Athlete endorsement contracts: The impact of conventional stars

John Fizel, Chris R. McNeil, Timothy Smaby

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Abstract

Despite a continuing increase in the dollar value of athlete endorsement contracts and the prominence of athlete endorsements as a marketing tool, the value of endorsement contracts has gone largely unexamined. Employing event study analysis, this paper assesses the effects of endorsement contract announcements on changes in the share price of firms. In contrast to previous studies which focus on a single megastar athlete or sporting event and find significant positive returns to the firm, this study evaluates 148 endorsement announcements for conventional athletic stars in various sports and finds that the average endorsement contract has an insignificant impact on the market value of the firm. Also, there is no support of the product-endorser match-up hypotheses but endorsements by golfers do exhibit significant abnormal returns.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)247-256
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Advances in Economic Research
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

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