Adidas: Brand Case Study Company Background: Adidas was founded in 1949. Adolf Dassler was the founder‚ hence the name “Adidas”. Dassler passed away in the 1980’s and his family carried on the business. However‚ in the 90’s‚ new CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus switches the philosophies of the company from a manufacturing & sales company to a marketing company. The company then went public in 1995. Then in 2000‚ an ambitious Growth and Efficiency program is initiated. In 2005‚ the Solomon group sold the
Premium Adidas
Company……………………………………………………………………………………3 GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGY OF ADIDAS 4 INITIAL LOCATION STRATEGY 6 ECONOMIC PROFILE OF BANGLADESH 7 Political risk 8 Legal issues 9 Cultural profile 9 HRM/labor relations 11 Mode of entry 11 ECONOMIC PROFILE OF AUSTRALIA 12 Political risk 13 Legal issues 13 Cultural profile 13 HRM/labor relations 14 Mode of entry 15 RECOMMENDATION 15 Bibliography 16 The company Adidas is a holding company for the Adidas Group (AG)‚ which specialized in sports footwear
Premium Cross-cultural communication Brand Adidas
POLITICAL FACTORS: Political stability is an important factor in any country for Adidas. Political and regulatory risks include potential losses from expropriation‚ nationalization‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism and significant changes to trade policies . In particular the Adidas Group faces risks arising from sudden increase of import restrictions‚ charges in the taxation system of a country‚ minimum wage policy‚ import tariffs and duties that could compromise the free flow of goods. ECONOMIC FACTORS:
Premium Economics Minimum wage Inflation
competing Adidas for more market share‚ including Nike‚ Puma‚ Reebok and Umbro to name a few. Adidas must ensure that their goods are of a high quality and at a reasonable price in order to keep their market share in this industry. Intensity in this industry is high as there are a large number of organisations with similar products all trying to gain market share. Threat of Entry to the Industry by New Competitors There isn’t very much of a threat of new competitors to Adidas as there
Premium Nike, Inc. Footwear Reebok
The company that has first 3 letters similar to mine is Adidas & the other company in the same sector was Nike. The Mission statement of Adidas is : “The Adidas Group strives to be the global leader in the sporting goods industry with sports brands built on a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle. We are dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding financial results. We are innovation and design leaders who seek to help athletes of all skill levels achieve peak performance with every
Premium Management Organization Strategic planning
overConclusionbibliography | | Introduction A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) is a corporation that is registered in more than one country or that has operations in more than one country. It is a large corporation which both produces and sells goods or services in various countries. It can also be referred to as an international corporation. They play an important role in globalization. The first multinational corporation was the Dutch East India Company‚ founded March 20
Premium Multinational corporation Developing country Corporation
well as bottom lines improvement‚ adidas presents an ample opportunity to understand the application of service innovation and SDL in order fulfilment and outbound logistics at one of the most successful e-Commerce sporting goods companies in the world. Second‚ adidas strategy places emphasis on the innovation‚ customer orientation as well as excellent experiences‚ which is strictly in alignment with the SDL perspective. As the mind set “creating the new”‚ adidas is at the period of creation and inspiration
Premium Scientific method Qualitative research Research
B Corporations Benefit Corporations‚ also known as B corps‚ are a new way to do business in a socially responsible way. Curtis Lum’s article‚ “Legislation would allow for creation of ‘B corps’” published on March 18‚ 2011 in the Pacific Business News‚ talks about the ongoing legislative battle to legally recognize B corps in Hawai’i. An additional article from the PBN‚ published the same day by John Webster‚ “Social responsibility is beginning to take root‚” provides further background to Lum’s
Premium Corporation Social responsibility
Targeting strategeies for Adidas India :- Targeting segments would be aspiring athletes in the age group of 15 to 35. In the lifestyle and apparel market targets consumers who identify with sport as a way of life and are brand conscious. Focus on Lifestyle There should be a more emphasis to penetrate the lifestyle market deeply‚ without losing sight of its long heritage as the original performance brand. Consumers who may be less active sports participants‚ but who are style setters and
Premium Marketing Shoe Footwear
Exercise 1 A Adidas Adidas Three Major Strengths * It appeals to the younger generation * Endorse young superstars * High Performance product Weaknesses * Rigid pricing structure * Least preferred as oppose to Nike * Price to high though is linked to quality Opportunities * Acquisition of Reebok * Growing revenue from opening of town retail stores * Continuing challenges in import/export duties Threats * Doesn’t have strong distribution network
Premium Strategic management Marketing Management