Chapter 2
Literature Review The review of related literature would focus mostly on journals that would help establish the main focus of this study. It would help enhance the knowledge being known already by the people when it comes to the brand loyalty of sneaker heads or people who loves shoes towards the brand Adidas. The researchers have identified specific factors that are important in building up this study.
Brand Loyalty Based on Miller, Washington (2015-2016) millennial tends to buy more what is on trend. If you want your business to entirely thrive you have to make sure that you can adapt to that type of system. You have to know what is trending in this point of time and you must adjust to it. You must also establish your social
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Sportswear including sports jacket, footwear, shorts, caps and many other types of apparel is very common nowadays because many people have been wearing them for quite some time. Any interna-tional sportswear brands could learn from the worldwide leading sportswear brands, such as Nike and Adidas, and build brand loyalty for the customers with the same quality as the best sportswear. The researcher believe if many sportswear brand could learn from the factors influencing brand loyalty towards sportswear, any sportswear brand could build the brand loyalty in big cities by separating the 7 main factors building the brand loyalty toward a sportswear brands, such as Product Quality (PQ), Style (ST), Brand Name (BN), Store Environment (SE), Service Quality (SQ), Sales Promotion (SP), Price (PR) with the Brand Loyalty (BL) …show more content…
according to Lawrence, Gregory (2015) Nike uses the value-based pricing strategy to ensure growth in its sales and profits. This element of the marketing mix identifies the prices the company applies to maximize profits while attracting the desired share of the market. In using the value-based pricing strategy, Nike Inc. considers consumer perception about the value of its products. This value is used to determine the maximum price consumers are willing pay in buying the company’s sports shoes, apparel and equipment. In 2014, the company successfully increased its selling prices and generated higher sales and revenues. This trend continues, as the firm enjoys increasing sales revenues while gradually increasing its prices. Based on this element of the marketing mix, Nike Inc. successfully uses the value-based pricing strategy to maximize its profits while emphasizing the high value of its
Nike is a household brand name not only in the United States but also throughout the world, although roughly half of sales are sourced in the United States (Brick). This dominance in North America, an area which represents $108.7 billion of the $282.3 billion worldwide, is key in the overall evaluation of the Nike assets (Euromonitor 1). Nike’s position of industry power is supported through their innovation in design as well as notable sponsorships and collaborations with professional athletes and tech companies like Apple. Their event and team sponsorships also elevate Nike to an elite level (4). However, competitors in this industry are quickly gaining momentum. For example, Under Armour has experienced notable growth in the past five years, and adidas continues to grow their presence in the United States. This has detracted some of the Nike dominance in the U.S. market
Nike is also very committed to ensuring they are fulfilling the needs and wants of their customers. Brand loyalty is a big concern for Nike as long as they continue to focus on these needs they will be in business far into the future.
Before doing this paper I felt that Nike was successful because they continue to have innovative marketing. They have made an impact with their advertising and they strive to endorse their brands with athletes. I also felt that Nike’s success was due to their great quality of products. My thoughts still hold true but I do feel now, after doing this paper, that Nike is successful because of their employee involvement and also their environment awareness. As a young adult, I also find it very aspiring that one of Nike’s goals is to support the youth with their right to physical activity.
Nike succeed in persuading their target audience that only Nike will do. The brand is synonymous with achieving and trying your best. It’s values like this that speak to the consumer. Consumers feel the need to buy into brands. If the brand use good values accompanied with the care that a brand like Nike have for their target audience, then you will find that the brand will have a great relationship with the consumer. The same can’t be said with brands of the same sector.
Nike, Inc. aims to deliver value to their shareholders by establishing profitable products. They focus on Nike Brand and Brand Jordan that consist of seven major categories: running, basketball, football (soccer), men’s training, women’s training, NIKE Sportswear, and Action Sports. Despite the seven major categories, they also produce products for kids, athletic, and recreational uses. Among all of that, NIKE Sportswear, Running, Basketball, Football (Soccer), and kid’s shoes are the top-selling products. Nike wants to target active people of all ages by giving the best quality of products and services. Their strategy it to create personal deep connections between the consumers and their brand, and to deliver compelling consumer ...
The corporation should invest more money in research and innovation since this is what has helped them to make a product that rivals their competitors. At the same time, it is imperative for them to improve their machinery for cheap labor costs which will help the company increase its production allowing it to meet the demand in the market. By improving production leading to lower costs of making shoes, apparel, and equipment, Nike will achieve higher demand assuming a quality product is maintained in that process. They will stand a better chance of competing in the industry (Hill, 2009). The organization is already in a better position for meeting the demand, customer taste, and needs. The company should improve quality by focusing on developing lightweight products that are more durable compared to those offered by the competitors. Also, Nike can keep up their success by continuing to reinvent and improve their items and continue to meet the current demand by using new technology. It can also use the Internet to communicate with consumers (Hill, 2009). By developing new technology, Nike will allow the customers to suggest and design their shoes online. To achieve this goal, it is fundamental to enhance areas such as their website to make it more user-friendly. Finally, the company should pay attention to small startup organizations that enter the
SHORT CASE SUMMARY Nike, Inc. (503-671-6453, www.nike.com) is the worlds #1 athletic shoe and apparel seller. Nike currently employs 20,700 employees, with total sales of $8.78 billion. Nike and the athletic shoe industry have evolved into one of the most competitive market in recent years. But, analysts believe that athletic shoe sales will slow down over the next few years. The slowdown will come with the change in consumer trends. For instance, the younger market is beginning to buy more casual shoes and work boots. Another reason for the slowdown is that people are buying more medium priced athletic shoes and not going for the high price brand name shoes. As a result, this is bringing Nike a lot more competition to surpass. In order for Nike to remain on top of the athletic shoe industry they must establish an exceptional global strategy. If Nike penetrates the global market successfully than this will give the company an overall competitive advantage. Nike doesn't only sell athletic shoes, but a wide variety of sporting goods and clothing. They also design, develop, and market high quality active sports apparel, equipment, and accessory products. Their huge lines of products are designed for just about every sport in existence. Their products are made for men, women, and children of all ages. Nike has 20,000 retail accounts throughout the U. S. using independent distributors and also has contracts with 110 other countries. The company also has agreements with Internet companies and subsidiaries. Nike, Inc. has many retail outlets around the world, including their famous outlet "NIKETOWN" located in major cities. "NIKETOWN" gives customers the experience to become more educated on the company's goals and objectives for their products. The store educates its customer while at same time entertaining them too. This store gives customers a chance to become more brand loyal to Nike, Inc. Over the years Nike has gained an enormous amount of consumer awareness that they have eliminated the company name from all other products. The "swoosh" logo is automatically associated with the company name by just about anyone in the world. The meaning for Nike has lived up to the company's expectations. Nike means "the goddess of victory," which is exactly what the company has had since its creation. HISTORY A competitive runner, Ph...
By making best strategies, Nike achieved a great success in worldwide. Firstly, sign contracts with outstanding sportsman for promotion is best method for success. The promotion and advertising were extremely successful but not only due to sportsman involvement but also due to good image of company. Along with this, their tags such as “Just do it” and “there is no life finish” also attract the customers to making the company’s product more popular. Moreover, due to simplicity of tags they are understandable and easily perceived by people regardless national or cultural norms. Additionally, communicate effectively with customers to understand their need and satisfy every need is also another strategy of Nike. By discover all way for advertising their products in all over a world, Nike products have really become international and
The research study focussed on analysing the customer perception of Titan SKINN. The research gives us an insight into what the customer percieves of the new brand, based on this the company can formulate strategies that can be adopted by them to build higher brand loyalty.There were various dimensions that were analysed,brand satisfaction and brand image, when have a relationships amongst each other within the minds of the customers form either a positive or a negative perception for the brand. The correlation was conducted between these dimensions for Titan SKINN. It was found out that there is a positive correlation between the dimensions. Each of the 2 dimension, is positively correlated
Nike is a very large brand, due to its size its target consumer is usually very broad. The brand motto is “Just Do It” which is meant to target ordinary people, showing that anyone can be an athlete and encourage health. This links it back to the Health Conscious City Dwellers as some of them do not necessarily exercise regularly but the NikeFuel bracelet makes exercise a part of the consumer’s everyday activities. Nike is usually associated with achievers, they endorse elite athletes in order to reinforce this ideal but also utilize the idea that it is possible for anyone to achieve greatness with the right amount of work. The NikeFuel’s slogan is “Motivation on your wrist”, sticking with Nike’s ideals of always encouraging
Adidas AG has extensively used the theorised procedures above to create relevance of their brands in the market with keen awareness that they face stiff competition from other companies like Puma and Nike. The company understands that creation of an attachment to its products by the customers is a procedure. The symbol below represents the company logo that represents the brand imagery as indicated on the logo model above.
As Generation Y, we are 63 million members strong and spend more than a billion dollars annually (Marketsource). With such spending power it is easy to see why companies choose us as their target market. We have grown up in a "'consumption culture" are "taught that (we) will be satisfied if we purchase products to fill our wants and desires" (Youth in the Third Millennium). Perhaps this need to buy things is only a progression ...
The source of the brand features is in a connection between customers and companies that sell services or products. Consumers who choose a specific company fundamentally acknowledge to prefer that brand more than other brands rooted from the recognition of the brand’s worth.
Nevertheless, Nike is an extremely diverse company with outstanding organizational structure, impressive marketing strategy, and innovative products. The organizational structure of the Nike Corporation helped them become a leading innovator for the world with creative apparels and shoes. Their intelligent marketing strategies assist them in advertising their products to motive their customers and sell them. Their innovative product motivates customers with great performance footwear and quality designs to take on any obstacles. The Nike Corporation discovers various ways to improve their organizational structure to inspire the world.
From the study it is clear that people often purchase branded products since they are aware of the brand performance or perhaps they have a good past experience about the brands. This makes customer’s become loyal with the specific brand.