The 2012 “Socialympics”

Erica Martin

The largest social event to date

A total of more than 150 million sources including, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, and blogs.

Olympics gone Social150 million related tweets

3500 hours of live coverage streamed on YoutubeInstagram had over 100,000 photos shared

Sponsors

Coco-Cola takes Gold London 2012 campaign “Move to the Beat” 

Motivate teens to get more involved with the Olympics through music

“Anywhere in the World” Anthem feat. Katy B

+120 pieces of content, including mobile apps, documentary films, TV shows and more

Beat TV: Featured celebrity and athlete interviews, live musical performances and appearances by the Beat Bus – a mobile pop-up music studio.

The variety show, designed mostly for teens, was available in more than 30 countries

Coca-Cola takes Gold

Coca-Cola Takes Gold Beat Box: enabled

people to ‘play’ the Pavilion through interacting with sounds embedded within the architecture of the building.

3.3 million people created songs and shared them on desktop and mobile apps.

Coca-Cola Celebrates More than 80 Years of Olympic Partnership with Largest-Ever Activation." Coca-Cola. N.p., n.d. Web.

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/dynamic/press_center/2012/07/coca-cola-olympic-partnership-activation.html

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"IOC Social Media, Blogging and Internet Guidelines for Participants and Other Accredited Persons at the London 2012 Olympic Games." Olympic.org. N.p., n.d. Web.

http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/IOC_Social_Media_Blogging_and_Internet_Guidelines-London.pdf

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Opportunities| Olympic Games. FIG Advertising Blog, 18 July 2012. Web. http://www.figadvertising.com/blog/2012/07/global-marketing-marketers-handshake-olympic-games/

http://www.sponsorship.com/About-IEG/Sponsorship-Blogs/Lesa-Ukman/August-2012/Getting-Olympic-Sponsorship-Right--Coca-Cola-s-Win.aspx

http://dzfocdn.dazeinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/london-2012-socialympics.jpg?9d7bd4 http://www.london2012.com/about-us/the-people-delivering-the-games/olympic-partners/

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