Nike could modify its products and services through its innovative marketing strategy taken from evaluations on customer benefits and needs, whereas the product succeeded innovation technology with fashions that cater to customer satisfaction on a global level (Nike, 2000). Nike currently seeks out innovative ways to create advance athletic products and methods to speak creatively to the market because the success of Nike is based on marketing strategy that weighs current factors and trends (Nike, 2000). If Nike continues the innovation of new marketing ideas for their services and products, the organization will maintain their current role of innovative leadership with products, developments, and revenues in the athletic sports-wear industry (Nike,…
Nike’s strategy of having the taglines like “Just Do It” that establishes the brand and its products is a very successful strategy because it adequately represents the customers’…
Nike was incorporated in 1968 and has become arguably synonymous with elite footwear/apparel amongst the world population (Nike 10K, 2009). Nike’s primary business “is the design and development and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear and apparel” (2009, pg.1). In addition, Nike also designs/markets sports equipment and accessory products. Nike puts a heavy emphasis on investing in the innovation and design of their products to give their customers a high-quality product. Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world (2009). Nike sets the bar for other companies in the sports apparel/footwear industry, like Under Armour.…
Advertisements has been utilized for many years to sell products. The very popular company Nike, who has been one of the top brands in sports and athletic apparel for decades, has become very effective when it comes to persuading a specific target audience through the use of their advertisements. In 2009, Nike started a men versus women campaign to increase the awareness of their Nike+ system. During that time, the Nike+ community was predominately males. They needed to attract more female runners, so Nike utilized gender competition as a rhetorical device to encourage women participate. This challenge was one of the most successful Nike challenges ever because it drew in more than 120,000 new runners who signed up for the challenge and more than 50,000 were female runners.…
In this trio of ads we see three great athletes doing things out of the ordinary. In the first of this trio of ads appears mountaineer Kyle Maynard. He is climbing a mountain covered with snow, when suddenly we realize that he has neither legs nor hands, but still escalating this mountain with enthusiasm and without a problem. In the following add of the sequence we see Chris Mossier, the first transgender to participate in the Men's national team. We see him training. The narrator starts interacting with Kyle asking him a series of questions, where they conclude that despite not knowing If would he would make it, he never gave up. The last lets us see a nun of 86 years. We see her practicing a series of sports, running, biking and finally participating in an ironman. She looks strong and very energetic. Here we also see the narrator interacting with her. In the end they let us know that she is very used to this type of exercise, since that ironman is the 45th one she has participated on.…
Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign was able to build off of the fitness craze of the 1980s. Their main competitor, Reebok, had already successfully tapped into this market and controlled a sizeable portion of the sneaker business. Nike used celebrity endorsements in their marketing to appeal to consumers and ensure them that if their product was good enough for celebrities that it was good enough for them. The “Just Do It” campaign and celebrity endorsements made wearing Nikes the hip thing to do for both the athletic and non-athletic consumers alike. As a result of the company’s marketing, Nike saw their market share jump from 18% to 43% in the 1990s, and their sales increase from $800 million a year in 1988 to upwards of $9.2 billion in 1998 (D. Drew Design,…
To begin, Nike’s approach is a leading cause for their success. It sets them apart from their competitors because it is innovative. Nike shapes its products around its thorough understanding of all variables that contribute positively…
David Suzuki, who wrote “Overpopulation is bad but overconsumption is worse”, is a science broadcaster and environmental activist who achieved livelihood award in 2009. He founded radio program and was professor in genetics department until his retirement in 2001. The essay “Overpopulation is bad but overconsumption is worse” tells the readers that overconsumption is worse than overpopulation. Whereas, on the other hand, the author of “Blue jeans”, Leslie C. Smith worked in medical profession as a specialist in nuclear medicine. His idea affected the lifestyle of people to different style when “Blue Jeans” was published in 1992.…
Nike, Inc. has traditionally been a brand suited for competitive athletes, with its origins rooted in selling athletic shoes, but eventually expanded to sell clothing and gear to athletes and non-athletes alike. Nike has adapted its advertisement campaigns to reach its eclectic audience by sponsoring globally renowned athletes such as Lance Armstrong. Despite the fact that cyclists are in the minority in society, the campaigns involving Lance Armstrong have been particularly persuasive, proving that though a viewer may not have a direct athletic kinship to a celebrity endorser, he may still be greatly influenced by the celebrity’s advertisement message. By focusing on Armstrong’s public revelation of stage three testicular cancer, this advertisement…
Marketing is an important component of Nike’s success. This number one American athletic shoes manufacturer, through its marketing strategy which rests on a favourable brand image, has evolved into a large multinational enterprise that operates other retailers under their NikeTown name. In keeping with the brand image is its association with the distinctive swoosh logo and its advertising slogan, "Just do it." In order to maintain and sustain this image, the company makes huge investments in advertising and brand promotion.…
This paper explores Nike and their ability to overcome the consumer market. We will take a look at their strategic planning as far as concept, market segment and value proposition. Throughout this paper we will explain how Nike is one of the most sustained companies in our markets. The reason behind their success, their new inventions and solutions that seem to benefits athletes all around the world.…
Build, fuel and accelerate the power of the Nike portfolio by creating innovative, “must have” and sustainable products, building deep personal consumer connections, and delivering compelling consumer experiences at retail and online.…
Today taglines have become a successful way by which companies are easily grabbing the attention of these target customers (prospects as they’re commonly known!). Nike’s Just do it has created wonders for the company not only in terms of the revenue that it has exponentially generated but it has also successfully increased its brand equity.…
Nike is a worldwide powerhouse in the athletic shoe and apparel industry. Nike's short, but yet effective mission statement is characteristic of such success. Nike paints a picture of their company for the world to see their, "inspiration and innovation", as well as their "commitment to serve everyone in the world". Through a continuous effort by Nike to remain at the apex of technology and innovation, they are the market leader by a significant margin. As a result of Nike's pursuit of selling a broad spectrum of products, they possess a formidable competitive advantage.…
Who aren't familiar with "Just do it" and Nike's swoosh? Along with a range of other elements they make up the brand that has been crucial for bringing Nike to the spearhead position it enjoys in today's market.…