Gruen Sweat
Gruen Sweat: Season 1

Air Date

July 25, 2012

Episodes

4 episodes

Gruen Sweat

Season 1

Episodes

1. Episode 1

July 25, 2012

Tonight, we look at Brand Policing, the efforts by the London Organising Committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to protect sponsors underwriting the Games. We'll also spend some time in the pool with Stephanie Rice and Nick D'Arcy, wondering what it takes to attract an endorsement contract these days.

2. Episode 2

August 1, 2012

This week, the world's fastest ad space, Usain Bolt. From the outside, he looks like a purpose-built marketing machine.

3. Episode 3

August 8, 2012

This week we look at ambush marketing, ask if all sponsor money is good money, and wonder what the mascot designers were thinking. Adidas paid $63 million to be an official games sponsor, but surveys keep showing most people think the sponsor is Nike.

4. Episode 4

August 15, 2012

This week on Gruen Sweat we wrap up the 2012 Olympics. As London basks in the afterglow, who were the real winners?