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Introduction Brief History Under Armour started off with a plan to make a superior T-shirt. A shirt that provided compression and took perspiration off your skin rather than absorbing it. A shirt that worked with your body to regulate temperature and enhance performance. Founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, Under Armour is the company that started the now extremely popular market of performance apparel, sportswear engineered to keep athletes cool, dry and…

Nike, "Just Do It" campaign; One of the most successful campaigns of all the times. Even though their athletic shoes are very popular, another prevalent aspect of the Nike brand is their memorable advertisement campaign. For years, Nike has been a well-known brand for their sneakers and sports gear. A trustworthy brand to say the least, but it has also created wonderful campaign ads and videos for their audience. Nike is recognized for their comfortable sneakers and excellent quality in sports…

Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour (UA), had a dilemma of profusely sweeting during practice and being weighed down by his clothing. Since Plank was a walk-on football player for the University of Maryland football team avoiding physical activity would not solve his problem. Thus, commence Plank search for a material that did not weigh him down due to accumulated sweat. He found a fabric, which is usually used in women’s lingerie, that its “inner wear wicked away sweat thus keeping the…

Title "The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people." – Theodore Roosevelt Relationships are crucial to every individual; a personal connection is established upon forming a relationship. Personal relationships include family members and friends whereas relationships between co-workers are professional relationships. It is significant to maintain transparency in any relationship because it allows individuals and companies to maintain…

Nike, is one of the most well-known sporting-goods company around the globe today. However, Under Armour is quickly rising to the top. The two are very outstanding companies, but which is better? Analyzing two “like companies” can be a difficult task for anyone. By beginning with the development of the company, would be the best way to start the process. Along with the history, I will be comparing the target markets, differences in their product lines, sales and revenue generated, and ending…

Innovation contributes to Nike’s success. Their designers are creativity in keeping up with the trends and listening to what the customer wants. A new company would not be able to keep up. It would take years of research for the new companies to hire and train their employees to compete with Nike. Nike uses top athletes to wear and sponsor their products. The company also has contracts with universities to promote their athletic gear. This is part of Nike’s marketing strategy. A startup company…

Do you think that college football players should get paid while still in college? There have been many debates on this topic with people thinking it will have a negative impact on the college football games like it will turn into the NFL (National Football League). Issues of gambling will come to people’s minds when paying college football players like point shaving. Many universities make a lot of money off their football programs. It’s fair to say that players should get some money from the…

Women athletes have been present in the media for many years and photos of sports-women in publications in the years 1928, 1956 and 1972 were examined by Poe (1976) who claimed that women appeared only in leisure activities rather than playing competitive sports such as basketball. This supports what Levin (1990) statement, that when women are represented in a competitive way, it is done in a way that is “publicly acceptable”, playing an individual sport such as tennis, rather than team sports.…

Marketing is regarded as a core dimension for companies to deeply understand customers and deliver satisfaction. Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as “the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organisational objectives” (Gundlach,2007). However, in 2013 the American Marketing Association redefined that “marketing is the activity, set of…

NIKE is a global company, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, involved in as the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a variety of sports and fitness activities. NIKE sells its products under its own brand, as well as, Air Jordan, Nike Blazers, Nike+ Air, Force 1, Nike Dunk, Air Max ,Nike Skateboarding, and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan, Hurley International and Converse. Starting the way from the mission…