Special event entertainment (SEE) is a category of shopping centre entertainment that is seasonal, temporary and discrete in nature and it can involve school holiday entertainment, fashion shows and market days (Sit, Merrilees and Birch, 2003). Using SEE, shopping centre managers seek to entice...

This paper explores the concept of sponsorship endorsed packaging in a fast moving consumer goods context, specifically addressing the effects of on-pack promotion of a sponsorship relationship on consumer attitudes. Although an abundance of literature exists in the sponsorship field and...

[Abstract]: This paper presents a conceptual framework which aims to examine the impact of special event entertainment (SEE) on shopping centre patrons’ behaviours. Adapted from Wakefield and Baker’s model (1998), the framework presented proposes that shoppers’perceptions of SEE constitute...

This paper reviews the literature on the use of entertainment in shopping centres and outlines the constructs believed to impact upon consumer’s responses to special event entertainment. Special event entertainment (SEE) refers to entertainment events or activities that are offered on an...

This study explores why some consumers choose to pay for hedonic consumption instead of consuming for free. Consumer decision making processes, the nature of retailing hedonic consumption and major factors influencing purchase intention literature is reviewed. Common models on the...

In the last decade sponsorship spending increased with large corporations now including some sponsorship spend in their marketing budget. With worldwide sponsorship spending now in excess of US$26 billion (IEG2005), it is important for marketers to understand the impact of sponsorship investment...