Free Posters from Cooper Tire Celebrate OSU's Perfect Season
Company teams up with local tire dealers to honor the football Buckeyes
FINDLAY, Ohio, March 4 -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY today announced it has entered into a promotional agreement with the Ohio News Network (ONN), The Ohio State University, and the Big Ten Conference to distribute free "Perfect Season" posters at Cooper Tire dealers throughout Ohio.
The 19" x 25" posters feature the game scores of the Buckeyes' perfect season in scarlet and gray, as well as the Ohio State and national championship logos.
Patricia Brown, vice president of advertising and communications, said the posters support a team that has gone above and beyond the call of duty, exemplifying the values of the Ohio-based Cooper Tire and Rubber Company. "Throughout the season, OSU never gave up, never stopped trying to improve. Our highly motivated team and dealers operate in a similar way every day. The posters are Cooper's way of celebrating this achievement, and to thank Cooper customers for their loyalty," she said.
Posters are available while supplies last at participating Ohio Cooper Tire dealers. Call your local Cooper dealer for more information.
Cooper Tire is the official tire of the Big Ten Conference. Former Buckeye and current ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit serves as a Cooper Tire spokesperson.
Company Description
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, with headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, specializes in the manufacture and marketing of automotive products including auto, motorcycle and truck tires, inner tubes, tread rubber and equipment. Cooper-Standard Automotive is an original equipment supplier of sealing, trim, NVH control systems and fluid handling systems for the automotive industry in North America, Europe, Australia and South America. Cooper has more than 20,000 employees and 52 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries. In 2002, Cooper tied for "Best Customer Satisfaction in Replacement Tire for Light Truck Vehicles" in the J.D. Power and Associates' Replacement Tire Customer Satisfaction Study. For more information about Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com .
NOTE TO EDITORS: To localize this news, following are the participating
dealers and geographic locations:
* Cincinnati, Columbus, Lancaster, Wilmington, Hillsboro, Newark (Sumerel
Tire)
* Zanesville
* Bowling Green (Speck Sales)
* Oregon (Tri-county Tire)
* Bellevue (M&M Sunoco and Billings Sales & Service)
* Napoleon (Howard's Friendly Service)
* Liberty Center (Dave's Auto Service)
* Custar (Deshler Farmer's Elevator)
* Archibold (Short Auto Care)
* Swanton (Performance Plus Tire)
* Marion (JTW Automotive Service)
* Bellefontaine (Levan Service)
* Eaton (Greensfork Alignment)
* Springfield (Clayton Tire)
* Marysville (Clayton Tire)
* Findlay (Ottawa Tire)
* Lima (Easter Tire)
* Marion (Family Tire)
* Dayton (Tire Express)
* Xenia (Fairborn Tire)
* Piqua (Action Tire)
* Sidney (Action Tire)
* Chillicothe (Davis Tire)
* Waverly (Davis Tire)
* McConnellsville (Newlon Tire)
* Middletown (Phil's Auto & Tire)
(CTB)
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010404/COOPERLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 212-782-2840