This study was an attempt, to analyze the main factors when commercial tennis clubs select the target playing an important part of their marketting strategy. To od this, two commercial tennis clubs were chosen which remarkably differ in the level of membership fee: Club A charges a comparatively low membership fee and Club B charges a comparatively expensive one- The member of these two clubs were compared with each other, by way of a written questionnaire, as regards their personal properties and views. 220 samples were collected subsequently analyzed. 90 from the members of Club A. the rest from the members of Club B. The main results are as follows: 1. The two groups show remarkable differences in such demographic factors as income and occupation. But. they show little differences in factors about needs and views of sports. 2. As for opinions of the service provided in the tennis clubs, members of Club A tend to think highly practical factors such as the fee of membership and business hours of the club, where as members of Club B tend to put an emphasis on marginal factors such as the quality of facilities and services. These results show that it is necessary to consider not only income but occupation and opinions of the service for the target selection of commercial tennis clubs.
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