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Gulf Oil inks partnership pact with MU

| | Mar 15, 2016, at 04:46 am
London/Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd (GOLIL) on Monday announced that its parent company Gulf Oil International, a part of the Hinduja Group, had entered into its largest ever single long term partnership with the world’s leading football club, Manchester United to become its global sponsor and official lubricant cum fuel retail partner till end of 2019 football season.

The multi-year partnership was signed by Frank Rutten, Vice President, Gulf Oil International and Jamie Reigle, Commercial Director, Manchester United at Aon Training Complex, Manchester United’s official training ground in presence of the First Team Players and Manchester United Legends.

“Gulf Oil’s association with the world of sports has been phenomenal right from motorsports to cricket, where we have partnered with the best of the best. It was therefore logical for us to team up with Manchester United in order to reiterate our brand’s core values of endurance, quality and passion. We look forward to leverage this interesting mix of football and cricket and leverage this partnership to increase consumer engagement with the brand, create new & exciting communication platforms that will emphasis the customer value propositions,” said Ravi Chawla, Managing Director, GOLIL.

The deal will give Gulf Oil International access to Manchester United assets including the club crest and player images and Gulf’s distinctive orange disc will feature on the Club’s digital perimeter boards during Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup matches at Old Trafford.

The company’s partnership with Manchester United is in addition to its existing global tie-ups with Milwaukee BMW, World Superbikes, the World Endurance Championship with the Gulf Racing Team and Porsche.

The company expects the tie-up with Manchester United to augment its long-term association with Cricket for enhancement and further strengthening of its brand equity amongst its customers, especially for personal mobility consumers who use two wheelers or passenger cars.

The partnership marks a further step in Gulf’s intent to strengthen its brand presence globally as well as enable it to engage with Manchester United’s worldwide fan base, including 325 million followers in Asia, which Gulf sees as a major focus area with a strong presence in India and rapidly developing businesses in China, the Middle East and Indonesia.
 

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