101 November 9‚ 2012 Nike vs. Adidas Nike and Adidas are two of the most popular sporting attires out in the clothing and equipment market. Both Nike and Adidas offer people and athletes a broad selection of great apparel and athletic equipment. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Nike and Adidas companies in terms of headquarters‚ market focus‚ sponsorships‚ marketing‚ advertising‚ price‚ product‚ and its production. Both Nike and Adidas are sportswear companies whose products
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Competitive Analysis Parameters | | | | | Price | Medium to high300 – 700 DKK | Medium to high400 – 1000 DKK | Medium to high300 – 3500 DKK | Medium to high200 – 500 DKK | Promotion | * Online shop * New products * Events * Charity * Celebrities * Environmental – friendly products | * Online shop * Events * Donations * Environmental – friendly products * Celebrities | * Online shop * Events * APP’s on iPhone * Environmental – friendly products * Celebrities
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Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler‚ following the split of Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik between him and his older brother Rudolf. Rudolf later established Puma‚ which was the early rival of Adidas. Registered in 1949‚ Adidas is currently based in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany. Puma is also based in Herzogenaurach. Supply chain management is the integration of business management from end user through original suppliers that supply products‚ service and information that adds value to the customer
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QUESTIONNAIRES 5 5.3B SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS 6 5.4 SAMPLE SIZE 6 6.0 ACCESS & ETHICS 7 7.0 TIMESCALE 8 8.0 RESOURCES 8 9.0 APPENDIX 8 10.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 1.0 WORKING TITLE Celebrity Endorsement‚ its impact on Consumer Behavior: An Adidas Case Study 2.0 BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION Research into the world of celebrity advertising sprang from the modern day phenomena of celebrity culture and the total incomprehension of its extent until I became a victim to celebrity endorsement without
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IMD-6-0249 (POM 249) v. 29.05.2006 INTERNATIONAL THE “mi adidas” MASS CUSTOMIZATION INITIATIVE Rolf Reinschmidt‚ head of the Forever Sport Division of adidasSalomon AG‚ was reviewing adidas’ mass customization (MC) initiative: “mi adidas”: We all talk a lot about experiences these days--experiences that consumers and retailers expect to have with brands like ours [adidas]. Well‚ here is an experience our brand is uniquely able to offer‚ differentiating us significantly from the competition
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Adidas Marketing Plan Adidas is the number two sporting goods maker in the world‚ second to Nike. The company has long focused on being the footwear for sports and high performance. The company has three components: Adidas‚ Reebok‚ newly acquired in 2006‚ and TaylorMade‚ well known on the Pro Am Golf Tour. (Adidas Group Annual Report‚ 2008) This marketing plan will focus on the Adidas brand. While research indicates there’s a belief that Adidas makes better footwear than Nike (Vertical Ascent
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selling points‚ but in fact‚ only into consumer groups‚ the emotional interaction with them‚ to find meet the emotional needs of the consumer brand meaning. According to the latest survey‚ brand sports shoes‚ "Nike‚" the highest price‚ followed by "Adidas." In China‚ the "Nike" price higher than the "Li Ning" brand 2.76-fold; However‚ with the price of living in the same sales --- the first is the "Nike" brand sales of similar brands in the highest. Not surprising that a huge volume of goods more expensive
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Introduction adidas – a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. The vision of company founder Adolf (“Adi”) Dassler has long become reality and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations. The idea was as simple as it was brilliant. Adi Dassler’s aim was to provide every athlete with the best possible equipment. It all began in 1920‚ when Adi Dassler made his first shoes using the few materials available after the First World War. adidas Group
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Industry Analysis of ADIDAS using Porter’s Five Forces Model 1. Degree of Rivalry of ADIDAS Adidas is competing in the market with many rival firms including the world leaders Nike and PUMA. The rivalry among existing competitors is pretty high in the sports and footwear industry. As ADIDAS deals with products of low product differentiation and the switching costs are low‚ the degree of rivalry is so high. The diversity of rivals‚ that is the rival firms like NIKE‚ PUMA are of different cultural
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