* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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keep one’s feet warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both the history of the commodity and the psychological compulsions of modern
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nike – Management Report B00222492 Degree Programme 2011 Module School of Engineering and Science University of the West of Scotland December 2011 Contents Page Page 1 Front cover Page 2 Contents page Page 4 1.0 Introduction Page 5 2.0 Organisation Structure 2.1 Brief History 2.2 Sources of revenue streams 2.3 Recent Developments 2.4 Presents Standing Page 8 3.0 SWOT Analysis 3.1 Strengths 3.2 Weakness 3.3 Opportunities
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important for our group to choose a field that the public was involved in. Our research topic was the sneaker market. After our topic was chosen‚ we had to choose three brands that we felt the general public have heard of and have purchased these sneakers. Our brands were Nike‚ Adidas and Puma. Once we had our brands‚ we had to discuss our objectives and from which company’s perspective were we conducting research for. We chose the brand Nike‚ as it has one of the most recognized symbols in the
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Nike vs. Adidas Deonnah Carolus Consumer Behavior – 3310 Nike‚ founded January 25‚ 1964‚ is one of the world’s best known and popular brands. Created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ Nike has become one of the world’s largest athletic apparel suppliers and today markets it product under its own brand name which includes Nike Pro‚ Nike Golf‚ Nike Skateboarding and the infamous Nike Air Jordan. At the end of 2012 the company had an estimated net worth of $15.9 Billion had over
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strategy are used in different corporations. Nike has achieved greatness due to their forms of strategy. Nike is known as the top seller of sports shoes and apparel. In such a competitive field‚ this is close to excellence. To do well in this field requires many inventive and resourceful advertisements and marketing skills. Nike has accomplished this through their great commercials‚ and other forms of marketing. In this paper‚ I will define strategy and show Nike ’s forms of strategy and how their techniques
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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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Nike and child labour Nike is a household name when it comes to sports apparel and equipment. It has worked hard to burnish its image‚ especially by garnering endorsements from big names in the sports world‚such as Michael Jordan. But in 1996 its silver image began to tarnish. It knew it was in trouble when an article on child labour in Pakistan appeared in Life magazine with a picture of a 12-year-old boy sewing a Nike soccer ball in a factory‚ and activists started showing up in front
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Introduction Every box of Nike shoes states‚ "engineered and built to the exact specifications for championship athletes around the world." Nike has become the measuring stick in the world of merchandising and endorsing. Top athletes around the world are often seen with a famous Nike swoosh on their shoes. It is not uncommon to see some form of Nike product everywhere you look. It all begins with Phil Knight‚ a competitive runner‚ who incorporated Blue Ribbon Sports in Oregon in 1968. Blue
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sources of marketing information available to Nike Shoes. This report is used to identify gaps and opportunities of this company. It also shows the internal and external factors and SWOT of Nike’s marketing. Background NIKE is an America company which is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area. NIKE original know as Blue Ribbon Sport (BRS)‚ it was found by University of Oregen in January 1964 as a distributer and officially became Nike in 1978. NIKE produces a wide range of sport equipment-specially
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