The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships

SPORT sponsorship is increasingly used as an organisational communication tool. Its effective use is generally diminished by a lack of coordination with greater organisational communication objectives. The alignment of the objectives of sport sponsorship with an organisation's greater communic...

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Main Authors: George Angelopulo, Nina Overton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2022-11-01
Series:Communicare
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/2110
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description SPORT sponsorship is increasingly used as an organisational communication tool. Its effective use is generally diminished by a lack of coordination with greater organisational communication objectives. The alignment of the objectives of sport sponsorship with an organisation's greater communication objectives as a means of increasing sport sponsorship's effective use is dis- cussed. The validity of differentiating be- tween objectives of sport sponsorship for public relations and for marketing communication objectives was tested amongst a sample of South African sponsors, and a measuring instrument of sport sponsors communication objectives was developed.
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spelling doaj-art-859eb5816f274cdd94b91fd774d46ac52025-01-20T08:43:30ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-11-016110.36615/jcsa.v6i1.2110The Communication Objectives of Sport SponsorshipsGeorge Angelopulo0Nina Overton1University of South AfricaUniversity of Johannesburg SPORT sponsorship is increasingly used as an organisational communication tool. Its effective use is generally diminished by a lack of coordination with greater organisational communication objectives. The alignment of the objectives of sport sponsorship with an organisation's greater communication objectives as a means of increasing sport sponsorship's effective use is dis- cussed. The validity of differentiating be- tween objectives of sport sponsorship for public relations and for marketing communication objectives was tested amongst a sample of South African sponsors, and a measuring instrument of sport sponsors communication objectives was developed. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/2110organisational communication toolsport sponsorshipeffective usepublic relationsmarketing communication
spellingShingle George Angelopulo
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The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
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organisational communication tool
sport sponsorship
effective use
public relations
marketing communication
title The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
title_full The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
title_fullStr The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
title_full_unstemmed The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
title_short The Communication Objectives of Sport Sponsorships
title_sort communication objectives of sport sponsorships
topic organisational communication tool
sport sponsorship
effective use
public relations
marketing communication
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/2110
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