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Skærmbillede 2016-08-22 kl. 14.09.31

Usain Bolt – the entertaining business of being ’the best’

Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth[*], symbolizes the meaning of the Olympic motto and adds to bringing the Olympic substance to life. In its recent Olympic Charter, which was put in play in August 2015, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) writes that “the Olympic motto ‘Citius – Altius – Fortius’ expresses the aspirations of […]

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Skærmbillede 2016-08-06 kl. 02.53.12

Sponsorship, branding and commercialization of the 2016 Rio Olympics

The Olympic Games draw the attention of sport fans worldwide and now corporate brands and other commercial stakeholders tune in to monetize on Olympic-related marketing. These fans are enthusiastic in terms of following their favorite sports or sport stars. At the same time, this mega-event works as an opportunity to display the patriotic colors of […]

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Happy New Year and welcome to 2014 – another year full of ‘sport management perspectives’ – looking back at defining moments in the second half of 2013

In the sports year 2013, July offered Great Britain a vital moment when Andy Murray (Scotland) was crowned champion after defeating Novak Djokovic in the final and thus won the Wimbledon men’s singles title to break 77 years of British misery in the most prestigious tennis tournament. Murray’s title added to the Scotsman’s marketability and […]

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