Sponsorship-Linked Marketing: The Role of Articulation in Memory

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Date

2006-12

Authors

Cornwell, T. Bettina
Humphreys, Michael S.
Maguire, Angela M.
Weeks, Clinton S.
Tellegen, Cassandra L.

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Volume Title

Publisher

Journal of Consumer Research, Inc.

Abstract

Corporate sponsorship of events contributes significantly to marketing aims, including brand awareness as measured by recall and recognition of sponsor-event pairings. Unfortunately, resultant advantages accrue disproportionately to brands having a natural or congruent fit with the available sponsorship properties. In three cued-recall experiments, the effect of articulation of sponsorship fit on memory for sponsor-event pairings is examined. While congruent sponsors have a natural memory advantage, results demonstrate that memory improvements via articulation are possible for incongruent sponsor-event pairings. These improvements are, however, affected by the presence of competitor brands and the way in which memory is accessed.

Description

10 p.

Keywords

Corporate sponsorship, Branding (Marketing), Brand name products

Citation

Journal of Consumer Research, Inc., Vol. 33, December 2006, pp. 312-321