A good friend of mine from graduate school (and Lecturer for the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough University) Ben Corbett, is on-the-ground in Rio during the Olympic Games, so I asked him if he could share some sports business themed pictures with us each week. Here is his first batch, which includes some examples of how Samsung is using their Olympic partnership on the ground in Rio…and a couple of “less official” uses of Olympic branding from other companies.
Scroll down below the photo gallery for a couple of his rugby-themed tweets, including one about the extensive wait time trying to get into the venue.
Made it to Rio, 24 beautiful #OlympicRugby tickets!!! pic.twitter.com/VQNZNMPS7B
— Ben Corbett (@SevensPhD) August 2, 2016
2 hours 21 minutes so far to get to Deodoro from Ipamena, and probably an hour wait to get in #Rugby7s @WorldRugby7s pic.twitter.com/rwhgD97FLO
— Ben Corbett (@SevensPhD) August 6, 2016
Finally in stadium! Queues mostly for hockey and basketball at same area Arrive EARLY for #Rugby7s pic.twitter.com/g0tkYyHEMH
— Ben Corbett (@SevensPhD) August 6, 2016
The 400meter queue outside Deodoro that causes #Rugby7s fans to miss matches. @worldrugby @Rio2016_en pic.twitter.com/XLUwBHRNK1
— Ben Corbett (@SevensPhD) August 8, 2016