An analysis of sport sponsorship management in South Africa - implications for Africa

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to establish a framework that may contribute to African sport manager's understanding of sport sponsorship management and decision-making. In this paper a number of focus areas, that outline the sport sponsorship management and decision-making process, are proposed. These focus areas are:

· Sport sponsorship management principles

· Management tasks

· Budgeting

· Sport sponsorship objectives

· Sponsored property analysis

· Sport sponsorship audiences

· The use of marketing and communication mix variables

· Cross-impact, tie-ins and leverage

· Sport sponsorship evaluation

A survey among main South African sponsors analysed their decision-making approach within each of the focus areas. The findings are analysed and possible applications to the rest of Africa are proposed.