July 26, 2008: Corporate spending on Beijing Games is just shy of the domestic sponsorship revenue pulled in by Athens and Salt Lake City combined
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Chicago, Ill. – With just weeks to go before the Beijing Games get underway, a new Olympic record has already been set: the highest sponsorship revenue ever captured by a host organizing committee.
If, as the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games says, the Games are set to reach their goal of $1 billion in revenue it means the “domestic sponsorships”—deals that are for just the rights to the Games themselves and which can only be promoted within China—have brought in $740 million.
The Games’ share of the IOC’s worldwide TOP sponsorship program is $260 million, bringing the total to $1 billion.
To put it in perspective, the $740 million is just shy of the domestic sponsorship revenue pulled in by the last summer Olympics—Athens 2004—and the last Games held in the U.S.—the Salt Lake City Winter Games—combined. Those two organizing committees together secured $796 million in domestic sponsorship revenue.
“Without a doubt, BOCOG has taken sponsorship spending to new heights for a host organizing committee, an accomplishment that reflects the growing importance of China on the international stage,” said William Chipps, IEG Sponsorship Report’s senior editor.
BOCOG has 11 Partners, its highest level. The estimated average fee is $40 million, although it has been reported Volkswagen AG is paying $100 million for its deal and Adidas AG $80 million.
BOCOG also has 10 Sponsors, each paying an estimated $20 million to $30 million. Those companies include Anheuser-Busch, Inc.’s Budweiser and United Parcel Service, Inc.
In addition, the organizing committee has inked exclusive supplier deals with 15 companies—including Aggreko plc; Mars, Inc.’s Snickers; and Staples, Inc.—as well as 15 non-exclusive suppliers.
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