Bettina Cornwell is one of the leading sponsorship academics worldwide. Sponsorship in Marketing is a must-read for any executive in our industry and any undergraduate considering a future marketing career.
- Jamie Cunningham, CEO of the Professional Sports Group
An important new book, written in a clear, nontechnical style. Professor Cornwell succeeds in integrating all relevant facets of sport sponsorship. A must for all those who are interested in this area.
- Christoph Breuer, Vice President of the German Sport University, Cologne
Dr Cornwell's Sponsorship in Marketing: Effective Communication through Sports, Arts and Events is a concise, fast-paced, well-written book by a recognised thought leader, successfully combining academic research with industry practice, giving students of marketing and practitioners superb, relevant insights. Using a wide range of spot-on business examples, Cornwell encourages readers to think critically and dig deep below the surface to understand the merits of sponsorship marketing, before committing resources. This is a significant contribution to our understanding of sponsorship in marketing that will influence business decisions for years to come.
- John Davis, Dean, Global MBA and Master of Global Business, S P Jain School of Global Management
This book certainly has upgraded our understanding of sport sponsorship. It has not only expanded the perspective to view the relation between sport and corporations but also provided structured principles. Both researchers and practitioners would benefit from reading this book.
- Joon-ho Kang, Director of The Global Sport Management Graduate Program & The Center for Sport Industry at Seoul National University
It is not easy to create a book that is easy to read while at the same time complete and infused with theory and research. Cornwell has succeeded in doing this and is correct in noting in her prefatory comments that Sponsorship in Marketing is organized for possible use in courses or seminars but is also intended for the business community (p. xi). The book, an insightful overview of the various aspects of sponsorship in the sport industry, is written in a way that is useful for practitioners, researchers, and students. For instance, sport marketing students-or sport communication students interested in marketing-would be able to comprehend the material covered and be able to use the book as a resource in their future studies or employment in the field. Marketing communication scholars would benefit from having Sponsorship in Marketing in their book collections and referring to it in their sponsorship writing, teaching, and consulting. - Paul M. Pedersen, Indiana University, USA, published in the International journal of sport communication
Cornwell has put the reader on the sponsoring brand's side of the desk, and this perspective allows for valuable insights into effective sponsorship. Further, these useful insights support industry professionals, and students as future professionals, in researching, packaging, soliciting, and fulfilling sponsorship agreements. - Laura M. Hatfield, Journal of Sport Management
