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Advanced Sports Sponsorship Strategies : The Ultimate Guide for Rights Holders, Brands and Agencies

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: SportBusiness Group Ltd.
Published: July 2006
Product Code: R357-35
Description
Sponsorship has steadily risen up the marketing agenda to the point where it is now a fundamental part of the marketing mix. This journey has taken the best part of 30 years. For many brand owners - such as Coca-Cola, Shell, Gillette and Vodafone - sports sponsorship has been pivotal in their marketing communication campaigns and provided these very different brand owners with a global brand communication platform.
Table of Contents
Introduction

Globalisation

Behaviour

Permission

Technology

Chapter 1: Global sponsorship market

Analysis of the latest published global market estimates from IEG, Sports Marketing Surveys, and others

Review of values of shirt sponsorship deals in Europe

Detailed review of growth of sports sponsorship across North America, Europe (including UK), South Africa, China and Australia

Comparison of the growth of sponsorship with growth of advertising across territories

Chapter 2: Sports sponsorship strategic model

Existing activity review

Sponsorship policy and strategy

Negotiation

Activation/exploitation

Return on investment

360° review of sponsorship programme

Measurement and evaluation

Case studies: Shell, Atos Origin, Nationwide, Visa, British Olympic Association, B&Q, Powergen (E.ON), Britvic Soft Drinks, American Express, Coca Cola

Chapter 3: Activation of sports sponsorship

Best practice in:

Advertising

Virtual advertising

Public relations

Broadcast

New media

Direct marketing

Competitions

Promotions and prizes

Licensing and merchandising

Hospitality

Internal communications

Case studies: Honda UK, Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, F1, B&Q, Atos Origin, Coca Cola, Visa International

Chapter 4. Selling sponsorship

Mindset for successful selling of sponsorship

Preparation and planning

Pitfalls to avoid

Selling strategies that have worked for a variety of sports rights holders.

Chapter 5. Cause related marketing and sport sponsorship

Some of the most successful examples of CRM and sport, including grass roots sponsorship

Useful checklists for both the sponsor and sports rights holder

How CRM programs can be measured and evaluated in order to assess the return on investment (ROI).

Chapter 6. Activating sponsorship via interactive platforms

Innovative use of new media in sports sponsorship including Mobile, interactive TV (iTV), broadband and IPTV, blogging, RSS, games platforms and podcasting.

Case studies: O2, Orange, Nokia, adidas, Heineken, Honda, Anheuser-Busch

Chapter 7. Comparison with arts sponsorship

Review of the pros and cons of arts versus sports sponsorship

Strategies for brand owners in creating a mix of properties

Overlap between arts and sports sponsorship

Chapter 8. Measurement and evaluation

Importance of planning

Cost/benefit equation

Setting and measuring objectives

Relative strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative techniques

Media valuation, including internet

Chapter 9. Ethical issues in sports sponsorship

Latest research

Gambling and sports sponsorship

Financial services and sports sponsorship

Tobacco and sports sponsorship

Alcohol and sports sponsorship

Food and beverage manufacturers and sports sponsorship

Checklist

Children and sports sponsorship

Codes of conduct

Case studies: National Lottery, MasterCard, Britvic Soft Drinks, Coca Cola

Chapter 10. Ambush marketing

Definition

Unethical or illegal?

Types

Strategies for dealing with ambush marketing

Legal controls

London Olympics and Paralympics Games Bill 2005

Chapter 11. Experiential marketing and sponsorship

Research into the impact of experiential marketing

Building blocks of experiential sponsorship

Best practice in experiential sponsorship

Case study: American Express and Wimbledon

Chapter 12. Broadcast sponsorship

Regulatory aspects of broadcasting (including Television without Frontiers Directive and remit of European Broadcast

Union )
Examples of broadcast sponsorship - Channel 4 cricket

Chapter 13. The future of sports sponsorship

Organisational development and implications for sponsorship

Technological advances and impact on sponsorship

Chinese economy

2012 Olympic Games

Future global growth of sports sponsorship

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