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Target Audience Are you trying to join the market or creating your own business? One of the most important factors when joining the market is the target audiences. With the current state of the economy‚ having a well-defined target market is more important than ever. No one can afford to target everyone. Small businesses can effectively compete with large companies by targeting a reliable audience. What exactly is a target audience? Target audience is‚ in marketing and advertising the primary
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Nike Inc Case Analysis: Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Monica Mojica FIU Finance 6800 Professor Smith Fall 2011 Table of Contents Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………………… 3 Situation Analysis……………………………………………………………………………... 3 Major Strategic Alternatives…………………………………………………………………...3 Decision Criteria……………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Analysis of Alternatives ………………………………………………………………………
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NIKE‚ INC COMPANY PROFILE Nike‚ Inc. is the biggest producer of athletic apparel and footwear global by sales. Headquartered in One Bowerman Drive‚ Beaverton‚ USA‚ the company sells products through 346 retail outlets across and 343 stores outside the US with famous brands such as Nike‚ Converse and Umbro over 170 countries. It is employing 34‚400 workers and has been being competed strongly by Adidas and Puma (Nike company website‚ 2010). ok For the last five years‚ Nike’s revenue increased steadily
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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Globalisation a11d Nike GLOBALISATION Globalisation is the growing relations of international markets and it involves the economic activity in the production of goods and services among countries. It involves aspects such as growth and productivity‚ employment and skills wages and unequal distribution in wages both internationally as within a country. Hence‚ the belief that globalisation leads to growth is present all over both the works of Friedman and Norberg‚ but can be illustrated by a quote
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Nike Ethics Nike Incorporated is the number one leading sportswear and equipment provider in the world. They manufacture anything from casual clothes to sports equipment‚ shoes to socks‚ and basketballs to golf balls. As a result of its massive success‚ Nike employs nearly 30‚000 people worldwide while manufacturing in 700 shops around the globe and has 45 offices outside the United States. Its extensive reach into the global market has Nike producing more exclusive products than any other
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[Writer Name] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Nike Company’s Background History Nike in 1962‚ started as Blue Ribbon Sports‚ as its Founder member‚ Phil Knight thought there was a market for athletic shoes designed by athletes for athletes. In the year 1964‚ Bill Bowerman‚ Knight’s track coach & Phil Knight joined hands together & NIKE Inc. was co-founded with headquarters in Beaverton‚ Oregon. Nike’s grassroots strategy was born of low capital and necessity‚ but became one of the
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Target Corporation Capital Expenditure Target’s Capital Expenditure Committee‚ consisting of five top level executives responsible for reviewing all large capital project requests‚ is currently considering 5 projects to add value to the corporation. Their overall goal is to add 100 stores a year‚ while maintaining a positive brand image and watching budget constraints. If the CEC rejects a proposal there are large financial and emotional sunk costs‚ due to the long development process. Each
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1990’s Nike started facing criticism after several articles were released showing the poor labor conditions of its workers in sweatshops in places like China‚ Japan‚ and other Asian countries. As early as 1993 reports started being released about the poor working conditions. One such report was a CBS exposé by Roberta Baskin describing the working conditions of the Indonesian women working in the factories‚ explaining that they were making only $1.30 a day. During the report she criticized Nike and
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