of their current social
media posts.
As we said before, our target market for this campaign is that 18-24-year-old range that
uses social media often. To get information out about our events we will make posts on the
various platforms through the Miami Dolphins’ official accounts. Following the current aesthetic
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of the accounts already, our posts will be colorful, fun, and of course in teal and orange. Here is
Throughout the event itself, we will post things on all platforms to show what the team is
doing within their community. Our goal is to get current fans and new consumers to interact with
the content. To do this, we will post current social media trends - specifically TikTok trends.
Some trends that have done well recently are “A Day in the life” videos where someone records
what they do throughout the day and then does a voiceover explaining all of it. Another popular
trend right now is the “mini mic” videos. These consist of someone holding, you guessed it, a
To make this trend for our campaign, we would have a mini microphone and interview
the athletes on the beach with kids from various communities. We would ask them questions
like, “Why are you here today?” and “Why is protecting the environment important to you?”
This will encourage more people to come to our events. Who would not want their child to have
the opportunity to meet their favorite players, and be featured on their favorite team’s social
media account? We would also do a social media takeover with one of the athletes. They would
have access to the Instagram account for an entire day during the campaign event. They would
be able to post Instagram stories of themselves or others helping on the beaches. They would
post polls asking the fans questions and just getting the community to interact. Featuring star
players will encourage more people to come out and learn about the effects of climate change
and environmentalism.
Planning for our beach cleanup plan will officially begin in January 2023. During the
month of January, we will gather resources and information needed for future cleanups such as
confirming certain players and coaches at each stop and official partnerships with cleanup
organizations in each city. The actual beach cleanups will take place during the offseason. On
March 12, we will fly certain players to the first stop, which is Clearwater Beach. A beach
cleanup will take place, along with some environmental conservation information sessions.
Personnel will return to Miami after the cleanup. On April 3, we will move on to our second
stop, Jacksonville Beach. The same activities will be happening here. On May 15, players and
workers will fly to West Palm Beach. After returning to Miami from West Palm Beach, a final
cleanup will take place in the Dolphin’s hometown on May 25. After the Florida coast beach
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cleanup trips end, the tour will be evaluated, and consumer feedback will be reviewed in a
After the final event wraps up in May in Miami, our team will sit down with
representatives of the Miami Dolphins organization to evaluate the success of our campaign. We
will review consumer responses and replies. We will fill out a questionnaire regarding the
service completed at each location and compare them to one another. We will review consumer
and participant numbers at each location, to see if any were more successful than others. During
the events, we will ask participants for their feedback, and ask if there is anything we could do to
make their experience better. We will rank the pros and cons of our campaign to see if it is worth
doing for years in the future. We are always open to improvements and want the events to be as
successful as possible.
We will also keep up with the social media posts posted during our campaign. We will
monitor interactions on those posts, as part of the goal is to increase foot traffic on the Dolphins’
social media accounts. Comments on those posts will also help our organization gauge how
successful the campaign was overall, as the Dolphins usually receive upwards of 350 comments
on TikTok posts. Feedback on social media could be very beneficial to the Miami Dolphins
organization.
The ultimate goal of this campaign is to educate the community on how severe the arising
issue of climate change is. Of course, we want to increase sales and viewers of the Miami
Dolphins, but there is a much bigger picture than just football. If the sea levels continue to rise at
the rate they are now, the Miami Dolphins stadium could be underwater. As a firm, we at
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Exsportise see how dire the situation is becoming and want to appeal to the upcoming
generations, as they are the ones that can make the most change. Our goal is to encourage those
living around the coast to consider the effects that their actions can have on their homes.
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