Are the Olympics a Boon or Bust to Business?
From time to time, I check out the stats for my blog to see how many people are reading and what they're reading. I'm not fixated on it, but I am aware.
Throughout this year, readership has slowly and steadily increased to about 150 per day. As we moved into summer, readership, not unexpectedly, dropped a bit, to just over 100 per day. During the Olympics, however, the average dipped even more, to slightly below 100.
Now that the Olympics are behind us, I noticed that yesterday, there were over 200 readers to this blog and today has already surpassed yesterday's total.
I noticed a similar upswing in business activity. I received many more substantive emails and phone calls yesterday than any day during the Olympics.
I am left pondering if a dip in activity has been felt by others around the world. Has the Olympics (that is, the distraction of global televised sports) served as a disruption to commerce and business worldwide?
It's something to think about.
Throughout this year, readership has slowly and steadily increased to about 150 per day. As we moved into summer, readership, not unexpectedly, dropped a bit, to just over 100 per day. During the Olympics, however, the average dipped even more, to slightly below 100.
Now that the Olympics are behind us, I noticed that yesterday, there were over 200 readers to this blog and today has already surpassed yesterday's total.
I noticed a similar upswing in business activity. I received many more substantive emails and phone calls yesterday than any day during the Olympics.
I am left pondering if a dip in activity has been felt by others around the world. Has the Olympics (that is, the distraction of global televised sports) served as a disruption to commerce and business worldwide?
It's something to think about.
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 8/26/2008 7:44 AM 
Categories: Business, Television, Sports, Blogging
Tags: business Summer Olympics Peter DeHaan blog author Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan Musings Musings of Peter DeHaan
Categories: Business, Television, Sports, Blogging
Tags: business Summer Olympics Peter DeHaan blog author Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan Musings Musings of Peter DeHaan
Comments