with female customers? That was the challenge behind Nike Goddess‚ whose goal was to change how the company designed for‚ sold to and communicated with women. In its 30-year history‚ Nike ahs become the undisputed leader in sports marketing‚ but beneath the success was an Achilles’ heel. Nike is named after a woman – the Greek goddess of victory- but for most of history‚ the company had been perceived as being mostly about men. Could nike do more to realize the full potential of female costumers
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N A Report on the Product/Services/Promotional Strategies Offered by Nike Nike is a worldwide manufacturer of apparel and accessories that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol‚ NKE. Founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman as Blue Ribbon Sports only to later become Nike in 1978‚ Nike is currently headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. With total revenues exceeding $19Bn‚ Nike is currently the world leader in sports apparel and accessories and has a strong presence in
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approach‚ which was previously effective for Nike‚ centers all the business activities on continually innovating‚ improving and refining its products while it is under the assumption that customers simply want the best possible quality for their money. But due to changing circumstances and to pursue customer loyalty‚ Nike adapted the category driven approach which is derived from customer usage and purchase patterns. Post- internal and external analysis Nike concluded that there are primarily six major
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Graduate School of Business Administration University Version 2.0 of Virginia UVA-F-1353 Version 2.0 Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual fund management firm‚ pored over analyst write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the start of the year. Kimi was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in
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internally the organization has trust‚ confidence‚ discipline‚ respect‚ for each soldier and the management. Nike is in constant movement‚ and under restructuring. Using the talents of veteran employees and bringing in new and fresh ideas is important to the innovation process within each department. Nike encourages internal movement (Nike.com 2006) where it makes good sense for the employee and Nike. Economy Economy in the Army effects organizational
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A Cultural Study and Political Ecology of Nike Partially excerpted from Petrina‚ S. (2001). The political ecology of design and technology education: An inquiry into methods. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 10‚ 207-237. When we put our comfortable shoes on in the morning and take a step‚ our steps are always already scripted within powerful cultural processes. Shoes‚ no more so than the apparel covering our bodies‚ happen to provide particularly robust examples of how
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Final case study Marketing Mix of Nike Products • Nike’s focus is athletic footwear and sport apparels for practicing sport as well as for every day usage. • Low labor prices because the production facilities are located close to the raw material. • Brand also offers few new products include sport balls‚ timepieces‚ eyewear‚ skates‚ bats‚ and other equipment designed for sports activities. • The most famous product categories of Nike includes: Running‚ Basketball‚ Cross-training‚ Outdoor
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HITTING THE WALL: NIKE AND INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRACTICES Jeff Ballinger is a labor activist since high school who believes that any company should have a significant obligation towards even its lowliest workers. While being assigned to run AAFLI (Asian-American Free Labor Association) he was charged to investigate labor conditions in Indonesia plants and study minimum wage compliance by American companies. He chose Nike as his main target in effort to change labor conditions in manufacturing
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT STUDY CASE FOOTBALL BETWEEN NIKE AND ADIDAS INTENSIFIES OFF PITCH Feriani (0000006978) Teguh Prabowo (0000006985) A. Executive Summary Nowadays the revolution of the football boot has taken a dramatic shift. The battle of the brands has begun and it is claimed ‘football will never be the same again’. That was the bold statement delivered by Nike‚ who countered the release from rivals Adidas. Just hours ahead of the American sports giants’ multi-million
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Nike versus Adidas As companies decided to dip into new markets‚ they develop a marketing plan‚ review external and internal contingencies and complete a SWOT analysis on their organization and competitors. Adidas is one of those companies that have completed this task as it prepares to fight against Nike to become the number one company in the market for footwear and sports apparel. With Adidas and Nike being in the same market they have similar external contingencies‚ yet different views
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