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Negative Impacts of Sponsorship and the Media

The media (press) often focus on sporting personalities rather than sporting events. Performers are now entertainers as well as athletes, so they have to bear this in mind when they are trying to increase their marketability (ability to be marketed). Some potentially negative impacts of this are:

Increased scrutiny

Increased scrutiny

  • Because of social media and technology, elite performers are constantly in the public eye. If a performer does anything out of the ordinary, this is immediately reported in the media.
Free time and privacy

Free time and privacy

  • Sponsors usually make performers attend meetings and corporate (business) events. This means that the performer has to give up their free time and privacy.
Lower income

Lower income

  • A sponsor may withdraw their sponsorship from the performer if the performer is not performing well (i.e. there has been a run of bad results). This may reduce a performers' income but it could incentivise cheating to improve performances.

Positive Impacts of Sponsorship

Sponsorship can have some positive impacts on performance:

Better equipment

Better equipment

  • If an athlete or a team has a sponsor that can provide equipment, facilities or money, the athletes can spend more time training.
  • This way they can improve their fitness and skills.
Increased earnings

Increased earnings

  • Performers earn money in exchange for accepting sponsorships and promoting products.
  • Rory McIlroy earns $300 million over 10 years to use Nike equipment and clothing.
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