NIKE Executive Summary Nike Inc. founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight was first named Blue Ribbon sports. Their goal was to distribute high quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers in an attempt to compete with Germany’s domination of the athletic wear at that time (Adidas and Puma). Nike manufactures and distributes athletic shoes at every marketable price point to the global market. More than 40% of sales come from athletic apparel and sports equipment
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Introduction …..……………………………………………………….. Page 3 Nike history ….………………………………………………………... Page 3-4 Marketing ….…………………………………………………………. Page 4-6 Nike factories ………………………………………………………….. Page 6 Nike financial results ………………………………………………….. Page 7 SWOT analysis …………………………………………………………. Page 8 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… Page 9 Bibliography…………………………………………………………….. Page 10 Nike – Just do it Today Nike is a multinational corporation and also the leading
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Nike. The Positioning statement of Nike is “For serious athletes‚ Nike gives confidence that provides the perfect shoe for every sport”. In today’s competitive environment‚ Nike‚ one of the global leaders in sporting goods industry‚ has established a strong position for enhancing athletic life style. It’s the number one sports manufacturer in the world design by Nolan Breitbarth in the 1970s with Phil knight founder of Nike Inc. It is the leading sporting goods Company in the United States and
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Nike’s mission statement is simple: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. If you have a body‚ you are an athlete. (NIKE) Nike originated because of two men‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Bowerman was the Track and Field coach at the University of Oregon‚ while Knight was one of his runners. Bill Bowerman wanted to design shoes for his runners that would maximize their performance. Upon Graduating‚ Knight felt that high performance running shoes could be produced in
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1.Executive Summary This marketing plan mainly describes Nike future development strategies and goals. This report will include the situation analysis‚ market-product focus‚ the detailed marketing programme and the financial data and projections. In the coming year‚ Nike is going to launch a new product called Nike+ FuelBand‚ which will be marketed in Hong Kong in 2014. The Fuelband allows the wearer to track their physical activity‚ steps taken daily‚ and amount of calories burned. The
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name Nike they think of great footwear‚ quality apparel and top of the line athletic merchandise. People wear the Nike swooshes with pride‚ thinking what they are wearing will improve their own personal athletic goals‚ or simply boost their self-confidence. Also‚ people purchase the Nike brand because they relate it with so many of the athletes who Nike endorses. Nike being in the market‚ has opened so many doors for athletes and being in the media and advertising positive social values. Nike is a
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Abstract A sophisticated and widespread transportation mode is absolutely essential for the efficient mobility of passengers and goods. This report first investigates the various economical‚ cost and environmental factors specific to maritime transportation. This investigation includes a comparative analysis between maritime‚ land and air transport. Lastly‚ the growing demand in marine transportation and the multitude reasons that make shipping one of the most globalized
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Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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NIKE HISTORY Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962 with a handshake. The two man team began the company with a combined investment of $500 each. They reached an agreement with a Japanese manufacturer of athletic shoes‚ forming BRS/Tiger shoes. Phil Knight started this company selling shoes from the trunk of his car. As the empire grew‚ the two man team developed the idea to cut overheard. In 1972‚ BRS and Onitsuka Tiger went different ways and thus Nike
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Nike (NKE) In the 1950’s‚ Bill Bowerman‚ a track and field coach at the University of Oregon‚ began cobbling shoes for his runners. Bowerman and one of his runners Phil Knight formed Blue Ribbon Sports and sold shoes for Tiger shoes in 1964. While Knight was selling the shoes‚ Bowerman was ripping them apart to see how he could make them lighter and made his runners test his improved shoes. Their first full-time employee‚ Jeff Johnson‚ was an early designer of shoes and came up with the name Nike
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