Case Study New Balance: Developing and Integrated CSR Strategy Responsible Corporate Leadership / OL-690-X3063 Southern New Hampshire University Elisa-Ruth Nelson Introduction New Balance is an American athletic shoe and apparel company founded in 1906. Initially‚ New Balance started out peddling arch supports to law enforcement officers and waitpersons/servers in restaurants. Now the company boasts a collection of men and women sport shoes – running‚ cross training‚ basketball‚ tennis
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Company Case 11.1: New Balance “Experiences” China August 26‚ 2011 New Balance has been in business for 103 years. The company started in Boston manufacturing shoes of police officers‚ waiters and any other occupations that kept people on their feet all day. In the 1970’s New Balance switched its focus and decided to make athletic shoes for all athletes. New Balance marketing department decided it was time to go overseas and to make money so‚ they open retail store in 2010. The stores are
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New Balance Developing an integrated CSR strategy 1. For each of the Corporate Citizenship Management Framework (CCMMF) dimensions‚ identify key strengths and weaknesses for New Balance. CCMF Dimension Key Strengths • An accepted and understood corporate culture of “doing good” throughout all vertical aspects of the company • History of attempting CSR activities throughout the company Key Weaknesses • No formal CSR strategy that guides the companies initiatives • No centralized method or metrics
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eMARKETING MIX FOR NEW BALANCE Marketing Mix for New Balance Marketing Mix for New Balance Introduction to the Company Founded by William Riley in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Company‚ in Belmont‚ MA‚ New Balance manufactured arch supports and orthopedic shoes. During the fifties and sixties‚ athletes turned to the company for customized running shoes due to New Balance’s unique expertise in handcrafting specialized footwear. Paul Kidd bought the company in 1956 and increased the shoe-making
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New Balance Situation Analysis New Balance International was founded during the early 1990s specializing in orthopedic footware to improve the fit of their shoes. Today the company continues its founding values in a highly specialized niche business of providing athletic footware in a wide range of widths and sizes which distinguishes the product from its competitors. With the philosophy of “one size did not fit all‚” New Balance expanded operation from the US and currently markets its
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SWOT ANALYSIS ON New Balance Athletic Shoe New Balance Athletic Shoe‚ Inc. (NBAS)‚ best known as simply New Balance‚ is a footwear manufacturer based in Boston‚ Massachusetts. It was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company. Eschewing expensive advertising campaigns‚ it has nevertheless grown to be one of the largest makers of sports footwear in the world. New Balance is notable in that it has continued to maintain a manufacturing presence in the United States as well as in the United
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because this company are more concern about the benefit of their customer when their first launching of any product. The reason I can see clearly that BMW are more refer to this strategic clock than other is their product value and their pricing strategies. Although BMW is described as one of the most expensive car’s brand in the auto mobile industry but their product worth it so they cannot belong to any strategic clock as low-price zone‚ especially non-competitive
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Recommendations: New Balance falls behind its other major competitors‚ Nike‚ Adidas and Reebok‚ in the area of marketing. Unlike its competitors‚ New Balance does not undertake celebrity endorsements. This puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to brand building. This also causes the company to lose out somewhat on gaining awareness on a global scale as it lacks endorsements in major sporting events. Most global brand names generate strong brand recognition through celebrity endorsements in
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1. Introduction of New Balance 1.1. History New Balance Athletic Shoe‚ Inc. (NBAS)‚ best known as simply New Balance‚ is an American footwear manufacturer based in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ United States of America. It is a privately held company founded in 1906 by William J. Riley. It sells various kinds of shoes‚ apparel‚ accessories for men‚ women and kids. It is believed that Riley came up with the name “New Balance” by observing chickens in his yard and demonstrated
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Ethic and Sustainability Issues New Balance had faced many new challenges in terms of ethical and sustainability issues. The challenge for the company was to recognize how to incorporate an effective Corporate Social Responsibility program for stimulating a successful global business‚ while increasing the contribution of New Balance to developing an upright and sustainable world. New Balance is enduring a commitment to environmental principles in its business operations to have the least minimal
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