Nike Executive Summary Kimi Ford manages a large mutual fund for NorthPoint Group. Her company is trying to decide whether or not to invest in Nike’s stock‚ which has been declining in price in the past year. Kimi has asked her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen‚ to estimate Nike’s weight average cost of capital (WACC) to help make this decision (Case 13‚ pg. 58). We looked at Joanna’s estimates and discovered a few problems that she made when estimating her cost of capital. We found Joanna’s estimates
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Business Case study Analysis Adidas-Salomon AG Management 670 Professor Jon Gettman Edsel Washington Table of Contents Executive Summary [Titled Overview of Analysis]…………………………………………………………………………………………. Background………………………………………………………………………………............. Identification of Strategy of Adidas……………………………………………………………………………………………. Analysis of Adidas Performance...…..………………………………………………………………....
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Adidas Heads to the Cloud to Control IT Spending Adidas Latin America decided to implement cloud-based procurement software to improve internal compliance and consolidate spending management. The company is a regional subsidiary of the Adidas Group sporting goods empire‚ which includes brands such as Adidas‚ Reebok and Rockport. Procurement at $1.4 billion Adidas Latin America was complex--involving different currencies and languages--and disjointed. Some countries had developed homegrown
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1. Describe the elements that make up the marketing mix. For a global organization like adidas its marketing mix is tailored to specific markets. 1) Price: What is the value of the product or service to the buyer? Pricing decisions should take into account profit margins and the probable pricing response of competitors. Pricing includes not only the list price‚ but also discounts‚ financing‚ and other options such as leasing. 2) Place: Where do buyers look for your product or service? Place
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Because of the endorsement all the coaches and the team were required to wear and promote the product. Jim knew of Nike being known for exploiting their workers in places like Indonesia. Jim heard that Nike factory workers were really well paid and were happy to have the jobs they had. Jim wanted to find the truth out for himself about the factory workers of Nike. Jim said‚ “I wanted to know the truth first hand‚ I wanted to see it‚ I wanted to smell it‚ I wanted to hold it in my hand.”
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The role of the government also plays a major role in these challenges that are faced by Nike. As we know that government laws and regulations differ from country to country and this makes manufacturing of products very difficult challenge for the international companies like Nike. The host governments have laws concerns against consumer protection‚ information and labeling‚ employment‚ wages and salaries and safety of the workers who work in those firms. The international organizations must keep
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QUESTIONNAIRES 5 5.3B SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS 6 5.4 SAMPLE SIZE 6 6.0 ACCESS & ETHICS 7 7.0 TIMESCALE 8 8.0 RESOURCES 8 9.0 APPENDIX 8 10.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 1.0 WORKING TITLE Celebrity Endorsement‚ its impact on Consumer Behavior: An Adidas Case Study 2.0 BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION Research into the world of celebrity advertising sprang from the modern day phenomena of celebrity culture and the total incomprehension of its extent until I became a victim to celebrity endorsement without
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leading foreign brands‚ suggesting that modern marketing strategy is taking hold on the Chinese mainland much more quickly than had previously been anticipated. A study jointly undertaken by Horizon Research and Horizonkey.com on leading sports shoe brands in 2003‚ Li Ning leads in brand loyalty with 53.4%‚ followed by Adidas and Nike with 39.8% and 39.1% respectively. However‚ two other domestic brands - Shuangxing and Anta - are not faring too well in the loyalty stakes‚ scoring 13.4% and 15
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Integrated Marketing Communication Nike and Liu Xiang: Crisis Management in Celebrity Endorsement Group 3 Shweta Zacharia Kern Rachita Swarooparani Nike * World’s leading supplier of athletic gear * A major sponsor of various global sports events and high-profile athletes and athletic teams * Entered into China in 1980 * Considered to be the ‘coolest’ brand in China- success due to clever marketing Liu Xiang * One of Nike’s most important brand ambassadors in
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CASE- STUDY THE ADIDAS- REEBOK MERGER The case discusses the proposed merger of Reebok International Limited with Adidas-Salomon AG. It describes the recent trends and studies the ongoing merger in the sporting goods industry. The case presents the rationale behind the decision to merge. Finally‚ the case ends with a debate on whether the merger would be successful. Issues » The recent trends and structure facing the sporting goods industry » The reasons for the ongoing mergers and acquisitions
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