Blackberry has turned down an offer of Justin Bieber. The singer wanted to represent the company for $ 200,000.
That tells Vincent Washington, working at Blackberry between 2001 and 2011, in an interview with BusinessWeek . When the offer came from Bieber, is not clear.
“What we have missed at least it’s Justin Bieber,” said Washington in response to a comment about the rise of the iPhone and other touchscreen phones mart.
“He wanted to represent Blackberry and said,” Give me $ 200,000 and twenty aircraft, and I am your representative ‘, “says the former employee Blackberry
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“I suggested to our marketing department:” Here we have a Canadian boy who grew up here and all teens are crazy about him. ” I was practically thrown out of the room and she told me: “That guy is a rage, he will not last long..” When I told them that Bieber Blackberry might survive, I was laughed at. “
Like Bieber Blackberry comes from Canada. This year, the company had almost ceased to exist when the sale set himself. Eventually, the board saw from there anyway. The CEO has been fired and there is $ 1 billion investment picked up.
In JanuaryBlackberry singer Alicia Keys engaged to represent.
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: NU.nl / Colin Angle
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