CASE REPORT NIKE & ITS PROBLEMATIC SITUATION Rise of Nike Nike was founded over 30 years ago by Bill Bowerman‚ a former college track coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ an entrepreneur. At the beginning the two men were selling shoes out of the back of their cars at track meets. In 1987‚ Nike reached a turning point‚ and it increased its marketing budget from $8 million to $48 million. Most of this advertising budget was to pay celebrities‚ such as Michael Jordan‚ to endorse Nike Products. The shoes
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NIKE COMPANY ANALYSIS Word count: 2856 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION/ COMPANY BACKGROUND This report examines NIKE Inc. one of the leading sports brand in the world. It uses business analysis techniques such as SWOT‚ PESTEL‚ Porter’s five forces‚ and Ratio analysis to analyse the business environment and performance of this company. NIKE Inc. is one of the world’s biggest sporting brand based in Oregon USA. Founded in 1968‚ NIKE is the world’s biggest
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Nike and International Labor Practices Nike has long been known as the only brand of shoes to wear. Since its inception in the early 1970s‚ teenagers have seen the brand’s “swoosh” as a mark of cool. With their celebrity endorsements with people like Tiger Woods‚ kids have wanted the shoes so that they could be like their sports star. Nike was headed to the top rung of the athletic shoe industry until it hit trouble in the 1990s with news leaking out about labor violations in its factories overseas
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Nike’s pricing Strategies 20 Price versus Promotion Matrix 21 Price versus Quality Matrix 22 Place (Distribution) 23 Nike -Direct Marketing 24 Nike - Indirect Marketing (Wholesalers & Retailers) 25 Value added services – Intermediaries 25 Distribution strategies 25 Promotion 26 Nike’s promotional strategies 27 Communication Model 28 SWOT ANALYSIS OF NIKE INCORPORATED 30 Strengths: 30 Strong Brand Image 30 Supplier Diversity 30 High Growth 31 Weakness: 31 Recent Setbacks
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to analyze Nike‚ Inc to assist the company increasing market share and sales through the product of Nike+ iPod Sport Kit and Nike+ shoes by the end of 2008. The key issues facing by Nike in marketing this product are narrow target segment and inappropriate buzz promotional strategy. There is also a minor issue of the kit’s limited functionality which hinders for product growth. As a result‚ the current target segment of elite runners should be redefined
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Nike‚ Inc. : Case Study in Operations Management MGT 441 Prepared for: Dr. Davidson‚ Concord University Prepared by: Jeremiah Nelson Johnathan Coleman Emily O’Dell December 4th‚ 2012 Introduction Low-cost‚ time-efficient manufacturing of goods is a key feature of a successful production company in today’s competitive global economy. Operations management‚ often abbreviated in the business world as OM‚ is defined as “...the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods
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| Nike: Building a Global Brand | MKTG 4082W | | 1. Nike’s brand image‚ a set of emotions‚ feelings‚ and experiences with the brand‚ developed over time through advertising campaigns and consumer experiences with Nike. The core attributes of Nike’s brand image include high performance‚ innovation‚ and aggressiveness. Nike positioned itself as a company that makes products for athletes‚ by athletes. They tailor their products for serious/winning athletes and also stress their point-of-difference
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DISTRIBUTION 4.1. Yes‚ I think that Nike Inc. Is strategically located. 4.1.1. Distribution Channels 4. I would recommend Nike Inc. to use intensive distribution i.e. Nike inc. would sell to Wholesaler; who then sell to retailer in bulks‚ and the retailers would sell to consumers e.g. Nike Inc. would sell to Nike Factory (Wholesaler) -> Edgars/ Sports Scene (retailers) -> Consumers. 4.1.2. Marketing Intermediaries 5. There are various intermediaries that Nike Inc. uses but I think ‘Franchising’
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Ethics For Nike‚ labor and human rights continues to be a top priority and corporate concern. Ethics is essential in crisis communication. Nike’s sweatshop labor crisis demonstrates the importance of ethics. To defend its practices and public reputation during this crisis‚ Nike responded to allegations in ethical ways‚ employing truthfulness and transparency‚ disclosing their corporate social responsibility statements‚ including a fair employee treatment and a labor report‚ and commissioning
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Nike has become one of those global companies targeted by a broad range of campaigning pressure groups and journalists as a symbolic representation of the business in society. In Nike ’s case‚ the issues are those of human rights and conditions for workers in factories in developing countries. In the face of constant accusations‚ Nike has developed a considered response but the criticism of Nike still continues. Nike produces footwear‚ clothing‚ equipment and accessory products for the sports and
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