Advertising Strategy of Adidas: a Comparative Study 2
Advertising Strategy of Adidas: A comparative Study
1 INTRODUCTION
Adidas was formed by German sports apparel by the founder Adi Dassler during 1920s.
While Dassler was in his mother’s wash room he decided to begin an athletic shoe. After he made the shoe he had help from his brother and twelve other people to produce around 50 handmade shoes per day. These athletic shoes were made for running and training.
“For over 80 years, Adidas has been part of the world of sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories. Today, Adidas is a global leader not only in the shoe industry, but also in the sporting goods industry. Shoes from the Adidas are available in virtually every country of the world.
Recently Adidas and the NBA joined forces and made “The Brotherhood”. “The Brother hood” consists of Tracy McGRady of The Houston Rockets, Dwyane Wade of TheMiami Heat, Tim Duncan of The San Antonio Spurs, Chauncey
Bill ups of the Detroit Pistons and Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards. When it came down to it Adidas and the NBA came up with the slogan called “Basketball is a Brotherhood.” The main focus of “The Brotherhood was Adidas to sponsor the NBA. The way these six players were selected was by their athletic ability which is why they are also known as all stars. Then these six players decided to form a series that would help kids to discover their dream by playing with NBA Stars.
A strong advertising and public Relation events makes adidas as a worldwide recognized brand and it would be more sustainable in the world market.
1.2 HISTORY OF ADIDAS
The company Adidas was founded in the early 1920s as Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik, in Herzogenaurach in Germany. Adolf Dassler designed a pair of sport shoes in 1925 and few years later he and his brother Rudolph were selling special shoes for tennis players and began design specific shoes for different sports. The family company split in 1948. After the split, Adolf
1 INTRODUCTION
Adidas was formed by German sports apparel by the founder Adi Dassler during 1920s.
While Dassler was in his mother’s wash room he decided to begin an athletic shoe. After he made the shoe he had help from his brother and twelve other people to produce around 50 handmade shoes per day. These athletic shoes were made for running and training.
“For over 80 years, Adidas has been part of the world of sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories. Today, Adidas is a global leader not only in the shoe industry, but also in the sporting goods industry. Shoes from the Adidas are available in virtually every country of the world.
Recently Adidas and the NBA joined forces and made “The Brotherhood”. “The Brother hood” consists of Tracy McGRady of The Houston Rockets, Dwyane Wade of TheMiami Heat, Tim Duncan of The San Antonio Spurs, Chauncey
Bill ups of the Detroit Pistons and Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards. When it came down to it Adidas and the NBA came up with the slogan called “Basketball is a Brotherhood.” The main focus of “The Brotherhood was Adidas to sponsor the NBA. The way these six players were selected was by their athletic ability which is why they are also known as all stars. Then these six players decided to form a series that would help kids to discover their dream by playing with NBA Stars.
A strong advertising and public Relation events makes adidas as a worldwide recognized brand and it would be more sustainable in the world market.
1.2 HISTORY OF ADIDAS
The company Adidas was founded in the early 1920s as Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik, in Herzogenaurach in Germany. Adolf Dassler designed a pair of sport shoes in 1925 and few years later he and his brother Rudolph were selling special shoes for tennis players and began design specific shoes for different sports. The family company split in 1948. After the split, Adolf