To: Dr. Judson From: Jessica Feldman Date: March 3‚ 2013 Re: London 2012 Olympics Background In 2005‚ to the delight of millions of English citizens‚ London won the rights to the 2012 Summer Olympics. London had previously hosted the Olympic games in 1908 and 1948‚ while bidding on the 1992‚1996‚ and 100 games. In 2012 London had decided to stage the games in East London‚ a disadvantaged area that never fully recovered after being heavily bombed during World War II. Upon receiving this news
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Introduction The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were the third time that Canada had hosted the Olympic Games.1 In 2010 Canada won the most gold medals at these Olympics‚ and the Canadian men’s ice hockey team helped add to the medal count. On February 28‚ 2010 the gold medal game between Canada and the United States was played. Canada ended up winning 3-2 in overtime‚ with Sidney Crosby scoring the game winning goal. This was the last event at the Olympics before the closing ceremony and was a memorable
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The London Olympic Games held in 2012 was one of the largest investments and profit for the host country; “Success at Olympics produces an exceptional “symbolic profit” (Bourdieu‚ 1993) not only for individual athletes‚ but also for clubs‚ sports federations‚ sponsors andother related players. And‚ thereby‚ individual performances are likely to trigger a redistribution of for example‚ power‚ money‚ recruitment opportunities and TV broadcasting times in sports on a national and/or global scale” (Thiel
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the thrilling Olympic games. This was started in 1936 when the first ever televised Olympic games were hosted by Nazi Germany. These Olympics were hosted during a fretful and politically hazardous time‚ many countries were picking sides and others were unsure which was the right side to pick‚ and there was controversy on whether or not many countries would attend or boycott. Germany was first chosen to host in 1914‚ but World War I started. They were chosen to host the 1936 Olympics because the other
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In 1936‚ a young Jesse Owens‚ who just graduated from the Ohio State University made history at the Olympics in Berlin‚ where the most physically fit push themselves to win against other nations. Jesse set a record at that Olympics that would stand for a remarkable 48 years‚ but what he had to go against‚ “During a time of deep-rooted segregation‚ he not only discredited Hitler’s master race theory‚ but also affirmed that individual excellence‚ rather than race or national origin‚ distinguishes one
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is the comparison and contrast between the ancient Olympics games and the first modern day Olympic Games of 1896. One needs to look at The Ancient Olympic games features and its’ origin and then see where the first modern Olympics features stand in terms of concluding whether it has evolved or not since the origins of the games and look at how the culture of its’ original creation/purpose has changed. According to Unknown author‚ First Olympic Games history from Olympia‚ History‚ the first games
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The Olympics versus the World Cup: A Marketing Perspective The main purpose of this paper is to examine the concepts of ambush marketing‚ buzz marketing and how companies can transition from regional to global brands. These three marketing approaches will be analyzed from the viewpoint of both the World Cup and Olympics. From this analysis‚ this paper will determine if these approaches are effective‚ which ones have the most risk‚ and how this risk can be managed. Finally‚ it will look at implications
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The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know‚ however‚ that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline‚ and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus‚ the greatest of all their gods. For the first 13 Olympic Games‚ the only event was the one-stade run. But over the years
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Case 1: Advertising‚ Public Relations‚ and the 2008 Beijing Olympics: The Assignment Overview: The Chinese government left nothing to chance in its quest to host the 2008 Olympic Games. After narrowly losing its 1993 hosting bid‚ the Chinese government hired several public relations (PR) firms and consultants‚ including U.S.-based Weber Shandwick and Bell Pottinger‚ a British firm. The investment in PR paid off: The International Olympics Committee named China as the host of the 2008 games. In addition
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Cold War was partly fought in the Olympics Games. Discuss. The Cold War was a ‘war’ fought from 1947 to 1991‚ a battle fought with tension and subdued hostility‚ in which most of the world was affected. The main ‘participants’ in this war were America and its allies‚ against Russia and the aligning countries with that nation. Instead of fighting the war straight up‚ the countries played it out in more subtle ways.1 Politics have been involved in the Olympics for a long time2‚ and the Cold War
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