Sponsorship and Stakeholders

In the days where money is needed to make the world go round and it is an essential part of running a football club, Bolton Wanderers Football Club would have been happy with a sponsorship deal. The only part of the deal where it caused controversy was with the whom. In today's climate, where there are a lot of financial hardships, QuickQuid a short term loan company with high interest rates had their sponsorship deal pulled due to the views of their fans. A great article to discuss ethics and shareholders. Quick Quid sponsorship

To Blog or not to Blog

I have been enjoying the Olympics and I cannot help but admire the dedication and hard work that has gone into these Athletes training, getting ready and competing in their chosen events. The athletes come from different backgrounds with a burning goal to represent their country in what can be described as the pinnacle of any athletes career. Behind the scenes, thousands of hours are spent perfecting their technique, mile on mile is traveled between events, equipment being repaired or bought and many other sacrifices being made. Without sponsors, a lot of the athletes would not be able to attend the games and without the sponsors money, the standard of participation would not be as high. On the other hand, the Olympic committee has signed huge sponsorship deals to offset some of the cost of hosting and running the Olympics and therefore maximum focus should be on the chosen sponsors. Who is right? Read the article and make up your own mind.

Half a million pound can of Coke.

In the world where absentmindedness can literally cost you a fortune. Ronaldhino is surely counting the cost of this -or maybe he isn't? He recently angered Coca Cola bosses by turning up to a conference drinking their rivals brand Pepsi. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but Coca Cola had actually sponsored him to endorse Coca Cola. Will Pepsi jump on this opportunity - we will have to wait and see. It would be interesting to see who else has been dropped over the years buy their sponsors. Read article