品牌價值-NBA最有價值和最強品牌2023年度報告（英）

NBA2023TheannualreportonthemostvaluableandstrongestNBAbrandsOctober2023Contents.About

Brand

Finance34ForewordDavid

Haigh,

Chairman&

CEO,

Brand

FinanceRanking

Analysis6BrandValue

&

BrandStrengthAnalysisMeasuringSponsorshipEffectivenessHugo

Hensley,

Head

of

Sports

Services,Brand

Finance711Brand

Value

RankingInsight1516Precisionandstructurein

SponsorshipEvaluation–

Best

PracticeMethodologyOur

Services2226?2023Allrightsreserved.BrandFinancePlc.BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba2AboutBrandFinance.BrandFinanceistheworld'sleadingbrandvaluationconsultancy.We

bridge

the

gap

between

marketing

and

financeBrandFinancewassetupin1996withtheaimof'bridgingthegapbetweenmarketingand?nance'.For

morethan25years,wehavehelpedcompaniesandorganisationsofalltypestoconnecttheirbrandstothebottomline.We

quantifythefinancialvalueofbrandsWe

putthousandsoftheworld’sbiggestbrandstothetesteveryyear.

Rankingbrandsacrossallsectorsandcountries,wepublishover100reportsannually.We

offerauniquecombinationofexpertiseOurteamshaveexperienceacrossa

widerangeofdisciplinesfrommarketingandmarketresearch,tobrandstrategyandvisualidentity,

totaxandaccounting.We

prideourselvesontechnicalcredibilityBrand

Finance

is

a

chartered

accountancy

?rm

regulatedbytheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEnglandandWales,

andthe?rstbrandvaluationconsultancytojointheInternationalValuation

StandardsCouncil.OurexpertshelpedcrafttheinternationallyrecognisedstandardsonBrandValuation–ISO10668andBrandEvaluation–ISO20671.Ourmethodologyhasbeencerti?edbyglobalindependentauditors–AustrianStandards–ascompliantwithboth,andreceivedtheof?cialapprovaloftheMarketingAccountabilityStandardsBoard.Get

inTouch.For

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NewellManaging

Director,

America/company/brand-?nancel.newell@brand?/brand?nance/brand?nance/brand?nanceFor

media

enquiries,

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contact:Florina

Cormack-LoydCommunications

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Americaf.cormackloyd@brand?Forallother

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9400www.brand?BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba3Foreword.Whatisthepurposeofa

strongbrand:toattractcustomers,tobuildloyalty,

tomotivatestaff?Alltrue,butfora

commercialbrandatleast,the?rstanswermustalwaysbe‘tomakemoney’.Hugeinvestmentsaremadeinthedesign,launch,andongoingpromotionofbrands.Giventheirpotential?nancialvalue,thismakessense.Unfortunately,

mostorganisationsfailtogobeyondthat,missinghugeopportunitiestoeffectivelymakeuseofwhatareoftentheirmostimportantassets.Monitoringofbrandperformanceshouldbethenextstep,butisoftensporadic.Whereitdoestakeplace,itfrequentlylacks?nancialrigourandisheavilyreliantonqualitativemeasures,poorlyunderstoodbynon-marketers.DavidHaighChairman,BrandFinanceAsa

result,marketingteamsstruggletocommunicatethevalueoftheirworkandboardsthenunderestimatethesigni?canceoftheirbrandstothebusiness.Sceptical?nanceteams,unconvincedbywhattheyperceiveasmarketingmumbojumbo,mayfailtoagreenecessaryinvestments.Whatmarketingspendthereis,canenduppoorlydirectedasmarketersarelefttooperatewithinsuf?cient?nancialguidanceoraccountability.

Theendresultcanbea

slowbutsteadydownwardspiralofpoorcommunication,wastedresources,anda

negativeimpactonthebottomline.BrandFinancebridgesthegapbetweenmarketingand?nance.Ourteamshaveexperienceacrossa

widerangeofdisciplinesfrommarketresearchandvisualidentity,

totaxandaccounting.We

understandtheimportanceofdesign,advertising,andmarketing,butwealsobelievethattheultimateandoverridingpurposeofbrandsistomakemoney.

Thatiswhyweconnectbrandstothebottomline.Byvaluingbrands,weprovidea

mutuallyintelligiblelanguageformarketingand?nanceteams.Marketersthenhavetheabilitytocommunicatethesigni?canceofwhattheydo,andboardscanusetheinformationtocharta

coursethatmaximisespro?ts.Without

knowingtheprecise,?nancialvalueofanasset,howcanyouknowifyouaremaximisingyourreturns?Ifyouareintendingtolicensea

brand,howcanyouknowyouaregettinga

fairprice?Ifyouareintendingtosell,howdoyouknowwhattherighttimeis?Howdoyoudecidewhichbrandstodiscontinue,whethertorebrandandhowtoarrangeyourbrandarchitecture?BrandFinancehasconductedthousandsofbrandandbrandedbusinessvaluationstohelpanswerthesequestions.Professionalsportsandfootballinparticularfosterssomeofthemostrecognizablebrandsglobally.

Top

teamsandorganizationssuchasthetheLALakers,theEnglishPremierLeague,DallasCowboys,andothersboastbrandstrengthsimilartothatofCocaColaandGooglewhichtrulyputstheircaliberintoperspective.Manyofthesetopbrandsearnsizeablesumsthroughbroadcasting,commercialandmatchdayincomewitha

signi?cantchunkofcommercialincomebeingderivedfromcorporatesponsorship,a

marketwhichcontinuestogroweachyear.

With

suchsigni?cantmoneyonthetableandtheriseofnewopportunitiesacrosstheindustry,

thenecessityfora

clearunderstandingofallaspectsoffootball?nanceiscrucialtothesuccessofallstakeholdersintheindustry.

We

trustyouwill?ndtheinsightsgeneratedinthisreportinformativeandusefulinyourendeavours,andwelookforwardtocontinuingtheconversationwithyouinthefuture.BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba4Warriors'GoldRush:Team's

BrandValue

Hits$1.5Billion.+

TheGolden

State

Warriors

areina

leagueoftheirownwitha

brandvalueofUSD1.5billion+

TheLA

Lakers

aretheNBA’sstrongestbrand+

TheBoston

Celtics

climbupthebrandvaluerankingto

3rd+

TheLA

Clippers

enterthetop5+

TheDenver

Nuggets'

historicchampionshipwinleadsto

a

brandvalueandbrandstrengthincreaseBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba5RankingAnalysis.RankingAnalysis.Warriors'GoldRush:Team'sBrandValue

Hits$1.5BillionWitha

winningcultureastheirfoundation,andunderthehelmandclearstrategyofPeterGuberandJoeLacob,theGoldenStateWarriors

havepropelledthemselvestosixNBAFinalsappearancesintheWithabrandvalueofUSD1.5billion,theGoldenState

Warriors

maintaintheirpositionastheworld'smostvaluableNBAbrand,signi?cantlyoutpacingthesecond-rankedLos

Angeles

Lakers,whosebrandvaluestandsatUSD842million.Enteringthe2022-23seasonasreigningchampions,theWarriorsweredefeatedbytheLakersintheWestern

lasteightseasons–

a

trulyConference?nals.Consequently,theWarriorssufferedanegativeimpactontheirBrandStrengthIndex(BSI)scorewhichdropped2.4pointsto83.7outof100.remarkablefeatfortheoncestrugglingteam.Thishasdevelopedthebrand’sstrengthwhich,whenpairedwithaconstantlyevolvingandgrowingbusinessstrategy,DespitetheSanFrancisco-basedteam'son-courtperformancefallingshortoftheexpectationsfanshavegrownaccustomedto,theirbrandvalueremainsremarkablyhigh,drivenbyrecord-breakingrevenuefromthepreviousseason.makesthem

a

forcetobereckonedwith.Theteam'sbusinessstrategyhasrapidlyevolvedbeyondtraditionalbasketball,drivenbystrategicpartnershipsinSiliconValley,

anenrichedfanexperienceforitssocialmediafollowers,andtheinnovativeuseoftheChaseCenter.HugoHensleyHeadofSportsServices,BrandFinanceBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba7Ranking

Analysis.Top

10MostValuableNBABrands?BrandFinancePlc2023102038249215112594$1,466

m+106%$842

m+22%$589

m+78%$455

m+83%$448

m+35%61721101314786$439

m+7%$437

m+115%$373

m+33%$347

m+39%$333

m+17%BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba8Ranking

Analysis.Top

10StrongestNBABrands?BrandFinancePlc2023122130492514213686.8+1.483.7-2.482.6+6.174.5+3.573.1+1.7AAAAAA-AAA-AA+AA146172810102579871.9+0.769.4+2.267.0-1.666.0+1.965.9+5.3AAAA-AA-AA-AA-TheLALakersaretheNBA’sstrongestbrandHaving

superstar

LeBron

Jamesintheirranks,whobroketheNBA'sall-timeleadingscorerrecordearlierthisyear,

andcertainlyoneofthegreatestTheLA

Lakers

boasttheleague'shighestBSIscorewithan86.8outof100,earninganotable1.4-pointincreasefromlastyear.

Thisuptickcanbeattributedtotheirimprovedleagueperformanceandsecuringa

placeintheplayoffsforthe?rsttimesince2021,eventhough

playersever,

hassignificantlytheywereultimatelydefeatedbythe2023champions,theDenver

Nuggets

(brandvalueUSD155million).impactedtheLALakers’valuation.Ithasnotonlyprovidedthem

withacompetitiveadvantageanddrawnothertop-tierplayerstotheteam,butalsoheightenedfanengagementandcreatednew

businessopportunitiesoffthecourt.AlfredDuPuyValuation

&

StrategyDirector,

BrandFinanceNorthAmericaBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba9Ranking

Analysis.TheBostonCelticsclimbuptherankingto3rdyettoseewhetherthiswilltranslateintoashiftinviewershiporanuptickinrevenue.Asofnow,

therehaven'tbeenanyindicationsofotherteamsventuringdownasimilarpathbutwillnonethelessbeinterestingtomonitor.Climbingtwospotsintheranking,theBoston

CelticsarenowthethirdmostvaluableNBAteam,withabrandvalueofUSD589million.TiedwiththeLakersforthemostNBAtitlesat17,theCeltics

onceagainperformedwellintheEasternConferenceleaguelastseasonbutwereultimatelydefeatedbytheMiami

Heat

(brandvalueUSD333million)intheconference?nals.TheDenverNuggets'historicchampionshipwinleadstoa

brandvalueandbrandstrengthincreaseWinningtheir?rstchampionshipinfranchisehistoryinthe2022-23season,theDenver

Nuggetshaveclimbedthreespotsintherankingtosecure20th

position.Theteam’sBSIhasalsojumpedanimpressive6points,torank14th

forbrandstrength.TheLAClippersenterthetop5TheLos

Angeles

Clippers

havejumped?vespotsto4th

withabrandvalueofUSD455million.InOctoberlastyear,

theteamintroducedClipperVisionmarkingtheNBA's?rstdirect-to-consumerstreamingplatformandasigni?cantshiftinthefanviewingexperience.ClipperVisioncouldholdsubstantialgrowthpotential,particularlyinanevolvingmedialandscape.Theteam'ssuccesscanbelargelycreditedtoNikolaJokic,theunanimousFinalsMVP,

who,alongsideJamalMurray,

guidedtheyouthfulsquadtovictoryovertheMiamiHeat.WitharosterboastingyoungtalentandtheNuggetssecuringJokicwithahistoriccontractextensioninJune,theteamispoisedforongoingsuccess,bothonandoffthecourt.TheNuggetsareateamtowatchintermsofbrandvaluegrowthoverthenextfewyears.However,

withtheincreasingcompetitivenessoftheTVindustryandmarketoversaturation,aswellasviewersexperiencingsubscriptionfatigue,wehaveBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

10AT&T'sSponsorshipInvestmentintotheNBA:ElevatingBrandPerceptions,Usage,andFamiliarity.+

TheNBApartnershippositivelyin?uencesbothpracticalandemotionalaspectsofAT&T's

brand+

Convertingbrandawarenessintoconsiderationandusageisparticularlyevidentamong

USbasketballfans,whereAT&T

boaststhehighestusagelevelcomparedto

theBig3

US

Telecomsbrands+

AT&T

hasmadesubstantialsponsorshipinvestmentsinstadium

namingrightsandof?cialpartnershipswiththeNBAandindividualteamsBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

11MeasuringSponsorshipEffectiveness.BrandFinancehasconductedresearchintotheeffectivenessofbrandsponsorships,includingthatofAT&T,

aleadingUStelecomcompany.

Theresearchemphasizedthesigni?canceofaligningbrandinterestswiththetargetaudience.With24%oftheUSpopulationdescribingthemselvesasinterestedinbasketball,AT&T

havecapitalizedonthesponsorshippotentialoftheNBA.USSportsandTopics

ofInterest?BrandFinancePlc2023NFL/American

Football37%Cinema/?lm32%29%HugoHensleyHeadofSportsServices,BrandFinancePop,

rock,

jazz

&

othercontemporary

musicBasketball24%24%BaseballEnvironmental

affairsFootball

(soccer)Golf20%15%13%Auto

racing13%13%(formula

1,

Nascar)Ice

hockeyTennis11%9%eSports0510152025303540BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

12AT&T's

Sponsorship.AT&T’s

NBA

PartnershipsThesesponsorshipsindicatethatAT&T

hasastrongpresenceintheNBAaswellasitscommitmenttofurtherdevelopingitspartnershiptoattractmorefanstothegame.Inrecentyears,AT&T

hasdevelopednumerouspartnershipswiththeNBA,includingTitlesponsorships,stadiumnamingrights,andseveralindividualagreementswithteamssuchastheChicago

Bulls

andSan

Antonio

Spurs.ImpactonBrandPerceptionTheimpactofasponsorshipreliesonitsabilitytoshapeconsumerbehaviorandattitudes.AT&T'spartnershipwiththeNBAhasafavorablein?uenceonboththefunctionalandemotionalaspectsofthebrand.In2019,AT&T

inkedamultiyearsponsorshipdealwiththeNBAandWNBA,securingtheof?cial5GInnovationpartnerrole,withanestimatedannualvalueofUSD30million.Thissponsorshipisdedicatedtoenhancingandexpandingfan-centricexperiences,whetherwithinthevenueorfromthecomfortofhome.Additionally,AT&T'ssponsorshipwiththeSanAntonioSpursextendedtoincludetheteam'sstadium,formerlyknownastheAT&T

Centerfrom2006to2023,atareportedcostofUSD41million.Thegoalistonotonlyboostpurchaseintentbutalsofostercustomerloyalty.

EspeciallyamongbasketballfansintheUS,AT&T

isnotablyregardedasamuchmoremodernbrand,becauseofitsabilitytohighlightcuttingedgeconnectivityanddigitalexperiences.AT&T

BrandAttributes?BrandFinancePlc2023??USBasketballFansUSNon-BasketballFansModernOpen

and

honest40%30%20%10%0%Good

coveragein

all

placesGenuinely

offer

something

differentGreat

customer

serviceGreat

value

for

moneyInnovativeTrustworthyEasytodeal

withPuts

their

customers

?rstExcellent

website

&

appsCoolBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

13AT&T's

Sponsorship.FinancialReturnsBrandUsageisavitalmetricinthebrandfunnelbecauseitrepresentscustomerloyalty,

long-termvalue,andword-of-mouthmarketing–criticalfactorsthatdrivebrandequityandultimatelysuccess.AT&Thasprioritizedimprovingitsusageamongstusersthroughabasketballsponsorshipstrategy.Whiledevelopingbrandattributesmaybea

goal,theultimate?nancialreturnoninvestmentfromsponsorshipcomesthroughin?uencingcustomerbehavior.Withover90%brandawarenessratesintheUS,AT&T'sstrategyiscenteredonconvertingthishighawarenessintoconsiderationandusage.USbasketballfansaremoreinclinedtoconsideranduseAT&T

comparedtonon-fans,andthesponsorshipsigni?cantlyboostsconversionratesateachstageofthecustomerjourney.ThiscommitmentisevidentinAT&T'sactiveinvolvementandsigni?cantinvestmentinNBAsponsorships,whichhasyieldedarelativelyhigherusagelevelamongstUSbasketballfollowers(44.0%)comparedtoothersigni?cantUStelecomsbrands,T-Mobile

(38.8%),andVerizon

(35.7%).AT&T’sbrandisusedby33%oftheUSpopulation,butthisrisesto44%inUSbasketballfans.Althoughthishigh-levelanalysiscannotattributethisadditionalusagedirectlytosponsorshipactivities,thevalueoftheInconclusion,evaluatingsponsorshipeffectivenessshouldalwaysgobeyondjusttrackingmediaexposure.Consumerbehavioristhekeyindicator.AT&T'scollaborationwiththeNBAservesasaprimeadditionaluserbaseamongbasketballfansamountsto

illustrationofhowsponsorshipcanbe?nanciallyapproximately$12BillionperyearforAT&T,

illustratingthepotentialvalueofsponsorshipactivities.lucrativeanddeeplyresonatewiththeintendedconsumerdemographic.AT&T

BrandFunnel-ImpactofNBASponsorships?BrandFinancePlc2023??USBasketballFansUSNon-BasketballFans100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%96%92%86%78%60%49%44%30%AwareFamiliarityConsiderationUsageBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

14BrandValue

Ranking(USDm).To

p

30mostvaluableNBAbrands1-302023BrandValueBrandValueChange2022BrandValue2023BrandRating2022BrandRating2023Rank2022RankTeam0022112111221111200201221210001,46684258945544843943737334733371269333124833340920328024928411GoldenStateWarriorsLosAngelesLakersBostonCeltics+106.0%+21.5%+77.8%+83.3%+34.7%+7.5%AAA-AAAAAA-AA-AAAAAAAAAA+AA-AA223549LosAngelesClippersChicagoBulls5463NewYork

KnicksMilwaukeeBucksBrooklynNetsAA-AA+AA-A+AAA+AA7147+114.8%+33.3%+39.3%+17.1%8AA-A+AA98DallasMavericksMiamiHeat10111213141516171819202122232425262728293061316121011152018192321172625242722282930Philadelphia76ersPhoenixSunsClevelandCavaliersHoustonRocketsToronto

RaptorsSanAntonioSpursSacramentoKingsAtlantaHawksUtahJazzDenverNuggetsWashington

WizardsDetroitPistonsMemphisGrizzliesOklahomaCityThunderOrlandoMagicMinnesotaTimberwolvesPortland

Trail

BlazersNewOrleansPelicansIndianaPacersCharlotteHornetsBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

15Insights.PrecisionandstructureinSponsorshipEvaluation–BestPractice.Whyistrackingcorporatesponsorshipa

criticalmanagementpractice?Brand

Finance

defines

sponsorship

as

“the

financial,or

similar

support,

of

any

individual,

company,

team,activity,

or

event

which

is

used

primarily

to

achievespecific

business

goals

through

association

with

therights

holder.

For

a

brand,

these

goals

typically

includebuilding

awareness

and

equity

throughpositive

association”Whilstsponsorshipisbynomeanslimitedtosportingventures,accordingtoMarketWatch,thesportssponsorshipmarketalonewasestimatedtoexceedtoUS$63.1bnin2021andisforecasttogrowtoUS$109.1bnby2030.To

helpinstilcon?dence,andprovideclearandconcisestructuretosponsorshiptracking,BrandFinancehascreatedarobustframeworkwhichlinkssponsorshipactivitiestobrandandbusinessperformanceandidenti?eshowsponsorshipactivitieseffectcustomerperception,acquisitionandloyalty–andcriticallyitassessesbothnon-?nancialand?nancialperformancetoprovidea360-degreeview.Settingupa

sponsorshipevaluationframeworkSteponeistoidentifythecorebrandobjectivesandwhethersponsorshipcanhelpachievethoseobjectives.Typically,

thisisdonethroughmappingtheseobjectivestobrandequitymeasuressothatperformancecanbetrackedovertime.For

example,ifbrandawarenessistheobjective,puttingyourbrandnameonanNFLstadiumora

playerendorsementwouldcertainlycontributetothisresult(butatwhatcost?).Secondly,it’simportanttohaveabase-lineevaluationtakenpriortokeysponsorshipactivationssothatthereisaclearbenchmarkfromwhichfutureperformanceandtrackingcanbemeasured.Marketresearchamongtheappropriatestakeholderscanbeusedtoassesssuccessfulactivationsandhighlightwhereactivationstrategycanbeadjustedtoachievethedesiredresults.BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

17Precision

and

structure

in

Sponsorship

Evaluation

–

Best

Practice.Throughthis,rights-holderscanprovidefeedbacktotheirbrandpartnersto:????ExhibittheimpactofthebrandpartnershiponfanperceptionsofthepartnerUnderstandhowsponsorshipexposureaffectsdifferentaudiencesMeasurepastactivationsandassistinplanningandstrategyforfutureactivationsComparetothemarketandunderstandwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tThebelowexampleexaminesthedifferenceinbrandconsiderationfortheairlineEmirates,a

brandthathasbeenandremainsassociatedwithsomeofthebiggestclubsinEuropeanSoccer.Theresultsfromourresearchexhibits

higher

levels

ofconsideration

in

28/29

markets

fortheairlineamongsoccerfansthannon-soccerfans.Thisanalysisalsoallowsbrandownersandsponsorshipmanagerstoseethedifferenceacrossotherkeybrandperceptionsorattributeswhichareoftenidenti?edaskeydriversofcustomeracquisitionandloyalty.EmiratesConsiderationbyMarket&SoccerFollowing?BrandFinancePlc2023BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

18Precision

and

structure

in

Sponsorship

Evaluation

–

Best

Practice.Thebelowexampleexhibitsmorefavourableresultsineachattributeforacorporatebrandwhichsitsonthefrontoftheshirtofatop-divisionteamcoveredinourresearch.BrandImagePerceptions:SponsorshipImpact?BrandFinancePlc2023Moretrustworthythanothers5040302010ActivelyinvolvedinyourcommunityChargesfairpricesforthebene?tsyougetProductsandservicesoffergoodvalueformoneyAreexcellentatwhattheydoEasytodealwithAwareofsponsorsRecognisesandrewardsloyaltyNotawareSponsorshipupliftandreturnoninvestmentAvaluation-basedapproachtosponsorshipevaluationprovidesapractical,logical,andcommerciallydrivenbasisforassessment.Thenextlevelofsponsorshipanalysisistodeterminethe?nancialreturnanduplifttobusinessmetricsThroughanapproachthatestablisheslinkagesresultingfromtheinvestment,andtobeabletoexpress

betweenchangesinbrandequity,

stakeholderthisinawaythatallowsabrandteamtocommunicatethepartnershipbene?tstotheCFO,

CEOandBoard.Thisrequiresdeterminingthebottom-lineeffect,andaskingthequestionsthatwouldbeaskedifinvestinginanewfactoryormachineryasset:behaviourandultimatelybusinessandbrandvalue,itprovidesasolidplatformofinsighttoinformfuturesponsorshipdecisionmaking.Therearetypicallytwo

sidestothisanalysis:???Howdoesthisinvestmentpaybackovertheshortandlongterm?1.ReturnonhistoricsponsorshipThereturnon

historicsponsorshipiscalculatedby

determiningwhether

thesponsorshiphashada

signi?cant

effect

on

consumer

perceptionsofthebrand.Hasthisinvestmentincreasedthevalueofthebusinessfortheshareholders?Arewegettinggoodvalueformoney?BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

19Precision

and

structure

in

Sponsorship

Evaluation

–

Best

Practice.Theperceptionchangesarethenusedtoestimatewhatthefuturecustomernumbersandcostswouldlooklikeifthesponsorshiphadnevertakenplace,allelsebeingequal.Thiscanthenbeusedtoadjustthebusinessvaluationmodelofthepartnertoseehowmuchmorevaluablethebusinessis,havingconductedtheactivities.Thisdifferenceisthereturnoninvestment.2.FuturereturnonsponsorshiprenewalForecastcustomernumbersandrevenuegrowthcanbeappliedtoavaluationmodeltore?ectheightenedconsiderationandperceptionsassociatedwiththesponsorshipcontinuing.SponsorshipROI-PartnerBusinessValue?BrandFinancePlc20232Renew?1SponsorshipBeginsPreSponsorshipPast2009RenewalDecisionFutureContinueSponsorshipStopSponsorshipNeverSponsorshipBrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

20Precision

and

structure

in

Sponsorship

Evaluation

–

Best

Practice.Thedifferenceinbusinessvaluewithandwithoutthesponsorshipshowsthefuturereturnoninvestmentofrenewingthesponsorshipcontract.??Brand

Evaluation

–Communicatingtheuniqueattributesandbrandstrengthsthatcomplementthevisionofabrand-Howthesponsorshipwillimproveimportantbrandattributes.BuildinganappealingprospectusValuepotential

analysis

–Quantifyingthe?nancialbene?tpossiblefrompartnership–howwillthisimpactrevenueandbusinessvalue?For

rightsowners,packagingthesekeybene?tsderivedfromsponsorshipintoaprospectusoffersahighlyimpactfultoolkitwhichcanbeusedto:In

summary,

without

appropriate

methodologies

forsponsorship

evaluation

and

valuation,

propertiesare

undersold

by

clubs,

leagues

and

competitions,and

brands

are

unableto

appreciatethefull

suiteof

bene?ts

that

are

possible

from

an

engagement.???InformandimpressexistingsponsorsJustifypastandfutureinvestmentAttractnewsponsors.Brand

Finance

has

developed

methodologiesto

expressthereturnon

sponsorship

investment

in

a

way

thatmakes

sense

to

both

brand

and

?nancial

audiences.To

achievethis,BrandFinancefocussesonthetwokeyareas:Speaktoustodayto?ndoutmore:enquiries@brand?BrandFinanceNBA2023/nba

21Methodology.Definitions.BrandValue+

EnterpriseValueThevalueoftheentireenterprise,madeupofmultiplebrandedbusinesses.[Meta]Whereacompanyhasapurelymono-brandedarchitecture,the‘enterprisevalue’isthesameas‘brandedbusinessvalue’.+

BrandedBusinessValueThevalueofasinglebrandedbusinessoperatingunderthesubjectbrand.[Facebook]Abrandshouldbeviewedinthecontextofthebusinessinwhichitoperates.BrandFinancealwaysconductsabrandedbusinessvaluationaspartofanybrandvaluation.We

evaluatethefullbrandvaluechaininordertounderstandthelinksbetweenmarketinginvestment,brand-trackingdata,andstakeholderbehaviour.+

BrandContributionBrandValueTheoverallupliftinshareholdervaluethatthebusinessderivesfromowningthebrandratherthanoperatingagenericbrand.[Facebook]Thebrandvaluescontainedinourleaguetablesarethoseofthepotentiallytransferablebrandassetsonly,

making‘brandcontribution’awiderconcept.An

assessment

of

overall

‘brand

contribution’toabusinessprovidesadditionalinsightstohelpoptimiseperformance.+

BrandValueThevalueofthetrademarka