Adidas: Brand Case Study Company Background: Adidas was founded in 1949. Adolf Dassler was the founder‚ hence the name “Adidas”. Dassler passed away in the 1980’s and his family carried on the business. However‚ in the 90’s‚ new CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus switches the philosophies of the company from a manufacturing & sales company to a marketing company. The company then went public in 1995. Then in 2000‚ an ambitious Growth and Efficiency program is initiated. In 2005‚ the Solomon group sold the
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POLITICAL FACTORS: Political stability is an important factor in any country for Adidas. Political and regulatory risks include potential losses from expropriation‚ nationalization‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism and significant changes to trade policies . In particular the Adidas Group faces risks arising from sudden increase of import restrictions‚ charges in the taxation system of a country‚ minimum wage policy‚ import tariffs and duties that could compromise the free flow of goods. ECONOMIC FACTORS:
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Targeting strategeies for Adidas India :- Targeting segments would be aspiring athletes in the age group of 15 to 35. In the lifestyle and apparel market targets consumers who identify with sport as a way of life and are brand conscious. Focus on Lifestyle There should be a more emphasis to penetrate the lifestyle market deeply‚ without losing sight of its long heritage as the original performance brand. Consumers who may be less active sports participants‚ but who are style setters and
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only become a great entertainment‚ occupation and lifestyle‚ but also a solid business as well. Adidas Corporation is one of the famous marketers of sports apparel and athletic shoes among others. The founder of Adidas‚ Adi Dassler through his own marketing strategy which rests on a favourable brand image‚ has evolved into a large multinational enterprise. In order to keep with the brand image‚ Adidas came out with the distinctive logo and its advertising logo‚ “Impossible is Nothing” and being successful
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well as bottom lines improvement‚ adidas presents an ample opportunity to understand the application of service innovation and SDL in order fulfilment and outbound logistics at one of the most successful e-Commerce sporting goods companies in the world. Second‚ adidas strategy places emphasis on the innovation‚ customer orientation as well as excellent experiences‚ which is strictly in alignment with the SDL perspective. As the mind set “creating the new”‚ adidas is at the period of creation and inspiration
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of the biggest assets that athletic shoe companies as Nike‚ Adidas‚ Reebok‚ Fila can have. Brand awareness always brings a considerable advantage in getting consumer’s attention and making a good place in that shoe market. If a well established brand name effectively mentions the messages of quality and dependability. Thus consumers will automatically go to that brand relying on the image that has been created when they don’t have time to shop around. Athletic shoe manufacturers must balance the
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to registration by high-school students. Meanwhile‚ foreign colleges and universities also began to sign up‚ and by September 2006 anyone with an e-mail address could join a regional network based on where he or she lived. About that time Zuckerberg turned down a $1 billion buyout offer from Yahoo!‚ but in 2007 Facebook struck a deal with Microsoft in which the software company paid $240 million
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competing Adidas for more market share‚ including Nike‚ Puma‚ Reebok and Umbro to name a few. Adidas must ensure that their goods are of a high quality and at a reasonable price in order to keep their market share in this industry. Intensity in this industry is high as there are a large number of organisations with similar products all trying to gain market share. Threat of Entry to the Industry by New Competitors There isn’t very much of a threat of new competitors to Adidas as there
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Exercise 1 A Adidas Adidas Three Major Strengths * It appeals to the younger generation * Endorse young superstars * High Performance product Weaknesses * Rigid pricing structure * Least preferred as oppose to Nike * Price to high though is linked to quality Opportunities * Acquisition of Reebok * Growing revenue from opening of town retail stores * Continuing challenges in import/export duties Threats * Doesn’t have strong distribution network
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should retain what still works and adds value to the company and replace only the most inefficient parts of the current system. Finally‚ standardizing only certain areas of clinical treatment could provide efficiency and cost savings and at the same time would allow doctors to make the final call‚ so the quality of care and patient safety wouldn’t be compromised. Current Situation During the last 12 years Peachtree had grown from a single teaching hospital to a regional network of 11 healthcare
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