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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:55 PM Oct 2012

Tom Daley’s sponsorship with British Gas causes an awkward moment

Sponsorship for Olympic athletes usually helps both the Olympian and the company sponsoring them. The Olympian gets money to train and live, and the sponsor gains valuable exposure.
But in the case of British Gas' sponsorship of bronze medal-winning UK diver Tom Daley, the company could have benefited from checking out their company's placement on his swimsuit.



http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/tom-daley-sponsorship-british-gas-causes-awkward-moment-174550810--oly.html

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Tom Daley’s sponsorship with British Gas causes an awkward moment (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2012 OP
Ad? SoapBox Oct 2012 #1
Don't you think that they knew where the placement would be? Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #2

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
2. Don't you think that they knew where the placement would be?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:35 PM
Oct 2012

I am sure that this was intentional.

And......here we are talking about it. It's working.

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