Advertising and Public Relations | | Executive Summary Best known for their “Just do it” branding‚ Nike was founded in 1955 by an athlete named Phil Knight who ran track for Bill Bowerman. Originally starting as a footwear distributor for a company known today as “ASICS”‚ the founders of the company decided to take a different approach to their business. When they launched their Nike line‚ they realized that having an athlete endorse their shoes would be a great way to reach out to the world
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Nike Case Study The US-based Nike Corporation announced that it had generated profits of $97.4 million‚ around $48 million below its earlier forecast for the third quarter ended February 28‚ 2001. The company said that the failure in the supply chain software installation by i2 Technologies3 was the cause of this revenue shortfall. This admission of failure also affected the company’s reputation as an innovative user of technology. The supply chain software implementation was the first part of
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Critical Analysis of Nike History Nike began as Phil Knight’s semester-long project to develop a small business‚ which included a marketing plan. This project was part of Phil Knight’s MBA course at Stanford University in the early 1960s. Phil Knight had been a runner at the University of Oregon in the late 1950s. His idea for his project was to develop high quality running shoes. He thought that high quality/low cost products could be produced in Japan and then shipped to the United
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Running head: Nike and the Sweatshop Debate Nike the Sweatshop Debate Shelia D. Marshall Global Strategies MGT 448 Shabbir Karim October 12‚ 2009 Nike the Sweatshop Debate Beneath all the hoopla and controversy about Nike being a successful company in the United States in which its earnings in 2009 according to Hoovers Inc.‚ 2009‚ Nike’s revenue for 2009 was $19‚ 176.1 million and their gross profit was $8‚604.4 million‚ made possible by the hands of women and underage workers
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warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both the history of the commodity and the psychological compulsions of modern “man.” The shoe is
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Proposal for Making Better Working Conditions for NIKE Factory Workers Prepared for Mark Parker‚ CEO Charlie Denson‚ President Philip H. Knight‚ CBD Board of Directors By Michael Espiritu Oscar Mejia Jorge Reinoso November 20‚ 2012 Concerned College Students 12345 Fairness Dr. Westlake‚ CA 90002 1(818) 555-6969 November 06‚ 2012 Michael Espiritu Oscar Mejia Jorge J. Reinoso Nike Board of Directors Nike World Headquarters One Bowerman Drive Beaverton‚ OR
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Nike’s csr challenge It can be seen from the passage that Nike’s Asian factories audited hundreds of factories in 2003 and 2004 and found cases of abusive treatment in more than a quarter of its South Asian plants.And in 2005 Nike returned to report its social and environmental practices. It said that staffs and employees work in a poor environment .Between 25% to 50% of its employees and staffs in the region restrict access to toilets and drinking water during the workday. Besides ‚ a lot of staffs
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What is the future of English as a global language? The world is changing so rapidly‚ from national politics to people’s livelihood. Definitely‚ language is one of the most important characteristic among there. English‚ which is considered as the world language at present‚ facing with sophisticated problems. Actually‚ the situation could persist on till the future. In my view‚ the future of English as a global language may be as the concave and convex sides of a nutshell‚ it is hard to foresee that
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Xin Liang BA 486 10/24/2014 Nike’s CRM Nike manufactures shoes also athletic clothing such as shorts‚ shirts‚ jackets and under armors; wristbands‚ bag packs‚ jerseys and socks are also sold by Nike (Rao‚ 2012). The Nike slogan‚ Just Do It‚ have placed it’s brand in the mind of consumers‚ through the recognition of it’s products and promotional tools used worldwide (Rao‚ 2012). Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is focusing
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What have been the key success factors for Nike? Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Spots is involved in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessory products which started its journey in early 1962. In nearly 200 countries with around 18‚000 retail accounts Nike is now the largest seller of athletic footwear in the world. The company focused on delivering high quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes. Behind its success
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