About Nike, Inc. First established as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964, Nike, Inc. changed itself to current branding in the year 1971. Nike is the number one athletic footwear and sports equipment brand in the world with over $25 billion in 2013 in revenue. Based in U.S. Nike, employees 44,000 employees worldwide. In the year 2014, Nike was valued at $19 billion for the brand alone. Nike is known for its “Just do it” slogan and “Swoosh” logo. Mission: Bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete
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Under Armour is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank founded the company in 1996. The company sells the product worldwide. Athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, from playing fields around the world wear this product. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Massachusetts. There are also European headquarters in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium, and additional
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Favorite Brand Paper MKT/421 June 4, 2014 Nike Nike Inc. was first founded in 1964 as “Blue Ribbon Sports” by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. It wasn’t until 1971 that it was re-named “Nike” after the Greek winged goddess of victory, strength, speed, glory, and fame. The Nike “swoosh” is meant to represent the wings of the goddess Nike, as she was often depicted in mythology with. The iconic swoosh was created by Caroline Davidson, an advertising student
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first quarter of 2015. Nike is able to maintain growth in the industry even when it faces the challenge of rising raw material costs. All its competitors such as Adidas, Asics, Under Armour and Sketchers are vying for the second position, with Sketchers leading with 5% market share. Most of Nike’s gains have come at the expense of Adidas in the basketball footwear market. Innovation is at the heart of Nike, and that is why we have chosen ‘The 2015 Nike Mag’- a self -lacing shoe with light-up panels
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Introduction The Reebok shoe company is like a streaky jump shooter; when they are hot they are hot, but when they are not nobody is interested. This has been a way of life for the Reebok brand since its inception. They wow the sneaker industry one year, just to turn around and lay an egg the next. The Reebok brand got its beginnings back in 1958 when it branched out as a sister company to JW Foster and Sons. Beginning in 1895, JW Foster and Sons started to manufacture shoes and sell them all
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Assignment You have been provided with a case study of NIKE (see Appendix 1). In your case report, identify three or four Marketing Challenges covered in this subject and address how those challenges can be met using the principles developed in this subject. Please ensure to use academic in-text references adequately to support your suggestions. Report writing format should be used Important Instructions 1. Assignments must contain proper citations and referencing using the Harvard style referred
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environment of ECCO and determine how well ECCO is positioned (compared to competitor) to take advantage of changes in the industry. Answer The competitive environment of ECCO is quite high due to the other of producing shoes such as NIKE, Adidas and Puma etc are the big brand as well. However, the way they positioned themselves is interesting. ECCO positioned itself to be concerned in the quality rather than fashion 2. Analyze ECCO global value chain. How well does this configuration
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* Similar Feb 25, 2014 - If the research shows that customers like the walking shoes, Pacer ... in the market, for instance, based on studies showing that Pacer shoes ... Case Study- Adidas | Laurel Saia https://laurelsaia.wordpress.com/public-relations/case-study/ * Cached Case Study- Adidas ... They have tweeted about their miCoach Pacer, which tracks your pace, distance, heart rate, and also gives you coaching while you are ... When New Product and Customer Loyalty Collide case
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products to countries in Europe and a third party licensee sells products in Japan. Under Armour still faces heavy competition and competitors include large apparel, footwear and sporting goods companies with worldwide brand recognition like Nike, Adidas, and Columbia. Under Armour when compared to its competitors is still relatively new to the industry. The company’s wild success can be attributed to their adherence to quality and brand loyalty. Even with Under Armour’s rapid growth there is much
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Li Ning Company Limited Philip Warwick, Durham University Business School January 2013 Background Li Ning Company Limited (LNCL) is China’s largest sports apparel firm and in Li Ning, it owns what is one of China’s most well known home grown brands. Despite its strength in China, few business analysts outside China and Hong Kong are familiar with LNCL and few sports enthusiasts are aware of the Li Ning brand even though they have probably seen it being worn by sports men and women at major sporting
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