1.0 Summary of case study NorthPoint Group is a mutual fund management firm which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies. Its top holding included ExxonMobil‚ General Motors‚ McDonald’s‚ 3M and other large cap. NorthPoint Group performed extremely well although the stock market had declined over 18 months. In 2000‚ it earned a return of 20.7% while the S&P 500 fell 10.1%. At June 2001‚ NorthPoint Group’s return stood at 6.4% while the S&P 500 stood at -7.3%. Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational
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Nivea Case 1. What is the market’s perception of the Nivea family brand on each of the a ollowing dimensions? a. Performance Nivea decided to create a family of products that symbolically could be represented as the “Nivea universe”. The company had a “mono-product” philosophy which means there would be only one product promising consumers universal application in each product category. b. Imagery Early ads established the image of the Nivea woman as
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associated with Nike`s core marketing strategy? Answer: Nike’s Core Marketing Strategy: Nike’s excellence marketing strategies are their energy to achieve their market goals. Nike believes the "pyramid influence" that the preferences of a small percentage of top athletes influence the product and brand choice. So Nike contracted with many athletes’ spokesperson‚ professional teams and college athletic teams to advertise and promote their products to customers. One renowned example of Nike marketing strategy
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Case Study Nike Introduction Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank for taking the time to meet with us. Nike was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight. The company officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. Nike has various products which include footwear as well as other apparel that compliment the former. This accounts for 92 percent of the company’s revenue. The other 8 percent comes from equipment and non Nike brand products‚ such as Cole
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Case note on Nike Cost of Capital Group 2 Members : Devendra Rane‚ Vivekkumar Nema‚ Chandrashekhar Joshi‚ G. Ajithkumar‚ Prakash Shetty Case Background: * NorthPoint Large Cap Fund weighing whether to buy Nike’s stock. * Nike has experienced sales growth decline‚ declines in profits and market share. * Nike has revealed that it would increase exposure in mid-price footwear and apparel lines. It also commits to cut down expenses. * Kimi Ford’s initial assessment at a discount rate
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A Case Analysis of Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Mindi Merritt Class Fall 2014 Instructor’s Name Introduction Nike is a hugely successful global industry that designs and markets shoes and apparel (Coakley & Kates‚ 2013). Most of Nike’s products are subcontracted and manufactured overseas in countries such as China‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ Indonesia and Korea. For decades‚ Nike has been embroiled in controversy where critics claim its products are manufactured in foreign factories with substandard
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The Nike Sweatshop DebateShould Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own‚ but where subcontractors make products for Nike?Nike is definitely not only responsible but also accountable for the working conditions of foreign factories that it does not own which it subcontracts with. Nike should have taken the initiative to be responsible of the contractors/employees working in other countries on a global scale. For example: Recently‚ Pepsi Cola was in
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Nike Case Answers– Spreading out to stay together 1. When Nike CEO Phil Knight stepped down and handed his job to Bill Perez‚ he stayed on as chairman of the board. In what ways could Knight’s continued presence on the board have created an informal structure that prevented Perez from achieving full and complete leadership of Nike? Answer: Informal structures are the set of unofficial relationships between organization members. Potential advantages of informal structures: ▪ Helping people
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shares of Nike‚ Inc. for her mutual fund management firm. In the mid of 2001‚ Nike arranges for an analyst meeting to disclose its Fiscal year results and also to discuss on renewing its strategies to boost its sales growth‚ profits and market share which were all declining. To cope from the situation it decides to develop athletic shoes in the mid-price segment‚ enhance revenues from its apparel line and also commits to control its expenditure. When Ford realizes that the market analysis had mixed
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