Effectiveness of sponsoring the video assistant referee system: a comparative exploratory study

Purpose – This study explores the effect of video assistant referee (VAR) sponsorship on spectator response and compares it with advertising and conventional sponsorship. Design/methodology/approach – An experiment with 809 subjects is conducted by analyzing 20 one- minute video clip stimuli from a...

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Autores: Alonso Dos Santos, Manuel, Sánchez Franco, Manuel Jesús, Torres-Moraga, Eduardo, Calabuig Moreno, Ferran
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/147742
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/147742
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-05-2022-0107
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Video assistant referee
Sponsorship
Congruence
Sports advertising
Recall
Sport management
Descripción
Sumario:Purpose – This study explores the effect of video assistant referee (VAR) sponsorship on spectator response and compares it with advertising and conventional sponsorship. Design/methodology/approach – An experiment with 809 subjects is conducted by analyzing 20 one- minute video clip stimuli from a Premier League soccer game divided into four formats: two formats of VAR sponsorship, advertising, and conventional sponsorship. Findings – The results show that the indicators of recall, credibility, and perceived congruence improve when the VAR sponsorship format is used. Originality/value – This is the first manuscript to examine the effectiveness of a new type of sponsorship: VAR sponsorship. This manuscript provides metrics that will guide practitioners on whether to use this type of sponsorship.