The emphasis on relationships - as opposed to transaction-based exchanges - is redefining the marketing domain. Sports sponsorship is an important source of income for professional sporting organisations and an effective marketing tool for companies aiming at commercial objectives through sports...

Sports marketing has established itself over the last three decades not only as a very special form of marketing but also as an own subject of research. However, it is quite surprising that the nature of sports marketing is relatively unknown as different definitions of sports market-ing...

Die Kommerzialisierung des Sports nimmt weiter zu. Viele Sportorganisationen sind heute mit mittelständischen Unternehmen vergleichbar. Wer hier betriebswirtschaftliche Entscheidungen trifft, ohne die sporttypischen Besonderheiten zu beachten, geht ein hohes Risiko ein