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Tiger, Tiger, Tiger…
As Tiger Woods’ carefully crafted image and advertising empire implodes around him, you have to wonder what the future will hold for Mr. Tiger. Despite his “indefinite hiatus” from the game of golf, we all know he’ll be back out there winning tournaments 6 months from now, and it’s not like the world of advertising will be completely closed to him.
Whatever your take on infidelity is, Tiger’s transgressions aren’t quite on par with running a dog-fighting operation, smuggling drugs, or shooting yourself in the leg with a gun you shouldn’t have in a nightclub. Tiger will most definitely be back, and will get paid by someone to hawk their goods: it’s just a question of who and what, not when. With Gatorade and Gillette distancing themselves from Tiger (and Nike possibly next), who’s going to step up to the plate to pay Tiger as a pitchman?
Will we start seeing viagra online ads bearing the likeness of Tiger? With reports surfacing that Tiger was juggling 9 women at one time, maybe Ringling Bros. will throw their hat in the ring, or possibly a clown college. Maybe this whole “scandal” will really turn out to be a blessing in disguise for Tiger Inc., with a whole new world of advertising possibilities opened up to him. Now that the wholesome, squeaky-clean Tiger image is forever ruined, there’s nothing to stop him from whoring himself to anyone out there with a suitcase full of cash.
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