| Global Sport Sponsorship Contributor(s): Cornwell, Bettina T. (Editor), Amis, John M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845200802 ISBN-13: 9781845200800 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Estimated to have an annual worth of $24.8 billion dollars, the global sponsorship industry has become of vital importance to anybody interested in understanding the sport-commerce nexus. This text provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of this relationship. Topics covered include the strategic nature of global sport sponsorship; the role of celebrities in global advertising; the utilization of sponsorship in the construction of global alliances; and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Sports & Recreation - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 796.069 |
| LCCN: 2005013775 |
| Series: Sport Commerce and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.44 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Estimated to have an annual worth of US$24.8 billion dollars, the global sport sponsorship industry has become of vital importance to anybody interested in understanding the sport-commerce nexus. Global Sport Sponsorship is the first text to provide a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of this industry. Leading scholars from marketing, management, sociology, cultural studies, tourism, and gender studies address issues central to current debates in each of these disciplines. Topics covered include the strategic nature of global sport sponsorship; the role of celebrities in global advertising; controversies surrounding conventional norms of what constitutes 'acceptable' sponsorship; the utilization of sponsorship in the construction of global alliances; using sponsorship to negotiate local markets and the development of effective methods of evaluation. Global Sport Sponsorship is essential reading for anyone involved in the practice or academic study of one of the world's largest industries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Amis, John M.: - John M. Amis is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences and Education, University of Memphis. |
