{"id":11380,"date":"2015-02-19T15:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11380"},"modified":"2015-02-19T15:26:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:26:20","slug":"konica-minolta-pga-tour-enter-official-marketing-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/02\/konica-minolta-pga-tour-enter-official-marketing-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta, PGA TOUR Enter Official Marketing Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and Ramsey, N.J., February 17, 2015<\/em> \u2013 The PGA TOUR and Konica Minolta\u00a0Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., announced today a new multi-year marketing relationship that\u00a0designates Konica Minolta as the \u201cOfficial Multifunction Printers of the PGA TOUR.\u201d<\/p>\n

The official marketing relationship expands upon Konica Minolta\u2019s existing involvement that includes\u00a0advertising and exclusive sponsorship of the popular Konica Minolta Bizhub SwingVision feature in PGA\u00a0TOUR telecasts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely pleased to announce this new, expanded relationship with Konica Minolta,\u201d said Tom\u00a0Wade, Chief Commercial Officer of the PGA TOUR. \u201cKonica Minolta is widely recognized as a leader and\u00a0innovator in the industry, and we\u2019re excited to work with their team and build upon the tremendous\u00a0success we\u2019ve seen with the Konica Minolta Bizhub SwingVision.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that partnering with the PGA TOUR is a natural extension of our long term investment in\u00a0golf as a branding and customer engagement platform,\u201d says Kevin P. Kern, Senior Vice President,\u00a0Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA.\u00a0 \u201cFurthermore, the charitable aspects of the PGA\u00a0TOUR align well with our commitment to leadership in corporate citizenship.”<\/p>\n

About PGA TOUR<\/em><\/p>\n

The PGA TOUR is the world\u2019s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-\u00a0sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR\u00a0Latinoam\u00e9rica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.<\/p>\n

The PGA TOUR\u2019s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners,\u00a0create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the\u00a0communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.<\/p>\n

Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 225 countries\u00a0and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in\u00a0order to maximize charitable giving. In 2013, tournaments across all Tours generated more than $134\u00a0million for local and national charitable organizations and in early 2014 the TOUR\u2019s all-time charitable\u00a0contributions surpassed $2 billion.<\/p>\n

The PGA TOUR’s web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered\u00a0in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.<\/p>\n

About Konica Minolta<\/em><\/p>\n

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for seven consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and Twitter.\u00a0Konica Minolta bizhub is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta, Inc. \u00a0All other trademarks mentioned\u00a0in this document are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and Ramsey, N.J., February 17, 2015 \u2013 The PGA TOUR and Konica Minolta\u00a0Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., announced today a new multi-year marketing relationship that\u00a0designates Konica Minolta as the \u201cOfficial Multifunction Printers of the PGA TOUR.\u201d The official marketing relationship expands upon Konica Minolta\u2019s existing involvement that includes\u00a0advertising and exclusive sponsorship of the popular Konica Minolta Bizhub SwingVision feature in PGA\u00a0TOUR telecasts. \u201cWe are extremely pleased to announce this new, expanded relationship with Konica Minolta,\u201d said Tom\u00a0Wade, Chief Commercial Officer of the PGA TOUR. \u201cKonica Minolta is widely recognized as a leader and\u00a0innovator in the industry, and we\u2019re excited to work with their team and build upon the tremendous\u00a0success we\u2019ve seen with the Konica Minolta Bizhub SwingVision.\u201d \u201cWe believe that partnering with the PGA TOUR is a natural extension of our long term investment in\u00a0golf as a branding and customer engagement platform,\u201d says Kevin P. Kern, Senior Vice President,\u00a0Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA.\u00a0 \u201cFurthermore, the charitable aspects of the PGA\u00a0TOUR align well with our commitment to leadership in corporate citizenship.” About PGA TOUR The PGA TOUR is the world\u2019s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-\u00a0sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR\u00a0Latinoam\u00e9rica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China. The PGA TOUR\u2019s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners,\u00a0create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the\u00a0communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players. Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 225 countries\u00a0and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in\u00a0order to maximize charitable giving. In 2013, tournaments across all Tours generated more than $134\u00a0million for local and national charitable organizations and in early 2014 the TOUR\u2019s all-time charitable\u00a0contributions surpassed $2 billion. The PGA TOUR’s web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered\u00a0in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for seven consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and Twitter.\u00a0Konica Minolta bizhub is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta, Inc. \u00a0All other trademarks mentioned\u00a0in this document are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[224,2093],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11381,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380\/revisions\/11381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}