AIA Extends Shirt sponsorship till 2022

[arunspurs]

The NFL sponsorship model is to sell naming rights to the highest bidder, as you yourself said, it's the MetLife stadium. Not the MetLife, Verizon, Pepsi, Budweiser and SAP stadium. This isn't unusual, it's the same all over the NFL with AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Levi's Stadium in SF (GO 49ers!), Gillette stadium near Boston and all the others.

The others that you lumped in with MetLife are partners or gate sponsors.

AIA with it's $4 billion post tax profit and $85 billion market cap and it's continuing expansion throughout the region, especially into markets that generate higher EPL viewing figures than the UK, is far more likely to go for the naming rights deal than you may think and it's infinitely more likely than some of the Silicon Valley names I've heard being banded about

Well...its just my opinion that AIA can't be Naming rights sponsor.
They have got the shirt sponsorship, not sure how much value stadium deal would have for them. I have also given my reasoning why I don't believe insurer whose market presence in Asia won't take the big plunge to name a stadium in London. I could very well be wrong. You could be right.
End of the day, who cares where the money comes from as long as the source is reputable.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Wont be buying a shirt for another 5 years then.

 

[talkshowhost86]

ofcourse I am not claiming I am right. If they do want to widen their market in UK or US , i can see them willing to sponsor stadium. But if they keep doing what they have been doing for 90 years in Asia, I cannot see why they will take the big plunge.Being shirt sponsor also gives them what they need in Asia

Could happen. But I just have the feeling with NFL involved, there's more chance for a American based or American & UK market interested sponsor

Yeah the NFL link would point towards a US company, and personally I think there's more money to be made there than from AIA, but I certainly wouldn't rule out seeing the AIA Stadium in a couple of years.

 

[Saoirse]

This explains the last minute decision to go to Hong Kong, I did wonder.

I don't think that was quite as last-minute as it appeared - more that we wouldn't have been able to go if we were in the cup final so had to wait until we were eventually knocked out to confirm it.

This. Insurance is socially useful. Booze and betting and crappy sugar-laden energy drinks aren't. Whether this was a consideration or not, it's good to see.

I guess it's a nice bonus, but highly doubt it factors into the club's considerations. And in any case, there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism

 

[guiltyparty]

Five more years of red lettering designed on Microsoft paint - cosmic

Can we smuggle this through?

 

[Lilbaz]

Wont be buying a shirt for another 5 years then.

Even one that looked like this?

 

[bceej]

Even one that looked like this?

Reminds me of the French kit way too much.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Even one that looked like this?

Sorry should have clarified, I wont be buying a home shirt for the next 5 years (or as long as it has red on it).

 

[Sweech]

So...how much money did we get?

 

[Stevenage Spur]

Another 5 years without a home shirt, unbearable. Never in red.

 

[Lilbaz]

So...how much money did we get?

A bagillion dollars.




Only joking, not that much.

 

[nicdic]

Another 5 years without a home shirt, unbearable. Never in red.

What did you do before we changed our badge?