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Re: Mercedes Benz new sponsor
Originally Posted by
redders70
With Bevo behind the wheel.
We would certainly want it to win in that case
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Re: Mercedes Benz new sponsor
Originally Posted by
Eastdog
We would certainly want it to win in that case
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
I wonder how long this sponsorship will last? The Vans haven't being selling well and there is some speculation, Mercedes will pull the pin on the cars.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Originally Posted by
bornadog
I wonder how long this sponsorship will last? The Vans haven't being selling well and there is some speculation, Mercedes will pull the pin on the cars.
3 year deal for 2018-2020. Hopefully at least 2020. Maybe they should just sign long term under the main Mercedes brand.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Originally Posted by
bornadog
I wonder how long this sponsorship will last? The Vans haven't being selling well and there is some speculation, Mercedes will pull the pin on the cars.
Well its official Mercedes won't be producing these cars anymore.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Well its official Mercedes won't be producing these cars anymore.
Yep - they will still produce the vans though so fingers crossed we can negotiate some sort of extension.
Bevo and Bont will no longer get their cars as 'ambassadors' though.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Bulldogs, Mercedes-Benz Vans partnership to conclude
The Western Bulldogs have announced that Mercedes-Benz Vans will not continue as the Club’s Principal Partner beyond the existing three year agreement, which ends at the conclusion of the 2020 season.
The Club has enjoyed a strong relationship with the automotive leader over the last three years, beginning in 2018 when Mercedes-Benz Vans introduced the X-Class Ute and new generation Sprinter Van.
“To have a global brand like Mercedes-Benz Vans as a Principal Partner of the Club has been terrific in helping to take our brand to another level,” said Bulldogs’ CEO Ameet Bains.
“We are proud to have been the first major sporting club partnership in Australia for the Mercedes-Benz Vans team.
“We would like to thank Mercedes-Benz Vans Managing Director Diane Tarr and her team, for their strong support over the last three years.
“We are now focussed on finding another Principal Partner to be part of our exciting team, alongside our Major Partner Mission Foods.”
Managing Director Mercedes-Benz Vans Australia and New Zealand, Diane Tarr said: “We have been so proud to associate our brand with this incredibly genuine, passionate, determined and resilient football club.
“It’s been wonderful to have Ameet and his team as part of the Mercedes-Benz Vans family over the last three years, playing an integral role in raising the awareness of our brand and range of products during that time.
“The club’s commitment to their members and staff, and also to their local community, through the close association they have with the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation is inspiring.
“We would like to thank the entire Western Bulldogs Football Club for embracing us as a partner, and we wish them all the best for the remainder of what’s been a challenging 2020 season and beyond.”
The Western Bulldogs Principal Partnership asset includes branding on the back of the Club’s AFL guernsey, as well as key branding on Bulldogs’ Asics apparel, the official media back drop and changeroom signage, along with multiple corporate and digital entitlements
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Not all that surprising and unfortunately it's going to be difficult to replace them in the current economic climate.
This bad news far outweighs the good news of McDonalds coming on board as I am assuming this is a much larger sponsorship.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Not all that surprising and unfortunately it's going to be difficult to replace them in the current economic climate.
This bad news far outweighs the good news of McDonalds coming on board as I am assuming this is a much larger sponsorship.
I was expecting this as well. Mercedes have ditched the 4 wheel Ute vehicle - yes I know they come under vans, but once they discontinued it, I felt it was inevitable.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
An unsurprising announcement but perhaps the timing of it (with a fair bit of the season to go) indicates that we have a replacement principal partnership in the wings which we want to make public.
The fact that Ameet mentioned in his podcast with Peter a few weeks ago that there would be 3-4 sponsorship announcements in the coming weeks might support this possibility.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Yeah, once the ute was knifed, combined with the pandemic, the sponsorship was always destined to conclude. Sounds like a fairly amicable ending.
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Re: Mercedes Benz Vans - New Sponsor
Originally Posted by
Prince Imperial
An unsurprising announcement but perhaps the timing of it (with a fair bit of the season to go) indicates that we have a replacement principal partnership in the wings which we want to make public.
The fact that Ameet mentioned in his podcast with Peter a few weeks ago that there would be 3-4 sponsorship announcements in the coming weeks might support this possibility.
That's good to know and certainly makes a lot of sense.