Sponsorships worldwide have been on the rise. The rising fees make sponsorships an expensive proposition for companies. Companies that cannot afford to buy sponsorship may be inclined towards an ‘ambush' tactic for both; defensive as well as offensive reasons. The paper analyses in detail the...

Ambush marketing is a means of getting the maximum bang for the buck while stealing some of a rival's thunder. As the costs of becoming official sponsors of a major sports event have mushroomed in recent years, sponsors increasingly have to deal with what has become known as ambush marketing....