MARKETING PLAN FOR PUMA CURRENT MARKETING SITUATION Puma was founded in 1924 in Germany‚ by two brothers‚ and it’s first official ‘out’ was in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. At that time all of the German athletic team was outfitted by the company. In November of 2005 PUMA announced that it will sponsor 8 countries in the 2006 World Soccer Championship. One of the countries that is not included is the US. The growing popularity of the brand has resulted in the worldwide sales gain of over
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stabilityThis has influence to any business. When the government in which Puma operates become unstable politically business will definitely be affected. For example civil wars affect both operations‚ leisure’s and sports events which are Puma’s business. In our case study we saw that after terrorist attacks of September‚ 11‚ 2001 and wars in Afghanstan‚ geopolitical uncertainty led puma to shift its production from Pakistan to China (Puma case study‚ 2003). (ii)Foreign Trade RegulationsThese includes treaties
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The establishment of puma took place in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler and it became a published company in 1986. Puma’s head-quarters are in Germany. They distribute their products in more than 120 countries‚ employs more than 9000 people and generates revenue of 2.5 million dollars. The present CEO and Chairman of PUMA is Jochen Zertz. Puma has build a strong‚ global endorsement porofolio‚ one that has become the hottest team and star ensembles in the industry. In 1999‚ Puma demonstrated its uncanny
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Untapped Markets in third world countries A Worldwide move towards a healthier life which means increased sports activities The Internet age gives a huger outreach Threats Tough Competition (Addidas‚ Nike & Reebok) Lower brand recognition in comparison Pumas Response to the potential threats imposed by its competitors was to target untapped markets in the form of producing products that address people’s lifestyle. In doing so it positioned itself as an athletics company that produces
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Nike vs Puma Easily the biggest grudge match in Germany this month will not be between two of the countries competing‚ but between homegrown Adidas and‚ of course‚ American arch-rivals Nike. The business media is already hot on the Stripes versus the Swoosh‚ with the German brand reportedly splashing out double Nike’s estimated £60m World Cup marketing spend. But what about the shirts themselves? Which ones would you want to play in‚ and which should be left on the backs of the die-hards down the
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LSBF Marketing management Executive summary This course work was undertaken as part of the assessment in Marketing Management module. It focuses on new product line extension in the example of Apple Inc.’s recent product iPad and comes up with a marketing plan for the extension to it. New product extension is in the form of utilizing iPad as an external monitor and in the future as a control device over other electrical equipment that have some user interface to connect. Work findings
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luxury brands travel? Avoiding the pitfalls of luxury brand extension Mergen Reddy a‚ Nic Terblanche b‚ Leyland Pitt c‚*‚ Michael Parent c a Capgemini Consulting‚ P.O. Box 785827‚ Sandton‚ 2146‚ South Africa Stellenbosch University‚ Private Bag X1‚ Matieland‚ 7602‚ South Africa c Segal Graduate School of Business‚ Simon Fraser University‚ 500 Granville Street‚ Vancouver‚ BC V6C 1W6‚ Canada b KEYWORDS Luxury brands; Brand extensions; Degree of adjacency; Premium adjacency matrix Abstract Brand extensions
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Abstract Line extensions occur when a company introduces additional items with changes in flavors‚ sizes‚ and different ingredients in the same product category under the same name brand. Line extensions are a way to increase market share by introducing additional items in the same category from the already reputable brand name. The paper examines the target populations‚ the purpose for seeking line extensions‚ the appropriate timing of launching a brand extension‚ and the success and failures of
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Morrison‚ Ysela Logan Company: PUMA Pumas Location: Würzburger Strasse 13‚ D-91074 Herzogenaurach‚ Germany Historical Back Drop: |YEAR |EVENT | |1924: |Rudolf and Adolf Dassler incorporate their first shoe company. | |1948: |Rudolf Dassler sets up his own company Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler.
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Peter Luongo: Matt Hardy: If you were to tell me that Matt Hardy of all people would be one of the best wrestlers of the year then I probably would have laughed at you but he has turned his Broken gimmick into one of the hottest things in wrestling today. The gimmick is without a doubt ridiculous but much like The Undertaker‚ Hardy got his gimmick over. I mean he also got his wife‚ his one year old kid‚ a hispanic landscaper and a DRONE over with the crowd. That is something that isn’t easy to do
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