9. 1. To identify with a particular target
market or lifestyle
Customers
can be
targeted
Geographically Behaviorally
DemographicallyPsychographically
10. 2. To increase salience of company or
product name
•Sponsorship
often offers
sustained
exposure to a
brand
•For ex. Fly
emirates
sponsors soccer
11. 3. To create or reinforce perceptions of
key brand image associations
•Events
themselves
have
associations
that help to
create brand
associations
•For ex. MRF
tyres
participates in
car rallies
12. 4. To enhance corporate image
•Sponsorship
can improve
perceptions that
the company is
likable and
prestigious
•For ex Visa
sponsoring in
Olympics
13. 5. To create experiences and evoke
feelings
•The feelings
endangered by
an exciting or
rewarding event
mat indirectly
link to the
brand
•For ex. Audi in
Iron Man 2
14. 6. To express commitment to the
community or on social issues
•Cause related marketing sponsors non-profit
organizations and charities
•Many companies in South Asia, given the economic
and social situations prevailing in their respective
countries, espouse one or more social causes, which
become part of their corporate social responsibility
charters
15. 7. To entertain key clients or reward key
employees
•Many events include
lavish hospitality tents
and other special
services or activities
only for sponsors and
their guests.
16. 8. To permit merchandising or promotional
opportunities
•Many marketers tie
contests or
sweepstakes, in-store
merchandising, direct
response, or other
marketing activities
with an event.
•Many popular
television reality
programs are
sponsored by well-
known brands.
17.
18. Choosing Events
The event must meet the marketing objectives
and communication strategy defined for the brand
The audience must match the target market
The event must have sufficient awareness, possess the
desired image, and be capable of creating desired effects
Consumers must make favorable attributions for the
sponsor’s engagement
20. Measuring Sponsorship
Activities
Supply
Side
Demand
Side
•Focuses on exposure by
consumer lines
•Demand-side method
identifies the effect
sponsorship has on
consumers’ brand
knowledge
•Focuses on potential
exposure to the brand by
assessing the extent of media
coverage
•Supply-side methods
approximate the amount of
time or space devoted to
media coverage of event