When analyzing sponsorship representation in the finest tournaments in golf, categories like financial services, apparel, consumer technology, and transport come to mind as dominant forces, cf. figure 1 below. Digging deeper, it becomes evident that this pattern is associated with car manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, IT corporation IBM, telecommunications provider AT&T, watchmakers Rolex and Omega, […]
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The business of tennis – from a Wimbledon perspective
By Kenneth Cortsen on July 9, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Sunday’s men’s final in Wimbledon marked a historic moment when Andy Murray lifted the trophy after his victory against world’s no. 1 Novak Djokovic (ATP ranking). Murray’s title was the first time a British player won the men’s single final at the prestigious tournament in the ‘era of modern tennis’ (Fred Perry won his last […]