Megan Barringer – Olympic Case Study The 2012 Olympics were held in Stratford in the East of London‚ many of the events took place here. The Olympic park covered an area of 500 acres which features the new built Olympic stadium‚ the London aquatics centre‚ the basketball arena‚ the London velopark and the riverbank arena. Boxing‚ fencing‚ judo‚ table tennis etc. was in the river zone which is located both sides of the River Thames in the Thames gateway area. The central zone which includes venues
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London Olympics 2012 Legacy - Controlled Assessment - How will people in the UK benefit in the long term from the facilities developed for the 2012 Olympic? The London Olympics commenced on 27th July 2012‚ after beating four rival cities in summer 2005 to win the right to stage the Olympic Games in 2012. After an exhaustive two year search to find the hosts‚ London came out on top: out of itself‚ Madrid‚ Paris‚ Moscow and New York. Plans for the new Olympic park based around the deprived area
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| The London 2012 Olympic Games | The LOCOG’s Ticket Pricing Strategy | | | | Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Setting the price 2 2.1. Selecting Pricing Objectives 2 2.2. Determining Demand 3 2.3. Estimating Cost 3 2.4. Analysis of competitor’s costs/prices/offers 3 2.5. Selecting a pricing method 4 2.6. Selecting a final price 5 3. Pricing and Distribution Strategy 5 4. Analysis 5 4.1. Limitations 5 4.2. SWOT 5 4.3 Marketing Mix 5 5. Summary/Conclusion 5
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economic and social regeneration of the area surrounding East London. Part of this transformation would come during the games with visitors attending and enabling the local economy. All this would be possible by drawing people at affordable but also at revenue maximizing prices. This indirect revenue streams were difficult to quantify but also incorrect to neglect due to the additional revenue potential the games had to offer to London and U.K as a whole. • Maximizing Game Attendance: Just maximizing
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Date: March 3‚ 2013 Re: London 2012 Olympic Games Background Paul Williamson and his team were responsible for developing the policies for pricing and distributing the tickets for the 2012 London Olympic Games. He along with team members Chris Townsend‚ the Commercial Director of the LOCOG and Joanna Manning-Cooper‚ Head of Public Relations and Media were actively engaged in the pricing strategy decision making. The tickets were set to go on sale starting in late 2010 which meant that Williamson
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Running head: DID THE LONDON OLYMPICS BENEFIT ALL? London 2012: Did the Olympics benefit all‚ or leave a legacy of widening social inequality? Word Count: 2194 London 2012: Did the Olympics benefit all‚ or leave a legacy of widening social inequality? The Olympic Games have become a much sort after event by cities around the world. It is seen as an opportunity for the city not only to enhance and broaden its profile‚ but showcase its potential as an attractive
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5/12/13 BBC News - India’s Olympic performance INDIA 13 August 2012 Last updated at 06:48 ET India’s Olympic performance India’s haul of six medals‚ including two silver and four bronze‚ is the country’s best performance to date at the Olympic games. Sports writer V Krishnaswamy looks into the future for team India and how to build on this success. The world it seems has taken the escalator‚ but Indians are still using the staircase. From 1996 to 2004‚ it was one at a time‚ then it be
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EconomiIntroduction The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports with the participation of thousands athletes. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations will participate into the games. The Games are currently held every two years‚ with alternating of Summer Olympic and Winter Olympic Games. As short‚ they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games. In this year
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Sustainability and the London 2012 Olympic Games This report will explore the importance of sustainability in today’s sports and illuminate the significance of the interplay between sports - the 2012 London Olympics in particular - and the environment. In addition a summary of the sustainability plan put forward by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)‚ as part of their bid to host the recent Olympic Games. This will include
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Introduction Transportation is a major aspect for hosting an Olympic Game and for London‚ the capability to deliver a safe and cost-effective transportation system was a major issue during their bidding process. In this respect‚ London is embarking on a project to improve the light railway ("LR") system or tramways between the new venues and the existing transport infrastructure. The 2012 Olympic Games will be held mainly in East London and the existing light railway system which serves the area
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