BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM Since the late 1980s‚ Business School marketing professor Itamar Simonson has looked for ways to understand how consumers make choices. Much of his work debunks the accepted theory that giving consumers what they want and making a profit are the most basic principles of marketing. Customers may not know what they want‚ and second-guessing them can be expensive‚ says the professor who teaches MBA and PhD marketing and consumer decision-making courses. In Simonson’s words
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Executive Summary Introduction This report will discuss in detail‚ the athletic footwear industry‚ and all aspects of its operations. It will focus on Nike‚ the industry’s leader‚ and a selected few of its competitors; Adidas-Salomon and Reebok‚ Sketchers‚ and K-Swiss. A brief overview of Nike and its competitor’s company profiles‚ brand portfolios‚ and current developments will provide an understanding that leads to an analysis of the external environment. This analysis further discusses
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people hear the name Nike they think of great footwear‚ quality apparel and top of the line athletic merchandise. People wear the Nike swooshes with pride‚ thinking what they are wearing will improve their own personal athletic goals‚ or simply boost their self-confidence. People also purchase the Nike brand because they relate it with so many of the athletes who Nike endorses. People like LeBron James‚ Tiger Woods‚ Maria Sharapova‚ and Michael Jordan. These athletes wearing the Nike sign‚ was what really
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ASSIGNMENT ONE – INDIVIDUAL 1. Challenges for business can come from internal and/or external pressures. Explain two such pressures affecting the current situation of T-Sole Ltd.(4 points ) ANSWER Internal pressure: The incentive policy with piece rate causes qualified workers to produced more and the new employee without adequate training started the work and this lead to poor quality production and lot of the footwear produced were rejected. The breaking down of equipment from time
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Professor Meiberger By Sebastian Gomez Team 5 Cohort: Front The portfolio manager for NorthPoint Group‚ Kimi Ford was deciding if she should pitch in and draw Nike within NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. Nike‚ which did not have the strongest fiscal year results in 2001‚ was implementing new strategies to heighten its revenue and income. Kimi Ford‚ after having carefully read reports by analyst‚ and their input within this publicly traded company decided to emphasize
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| Topic | |Page Number | |1.0 Origin of the Report |1 | |2.0 Introduction |3 | |3.0 Nike’s brand image and sources of brand equity |8 | |4
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts ’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike ’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings
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the 4p’s on nike! introduction: nike is a global sports shoe giant company. It is the largest seller of athletic footwear in the world‚ holding the lion share of 33% of the global market. The company has production facilities in Asia‚ sales facilities in almost 200 countries‚ and customer service and other operational units worldwide. The marketing mix or the 4p’s of marketing are product‚ price‚ place and promotion. Nikes 4p’s are the following: 1. Product Nike offers a wide range
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Nike Athletic Shoe Industry {draw:frame} ”It is one of the most recognized symbols in the world-The swoosh. Simple.Fluid.Fast.” (Nike.com) III. Overview of the Company and Brand A. Internal Analysis Company Overview: Marketing Strategy of Brand a. Brand description‚ product line overview classification Nike carries a wide selection of all kinds of athletic shoes. Running shoes‚ basketball shoes‚ casual shoes‚ trail shoes‚ and cross trainer shoes. Nike tends to be more on the expensive
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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