Quakes Stadium Naming Rights - Avaya

It's WAY better than Amway that's for sure.

And as far as it not being a sexy company, does the general public really know what Siemens does and remember what jersey they were on?

 

A sponsor with long arms, deep pockets and prior soccer experience, sounds like a good deal to me! I'm on board.

 

Are you trying to say high speed trains aren't sexy?

 

I remember reading on the SJQ website that the FO was planning to call only the fan zone area the epicenter.

 

While not one of the "Big Guys" that some were hoping for, at least these guys have shown an interest in and commitment to soccer for some time. From the Wikipedia article: "Avaya was the official Converged Communications Provider for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It also previously provided the communications networks for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003."

 

Who cares if it's sexy or not, if they offer the most $$$, then sign them up!

 

I heard of Lucent which seems to be the predecessor to the AVAYA brand. maybe if your a networking guy or manager at some big name corporate firm you know these guys well. But for the average user. Networking is CISCO, Netgear, Linksys, D-link, 3com.

When you think of it. Would be a good reason for getting a naming rights to a few stadiums to build up the their brand a bit.

All I'm hoping for is that they won the bid because they put in a much better bid that other tech giants did. I.E. give SJ Quakes some money to spend on quality DPs to help fill those fancy new seats at the AVAYA EPICENTER.

 

Call dropped?

 

Kaval said tonight that naming rights sponsor and jersey sponsor are separate

 

Except the Shark Tank wasn't the official name of the family fun zone at the Arena that the team sign posted and promoted.

If you say you're going to the Shark Tank people know that you're going to the arena.

If you say you're going to the Epicenter people will think you're going to the family fun zone to get your face painted.

 

Oh shit I forgot about that event.

What else did he say? Is the Avaya thing real?

 

What event? And yes, did the stadium sponsor leak get confirmed?

 

Wouldn't comment. That place was a mess. Way too small to host that event.

 

So did you take that as a confirmation?

 

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Pretty much.

 

Is it Ah-vay-yuh? or Ah-vi-yuh? Or something totally different?

 

From the wiki. (/əˈvaɪ.ə/)

 

The stadium webcam no longer shows the scoreboard.
Wonder if the name is going up today.

 

I don't think they'll sponsor the Epicenter. They'll probably leave that for Chucky Cheese or some similar kid oriented business.

BTW - Nice shirts!

 

Interesting thought. @falvo get down there and take some pictures please!

 

I also thought it was a sensible theory but alas, the webcam is back to its original view and the scoreboard looks the same.