COMMERCIALISM- include licensing, sponsorship of event by some
personality or medium. during 20th century, Olympic viewed as
example of amateur athelets.
major moments and their significance
- sponsorship of organizing committee- Olympic event organizers
(OCOGS) were forced to opt commercialism. Philips was not the only
Olympic sponsor who provided support . coca cola did not tout its
linked as an official sponsor of US Olympic team in the
advertisement.
- EVILS of commercialism- earlier USOC ( united state Olympic
committee) did not happy with commercialism but later begun
licensing program( Bingham 1958)
- 1984 los angels Olympic games.- marked a watershed event and
1984 los angles Olympic game become one of the highly
politilized
- dawn of ambush marketing- ambush marketing referred to planned
effort by organization to associate themselves, only one sponsor in
each product .
- impact of television- Rome 1960 broadcast right to televise the
olympic were actually sold to CBS who broadcast total 36 hour
coverage.