Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine March 2014 | Page 182

180 News GARUDA INDONESIA NEWS We knew then that this football club would be the perfect partner for Garuda Indonesia as we grow our airline across the world,” said Emirsyah Satar. Meanwhile, Chief Commercial Officer of Liverpool FC Billy Hogan expressed that he is proud to be cooperating with Garuda Indonesia as the Official Training Kit Partner. The new partnership will also include a special social media campaign using the hashtag #OneGuardianSaid on the club’s official Twitter and Facebook accounts, discussing historic quotes from former managers of Liverpool FC, known by fans as the ‘guardians’ of the club. #OneGuardianSaid is actually an anagram of Garuda Indonesia. LIVERPOOL FC ANNOUNCE GARUDA INDONESIA AS FIRST OFFICIAL TRAINING KIT PARTNER In line with Garuda Indonesia’s mission to become a global player and a global brand, Garuda Indonesia has taken its partnership with Liverpool FC to the next level by becoming its very first Official Training Kit Partner, as announced in a “New Partnership Launch” event in Liverpool on January 27, 2014. The “New Partnership Launch” was attended by the President and CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Emirsyah Satar, EVP of Marketing and Sales of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Erik Meijer, Managing Director of Liverpool FC Ian Ayre, and Manager of Liverpool FC Brendan Rodgers, and witnessed by the Indonesian Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Harry Richard James Kandou. This new development in Garuda Indonesia's partnership with Liverpool FC will kick off on June 1, 2014, in a deal to last for two seasons. In addition to Garuda Indonesia's logo appearing on Liverpool FC’s training kit, the airline's logo will also appear on LED signs on the sides of the pitch at Anfield stadium for six to eight minutes at every Liverpool FC match throughout the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons. “Last year we flew Liverpool FC to their tour destinations. We saw first-hand the following that this club has, not only in Indonesia but in Thailand and Australia too. Liverpool FC Gunakan Logo Garuda Indonesia di “Training Kit” Sejalan dengan misi Garuda Indonesia untuk menjadi “Global Player” dan “Global Brand”, Garuda Indonesia meningkatkan kerja sama komersial dengan klub Liga Inggris, Liverpool FC dengan melaksanakan “New Partnership Launching” di Liverpool, Inggris pada 27 Januari 2014 lalu. Peningkatan dan pengembangan kerja sama tersebut diimplementasikan melalui pemasangan logo Garuda Indonesia di “training kit” resmi The Reds. Pelaksanaan kegiatan “New Partnership Launching” tersebut dihadiri oleh Direktur Utama PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., Emirsyah Satar, Direktur Pemasaran & Penjualan PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., Erik Meijer, Managing Director Liverpool FC, Ian Ayre, Manager Liverpool FC, Brendan Rodgers dan disaksikan oleh Wakil Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Inggris, Harry Richard James Kandou. Melalui peningkatan dan pengembangan kerja sama tersebut, pada musim 2014/2015 hingga musim 2015/2016 mendatang, Garuda Indonesia akan menjadi sponsor resmi pertama untuk “training kit” yang digunakan oleh Liverpool FC. Selain menjadi “Official Training Kit Partner” Liverpool FC, pengembangan kerja sama tersebut juga dilakukan dengan meningkatkan durasi tayang brand/logo Garuda Indonesia pada “Light Emitting Diode (LED)” di sisi lapangan stadion Anfield pada setiap pertandingan yang dilaksanakan Liverpool FC sepanjang musim 2014/2015 hingga musim 2015/2016, yang ditayangkan oleh seluruh stasiun televisi dunia, dari sebelumnya sepanjang 6 menit menjadi 8 menit per pertandingan. “Tahun lalu Garuda Indonesia telah menerbangkan Liverpool FC selama Pre Season Tour 2013 di tiga negara. Pada tur tersebut kami melihat begitu banyak fans yang antusias menyaksikan mereka, tidak hanya di Indonesia, tetapi juga di Thailand dan Australia. Kami yakin kerja sama dengan Liverpool FC dapat membawa Garuda Indonesia semakin dikenal dunia,” ungkap Direktur Utama PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., Emirsyah Satar. Sementara itu, Chief Commercial Officer Liverpool FC, Billy Hogan mengungkapkan, bangga dapat bekerja sama dengan Garuda Indonesia yang menjadi “Official Trai