Toppu
01-13-2005, 08:01 AM
source : Bangkok Post, January 13 2005
Chevrolet has terminated its 3 years sponsorship contract with tennis ace Paradorn Srichaphan saying the Thai player had never helped in the promotion of their company.
Sales manager of Chevy Asia said Paradorn had signed a 3 million-baht a year contract with Chevrolet. However he had never promoted Chevrolet but had instead has been linked to other motor companies.
John Thompson, sales manager of Chevrolet Asia, said they had tried to persuade Paradorn to promote Chevrolet while he was in Thailand, or at least use a Chevrolet car, but without success.
The final straw was apparently when Paradorn recently purchased a Ferrari.
Thompson said the termination of the contract was not linked to Paradorn's loss of form last season. He added that the company would continue to support Thai players but they must act in a professional manner.
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What a sad news following his wrist injury that made him out of the Kooyong Classic. But still I find Paradorn and his team not professional enough. Tennis is his career (at least at the moment and years to come), sponsorship is really important. Chevrolet is one of the very first companies that offer him a great deal. Before he became this famous, he got Chevrolet Zafira, a very famous MPV in Thailand. Once he is a big name in the game, he bought Mercedes and Ferrari. He didn't realize how important this brand has meant to him. It's also a sponsor of Thailand Open.
Recently he also disappointed most Thai by donating 10,000 Baht (around 240 U.S. dollars)to the Tsunami victims in the southern part of the country. Then came critiques and comments like talk of the town about his donation. Many people said he has earned a lot but how could he do this ? Some said it's his money. Some said he lost big amount of money when buying a Ferrari. (While Tanasugarn did donate more than 100,000 Baht.) As a result Paradorn decided to add 1 million Baht to help Tsunami relief. This is what I call ,,unprofessional,, . I do not blame him about his donation at all because we should donate with heart. Big amount of money is not as much important as the intention. Support from both fans and sponsors is so important that he cannot forget.
I couldn't imagine what would happen if he is ranked below 30 or lower.
Come ON P' Bon , be more professional ! !
Chevrolet has terminated its 3 years sponsorship contract with tennis ace Paradorn Srichaphan saying the Thai player had never helped in the promotion of their company.
Sales manager of Chevy Asia said Paradorn had signed a 3 million-baht a year contract with Chevrolet. However he had never promoted Chevrolet but had instead has been linked to other motor companies.
John Thompson, sales manager of Chevrolet Asia, said they had tried to persuade Paradorn to promote Chevrolet while he was in Thailand, or at least use a Chevrolet car, but without success.
The final straw was apparently when Paradorn recently purchased a Ferrari.
Thompson said the termination of the contract was not linked to Paradorn's loss of form last season. He added that the company would continue to support Thai players but they must act in a professional manner.
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What a sad news following his wrist injury that made him out of the Kooyong Classic. But still I find Paradorn and his team not professional enough. Tennis is his career (at least at the moment and years to come), sponsorship is really important. Chevrolet is one of the very first companies that offer him a great deal. Before he became this famous, he got Chevrolet Zafira, a very famous MPV in Thailand. Once he is a big name in the game, he bought Mercedes and Ferrari. He didn't realize how important this brand has meant to him. It's also a sponsor of Thailand Open.
Recently he also disappointed most Thai by donating 10,000 Baht (around 240 U.S. dollars)to the Tsunami victims in the southern part of the country. Then came critiques and comments like talk of the town about his donation. Many people said he has earned a lot but how could he do this ? Some said it's his money. Some said he lost big amount of money when buying a Ferrari. (While Tanasugarn did donate more than 100,000 Baht.) As a result Paradorn decided to add 1 million Baht to help Tsunami relief. This is what I call ,,unprofessional,, . I do not blame him about his donation at all because we should donate with heart. Big amount of money is not as much important as the intention. Support from both fans and sponsors is so important that he cannot forget.
I couldn't imagine what would happen if he is ranked below 30 or lower.
Come ON P' Bon , be more professional ! !