This paper examines the long-term unaided recall and aided recognition of a collegiate basketball team's sponsors. Based on a sample of 222 individuals, it was found that respondents had trouble recalling sponsorship sources, and confounded sponsors and advertisers. Individuals who were involved in basketball were the most likely to recognise sponsors.
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