Nike Nike was founded in 1964 by Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman. They started to design shoes that were lighter‚ better padded‚ and featured waffle like patterns in their rubber sole. At first not much commercial success. After that they started importing low cost‚ high quality running shoes out of Asian countries. A deal was made with Onitsuka to import these hoes to the US‚ there were sold under the brand name ‘Blue Ribbon Shoes’ (BRS). Their initial shipment were only 200 shoes. By 1964 BRS
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Nike‚ Greek Goddess of Victory In Greek mythology‚ Nike was a goddess who personified victory. She was the beautiful goddess of strength. Her great speed enabled her to be victorious. This is why she is also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. Nike is the daughter of Pallas‚ a Titan and Styx. She had three brothers‚ Kratos (Strength)‚ Bia (Force)‚ and Zelus (Zeal & Jealously). Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Her symbols include a wreath or sash to crown a victor‚
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Stephanie Hernandez Ethics HU 357 August 3‚ 2013 Nike’s Code of Ethics Matter of Respect: Nike knows that people perform best in a work environment free from unlawful harassment and discrimination‚ and we want to be sure that harassment and discrimination of all types do not occur at Nike. To that end‚ Nike’s policy prohibits discrimination and harassment‚ seeks to prevent harassment and provides employees with an effective complaint process. Employees must take care to treat other the
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The Temple of Athena Nike Greek Architecture is the most important and influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world
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Department: Marketing Intern/Research | | Date: October 21st/2011 | S | Ext: - Perry Broome - Fanshawe College | | here Dear: Morgan Feltz‚ I am an intern here at Nike HQ in Los Angeles and I have decided to write to you today a consumer brief that identifies our strong points within the Nike Brand‚ a strong sports brand that has expanded to high-end sports appeal reaching many demographics and psychographics as well. It is understood that psychographics identify personality
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VS 1 A COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATERGIES FOLLOWED BY NIKE AND ADIDAS TEAM MEMBERS ANUPAMA VENU CLAES JOTORP DEEPAK TUSHIR GUSTAV TENERZ SAIRAM KRISHNAN SANJAY SHARMA SUNANDA SURESH 09014 09126 09032 09128 09088 09090 09112 2 INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY 1.2. BRIEF DEFINITON OF INDUSTRY 1.2.1.TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY 1.2.2.MARKET ANALYSIS 1.2.3.MAJOR PLAYERS AND MARKET SHARES 1.3. MAJOR FORCES SHAPING THE INDUSTRY 1.3
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Nike‚ a very popular company‚ is a very creative and a wealth company. Nike is an amazing company. Starting out as a little company with little money and becoming one of the leading brands in the world. Making millions of dollars and coming out with new apparel and shoes every single day. Making many people happy. Too many people are in love with this company. “ I am just happy to be a part of the Nike family.”(Lebron James‚ 2016- BrainyQuote‚" n.d.). As you can see many people love this brand‚
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Case Study: The Marketing Mix of Nike‚ Inc. BADM 370 15 April 2013 Executive Summary Nike‚ Inc.’s debut in the 1970’s was a milestone for the athletic industry. Starting with a simple of objective of selling affordable‚ quality athletic footwear‚ Nike has undergone an incredible transformation over the years into a dominating sporting goods company due to an efficient marketing mix. Today‚ Nike has reached annual sales exceeding
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Advertising and Public Relations | | Executive Summary Best known for their “Just do it” branding‚ Nike was founded in 1955 by an athlete named Phil Knight who ran track for Bill Bowerman. Originally starting as a footwear distributor for a company known today as “ASICS”‚ the founders of the company decided to take a different approach to their business. When they launched their Nike line‚ they realized that having an athlete endorse their shoes would be a great way to reach out to the world
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California and though up the name "NIKE" in 1971. It was around this time that Blue Ribbon Sports and Onitsuka parted ways and Bowerman and Knight set up their own brand which we know as Nike today. Nike created one of the most recognisable symbols in the world today with the Nike "Swoosh". It can be seen on all their advertising campaigns and more importantly all over the clothes of the sportsmen and women endorsing the Nike brand. The first man Nike endorsed was a track runner name Steve
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