PERFORM SIGNS MARKETING DEAL WITH RIM

11/19/2012 : PERFORM SIGNS MARKETING DEAL WITH RIM
 
Become official marketing partners in MEA region
 
Research In Motion , the firm behind Blackberry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets has signed a marketing deal with sports media group PERFORM's goal.com that sees it named official marketing partner in Africa and the Middle East.
 
The Goal.com football websites reach over 14 million football fans across the MEA region, including specific local editions for the Nigerian, Ghanaian and Kenyan markets, as well as an Arabic edition for the Middle East and North Africa. The deal will cover the Nigerian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Egyptian, South African, Qatar, UAE and Jordanian markets, in the first pan-regional marketing partnership for Goal.com in these territories.
 
To accompany high visibility advertising placements, Goal.com will also develop an exclusive BlackBerry mobile micro-site providing direct access to 9.6 million mobile users which the Goal.com editorial team will write exclusive articles for. Goal.com will also be working with RIM to develop localised promotions and competitions in each market.
 
Daryn Wober, Managing Director, Global Business Development, PERFORM added: "This is a very exciting development in the evolution of Goal.com as both a global and a local platform. Our ambition has always been to provide our users with the best and most relevant football content which in turn will provide RIM with an opportunity to reach an engaged local audience."