TY - BOOK AU - Fortunato, John A. TI - Sports sponsorship: principles and practices SN - 9780786474318 AV - GV 716 .F69 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers KW - SPORTS SPONSORSHIP N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Promotional communication and persuasion -- The principles of sponsorship -- Sponsorship selection : audience variables, cost and exclusivity -- Sponsorship selection : brand association -- Sponsorship activation -- Hindrances to a successful sponsorship -- Sponsorship of individuals -- Sponsorship and corporate social responsibility -- Sponsorship evaluation N2 - This book focuses on how the sponsorship of sports works: the costs, the goals, evaluation and selection of the property a sponsor chooses, how to activate a sponsorship, how to create a brand association, public relations and brand image possibilities ER -