* Adidas is a German sports clothing manufacturer which mainly sells footwear as well as bags‚ shirts‚ watches‚ eyewear goods. It was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany and it is the second biggest manufacturer in the world. Its logo has three stripes with the word Adidas underneath. The company decided to hire UPS Supply Chain Solutions to increase its sales. * To keep in line with the fast growth‚ the company’s North American corporate unit‚ "adidas America"‚ hired
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History of Nike Nike‚ who currently ranks as 136 in the fortune 500 for America’s largest corporations‚ has come a long way since its humble beginning of in the 1960’s. Founded by visionaries Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight who at the time had no clue how much of an impact this footwear would make in the marketing world. Bill Bowerman was a track and field coach at the University of Oregon with enormous amount of knowledge on athletics and was always looking to help his players maintain the advantage
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Nike Case Analysis Prepared for Consumer Behavior Introduction Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel in the world with subsidiaries in over 200 countries across the world. It is a company that was founded by Phil Knight in the 1960’s‚ who was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland. He approached the Onitsuka Co. in Kobe‚ Japan‚ and persuaded the manufacturer of Tiger shoes to make
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Adidas case study Mission Statement Evaluation Matrix Adidas has a non-traditional form of a mission. Adopting the “one” theme‚ the company wants to signify a sense of harmony and integration between its people‚ plan and goals. “ AG is ccommitted to being a global leader in the sporting goods industry by producing brands that are novel‚ fun‚ and have a passion for atheltics and active people worldwide. We are committed to delivering industry leading financial results‚ innovating and the most
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Nike Swot Analysis Strengths * A very professionally competitive company. * Has ownership of no physical factories so production can be moved to a more cost effective location when necessary. * Very well branded among consumers. * Offers their products worldwide. * Have offices in forty five different countries. * Fortune 500 company. * Employs over thirty thousand people across the world. * Has a very strong marketing campaign that increases brand familiarity.
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cause much rubble in the new companies operations. However‚ future political challenges cannot be ruled out. Nike being number one sportswear in the USA‚ its profits‚ turnovers‚ marketing sponsor ships and advertising surmount all other sports wear companies. This company is not only positioned as a market leader but also leaders in the industry labor practices initiatives. Although Nike had suffered bad publicity over the last decade‚ for various reasons‚ it is best placed in the political climate
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p.3 Market/Customer Analysis p.4 – 7 Product Review p.8 Competitor Analysis p.9 – 11 SWOT Analysis p.12 – 15 Marketing Objectives p.16 Target Markets p.17 – 18 Differentiation and Positioning p.19 – 21 Product Strategy p.22 – 24 Pricing Strategy p.25 Distribution Strategy p.26 Marketing Communication Strategy p.27 – 29 Controls p.30 Appendix p.31 - 35 1 Adidas is a company which produces
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acquisition of Adidas by French financier Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1993 has been the beginning of a big brand name; Adidas has expanded its product line and absorbed other sports-gear makers. It closed a $3.8 billion acquisition of competitor Reebok International Ltd. Adidas planned maintain the Reebok line and promote it globally along side with the Adidas brand. Adidas during 2006 made a decision to purchase Reebok and though they purchase another shoe company business did not flourish. Adidas had to
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Nike Inc. Prepared by: Chuck Viasi MBA 330 - Innovation and Technology Management August 11‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary Nike‚ Inc. is a globally-recognized athletic sports apparel company with strong brand loyalty. The foundations of Nike’s success today were established by its Co-Founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1972. As an athlete and a coach‚ their relentless pursuit of improved athletic performance instilled a competitive spirit
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An employer of choice Rewarding employees Performance-driven remuneration system We are committed to rewarding our employees with compensation and benefit programmes that are competitive in the marketplace. The cornerstone of our rewards programme is our Global Salary Management System which is used as a basis to set the value of employees’ positions and salaries in a market-driven and performance-oriented way. In addition to a fixed base salary‚ we also offer our employees various variable
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