NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts ’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike ’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings
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Strengths Weaknesses Nike has a strong global brand which everyone will know by its logo. The logo itself needs to be presented without the name and everyone will know what it is‚ that is how powerful the brand is. Some companies require their names to be present but in this case that is not true. This is garnered a long term customer loyalty base where the products are synonymous with high quality clothing and fitness trainers. The power of the brand is also evident in the fact that Nike has well known
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within developing countries with particular emphasis on Nike outsourcing history. Summary: Overview/history of company; Nike is one the leading shoe and athletic clothing company in the United States and probably one of the largest in the world. In 1993‚ Nike’s yearly revenue became as large as the NBA‚ NFL‚ and Major League Baseball’s television deals‚ ticket sales‚ and merchandising sales combined. In addition to their phenomenal sales‚ Nike has marketed itself so thoroughly that it has literally
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top-selling product categories. Nike also offered shoes designed for outdoor activities like tennis‚ golf‚ soccer‚ baseball‚ football‚ bicycling‚ volleyball‚ wrestling‚ aquatic activities‚ hiking‚ and other athletic and recreational uses. Nike sold sports apparel‚ athletically inspired lifestyle apparel‚ as well as athletic bags and accessory items. Nike often marketed footwear‚ apparel and accessories in "collections" of similar design or for specific purposes. Nike also marketed apparel with
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Alexandria Barone English 1101 This Nike advertisement focuses on an obese‚ out of shape young man. It insinuates that greatness can be achieved regardless of where your current baseline resides. For this young man‚ it appears that he is at the infancy stages of a quest for physical fitness. The setting appears to be rural and as he is jogging on a long stretch of desolate road. It is somewhat symbolic of his quest‚ desolate that is. In order for him to achieve his end goal
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org/files/u5/LRNGlobalIntegrity.pdf Nike Corporation In this essay‚ I will attempt to present an analysis of the ethics and social responsibility issues that an organization can face when it is a global organization. One of the most recognized organizations globally would without a doubt have to be the Nike Corporation. Several years ago the Nike Corporation came under fire for using child labor in Pakistan and Cambodia to make their soccer balls. Because Nike came under fire for this unethical
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Nike- A Brief History Products Sponsorship Some of Nike most notable sponsorship recipients are the likes of: Michael Jordan Cristiano Ronaldo Rafa Nadal Nike’s Innovation In order to stay one step ahead of their rivals‚ Nike has created a lot of new technology which has enabled the company to maintain their place as the most valuable sports brand in the world. Charity Nike Better World Nike aims to become more and more sustainable in an ever changing world where environmental factors
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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Nike Advertisement Analysis Every day many Americans sit back and watch the world go by‚ dreaming of getting out and reaching their personal ambitions. Although everyone has goals in mind to achieve‚ success depends on the drive he or she has inside. Imagine a shoe that can supplement that motivational drive. The Nike advertisement creates a conceptual situation that a running shoe can take a person anywhere they want. The caption states this running shoe will be there to give you motivation‚ “if
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Product: The product that I am choosing to write about is the Nike LunarGlide +3 running shoes. (a) List the typical stages of consumer buying process as discussed in the textbook. The typical stages of consumer buying process include need recognition‚ information search‚ the evaluation of alternatives‚ purchase decision‚ and post purchase behavior. Need recognition occurs when the buyer realizes they have a problem or need which is triggered by either internal or external stimuli. [1] The
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