Marketing(MKT333) Ms. Susan Carder Dec. 20th 2014 Case Study#3 Converse 1. How would you define the needs‚ wants‚ and demands of the Converse customer? Needs lead to wants‚ wants lead to demands‚ demands lead to perception. Consumers want stylish shoes‚ so they demand that they be affordable. A need is a state of deprivation‚ and some needs according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs are more crucial than others‚ in this case Converse customers need shoes to protect their feet‚ this is a basic need
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name from Nike‚ the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚ Nike Skateboarding‚ Team Starter‚ and subsidiaries including Cole Haan‚ Hurley International‚ Umbro and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment‚ the company operates retail stores under the name Niketown. Nike sponsors many high profile athletes and sports
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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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| | | | | | | | | | Good and poor examples of executive summariesThis is a GOOD example from an Accounting & Finance assignment. Footnote Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective profitability‚ liquidity and financial stability of Outdoor Equipment Ltd. Methods of analysis include trend‚ horizontal and vertical analyses as well as ratios such as Debt‚ Current and Quick ratios. Other calculations include rates of return
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Writing Executive Summaries Sample Summary As its name suggests‚ an executive summary summarizes‚ or reviews the main points of‚ a longer document or report for a reader that does not have time to read the entire report. An effective executive summary analyzes and summarizes the most important points in the paper or report‚ and will often make a recommendation based on the analysis. Executive summaries are “stand alone” documents that are almost always read independently of the reports they summarize
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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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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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8/2/2015 Cultural Audit Google (Executive Summary) | Organizational Context (A.K.A the one at 8:30am) Organizational Context (A.K.A the one at 8:30am) Just another WordPress.com weblog Cultural Audit Google (Executive Summary) Filed under: Uncategorized — Leave a comment April 7‚ 2010 Executive Summary Google Inc. is a worldwide search engine that has expanded rapidly within the twelve year period it has been operating. Google is currently the number one provider and organizer of information on the internet
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Running head: GOOGLE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Google Executive Summary Joey D. Finley‚ Eric Epps‚ Alexis Barnes University of Phoenix ACC/280 Facilitator: Glenn Purcell Google Executive Summary Google‚ comes from the word "googol‚" a mathematical value for a number representing 100 zeros following the numeral 1. Using that term reflected the founder’s undertaking to sort out in an organized manner the virtually never ending quantity of information that was put on and searched for on the
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Wei Wu ID: 7020761010 Executive Summary on Crocs Due on 10.1 The executive summary aims to analysis whether the Crocs’s stock‚ after the recent 36% decline‚ is still worth investing. When the market price plummeted in 2007‚ many investors lost faith because the management of Crocs is relatively young and thus unproven. Therefore it is fundamental that the track of Crocs’s management be analyzed. The Crocs management proven to be vary competent. Since establishment it has been
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