So this came across my desk, courtesy of my excited Dutch boss who had no idea that Port have been a life-long nemesis growing up as a Norwood supporter in Radelaide.

I write about the consulting industry (I know there's at least one consultant on our boards) and tried but failed to be objective in this instance.

Forget the prose and latent snark for a second - I phoned this one in - but consider the content. Port have signed PwC.

Port have [censored] [censored] sponsors, and we have sexy Jaguar and now Zurich, the latter probably helpful for all our suicidal members.

The question is though, should we also be pursuing a big professional services firm as a sponsor to help transform us from the inside-out?

Article below;

The Port Adelaide Football Club has snared PwC as a long-term sponsor in what the parties describe as a landmark deal.  

While its 2019 AFL season hangs in the balance, the Port Adelaide Football Club has at least scored a longer-term coup through a landmark sponsorship agreement with global professional services firm PwC. According to the club, the agreement sees the Big Four firm become of its most significant sponsors, tying the two organisations together for an extended period.

“Port Adelaide Football Club is proud to be sponsored by this significant global brand,” said media personality David Koch, who took over as Port Adelaide Chairman in 2013. “PwC is a big deal. They are rated as one of the top 50 brands worldwide, part of a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 250,000 people, who deliver services to more than 5,000 clients.”

“It is a great endorsement for our club because PwC has historically only sponsored big global sporting brands and events such as the America’s Cup, PGA and Irish Rugby,” continued Koch, although PwC last year entered into a partnership agreement with Victoria-based rugby union team the Melbourne Rebels. The firm has also been sponsoring the Australian ESports League.

PHOTO: David Koch/Jason Briggs https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2019-07-26/port-adelaide-and-pwc-announce-landmark-sponsorship

Despite Port Adelaide being one of the lesser lights of the league by membership, its recent home-and-away foray into China is seen as major draw-card. “PwC and the Port Adelaide Football Club are philosophically aligned – both are innovative businesses, driving commercial activity in key growth markets, such as China,” said PwC Adelaide Managing Partner Jamie Briggs.

“PwC works with businesses, Government and the community to help Australia continue to thrive and grow,” added Briggs, the former Federal Minister for Cities and the Built Environment who joined PwC after losing his seat in 2016. Recently, the Liberal Government committed a further three years of considerable funding to the Port Adelaide/AFL joint venture in China.

“This sponsorship will assist Port Adelaide on field, but will also help improve our practices off field. In short, PwC’s sponsorship will help Port Adelaide better serve our 60,000 members, which is our core business,” concluded Koch. According to the AFL’s latest figures, Port Adelaide has a shade over 50,000 members, having lost 4.5 percent of its base this year.

As part of its ‘City Pulse’ series, PwC ranks the suburb of Port Adelaide as well below average on its ‘live’ and ‘play’ metrics, yet foresees incredible growth opportunities in the area courtesy of the federal government’s $90 billion naval shipbuilding programme – with the Big Four firm recommending that Adelaide pursue a “City Deal” focused on defence industry growth. 

Related: Christopher Pyne joins EY Australia to help grow Defence practice https://www.consultancy.com.au/news/892/christopher-pyne-joins-ey-australia-to-help-grow-defence-practice

 

 

This is actually hilarious. Not sure what sponsor/fan engagement PwC are looking for here. Perhaps insolvency cases for failed small businesses?

Edited August 7, 20195 yr by At the break of Gawn

PwC took one look at Kochie and saw ‘failed business’ written all over him.

suggest one of their partners has a power [censored].  There is so little commercial value in PwC , it has to be a partner with the love of the club.

(never thought I would write power [censored] in a Demonland post.)

  On 07/08/2019 at 11:36, Skuit said:

Related: Christopher Pyne joins EY Australia to help grow Defence practice https://www.consultancy.com.au/news/892/christopher-pyne-joins-ey-australia-to-help-grow-defence-practice

 

Funnily enough, this link to another article has the tip-off.

It isn't about the real value of your expertise or even brand, it is about who you can offer links to and arrange the wine nights with.

Port Adelaide learning from the Crown Casino model of business networking and PwC wants in on the China creative accounting action.

There's barely a veil on this one.

At least it isn't HSBC, and there doesn't appear to be any wombat shooting involved.

  On 07/08/2019 at 12:55, Little Goffy said:

 

Funnily enough, this link to another article has the tip-off.

It isn't about the real value of your expertise or even brand, it is about who you can offer links to and arrange the wine nights with.

Port Adelaide learning from the Crown Casino model of business networking and PwC wants in on the China creative accounting action.

There's barely a veil on this one.

At least it isn't HSBC, and there doesn't appear to be any wombat shooting involved.

Lot in that Goffy

Before there was the Carlton Crew there was the Carlton Presidents club one of the most powerful business networking organizations in Melbourne. Just ask Henry Bosch, former Chairman of the NCSC (the forerunner to ASIC).

The China play has little to do with expansion of the game. It is a trade/business play.

Who gives a rats [censored] about port 

  On 07/08/2019 at 13:54, don't make me angry said:

Who gives a rats [censored] about port 

No-one - until it makes them money.

We're supposedly the blue-blooded and Port the lower class - but follow the money.

Consultancies like PwC run the world. And stake their bets accordingly.

The question is: should we be courting the likes of Deloitte etc. now before others?

Esports as an example is going to happen. The consultancies know it.

But any AFL team which ignores it will be left behind. Or will possibly become extinct.

Are the people running the club business savvy enough to guide us through?

As per Koch's quote: “PwC is a big deal. Part of a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 250,000 people, who deliver services to more than 5,000 clients." Most of those Fortune 500s.

Dwell on those numbers for a moment. Accenture meanwhile has a workforce of around half a million.

 

 

 

heres me thinking PwC was Parents without Children !!!

Presume PWC will use sponsorship as leverage to get more SA govt work. The Big 4 earn a bucketload from government contracts.

  On 07/08/2019 at 22:50, Skuit said:

No-one - until it makes them money.

We're supposedly the blue-blooded and Port the lower class - but follow the money.

Consultancies like PwC run the world. And stake their bets accordingly.

The question is: should we be courting the likes of Deloitte etc. now before others?

Esports as an example is going to happen. The consultancies know it.

But any AFL team which ignores it will be left behind. Or will possibly become extinct.

Are the people running the club business savvy enough to guide us through?

As per Koch's quote: “PwC is a big deal. Part of a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 250,000 people, who deliver services to more than 5,000 clients." Most of those Fortune 500s.

Dwell on those numbers for a moment. Accenture meanwhile has a workforce of around half a million.

 

 

 

Bull dust just another sponsors they come and go and make little impact on football. 

  On 08/08/2019 at 03:15, demoniac said:

Presume PWC will use sponsorship as leverage to get more SA govt work. The Big 4 earn a bucketload from government contracts.

Big consulting firms are just 800 or 900 small businesses  (or partners as they like to call them selves) under one banner fighting for paying clients. Good and poor partners ecist but all charge through the roof. Often telling 8ng the client the bleedong obvious. Our Board is syrong enough anf id be worried if they belived in bringing them in. 

Partners that dont bring in the vash soon find themselves out the door.

Hilarious.