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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Company Perspectives: The Company ’s marketing strategy is targeted on the Converse All Star brand‚ which is positioned as the American performance brand with authentic sports heritage. The company believes that there are significant opportunities to build the brand‚ which commands high consumer awareness generated by reason of its 95-year history. The company ’s consumer research has become an integral part of its product development‚ advertising campaigns and in-store point of purchase materials
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The History of Converse It was 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. Who knew that his shoes would become an American Icon? It all started with a man named Marquis M. Converse in Malden‚ Massachusetts who made the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The company began as a shoe manufacturer that made rubber soled shoes for men‚ women‚ and children. Converse were made out of :brocade‚ corduroy‚ denim‚ flannel‚ hemp‚ lame‚ leather‚ mylar‚ metalized fabrics‚ plastic
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Converse one of the most popular brand shoes in history was created in 1908 in Malden Massachusetts. From the beginning‚ Converse campaign ad was aim toward basketball players and their fans. With their signatures shoes known as the Chuck Taylor All Star‚ Converse had the first basketball player working for them as a salesman. As time went by‚ the company needed a new direction for the new era coming with other competitor like Nike‚ Adidas and Reeboks gaining a share of the market.” Converse had
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oduced and distributed just as the nation was recovering from the effects of the Great Depression‚ with the economy somewhat stabilized following Roosevelt’s New Deal‚ and with the looming 2nd world war‚ Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) is an important document not only in terms of the state of affairs as it was at the time of its production‚ but also in terms of what led up to it and what was about to follow. To better understand how the film accomplishes this‚ one must first examine
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The Converse All Star is sneaker that has been around for over a century. beginning in the USA in 1917 it has seen large ups and downs in the market ever since its introduction. From being one of America’s most celebrated sporting shoe to Rock and Rolls go to sneaker. Converse All Stars (Formerly known as Chuck Taylors)‚ are by far the most recognized and purchased style of converse shoe. but what information can we gather from the external environment and what does it mean for the future of
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Product information 1. the name of all star come from full name：ALL STAR CHUCK TAYLOR Converse 1917 the world’s first dual-ALL STAR canvas shoes in production‚ and the beginning of the twentieth century is known as "basketball ambassador‚" said U.S. basketball star CHUCK TAYLOR (Chuck Taylor) on this new line of canvas shoes‚ put it down‚ convinced thatALL STAR shoes make basketball players on the court dash and enjoy the play‚ so he wherever he always has a pair of ALL STAR canvas shoes‚ enthusiastically
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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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COMPANY BACKGROUND Converse‚ Inc. is a designer‚ distributor and marketer of high-performance and casual athletic footwear and apparel for men‚ women and children. The Company’s products primarily include athletic footwear distinguished by its sports classics‚ sports performance and sports lifestyle product categories‚ comprising approximately 37%‚ 27% and 36%‚ respectively‚ of the Company’s sales. The sports classics footwear category includes the Chuck Taylor All Star‚ the Jack Purcell tennis
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1. In what ways does Chuck have power and in what ways does he not? (Power may involve information‚ wealth‚ reputation‚ high status‚ holding a decision-making position‚ laws and policies‚ connections.) While Chuck does not possess any significant wealth other than the reported home he lives in‚ he does possess some great strengths. Chuck at the age of 77‚ seems to have a reputation of being able to care for himself‚ despite the existing health challenges he faces. In maintaining this reputation
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