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Athlete Endorsement Contracts: The Impact of Conventional Stars

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  • John Fizel
  • Chris McNeil
  • Timothy Smaby

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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. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2008

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  • John Fizel & Chris McNeil & Timothy Smaby, 2008. "Athlete Endorsement Contracts: The Impact of Conventional Stars," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 14(2), pages 247-256, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:iaecre:v:14:y:2008:i:2:p:247-256:10.1007/s11294-008-9144-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11294-008-9144-0
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    Keywords

    Athlete endorsement; Event study analysis; Athlete contracts; M00; M21;
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    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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