Ipsos Reid and TrojanOne Study Identifies Drivers Behind Consumer Connection to Sponsorship Properties
Toronto, ON - Ipsos Reid and TrojanOne have released the results of `Canada's Most Valuable Property', a first of its kind study designed to measure consumers' affinity and connection with a property and its impact on sponsorship. The research highlighted seven key drivers that make a property valuable to Canadians and identified the Canadian Cancer Society and its signature fundraising event, Relay For Life, as Canada's `MVP'.
To measure the ability of a sponsorship property to create an emotional connection between Canadians and the property's sponsors, the Most Valuable Property study evaluated 100 properties through a survey of 1,016 Canadian consumers. In the context of the MVP study, a property is defined as the sponsorship rights holder i.e. the entity that seeks sponsorship. The study created a `value index' designed to pick up impact on sales, shared goodwill equity and enhanced image.
Through an analysis of the data, seven key drivers of consumer sponsorship equity were identified as follows, in descending order of importance:
1. Personal Involvement - connecting to the property on a personal level. It may have touched them in some way, improved their lives or led them to change behavior.
2. Creating the Moment - adding enjoyment and passion to their lives, helping Canadians create lasting memories, connect with others.
3. Impact on the Cause - trusting the property to use their contributions of money, time and energy to have a real impact on making their community, or the world, a better place.
4. Sponsor Fit - seeing a clear and logical fit between a property and sponsors who are true champions for the property, who ensure that it happens and that Canadians have access.
5. Responsible Management - a property has the appropriate governance and is not overly commercial.
6. Heritage - the property has a solid history and promising future. It helps define what it is to be Canadian.
7. Uniqueness - Is the only organization/event that does what it does.
"There are hard measures available - attendance, viewership, awareness," said Jordan Levitin, Senior Vice President, Ipsos Reid. "But the industry has been asking for a measure of the `emotional' connection that sponsors need to understand if they are truly connecting with their target audience through the sponsorship - if they are sharing some of the love consumers feel for the property".
Both the Canadian Cancer Society and their pan-Canadian fund-raising event, Relay For Life, gained the top ranked `MVP' status by achieving strong scores across 6 of the 7 key drivers of value.
"If you subscribe to the notion that sponsorship is the borrowing of equity and that the equity value is determined by consumers, stakeholders, employees and media, then the importance to our industry of this type of study cannot be overstated," said Mark Harrison, President, TrojanOne. "Identifying the key drivers of equity has implications for all stakeholders in the sponsorship world."
A detailed MVP Report will be available for purchase by contacting Jordan Levitin, Ipsos Reid (416-572-4455, [email protected]) or Norm O'Reilly, TrojanOne (613-240-7577, [email protected] ).
For more information on this news release, please contact:
Jordan Levitin
Senior Vice President
Ipsos Reid
416.572.4455
[email protected]
Laura Connor
Project Leader, Communications
TrojanOne
416.355.2659
[email protected]
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Ipsos Reid is Canada's market intelligence leader, the country's leading provider of public opinion research, and research partner for loyalty and forecasting and modelling insights. With operations in eight cities, Ipsos Reid employs more than 600 research professionals and support staff in Canada. The company has the biggest network of telephone call centres in the country, as well as the largest pre-recruited household and online panels. Ipsos Reid's marketing research and public affairs practices offer the premier suite of research vehicles in Canada, all of which provide clients with actionable and relevant information. Staffed with seasoned research consultants with extensive industry-specific backgrounds, Ipsos Reid offers syndicated information or custom solutions across key sectors of the Canadian economy, including consumer packaged goods, financial services, automotive, retail, and technology & telecommunications. Ipsos Reid is an Ipsos company, a leading global survey-based market research group.
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Ipsos is an independent market research company controlled and managed by research professionals. Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos has grown into a worldwide research group with a strong presence in all key markets. In October 2011 Ipsos completed the acquisition of Synovate. The combination forms the world's third largest market research company.
With offices in 84 countries, Ipsos delivers insightful expertise across six research specializations: advertising, customer loyalty, marketing, media, public affairs research, and survey management.
Ipsos researchers assess market potential and interpret market trends. They develop and build brands. They help clients build long-term relationships with their customers. They test advertising and study audience responses to various media and they measure public opinion around the globe.
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