Hyundai Motor Starts Receiving Votes For Its “Be There With Hyundai” FIFA World Cup™ Program

2014.04.24 10:30:00 No. 2909

Hyundai Motor Starts Receiving Votes For Its
“Be There With Hyundai” FIFA World Cup™ Program

- Fans submitted over 160,000 national team slogans through ‘Be There with Hyundai’ program
- Voting closes on May 7, while winners will be announced on May 12
- Winning slogans will be displayed on the national team buses during the
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™

April 24, 2014 – With 50 days left until the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, Hyundai Motor Company, the official automotive partner of the tournament, announced that voting has begun to select the best team slogans submitted to its “Be There With Hyundai (BTWH)” program, through the FIFA.com website.

Fans from all over the world submitted slogans for the participating national teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ from October 17, 2013 to February 27, 2014 through the FIFA.com website and more than 160,000 slogans were collected during that time. The list was trimmed to 96 slogans, or the best three per team.

Worldwide football fans can now vote for their favorite slogans to represent each national team until May 7. The winning slogans will be announced on May 12 and will be displayed on the national team buses that transport the players during the tournament.

Since its launch at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, BTWH turned out to be a successful marketing program of the event, sparking huge media interest. The automaker’s exclusive program continued its success at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ South Africa, with the active participation of thousands of football fans all over the world.

Since Hyundai signed the agreement to sponsor FIFA competitions including the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ in 1999, Hyundai has successfully served as the official automotive partner of 2002, 2006, 2010 FIFA World Cups™ as well as many other FIFA tournaments. In 2010, the company extended its strategic sponsorship agreement with FIFA to cover the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™. Through its successful sponsorship of international football, Hyundai has significantly boosted brand awareness and brand image.

Hyundai Motor plans to offer a variety of prizes for participants whose slogans are chosen as the winners. While all 32 winners (for each qualified team) will be given specially-made photos of their slogan displayed on the respective buses, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a 2014 FIFA World Cup™ tour package, including tickets, airfare and hotel to a round of 16 match.

All visitors to the FIFA.com and FIFA.com Mobile can vote for their national team slogan @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/games/be-there-with-hyundai/vote-slogan/

About Hyundai Motor
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond. The company, which leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars, offers top-quality best-sellers such as Elantra, Sonata and Genesis. Hyundai Motor has seven manufacturing bases and seven design & technical centers outside of South Korea and in 2013, sold 4.73 million vehicles globally. With almost 100,000 employees worldwide, Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with localized models and strives to strengthen its leadership in clean technology, starting with the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen-powered vehicle, ix35 Fuel Cell.

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