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Reportlinker Adds Sports Sponsorship 2009

Posted on: Monday, 26 October 2009, 14:01 CDT

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Reportlinker Adds Sports Sponsorship 2009

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155743/Reportlinker-Adds-Sports-Sponsorship-2009.html

This Market Report examines the UK sports sponsorship market. Commercial sponsorship is now pervasive in professional sports and many sports rely heavily on the money paid by companies to link their names with healthy, popular physical activities. There is no way of measuring the exact size of the total market, but the 'Sportscan' series from market researcher IpsosMORI has recorded an increase in major 'deals' from 353m pounds Sterling to nearly 486m pounds over the past 10 years.

Sport funding will increase dramatically over the next 4 years to 2013 because of two major events to be held in the UK: the Olympic Games (London 2012),targeting sponsorship worth 600m pounds, and the Commonwealth Games (Glasgow2014). However, these events could temporarily divert funds from the regularly sponsored sports led by football -- still growing in importance -- and Formula1 racing. These two sports account for more than 50% of sports sponsorship spending in a market otherwise fragmented across dozens of sports for potential sponsoring, each offering sponsorship opportunities for leagues, cups, teams, individuals or even stadium sponsorships (e.g. Arsenal Football Club's [FC's] Emirates stadium).

Sponsors are drawn from most industry sectors, but a connection to sport is especially appreciated, for differing motivations, by financial services and alcoholic drinks brands (e.g. the Barclays Premier League in football and the Heineken Cup and Guinness Championship in rugby). The financial crisis that kick started the current recession is forcing banks, building societies and insurance companies to review their spending, but they are likely to remain major sponsors of sport.

Alcohol sponsorship could eventually be banned -- as tobacco has been --but this is only at the early debating stage. The variety of companies eager to sponsor sport is illustrated by the list of 'Partners' backing London 2012, which includes Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Samsung, adidas and British Airways (BA). The Partners will be hoping that the 2012 Games run smoothly, but volatility is integral to professional sport and is fundamental to the excitement that attracts sponsors in the first place. In 2008 or 2009 alone, examples of volatility have included the failure of any of the heavily sponsored British Isles football teams to reach the Euro 2008 finals; the dramatic rise of Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1 and of Andy Murray in tennis; and the drama at golf's The Open in 2009 when the trophy was nearly won by 59 year-old Tom Watson.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

Definitions

MARKET SECTORS

Sport

Sponsorship

MARKET TRENDS

Sponsorship in Marketing Communications

Role of the Media

More Types of Sponsorship

Football's Ascent

London and Glasgow

Women in Sport

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Population

Gross Domestic Product

Inflation

Unemployment

Household Disposable Income

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

BY MARKET SECTOR

By Sport

By Sponsor

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

NUMBER OF COMPANIES

EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

DISTRIBUTION

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

LEGISLATION

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

European Sponsorship Association

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

SPONSORING COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY SECTOR

Sports Governing Bodies, Associations and the Government

Associations and Agencies

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

The Media

Market Research

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising Expenditure

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour

INTRODUCTION

INTEREST IN SPORTS

PASSIONATE FOLLOWERS

7. Current Issues

THE RECESSION

GROWTH OF FOOTBALL

TENNIS, CRICKET AND FORMULA

SPONSORSHIP AWARDS

ALCOHOL SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES IN SCOTLAND

8. The Global Market

TOTAL MARKET SIZE

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

General Economic Forecasts

FORECASTS TO

MARKET GROWTH

FUTURE TRENDS

London and Glasgow

World Cup

Consolidation Impacts

Other Trends

10. Further Sources

Associations

Publications

General Sources

Government Publications

Other Sources

Key Note Sources

Key Note Ltd

11. Understanding TGI Data

Number, Profile, Penetration

Social Grade

Standard Region

12. Key Note Research

13. The Key Note Range of Reports

To order this report:

Reportlinker Adds Sports Sponsorship 2009

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155743/Reportlinker-Adds-Sports-Sponsorship-2009.html

More market research reports here!

Contact:

Nicolas Bombourg

Reportlinker

Email: nbo@reportlinker.com

US: (805)652-2626

Intl: +1 805-652-2626

SOURCE Reportlinker


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