Case Studies: Blockbuster and Under Armour Week Four‚ Assignment Two SUO MGT 4070 Linda Taylor 10 September 2013 Abstract This paper includes two case studies. The first part is about Blockbuster’s growth strategy by acquiring Movielink is or is not improved‚ and the second part is a discussion on some solutions to the most pressing competitive and strategic issues facing Under Armour‚ a sports clothing manufacturer. Introduction Blockbuster is a leading global provider to customers
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executive summary takes into account the current marketing plan‚ the positioning of Under armour in the sporting products industry market‚ and Under Armour recommendations to improve and increase its market share. My analysis and the information collected from the case itself led me to find key information about Under Armour as a good company. In addition‚ external forces affecting the proper functioning of Under Armour will be identified‚ as well as the different marketing mix strategies used to influence
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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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Value-Chain Analysis to Identify Resources and Capabilities at Under Armour The resource-based view (RBV) of a firm lies primarily in the application of bundle of valuable interchangeable and intangible or tangible resources at the firm’s disposal. For a firm to transform a short-run competitive advantage into a sustained competitive advantage requires these resources be heterogeneous and immobile. This is perhaps the biggest struggle Under Armour faces – the challenge of maintaining a differentiated product
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Phillip Knight who was founding Nike wanted to own the running shoes which had both cheap and quality of the Japanese. By 1964‚ he and his friend William Bowerman spent $ 500 to enter Tiger company’s shoes in Japan to the U.S and began to develop some ideas for their own product. 1. Technology “Nike Air” Nike Air cushioning is appeared in the most form of Nike shoes. We shared a number of different types of Nike Air. - AIR - Air cushion provides a comfortable stride. Nike Air is almost always encapsulated
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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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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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beginning staages of Reebok‚ J.W. Foster devveloped the novelty ¨spiked running shoe¨ while he was producing the item. He then changed the company´s name from J.W. Foster and Sons to Reebok. Although Reebok has been in the shadows of major competitors Nike and Adidas‚ they still manage to be a successfful sports wear market. Reebok underrstands customers neeeds and continue to enhance as an international brand. While sportswear is becoming increasingly popular the bulk of sales ccome from the Rss 2000
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NIKE Part 1: Organizational Analysis 2/6/2013 NIKE Part 1: Organizational Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Overview and History 4 Organizational Strategies and Innovation 5 Organizational Design and Effectiveness 6 Competitors 7 Organizational Structure 7 Board of Directors: 8 External Environment 9 Opportunities 9 Threats 9 Internal Environment 10 Strengths 10 Weaknesses 11 Competitors 11 Nike Products and Services 12 Information Technology
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