ADIDAS STUDY 25/9/13 13:30 Page 2 MARKETING Planning effective marketing strategies for a target audience There are countless historic sporting achievements that have Introduction taken place in adidas products. These include: Since it was established in Germany in 1949‚ by Adolf Dassler‚ • Jesse Owens’ 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936. adidas has been synonymous with the sporting industry. Today‚ • Cassius Marcellus Clay (Muhammad Ali) taking gold in the adidas is
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CASE- STUDY THE ADIDAS- REEBOK MERGER The case discusses the proposed merger of Reebok International Limited with Adidas-Salomon AG. It describes the recent trends and studies the ongoing merger in the sporting goods industry. The case presents the rationale behind the decision to merge. Finally‚ the case ends with a debate on whether the merger would be successful. Issues » The recent trends and structure facing the sporting goods industry » The reasons for the ongoing mergers and acquisitions
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HISTORY OF ADIDAS Adidas was established in 1920s by Alfred Dassler and his brother Rudolph Dassler in Germany. Firstly‚ company was produced gymnastic and soccer shoes. At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics German athletes first showcased Dassler brothers’ shoes to the world. In 1949 Dassler brothers quarreled and Rudolph left to establish the Puma sport company while Alfred registered Adidas and the now famous three diagonal stripes. The first samples of Adidas footwear were used at 1952. Helsinki Olympics
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Marketing 02/20/2013 Adidas Diversification All throughout Adidas history‚ the company’s objective has been to grow and expand. Adidas is the Group’s core brand and is a leader in the sporting goods market. Adidas Group is conformed of: Ashworth‚ Rockport‚ Reebok Sportswear Company and Salomon group (Adidas Strategy). These mergers helped the company expand its product line by penetrating into already existing markets‚ as well as give Adidas a competitive edge to compete worldwide and to
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Adidas: Strengths -Strong success in Europe -High-performance products -Recent selling of subsidiary “dog” Salomon -In many invents is the biggest sponsor -Strong management team. -Strong control over its own distribution channel. -In the soccer industry‚ it has a stronghold. -No bad reputation like child labour or environment pollution. -Diversity and variety in products offered. -Strong financial position with minimal long term debts -Innovative designs in footwear enabling consumers
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Adidas is one of the largest companies in the industry of Sports clothing and accessories and is based in Germany. Adidas sponsors many different sports‚ sponsors various sport events and famous people like Lionel Messi. Apart from sportswear Adidas also produce other products like bags‚ shirts‚ watches‚ eyewear‚ clothes‚ deodorants‚ perfumes‚ aftershaves‚ lotions and shower gels. The current global marketing strategy for Adidas is: “Adidas is all in.” The motto means that Adidas has the aim to tie
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1.0 Introduction Adidas is the second largest sportswear and apparels manufacturer (Dogiamis & Vijayashanker‚ 2009). By far‚ Adidas holds a market share of 22% (Dogiamis & Vijayashanker‚ 2009). Adidas had also registered the infamous ‘3 stripes’ as its trademark (Berntson‚ Jarnemo & Philipson‚ 2006). The founders of Adidas‚ Adolf and Rudolf Dassler had the vision of providing athletes with the best suited pair of shoes for their respective sports (Dogiamis & Vijayashanker‚ 2009)
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We are innovation and design leaders who seek to help athletes of all skill levelsachieve peak performance with every product we bring to the market.We are a global organization that is socially and environmentally responsible‚ creativeand financially rewarding for our employees and shareholders.We are committed to continuously strengthening our brands and products to improveour competitive position and financial performance.In the medium term‚ we will extend our leading market position in Europe
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Introduction to Business. Adidas “Research a selected business or other approved organisation and consider how it is influenced by its contemporary business environment” 12009172 Contents Page Page 3 - Introduction and political factors Page 4 - Economical and social factors Page 5 - Environmental and technological factors Page 6 - Technological factors (cont) and Legal factors Page 7 - Conclusion Page 8 - References In this report I will analyse how Adidas is influenced by
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Page 1: Introduction Since it was established in Germany in 1949‚ by Adolf Dassler‚ adidas has been synonymous with the sporting industry. Today‚ adidas is a global public company and is one of the largest sports brands in the world. It is a household brand name with its three stripes logo recognised in markets across the world. The company’s product portfolio is vast‚ ranging from state-of-the-art sports... Page 2: The marketing mix For most organisations the marketing function is vital for
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