Saturday, November 05, 2011

Rolex Dials Tiger's Number

Tiger Woods has been a subject in this blog post in two related ways. The first is when I questioned whether endorsements by celebrities really do improve sales while the second was the belief expressed here and here that Tiger Woods would regain his high ranking and be a dominant player again. At the time when the conventional wisdom holds that Tiger's days are all gone, a sponsor no less prestigious than Rolex has appointed Tiger Woods as a spokesman.

In addition to relating the story behind the creation of the unique brand, Slate magazine's Seth Davidson interrogates this decision and concludes that this firm is sure that Tiger is momentarily at a disadvantage but will regain his form in the future. Trust a corporation that is organized in a different way to understand that Tiger is still a class act in his game. A good bet that will pay off.  

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