Marquis M. Converse is an entrepreneur‚ founder of Converse. About Converse Converse origins of the company date back to 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the factory in Massachusetts called Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The factory initially produced only rubber soles for all types of footwear since 1915‚ however‚ focused on the production of tennis shoes from her and moved smoothly to produce shoes for basketball. And here starts writing legend. Year 1917‚ the year he saw the light of day Converse
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with another or others; exchange views‚ opinions‚ etc.‚ by talking. MARKET Brand share 2007 [pic] Past seven years have seen a decline in the footwear market as the popularity of cheaper “low performance” wear increases (sector includes Converse) although there is a lack of more recent data available. However‚ during the economic downturn even the “low performance” segment has struggled. From 2003 to 2004‚ the market for athletic apparel and footwear grew by almost $7.5 billion‚ 12% Between
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CONVERSE Question 1 Need: Protection for the feet Wants: Cheap shoes which are comfortable and customizable. Demands: Emerging artists‚ designers and musicians wearing Chucks because of their affordability‚ simplicity and classic look. Now‚ anti-establishment rock fans beg Converse to feature a shoe by their favourite artist. Question 3 Production concept: The idea that consumers will favour the products those are available and highly affordable‚ and the idea that the company
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Chapter 1 Case: Converse Converse‚ a brand of basketball shoes that became familiar with success from the start but dropped into bankruptcy in the early 2000’s‚ is now slowly climbing its way back to the top. Since 1908 when Converse was founded it was very popular among many athletes‚ artist‚ musicians‚ and designers. Converse was well known for its original canvas high top All Star or Chuck Taylor. In the 1970’s several companies started producing this “high-top” shoe‚ which caused Converse’s
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Converse is a company established in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse. This company creates shoes‚ clothing and accessories. They are most known for their diamond pattern soles in their shoes. This business is owned by Nike‚ and it is Nike that establish their code of conduct. These terms include: supply chain verification‚ supplier audits‚ direct suppliers’ certificate of materials‚ standards for compliance and strongly believe in “employment is voluntary.” Are they actually living up to their claims
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filmmaker who joined Wieden & Kennedy in 2005. The program was created by the independent agency with media-planning support from WPP’s Mindshare. Both companies also work with Nike‚ which acquired Converse in 2003. The documentary rolled out last month and will be distributed to consumers who purchase Converse shoes at local retailers through the end of March. It’s a risky move to adapt Converse’s music-oriented U.S. strategy for China‚ because the country’s independent music scene is still very
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Meng Yue The Chinese Meat Fetish: A socio-cultural enquiry Meat consumption patterns in China have risen dramatically in the past 30 years‚ which various implications for different groups worldwide. I propose that the current emphasis on meat consumption in China is weakly justified‚ thus I call a “meat fetish”. This essay focuses on the sociological and cultural factors in China that contribute to this underlying attitudinal change. Moreover‚ I propose this fetish has negatively affected all
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Make up Assignment Case Study Company Case 1 - p. A1 Converse: Shaping the Customer Experience 1. Converse was a company that I do know very well and so is Nike. The need that converse has is Nike‚ without Phil Knight and his shoe empire Converse might not be here today. A want for them is to keep their distance from the brand and its customers. This has been their best marketing tactic since Dr. J wearing them in the NBA. The demand‚ well the demand is from the customers. They have
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Converse: Shaping the Customer Experience What are some examples of the needs‚ wants‚ and demands that Converse Customers demonstrate? Concepts? Converse was dominate in Basketball‚ but slowly turn to market to everyone with there unique sneaker. Converse high top became well known because of its rare look and gave a unique statement to the customers. Per case little has been done to change the market. The need from the physical apparent for sports‚ then customers wants of the traditional
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Converse Case Study Creating a marketing strategy isn’t always about taking a hands-on approach and facilitating how consumers should think of a certain brand. Converse All Stars took an alternative route‚ a “stand-back approach” giving its customers control over marketing its shoe brand. As a result‚ Converse delivered a customer-brand relationship where the needs‚ wants and demands of its customers were met by a pair of All Star Chucks. The needs‚ wants and demand of customers is a major customer
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