NIKE COMPANY BACKGROUND About Nike Inc. Nike‚ Inc. /ˈnaɪkiː/ is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area‚ and is one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers ofathletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports
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Background information: Iconography Explanation Nike Heritage NIKE‚ pronounced NI-KEY‚ is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. He sat next to Zeus‚ king of the Olympian pantheon‚ in Olympus. A mystical presence‚ symbolizing victorious encounters‚ NIKE presided first battle in history. A Greek saying: "When we go to battle and win‚ we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest‚ NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world ’s greatest athletes to new levels
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A. Brief Company Background: Brief History: Nike‚ Inc. was incorporated in 1968 when The University of Oregon’s track and field coach‚ Bill Bowerman‚ and his star runner‚ Phil Knight‚ thought they could better design and sell shoes to runners than what was available at the time. It is headquartered in Washington County‚ Oregon. Nike is many things – a product designer‚ a consumer goods manufacturer‚ a brand communicator‚ a leader in corporate responsibility‚ and a portfolio of authentic footwear
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[Subject] [Date] Nike Company’s Background History Nike in 1962‚ started as Blue Ribbon Sports‚ as its Founder member‚ Phil Knight thought there was a market for athletic shoes designed by athletes for athletes. In the year 1964‚ Bill Bowerman‚ Knight’s track coach & Phil Knight joined hands together & NIKE Inc. was co-founded with headquarters in Beaverton‚ Oregon. Nike’s grassroots strategy was born of low capital and necessity‚ but became one of the strengths of the company. (Becklund‚ 12-17)
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Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike‚ the Greek goddess of victory‚ and adopted the well-known logo‚ called the “Swoosh”‚ first used by Nike in 1971. Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments. Their first products were track running shoes‚ for a wide range of sports including track & field‚ tennis‚ baseball‚ Association
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company background Xiaomi is owned privately by Chinese electronics company Headquartered in Beijing xiaomi formally established in April 2010‚ is a focus on the development of high-end smart phone mobile device manufacturers and internet agencies Xiaomi’s phone has successfully conquered China and expanded into developing a wider range of consumer electronics. While commenters name Xiaomi as “The Apple of China”‚ Xiaomi prefers to be compared to Amazon instead.According to research firm Canalys
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Company background U Mobile Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian 3G mobile telecommunicaions service provider and was founded in 1998 as MiTV Networks Sdn . In April 2007‚ U Television Sdn Bhd signed the country’s first nationwide domestic roaming memorandum of understanding. After that‚ the company has been constantly providing high quality mobile voice and data services with its wide distribution network backed by affordable pricing strategies. Customers of U Mobile can choose from a variety of competitive
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COMPANY BACKGROUND P&G’s business is focused on how to provide branded products. P&G has built the organization on promoting and rewarding people. They focus on many of the industry segments in which‚ what and how to sell their products. Procter & Gamble was founded by brother-in-laws‚ William Procter and James Gamble on 31 October 1837. The company began by selling soaps and candles. However‚ candle sales became very low after the invention of Edison’s light bulb in 1850 so they stop to produce
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Short Company Introduction The company is an American multinational Corporation founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1971 that is well-known with the swoosh logo and engaged in the design‚ innovation‚ marketing and selling of athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company takes its name from Nike the Greek goddess of victory. The company is renown with its slogan “Just Do It” [1] Nike products are sold all around the World includes
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presence in the Malaysian timber industry. Today the Company has successfully established an effective integrated upstream and downstream operation while maintaining a strong corporate responsibility towards the environment in which it operates. Having secured among the largest logging concession rights in the country‚ PWPB is able to tap into a steady source of quality raw material to ensure efficient production in the years to come. The Company adheres by strict quality control measures to ensure
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