Edito : Ferrari smoke on the water

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The case of sponsor Marlboro – Ferrari gaining importance. At that point the team was forced to issue a statement Friday. Demonstrating his right. But one question: why Marlboro is still sponsoring?
The answer is simple: to enter the minds of people. For it seems that the memory of fans of Formula 1 is the long term. Everyone remembers Camel, Gauloises and even of the Benson & Hedge (via Buzzz Jordan), not to mention JPS and Lotus.
Raymond Loewy, who designed in 1942, the package of Lucky Strike, had understood he needed a logo to recognize a brand. But the evolution is there marketing: product, a logo and now a history.
Except that the mark display is prohibited, as the logo. It is more than history. The story of a bar code which caused a scandal. If some did not know that Marlboro was behind this symbol, done. And the websites will recall that the brand is present since 1972 in Formula 1. Youtube broadcast images of Ayrton Senna in a McLaren red and white. Brief history is running. To the delight of the brand.
What is sponsor Ferrari Marlboro is not a problem, the problem is to know that Marlboro is sponsoring Ferrari with a barcode. A good buzz, amid controversy, which has been fully exploited for two days.
Lotus Racing disposera d’un nouveau sponsor pour le GP d’Espagne. Non pas celui attendu, mais un autre.
10 millions d’euros. Vous avez surement entendu parler de ce chiffre à propos des pouces de Fernando Alonso. En plus d’une assurance vie estimée à 60 millions d’euros, ce chiffre est autant un coup de communication qu’une information sans importance. Mais cela fait partie de la stratégie de Santander.
Lotus Racing devrait confirmer prochainement un nouveau contrat de sponsoring avec la société Maxis Telecom, opérateur téléphone mobile en Malaisie.
Il y a quelques jours, Ferrari et le pétrolier Shell ont prolongé leur partenariat de cinq nouvelles années.
Selon les médias brésiliens, Lotus Racing est proche de parvenir à un accord de sponsoring avec le pétrolier Petrobras.

