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Tiger Woods Scandal The Truth Behind
Posted by: | CommentsThe Truth Behind The Tiger Woods Brand –
Everyone knows that Tiger knows that he has built a golf empire over past few the years. Golf has given him the ability to generate revenue from endorsements such as apparel, books, games and etc. He has strategically positioned himself in such a way that these revenues function as derivatives to pay him and his family over and over again. In essence the Tiger Woods brand/image is an icon to golfers across the globe, because there is no one that can deny he is one of the best at his business. THAT WAS UNTIL THE 2010 SCANDAL!
Basically what has changed –
Too bad for the Tiger Woods brand/image (and unfortunately for his immediate family), his personal set backs may negatively impact on his business in 2010. Unless he can remain focused and somehow restore his image in the public eye, the Tiger Woods brand/image and business will ultimately suffer in the short term. It does not have to suffer? But it does not have to be that way for his business. Nor does it have to be that way for internet marketing or online businesses. In fact, because of social media sites like FaceBook, YouTube and Twitter, the online marketing business is thriving in 2010 and well beyond. And yes they are free advertising platforms for all types of opportunities. But only if they are used correctly.
The correlation between Tiger and Branding –
So exactly what does Tiger Woods and internet marketing have to do with a home based business opportunity? In a one word answer, they correlate with branding an image that is recognizable. The Tiger Woods association with golf is synonymous, because he has branded his image to represent one of golfs elite players. Successful internet marketers have learned this and have built their home based business empires by replicating the process. The brilliance behind the Tiger Woods model is that he figured out this one simple strategy. Once the dust settles, he will continue building the Tiger Woods name in association with golfs elite again. This will once again provide him with derivatives that will pay him and his family over a lifetime. But knowing how competitive Tiger is, the setback will only be temporary. Tiger will be back and his image will be bigger than it was before.
What Woods is now undertaking is on a scale unlike anything that he or any other athlete has attempted before. Uncharacteristically, his timing is terrible. He is entering the real estate business just as the economy seems moribund—and if anything, the golf business is in a worse state. The National Golf Foundation, an industry trade group, reported that 2008 was the worst year in two decades for opening new golf courses, with the sluggish real estate market as the leading negative factor. It also noted that 2008 was the third year in a row with “zero to slightly negative net growth in supply”—meaning that more courses went out of business than opened.
Military flooded with flu complaints
Posted by: | CommentsThe Defense Ministry is facing a deluge of complaints from angry parents and girlfriends after it decided last week to cancel all leave until the H1N1 flu virus subsides here.
As the nation raised its flu alert to the highest “Red” level on Oct. 4, the ministry also halted the mandatory training for reserve forces and ordered almost 660,000 enlisted soldiers to stay at their barracks.
Meeting visitors, going and sleeping off-base are not allowed in principle, although the first and last regular vacations are still permitted. Individual decisions are to be made flexibly by commanding officers, ministry officials said. It was the first time in Korea that such a confinement measure has affected the entire army.
Since the announcement, the ministry’s online bulletin board, which had less than 10 comments a day previously, has been filled with more than 200 petitions related to the confinement decision.
Introducing himself as a father of two sons, both of whom are in the service now, Kim Hong-bae wrote that the measure had already demoralized young soldiers.
Military officials say soldiers inoculated with the flu vaccine will be able to take vacations from January. However, those due to end their military service around that time would not be included, they said.
Yoon Hae-jin, a student studying in the United States, fears that she will not be able to see her boyfriend during the winter vacation.
“I plan to visit him halfway across the world. The confinement measure seems too harsh for young soldiers. Please consider the feelings of their parents and girlfriends,” she said.
Some people questioned the effectiveness of the somewhat extreme measure.
Despite the growing complaints, the ministry has not yet issued an official reaction.
“In order to protect soldiers from the new flu, the suspension measure was unavoidable. Their vacations are not denied but postponed,” said an official of the Defense Ministry.
“Each military unit is developing other programs to boost the morale of soldiers. We hope the public will be understanding for the time being.”
As of yesterday, the nation’s death toll from the disease was 49. No fatality case has occurred in the army, while some 1,500 soldiers with mild symptoms have recovered.
If you have a complaint about Extramarital Affair
Posted by: | CommentsSouth Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, whose mysterious disappearance last Thursday prompted national headlines, acknowledged Wednesday afternoon that he had an extramarital affair.
“I’ve been unfaithful to my wife, and I developed a relationship with what started as a dear, dear friend from Argentina,” he said, breaking down in tears.
“If there’s a concern for the Republican Party, it’s not that these admissions will have an effect on the various races that will take place this year and in next year’s midterm elections,” he added. “It’s that they’re losing some of their fresh faces as potential national voices. Both the 49-year-old Sanford and the 51-year-old Ensign’s admissions come at a time when the GOP is struggling to find the next generation of voices to combat a Democratic president and Congress. And losing those voices is never helpful when a party is trying to turn the page on a disastrous election like 2008″
Sanford is the latest American politician to become embroiled in a sex scandal. Recent examples include Sens. John Ensign, John Edwards, David Vitter and Larry Craig and Govs. Jim McGreevey and Eliot Spitzer.
“Once again, Americans have another reason to throw their hands up and say, ‘There’s another politician who couldn’t keep it in his pants, and who abused the public trust,’” said CBS News Chief Political
“Confidence in political institutions is as low as it was after Watergate, and the less confidence the public has in politicians, the less competitive elections will be; fewer good people decide to run for office, and the cycle perpetuates.
he governor told reporters he had known the woman for eight years. He said their relationship began while Sanford was visiting Argentina on an economic development trip more than a year ago, and that he had seen her three times since then.
The governor has been one of the most prominent Republican voices opposing President Obama’s federal stimulus package, and has won praise from conservatives for his position. He unsuccessfully fought in court to turn down a portion of the money allocated to his state.