Wharton marketing professor discusses how the pandemic has impacted how brands are choosing to engage with the 2020 Olympic games

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Eric Bradlow, Host of SiriusXM’s Wharton Moneyball and Wharton Professor of Marketing, talks about marketing during the Olympics and the challenges brands – and athletes – faced this year specifically due to Covid. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily’s Olympics special.

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