Leveraging research on activation: Quester and thompson’s (2001) impact on the field of sponsorship

Carrillat, FA; D’Astous, A

Leveraging research on activation: Quester and thompson’s (2001) impact on the field of sponsorship

Carrillat, FA

D’Astous, A

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Citation:: Making a Difference Through Marketing: A Quest for Diverse Perspectives, 2016, pp. 13 - 24
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Carrillat, FA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-1372	en_US
dc.contributor.author	D’Astous, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Making a Difference Through Marketing: A Quest for Diverse Perspectives, 2016, pp. 13 - 24	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789811004629	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/95579
dc.description.abstract	© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016. Sponsorship activations-that is, the ancillary marketing communication actions purported to enhance the association between sponsees and sponsors-are what make sponsorships come to life. Activations are generally considered to be critical elements of a sponsorship strategy; for some, perhaps even more so than the sponsorship itself. The work of Quester and Thompson (2001) was a landmark contribution to the study of sponsorship activation on conceptual, empirical, and methodological grounds. It led the way to a host of studies and, to this day, still strongly influences sponsorship research. This chapter highlights why at the time Quester and Thompson (2001) was a significant leap forward in the context of the existing sponsorship literature, calling attention to the fact that this article presented the results of the first study to put to the test the common belief that increasing the intensity of sponsorship activation is beneficial for sponsors. This chapter also makes the point that the rigorous methodological approach of Quester and Thompson (2001), which cleverly addressed issues of both internal and external validity, enhanced the impact of their research in the field of sponsorship. Finally, the chapter discusses the research studies that followed up on Quester and Thompson’s (2001) study, the current research topics that echo its contribution today, as well as the future research directions that it suggests.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Making a Difference Through Marketing: A Quest for Diverse Perspectives	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-981-10-0464-3_2	en_US
dc.title	Leveraging research on activation: Quester and thompson’s (2001) impact on the field of sponsorship	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Marketing Discipline
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Abstract:

© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016. Sponsorship activations-that is, the ancillary marketing communication actions purported to enhance the association between sponsees and sponsors-are what make sponsorships come to life. Activations are generally considered to be critical elements of a sponsorship strategy; for some, perhaps even more so than the sponsorship itself. The work of Quester and Thompson (2001) was a landmark contribution to the study of sponsorship activation on conceptual, empirical, and methodological grounds. It led the way to a host of studies and, to this day, still strongly influences sponsorship research. This chapter highlights why at the time Quester and Thompson (2001) was a significant leap forward in the context of the existing sponsorship literature, calling attention to the fact that this article presented the results of the first study to put to the test the common belief that increasing the intensity of sponsorship activation is beneficial for sponsors. This chapter also makes the point that the rigorous methodological approach of Quester and Thompson (2001), which cleverly addressed issues of both internal and external validity, enhanced the impact of their research in the field of sponsorship. Finally, the chapter discusses the research studies that followed up on Quester and Thompson’s (2001) study, the current research topics that echo its contribution today, as well as the future research directions that it suggests.

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