1) Sport sponsorship can help companies heighten visibility, shape consumer attitudes, and communicate commitment to a lifestyle.
2) There are many benefits to sponsorship, including wide exposure from events, vast publicity opportunities, and the ability to target communications by age, income, geography and gender.
3) Originally dominated by beer and tobacco, the biggest sponsors now include packaged goods, retail, and financial services. Measurement of sponsorship effectiveness can be challenging but sales metrics provide some insights.