NIKE – INTRODUCTION : Nike‚ Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon‚ near Beaverton. It is the world ’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of $16 billion USD in 2007. As of 2008‚ it employed over 30‚000 people world-wide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered
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1. What are the core‚ actual and augmented product benefits of the Converse Chuck? CORE BENEFIT ACTUAL PRODUCT DELIVERY AND CREDIT INSTALLATION WARRANTY AFTER SALE SERVICE PACKAGING QUALITY LEVEL BRAND NAME THREE PRODUCT LEVEL 2. When Converse outsourced production of its shoes to India. It entered into licensing arrangement. What are the benefits and risks of that action? Do you think it has helped or hurt the company? The brand? BENEFITS * Cost was reduced * Scope
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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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Capra’s manipulation of this reality‚ shall be considered. During the depression and its aftermath‚ the idea of freedom took several meanings as different issues were at the forefront of the American socioeconomic reality. Foner explores depression-era ideas of freedom‚ concluding that the socioeconomic freedom (to work and be able to earn one’s living) became of greater importance than the political freedom (as expressed in the constitution).[1] But this idea soon came to change as the conditions
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT ICA 1 PROJECT TITLE: Converse Table of Content Table of Content 1 Executive Summary 2 Company Profile 2 SWOT Analysis 3 Marketing Offer and Philosophy 4 Target Customer Segment(s) and their Needs / Demands 5 Competitors Analysis 5 Marketing Strategies (4Ps) 7 Strengths & Weakness of Marketing Strategies 8 Recommendations / Suggestions for Improvements 9 Conclusion 9 Appendices 11 Executive Summary Included in the company profile
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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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product benefits of the Converse Chuck? Solved: • Classic kicks that fit any look.. • Perceived look of self-expression‚ free-spirit and creativity. • Easy to care for. • Quality. • Comfort. • Brand name recognition. • Packaged in color-themed shoe box. • Thousand of choices; create your own. • Create your own option. • Limited edition and web exclusive offers. • Easy returns within 30 days. • If purchased at high-end retailer‚ satisfaction guarantee QUESTION 2: When Converse outsourced production
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Understanding needs as states of felt deprivation‚ not created by marketers but basic parts of the human makeup‚ I can say that converse customers demonstrate the individual need of self-expression‚ authenticity‚ creativity‚ empowerment‚ choice‚ individuality‚ freedom. They also demonstrate the underlying need that people have to entertain themselves Although converse clients need to find a way to self-express and entertain themselves‚ they want to step around an assembly line comprised of clearly
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Marketing(MKT333) Ms. Susan Carder Dec. 20th 2014 Case Study#3 Converse 1. How would you define the needs‚ wants‚ and demands of the Converse customer? Needs lead to wants‚ wants lead to demands‚ demands lead to perception. Consumers want stylish shoes‚ so they demand that they be affordable. A need is a state of deprivation‚ and some needs according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs are more crucial than others‚ in this case Converse customers need shoes to protect their feet‚ this is a basic need
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