Under Armour‚ Inc. : Company History In 1996‚ as a football player at the University of Maryland‚ Kevin Plank grew tired of the cotton t-shirts he was provided becoming soaked with sweat and rain‚ impeding his ability to move fluidly as a special-teams player for the Terrapin football team. Knowing that cycling outfits and football under shorts were made with a "moisture-wicking synthetic fabric"‚ Plank believed it possible to make a t-shirt out of such material. He observed the content label of
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Under Armour is a leading athletic clothing line directed towards the overall athlete who is looking for the most comfort during extracurricular activities. The mission of the company is‚ "to provide the world with technically advanced products engineered with exclusive fabric construction‚ supreme moisture management‚ and proven innovation. In short‚ every Under Armour product is doing something for you; it’s making you better." Founded in 1996 by University of Maryland graduate Kevin Plank‚ Under
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affected Under Armour since the company’s establishment in 1996. Under Armour is most commonly known for its performance apparel‚ footwear‚ and accessories sold worldwide. Though fairly new‚ Under Armour has increased their stock price by more than 20% in the last three months as stated in‚ “Under Armour Through the Lens of Porter’s Five forces.” After introducing a new footwear collection in 2006‚ Under Armour’s net sales skyrocketed making them a force to be reckoned with. Despite Under Armour’s
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his first team sale to Georgia Tech. By 1997‚ 12 NCAA Division 1-A teams and 10 NFL teams were wearing the gear‚ and Under Armour made its first appearance in the Super Bowl when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots. When this happened Plank moved his company headquarters to South Baltimore‚ and set up a manufacturing plant six blocks away. That year Under Armour developed five other product lines Cold Gear‚ Loose Gear‚ Turf Gear‚ All season Gear‚ and Street Gear to cover every
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Under Armour In the early 1990s all athletes that wore undershirts were made of cotton and caused the players to be hot and sweaty during and after the game. In 1996 the special team’s captain on the university of Maryland football team got an idea. Kevin plank thought to himself “there has to be a better idea” After he graduated‚ he was determined to figure out something better. He wanted a shirt that stayed light and dry no matter how hot it was. After searching all around New York’s famous garment
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1 Under Armour “Name” “Course" “Assignment” “College” “Instructor” 2 Abstract In this paper‚ I will be explaining the marketing approaches that Under Armour shoe division is taking in competing against rivals competitors in the shoe division‚ its approach and initial take on expanding into the field‚ also some key factors in different marketing approaches and direction it’s heading in. I will be discussing concepts used regarding corporate image and brand management and integrated marketing
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with college and professional sport teams since they buy the rights to sponsor those teams‚ will be UA’s most vital corporate level strategy. The drawback to this is that UA’s distribution through retailers increases the prices of products (Burke‚ 2012). One way to remedy this is to open more outlets with more affordable products. We have to remember that Under Armour is a North American brand and the greatest percentage of these team rights that they own are North American-based teams. Though it
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Culture Viability (Case 2) The Ultimate Fighting Championship also known as UFC was a case in which UFC was coming into a market that has existed for many of years‚ but rather was venturing into new locations around the globe. The UFC actually became a big success almost overnight. The main question starting off was whether the UFC was a culturally viable business venture that could work elsewhere. UFC was embraced at an extremely fast paced all over the world
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Since entry the sportswear industries is difficult. Plank‚ the founder of Under Armour‚ he used $60000 to launch Under Armour. It seems like very low cost. But a company want to be success‚ which may occur many expenses‚ such as research expenses‚ Under Armour has his own laboratory to develop the new technique and promotion or sponsor to get popularity‚ founder of Under Armour believe that word-of-mouth‚ therefore Under Armour sponsor many recreational team and youth tournaments‚ therefore the substantial
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#1 Under Armour – Challenging Nike in Sports Apparel Problem Statement Under Armour is a sport performance apparel brand that is looking to move ahead of its competition and branch out into different sectors of the sporting goods industry. Kevin Plank and his company’s problem is that their footwear only makes up for about 15% of the firms revenue and they only generate about 6% of their revenue in international sales. In order to compete with the top brands in the industry‚ Under Armour must
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