Comments on: Will Tiger Woods Lose Any Sponsors Over This Latest Incident?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:04:54 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Matthew. It appears to be a browser issue. I’ll have it checked out. Appreciate you letting me know.

By: Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:23 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:41:22 +0000

You’re right Anthony. I posted this after one girl, now there are thirteen. With the amount of negative press and Tiger’s admission to infidelity, sponsors have every right to execute escape clauses relating to “bringing a sponsor into disrepute.”

With regards to EA, they could use another athlete, however Phil Mickelson Golf doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Remember, six months is a long time in sport, by then this story will have come full circle and be laid to rest. By then it will be all about the comeback to golf. I’d expect EA to time their launch with his comeback. In any case, the EA launch will get a lot of free media coverage which must be hugely attractive from a PR standpoint.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:57:55 +0000

Well the situation kind of took off since you posted this. Gatorade got out first, now AT&T and Gillette are pulling back the air time of their commercials with him. My next thought as someone who enjoys his video game by EA Sports and them paying him apx. $20m per year for his rights, how they move forward with a game that is due out in the next 6 months?

Either way, I think with Shane Warne in Australia and in the US with Michael Vick, Michael Jordan, and A-Rod, the public will forgive and forget over time and before you know it we’ll be talking about his comeback to golf.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:15:37 +0000

Thanks for the comment Anthony. I agree, I can’t see the market refusing to buy the products Tiger endorses. But at the same time let’s not forget who buys razors for HER husband and who buys EA xmas presents for HER kids. wink wink

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:17:12 +0000

The list of Tiger’s sponsors aren’t exactly those aiming at the family market say for example Disney or McDonalds, his sponsors are more aimed at the male market such as Gilette, EA Sports, Gatorade and obviously Nike. If it was an average athlete that they didnt feel they would lose much with then sure he may lose a sponsor here or there but these particular companies have products branded after him, so I agree with you there wouldn’t be many wanting to pull the pin.