This volume covers a wide spectrum of topics, service contexts and methodologies and reflects the broad range of services research. Its aim is to provide an eclectic overview of services marketing by including papers that demonstrate the breadth and depth of research in this area, and it reflects the international scope and the strength of the discipline as we enter 2000.

This book is a useful, non-academic and comprehensive first reference book intended for the business community, sporting clubs, sponsors, international sports associations, sports administrators, agents, advertising agencies, sponsorship and marketing directors, licensing and merchandising executives, and legal counsels. Among the areas covered in detail are: sponsorship relationship (contract law) formalities of contract tax aspects exclusive arrangements territorial restrictions trademark policies advertising intellectual property franchising arbitration Sports Marketing in Europe...