Posted by Ivy on May 19, 2010 ·
Let’s Whoop it up guys, Gillette is back once again with its most updated Gillette Fusion ProGlide offering a perfect gliding experience. Yes, glide and not shave…this is what Gillette is offering endorsing the new product. Gillette, a Procter and Gamble brand is a synonym for Smooth Shaving. If we go back in time, we would find that Gillette has [...]
Posted by Robert on December 21, 2009 ·
Of late, news about Tiger Woods being caught in sex romp has been featuring in the headlines of newspapers around the globe. The most affected of all this is of course himself and his family. However, the next who is affected the most are his sponsors that he has been tied up with. Accenture was the first to drop Tiger Woods from their sponsorships.
Interestingly, [...]
Posted by Rajeev
Saxena on December 14, 2009 ·
One of the biggest management consultancy firm, Accenture has announced the termination of its advertising contract with the golf legend, Tiger Woods stating that the golfer is not a positive face to represent the company anymore. This latest blow to Tiger is one of the many that the player has suffered in the last few weeks since his personal life [...]
Posted by GSerrano on December 7, 2009 ·
He may be the most beleaguered entity over the past few days, but he is also the ‘buzziest billion-dollar brand of the week.’ He even surpasses Obama who is buried deep in his healthcare, war, and climate woes (but then again Obama does not model for any commercial product or service for corporate America).
Yes, with mistress #6 having just surfaced [...]
Posted by GSerrano on December 5, 2009 ·
Celebrities and transgressions are not alien to each other. ‘Plenty of celebrities have admitted to extramarital affairs. But the fascination with Tiger Woods’ “transgressions” has been especially intense.’ It is not simply about adultery this time. Tiger’s fall from grace, already an irresistible public drama, is a melodrama of American [...]
Posted by GSerrano on December 5, 2009 ·
Tiger Woods need not worry about the fall of his business empire. His commercial sponsors have already come out to say that they will not abandon him despite the sex scandal he is embroiled in right now. His extremely lucrative golf career has earned him ‘a cumulative $1 billion from prize money and off-the-course deals.’ His net worth, [...]
Posted by GSerrano on December 5, 2009 ·
Tiger Woods’ ‘transgressions’ seem to have no effect on his endorsements. Corporate America seems to have no fear of the image of a serially philandering husband. It ‘has no intention of letting go its fierce embrace of Tiger Woods – no matter how many affairs he had.’
The reason is simple: ‘Woods is not only the world’s [...]
Posted by GSerrano on December 5, 2009 ·
The currently much-talked about Tiger Woods sex scandal ‘translates into big money issues for the greatest product endorser in sports history’ because Woods, with his erstwhile squeaky clean public image, is a ‘money machine.’ This soon-to-be-billionaire athlete earns his big bucks not only from golf tournaments but largely from ‘commercial [...]