Comments Thread For: Pacquiao's Meeting With Nike Head, Product Line Plans

[LeadUppercut]

The article you quoted was about Manny pacquiao's potential deals that he did not get. It's not some old deal that he lost. Potential deals that he did not get. How can something plummet if he did not have it in the first place. But this new manager should be able to sort out those problems, which means more money making ventures for Pacquiao. hp just aired his commercial during game 6 of the nba finals. and in his commercial, pacquiao actually talks in his thick english accent, endorsing hp smartphones. in floyd's last at&t commercial, he did not even speak a work.

Perhaps you might be under-stating the issue.....

" Pacquiao lost a potential Gatorade endorsement, lost an appearance on an EA Sports video game cover "

" Mike Koncz, acknowledges Pacquiao’s reputation for following through on endorsement opportunities was hurt in recent years "

" I didn’t feel positioned to say anything,” said Bob Arum, the chairman of Top Rank. “I saw what was happening, and I said to myself, ‘It’s bad.’ "

" Pacquiao’s portfolio in North America..... the deals he had here and the way they were structured were comparable to a lesser-known L.P.G.A. golfer. "

BTW, the " L " stands for " ladies "

Kidding.

It's good that they're getting things sorted, Pac just made on the Mosley fight, he has the Marquez payday around the corner, and he just bought a new house..... but it does feel a little bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

All those opportunities, all of that momentum, and all of that timing.... gone.

Mayweather could be next after Marquez ^^

[Ryannn]

good for pac.

[Steven Adams]

Put yourself in Pacquiao's situation. Will you say NO whenever Bob Arum offers
you $ 25 Million every time you step inside the ring? Who will be in their right
mind to say NO? Why will anybody hate Pacquiao for having the opportunity to earn that kind of MONEY? NOBODY is FORCING us to WATCH the FIGHT in PPV.

.........................*cough*.................. ..............

[Mr. Philadel]

money over *****essss get'em PACMAN

[checko12]

I heard that nike will now be producing a line of baseball caps that are specifically designed for people with unusually large heads. It will allow blood to flow freely around the head instead of cutting off the circulation like the normal size caps for normal size heads do to the people with unusually large heads. This in turn will improve overall physical performance. They will be calling this cap the ped-cap-iao

Jesus Christ...That's the best line you could come up with? SMH. Don't quit your day job.

[Larry the boss]

lol..who cares??both are rich as hell ya'll sound like a bunch of cheerleaders waiting to suck some d1ck to get rich..lol

[checko12]

Perhaps you might be under-stating the issue.....

" Pacquiao lost a potential Gatorade endorsement, lost an appearance on an EA Sports video game cover "

" Mike Koncz, acknowledges Pacquiao’s reputation for following through on endorsement opportunities was hurt in recent years "

" I didn’t feel positioned to say anything,” said Bob Arum, the chairman of Top Rank. “I saw what was happening, and I said to myself, ‘It’s bad.’ "

" Pacquiao’s portfolio in North America..... the deals he had here and the way they were structured were comparable to a lesser-known L.P.G.A. golfer. "

BTW, the " L " stands for " ladies "

Kidding.

It's good that they're getting things sorted, Pac just made on the Mosley fight, he has the Marquez payday around the corner, and he just bought a new house..... but it does feel a little bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

All those opportunities, all of that momentum, and all of that timing.... gone.

Mayweather could be next after Marquez ^^

Selective quoting? Really? Pacquiao lost a Gatorade ad and a spot on EA's cover. You have to ask yourself if Floyd was ever in discussion for either of those products (both American) and were these companies willing to endorse Mayweather.

You bring up the quote of Pac's North American portfolio which means absolutely nothing if you're comparing it to the bigger picture. The world is a huge place and even in the states Floyd Mayweather is not the face of Boxing.

Given the amount of attention Floyd and Pac receive, Manny by far has transcended the sport of Boxing into something Floyd Mayweather will never be able or have the opportunity to do- yes, even if he beats Manny. (And I believe he will beat Manny)

[Pacquiao'd]

bigpoppa will post this crap but wont make a post that Floyd Paid for Genaros funerals services

[waxfondler]

its really sad when "boxing fans" cant be excited about a fighter getting mainstream attention... boxing needs to grab as much casual fans as possible.

the bickering between the *******/***** clans is crazy...
floyd fans: floyd got money, hangs with 50 cent, record label, high ppv numbers, etc etc.... basically bragging about floyd's commercial success, but in the same breath, they are quick to downplay manny's commercial success with a major sports brand... pretty hypocritical.

simply put, most people recognize floyd as the PPV king & manny as the commercial media darling.

they both work with whatever angles they can... as long as BOTH bring money to boxing, how can anybody hate????

[JoeDaWg]

Before you wet yourself.....

The Nike deal is the first step in a recovery plan designed by Top Rank and managed by Lucia McKelvey to prevent Manny's business interests from plummeting any lower.....

Manny Pacquiao New Marketing Advisor said Pacquiao has lost over $50 Million

" At its disorganized, fragmented peak, Manny Pacquiao’s endorsement strategy was being handled by anywhere between 30 and 50 friends who claimed to represent him and made hundreds of cold calls, often to the same company. They brokered potential deals for everything, including sexual-enhancement drugs and poker chips, as if playing a giant game of marketing darts.

As Pacquiao ascended to boxing royalty, as his earning power ballooned beyond even his greatest expectations, this lack of a strategy came with real consequences. Pacquiao lost a potential Gatorade endorsement, lost an appearance on an EA Sports video game cover, lost, by conservative estimates, a few million dollars in recent years alone.

Now, Top Rank Boxing, the company that promotes Pacquiao, has taken the unusual step of hiring an expert to consolidate his marketing affairs. Top Rank has little experience in handling the endorsements of its boxers. Lucia McKelvey, its new executive vice president in charge of business development and marketing, had no experience in boxing. Yet both believe uncharted territory is better than the haphazard alternative.

“When you look at Manny’s world, there was no continuity,” McKelvey said. “You name it, they were coming to him and saying, ‘Sign this contract, sign this contract.’ That made no sense.”

McKelvey, 33, is perhaps the most unlikely executive in boxing. She resembles the actress Cameron Diaz (her nickname in the Pacquiao camp). As Pacquiao conducted final preparations for Saturday’s welterweight title fight against Shane Mosley, she prepared an antioxidant shake (gluten-free, soy-free, vegan) for lunch in the media center.

Previously, McKelvey worked at IMG Golf, with its hunter-green floors and country-club atmosphere, a far cry from the sweaty boxing gyms she now inhabits. She left in November 2010, and when she landed at Top Rank, friends, family and colleagues all had the same incredulous reaction: What?!

McKelvey said she saw boxing as “the jungle,” a challenge that matched her organized, obsessive personality, that renewed her energy and purpose. Her charge extends beyond Pacquiao, into the digital and marketing portions of Top Rank’s business, but his endorsements remain an important, if not primary, responsibility.

Pacquiao’s portfolio in North America has never matched his popularity. He ended 2010 as the most searched athlete on Yahoo, ahead of Tiger Woods. In the Philippines, he endorsed McDonald’s and San Miguel beer, among other major partners. Yet while his Davie-Brown Index rating, which measures a celebrity’s influence on consumers, ranks above all current boxers, McKelvey said the deals he had here and the way they were structured were comparable to a lesser-known L.P.G.A. golfer.

The first time McKelvey phoned Gatorade to explain her new position, she was told she was the eighth person who had called in the past year and claimed to represent Pacquiao. That was the problem’s crux. Pacquiao’s adviser, Mike Koncz, acknowledges Pacquiao’s reputation for following through on endorsement opportunities was hurt in recent years, even as his popularity soared.

“I didn’t feel positioned to say anything,” said Bob Arum, the chairman of Top Rank. “I saw what was happening, and I said to myself, ‘It’s bad.’ But I wasn’t going to tell him until I had a solution.”

In past years, McKelvey estimated Pacquiao’s potential earning power at more than $50 million. While the estimate may seem generous, he actually earned a fraction of that total.

Arum and his stepson, Todd DuBoef, the president of Top Rank, said they needed someone who spoke the language of potential sponsors. Someone with contacts at corporations. Someone who could leverage Pacquiao’s popularity to sell companies on their sport beyond one fighter.

“I’m guilty, Bob’s guilty, all of us in boxing are guilty to listening to the rhetoric that corporate America won’t associate itself in boxing,” DuBoef said. “They will, if it’s done right.”

On Wednesday, at Pacquiao’s final news conference, the singer-songwriter Dan Hill sat near the back. He recently recorded seven versions of “Sometimes When We Touch” with Pacquiao, whose concentration he found similar to the singer Celine Dion.

In explaining Pacquiao’s appeal, Hill said: “There’s such a genuineness and humility. You just don’t get that anymore. I honestly really, really love the guy.”

Top Rank hopes to harness such appeal in a more organized manner. On the home page of its Web site, it lists McKelvey as his endorsement contact. In February, it sent letters to specific companies outlining its plans. All deals, McKelvey said, go directly to her and Koncz.

When McKelvey worked at IMG, Woods endorsed products in specific categories: car, credit card, sports drink, watch, electronics. To that end, McKelvey wants to broaden Pacquiao’s relationship with Nike. Nineteen executives from the company are scheduled to attend Saturday’s fight.

Soon, Pacquiao will sign a contract with Hewlett Packard. He has a cologne line. He also recently partnered with State Street Produce, a deal that Koncz hopes, perhaps implausibly, will do for Pacquiao what grills did for George Foreman. Top Rank hopes those deals and more prominent Nike placement will lead more companies to follow suit.

On recent flights, McKelvey said fellow passengers expressed amazement when she told them about her new job. She said: “I represent Manny Pacquiao. I work in boxing. And I am the most unusual suspect.” Ultimately, McKelvey said, she will convince everyone — boxers, promoters, advertisers, skeptics — this experiment can work.

Either way, for the unorthodox executive, in the unusual role, Pacquiao is the test case. "

Dude what are u talking about. His **** was being run by amateurs and they missed out on some deals because of that. Now it's being run by a pro, and he will make more money. Either u can't read, or ur hate is giving u a tumor...