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9 Ent. & Sports Law. 1 (1991-1992)

handle is hein.journals/entspl9 and id is 1 raw text is: A                   TEE ENTEITAINMENT
(i AND SPORTS LAWYER
Publication of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 1991

A Basic Approach To Securing Event
Sponsorship Rights
ROBERT ACOSTA-LEWIS

Introduction
Event sponsorship has become an increasingly im-
portant means by which corporations identify them-
selves and their products to the public. Through event
sponsorship, a corporation can present a particular
corporate image or product to a defined group of
consumers. Although sporting events are perhaps the
most widely used vehicles for sponsorship, corpo-
rate sponsorship of all forms of cultural and artistic
events has increased dramatically in recent years.
With careful planning, sponsorship will put a
company or its products in front of an audience that

is particularly receptive to, or important to, the prod-
uct or the company. Matching an event's demo-
graphic appeal with the demographic appeal of a
particular product provides a unique opportunity for
successful commercial identification.' In addition,
event sponsorship can serve altruistic corporate goals
by allowing corporations to support programs im-
portant to their communities. Finally, event spon-
sorship affords the sponsor the right to be present
and entertain at events. This right gives a corpora-
tion a ready means for entertaining clients and re-
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