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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22271 Posts
On July 10 2013 13:00 Blargh wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 12:21 Gamegene wrote:On July 10 2013 12:18 Blargh wrote: So is Jin Air like the equivalent of jetBlue? Sort of weird having an airline as a sponsor, but I guess the Korean sponsors are all random super companies. I know I wouldn't go fly on a different airline just because someone was sponsored by it... This ain't electronics, ya know? you don't understand why these companies are doing it. they're not doing it because they expect a return in profits, they want to raise their image and have people associate them with the young hardworking faces they idolize. Do people actually do that...? Also, I'm pretty sure they still DO expect a return in profit over the longterm...
Yes. That's why many companies have charity programs, outreach programs, and strive so hard to improve their image. Brand equity is very important for large corporations. The profit gained from it is difficult to quantify and is usually not as direct as other means of improving sales, but it does make a big impact over a long period of time.
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this is awesome great news!
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On July 10 2013 13:04 lichter wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2013 13:00 Blargh wrote:On July 10 2013 12:21 Gamegene wrote:On July 10 2013 12:18 Blargh wrote: So is Jin Air like the equivalent of jetBlue? Sort of weird having an airline as a sponsor, but I guess the Korean sponsors are all random super companies. I know I wouldn't go fly on a different airline just because someone was sponsored by it... This ain't electronics, ya know? you don't understand why these companies are doing it. they're not doing it because they expect a return in profits, they want to raise their image and have people associate them with the young hardworking faces they idolize. Do people actually do that...? Also, I'm pretty sure they still DO expect a return in profit over the longterm... Yes. That's why many companies have charity programs, outreach programs, and strive so hard to improve their image. Brand equity is very important for large corporations. The profit gained from it is difficult to quantify and is usually not as direct as other means of improving sales, but it does make a big impact over a long period of time.
STX for example had their team budget under "charity" rather than "marketing".
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On July 10 2013 12:59 larse wrote:Is she the Korean Air's princess who loves Jaedong?
She was a Reach fangirl
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Very happy for T8. It's gonna be hard not to call them T8 anymore.
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Woohoo! T8, ESG, HGD all with sponsors!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES48987 Posts
FUCK YES!
Bring back my Jaedong to me!
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lol at the people wanting Jaedong to be "on a real team". Like his time on EG hasn't shown that he is one of the best ZvT and arguably the best ZvZ players in the game. I sure do want him to leave the team with one of, if not THE best coaches on the entire planet. I am also sick and tired of seeing him at European and American events, if I got to meet The Tyrant at MLG Columbus I think I would just vomit from disgust.
I am quite happy for Team 8 though. I was worried about their future, and along with the STX rumors proleague was starting to sound shaky. With this I think we can expect proleague to be around for quite some time which is great for SC2 and esports!
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Man, it would have been kinda great to see Jaedong play under Coach Park, but with the speculation that EG-TL might not even return next season I'm just happy that I'll continue to see JD playing in Proleague.
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On July 10 2013 13:12 oniman999 wrote: lol at the people wanting Jaedong to be "on a real team". Like his time on EG hasn't shown that he is one of the best ZvT and arguably the best ZvZ players in the game. I sure do want him to leave the team with one of, if not THE best coaches on the entire planet. I am also sick and tired of seeing him at European and American events, if I got to meet The Tyrant at MLG Columbus I think I would just vomit from disgust. I'm about to vomit from disgust.
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Vancouver14381 Posts
On July 10 2013 12:46 Dodgin wrote:that rich person who likes starcraft money* if they didn't care for sc2 they could have easily sponsored those two LoL teams and left T8 alone, seeing as T8 has no ties to them whatsoever.
What if it's that CoCa connection?
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They might as well...re-design the UI so that the terran air units are customized with the korean air logo on it somewhere.
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United States7639 Posts
Huh. I remember waiting with baited breath, day after day starting from the moment they announced the formation of Team 8, back in October 2011, hoping that every time I clicked on Fomos the new headlines would be "Team 8 has a new sponsor!" And I was always disappointed.
Now, two years later, it's finally happened, and I feel almost nothing. It's still a great thing to happen, so I don't want to say "too little too late," but that's just kind of how it seems to me.
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I was afraid this was a disbandment post when I saw it on the pane. Great news :!
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So I try to extract the logo from these press picture:
pretty decent design
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On July 10 2013 13:17 Antisocialmunky wrote: YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
I was afraid this was a disbandment post when I saw it on the pane. Great news :!
Title should've been
"Team 8 disbanding"
and the post should've opened
"and reforming as the Green Wings with new sponsor Jinair!"
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ahhhhhh shit I just looked up the date JD joined EG and he's still on the hook for 5 more months. Seems like he's been there longer.
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Awesome news! Team 8 will live on! What if Hot6ix sponsored a team? :o
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On July 10 2013 13:23 slowbacontron wrote: Awesome news! Team 8 will live on! What if Hot6ix sponsored a team? :o They technically do, Hot6ix sponsors MVP.
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