module Session Long Project I picked Nike‚ Inc as the multinational company to study. Here we will discuss the origin and history of this company and its profile. We will also cover Nike ’s international activities and how they managed to become today ’s world ’s leading supplier of athletic shoes‚ apparel and sports equipment. We will see how this company managed to expand internationally and control the sportswear arena completely by utilizing marketing strategy centering around brand image which
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Public Relation Assignment Course:Public Relation PRO458 Group:BA3D Lecturer’s Name:Pn. RohaniMazlan Student’s Name:NurulShahsofeaBinti Muhammad Shah Dhina Student’s ID:2011173329 TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Topic Page 1.Introduction(Public Relation Theory) 1 1.1Theories of Relationship(System Theory) 2 1.2Theories of Relationship(Situational theory) 7 2. Summary
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whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed – Lehman Brothers report a recommended “Strong Buy” whereas UBS Warburg
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Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear‚ footwear and equipment supplier based in the US which was founded in 1962 originally know as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike is the world leader in the manufacturing of sportswear and gear with more than 47 market shares across the global (Nike.com‚ 2011). Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments such as running shoes‚ sportswear‚ football‚ basketball‚ tennis‚ golf‚ etc. Now Nike follows the global fashion trends and is well known and popular in the
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Case Study: Nike‚ Inc.‚ and Sweatshops Summary: As a company‚ Nike has been the dominant presence in the athletic apparel industry globally. Although they were not the only company known to practice unethical manufacturing processes‚ they were the major target of criticism because of their leadership role. To fight back against the negative publicity‚ Nike changed many working conditions and practices‚ arranged for independent audits by very reputable individuals in the industry to rate these
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A. Brief Company Background: Brief History: Nike‚ Inc. was incorporated in 1968 when The University of Oregon’s track and field coach‚ Bill Bowerman‚ and his star runner‚ Phil Knight‚ thought they could better design and sell shoes to runners than what was available at the time. It is headquartered in Washington County‚ Oregon. Nike is many things – a product designer‚ a consumer goods manufacturer‚ a brand communicator‚ a leader in corporate responsibility‚ and a portfolio of authentic footwear
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Public Relations Strategies and Tactics Tenth Edition Dennis L. Wilcox Glen T. Cameron This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: •any public performance or display‚ including transmission of any image over a network; •preparation of any derivative work‚ including the extraction‚ in whole or in part‚ of any images; •any rental‚ lease‚ or lending of the program. Copyright © 2012‚ 2009‚ 2007 Pearson Education‚ Inc
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Public Relations Publics This tells us that we cannot talk about public relations without reference to publics. A public is any group whose members have a common interest or common values in a particular situation. According to Wragg (1993)‚ public relations publics or audiences can be divided into four categories which include: 1. Functional Publics: They are those publics which enable the organization to perform its chosen tasks. 2. Enabling Publics: These are publics which permit the
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Public Relations Campaign: Strategy Paper Public Relations – MKT 438 Parthiv Shah University of Phoenix January 19‚ 2008 Introduction Effective marketing has enabled McDonald’s to become one of the largest and most profitable fast food service restaurants in the world. The aim of public relations and marketing is to make selling your product‚ services and brand name superfluous. McDonald’s public relations and branding strategy is essential in order to build solid
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There are many ways in which carefully planned Public Relations can help an organisation or business succeed‚ and the campaign to help promote The Engine Shed in Edinburgh is of no difference. A variety of views from a number of different authors will be consulted in this essay‚ in order to make a fair judgment on how specific theories can be used for this campaign. In this academic essay‚ the concepts of Relationship Management and Propaganda will be analysed in hope to discover exactly what tactics
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