Converse one of the most popular brand shoes in history was created in 1908 in Malden Massachusetts. From the beginning‚ Converse campaign ad was aim toward basketball players and their fans. With their signatures shoes known as the Chuck Taylor All Star‚ Converse had the first basketball player working for them as a salesman. As time went by‚ the company needed a new direction for the new era coming with other competitor like Nike‚ Adidas and Reeboks gaining a share of the market.” Converse had
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT ICA 1 PROJECT TITLE: Converse Table of Content Table of Content 1 Executive Summary 2 Company Profile 2 SWOT Analysis 3 Marketing Offer and Philosophy 4 Target Customer Segment(s) and their Needs / Demands 5 Competitors Analysis 5 Marketing Strategies (4Ps) 7 Strengths & Weakness of Marketing Strategies 8 Recommendations / Suggestions for Improvements 9 Conclusion 9 Appendices 11 Executive Summary Included in the company profile
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Company Perspectives: The Company ’s marketing strategy is targeted on the Converse All Star brand‚ which is positioned as the American performance brand with authentic sports heritage. The company believes that there are significant opportunities to build the brand‚ which commands high consumer awareness generated by reason of its 95-year history. The company ’s consumer research has become an integral part of its product development‚ advertising campaigns and in-store point of purchase materials
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oduced and distributed just as the nation was recovering from the effects of the Great Depression‚ with the economy somewhat stabilized following Roosevelt’s New Deal‚ and with the looming 2nd world war‚ Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) is an important document not only in terms of the state of affairs as it was at the time of its production‚ but also in terms of what led up to it and what was about to follow. To better understand how the film accomplishes this‚ one must first examine
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The History of Converse It was 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. Who knew that his shoes would become an American Icon? It all started with a man named Marquis M. Converse in Malden‚ Massachusetts who made the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The company began as a shoe manufacturer that made rubber soled shoes for men‚ women‚ and children. Converse were made out of :brocade‚ corduroy‚ denim‚ flannel‚ hemp‚ lame‚ leather‚ mylar‚ metalized fabrics‚ plastic
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1. What are the core‚ actual and augmented product benefits of the Converse Chuck? CORE BENEFIT ACTUAL PRODUCT DELIVERY AND CREDIT INSTALLATION WARRANTY AFTER SALE SERVICE PACKAGING QUALITY LEVEL BRAND NAME THREE PRODUCT LEVEL 2. When Converse outsourced production of its shoes to India. It entered into licensing arrangement. What are the benefits and risks of that action? Do you think it has helped or hurt the company? The brand? BENEFITS * Cost was reduced * Scope
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parts of the human makeup‚ I can say that converse customers demonstrate the individual need of self-expression‚ authenticity‚ creativity‚ empowerment‚ choice‚ individuality‚ freedom. They also demonstrate the underlying need that people have to entertain themselves Although converse clients need to find a way to self-express and entertain themselves‚ they want to step around an assembly line comprised of clearly labeled work stations‚ where they can choose shoes from a bin‚ embroidered them‚ include
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Marketing Management 2 Case: Converse 1. Give examples of needs‚ wants‚ and demands that Converse customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. * Needs: States of felt deprivation. In this case the need of the customers are the basic physical need for clothing. They want something to wear on their feet. * Wants: The form human needs take as they are shaped by culture and individual personality. The customer of Converse wants to be seen as an individual in their
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Marketing(MKT333) Ms. Susan Carder Dec. 20th 2014 Case Study#3 Converse 1. How would you define the needs‚ wants‚ and demands of the Converse customer? Needs lead to wants‚ wants lead to demands‚ demands lead to perception. Consumers want stylish shoes‚ so they demand that they be affordable. A need is a state of deprivation‚ and some needs according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs are more crucial than others‚ in this case Converse customers need shoes to protect their feet‚ this is a basic need. A want is
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Converse: Shaping the Customer Experience They dominated the basketball courts – both amateur and professional – for more than forty years. The first U.S. Olympic basketball team wore them‚ and Dr. J made them famous in the NBA. Punk rocker Joey Ramone made them standard issue for cult musicians; indeed‚ Kurt Cobain even donned a pair when he committed suicide. Today‚ a broad range of consumers‚ from the nerdiest of high school students to A-list celebrities‚ claim them as their own. What are
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