Austin Wang Dr. Sean Jasso Section 22 May 24‚ 2012 Marketing Plan Stage 2 Nike: Executive Summary: - Bill Bowerman and Phillip Knight found the company as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 - Changed the name to Nike in 1978 - Nike Headquarter is located in Beaverton Oregon - Global marketer of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessory products - Offers footwear and products to sports such as tennis‚golf‚ baseball‚ football‚ bicycling‚ volleyball‚ wrestling‚ cheerleading‚ aquatic activities
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Philip Knight is the chairman‚ CEO‚ and co-founder of Nike and he currently owns more than 90% of the firm. The company is internationally known for its trademark "swoosh" and its leadership in the athletic apparel industry. Philip H. Knight ’s involvement with a sporting goods company is not accidental. He has always loved running‚ was a miler in college and has participated in marathons since. Knight received a BBA in Accounting at the University of Oregon in 1959‚ and was an MBA student at Stanford
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strategies of sport companies for Nike and Adidas. Introduction My area of study for this project would be more on comparing the performances for Nike and Adidas for the past 5 years. In this project I would explain the performance such as growth in profits‚ revenues‚ market share‚ the company employers and employees‚ size of the market share‚ steps for increasing the social performance‚ products performance‚ dividends per share‚ assets and the company investment. Nike and Adidas and have been the top
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Case Study: Nike‚ Inc.‚ and Sweatshops Summary: As a company‚ Nike has been the dominant presence in the athletic apparel industry globally. Although they were not the only company known to practice unethical manufacturing processes‚ they were the major target of criticism because of their leadership role. To fight back against the negative publicity‚ Nike changed many working conditions and practices‚ arranged for independent audits by very reputable individuals in the industry to rate these
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customers and market Nike typically targets athletes‚ men and women generally from the ages 15-30. Their target market is people who are active and enjoy higher quality sporting goods and merchandises. NIKE targets all regions with their geographic expansion. Under its Golf brand‚ Nike sells golf balls‚ golf clubs and apparel for both men and women. Nike should continuously develop innovative and stylish golf products to command premium prices. Most people would appreciate as Nike Golf brand has good
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Introduction Every box of Nike shoes states‚ "engineered and built to the exact specifications for championship athletes around the world." Nike has become the measuring stick in the world of merchandising and endorsing. Top athletes around the world are often seen with a famous Nike swoosh on their shoes. It is not uncommon to see some form of Nike product everywhere you look. It all begins with Phil Knight‚ a competitive runner‚ who incorporated Blue Ribbon Sports in Oregon in 1968. Blue
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labor policies hurt Nike‚ a company that was once prospering and a model of efficiency. The article begins by describing Phil Knight’s‚ the CEO of Nike‚ strategy to outsource all manufacturing. He then wanted to use this money saved through outsourcing and use it towards marketing and endorsements with athletes. Nike began by using manufacturers in Japan‚ switching to South Korea and Taiwan when costs rose to high. Now a large percentage of their manufacturing is done in China and Indonesia. Indonesia
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Mini Case: Nike’s Decision Nike‚ a U.S.-based company with a globally recognized brand name‚ manufactures athletic shoes in such Asian developing countries as China‚ Indonesia‚ and Vietnam using subcontractors‚ and sells the products in the U.S. and foreign markets. The company has no production facilities in the United States. In each of those Asian countries where Nike has production facilities‚ the rates of unemployment and underemployment are quite high. The wage rate is very low in those
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Jackson ENGL 101 November 9‚ 2012 Nike vs. Adidas Nike and Adidas are two of the most popular sporting attires out in the clothing and equipment market. Both Nike and Adidas offer people and athletes a broad selection of great apparel and athletic equipment. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Nike and Adidas companies in terms of headquarters‚ market focus‚ sponsorships‚ marketing‚ advertising‚ price‚ product‚ and its production. Both Nike and Adidas are sportswear companies
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Nike Financial Analysis Nike is a company that has thoroughly embedded itself into the psyche of people around the world. It’s a company that started with humble origins from selling footwear in the basement to becoming the behemoth in the athletic industry. Bill Bowerman‚ University of Oregon track & field coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ middle-distance runner under Bowerman co-founded Nike. Nike was first established as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 as a partnership and the name Nike was officially adopted
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