... , and in Spain for example almost one out of two young basketball players had one pair of their idol's shoes. Nike's global marketing strategy for basketball apparels was based on Michael Jordan and when he decided to leave the game for the first time the company faced a big problem. However, the brand loyalty that the consumers show at this time made the ... sponsoring that these companies offer to professionals. The companies are today spending millions of dollars in order to keep the top sportsmen in their side. Cases like Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan with Nike, and Kobe Bryant with...

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... , followed the footstep of Nike. First athlete to be endorsed was running star Steve Prefontaine in 1973 . Then came along with Jimmy Connors, tennis star in 1974. And in 1985, Michael Jordan, the most important athlete Nike ever had(Peedin: 3). The strategy was to make connection between products and athletes, not to emphasize the product itself in advertisement. To do so, Weiden ... a mood, an attitude, and then associate the product with that mood". A connection implies that the best athletes prefer Nike products. For example, one commercial spotlighted Michael Jordan and director Spi...

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... Most of its advertisements depict serious athletes participating in sports ("Nike Corporate Profile" 1). Nike's products are not just shoes, but they are their sponsors, which are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Carl Lewis, Pete Sampras, Ronaldo, and Michael Johnson. In this industry, a key point is the retirement of a player or the last winner of Wimbledon. It is fascinating. Another good example is to ... superior marketing of the sport of soccer, or "football" as they call in areas outside the United States and Canada. The sponsorship of key athletes with "star appeal" such as Michael J...

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... development. Most of us may argue that advertisement is a justified expense but can we really justify it to the last decimal? E.g. Research has shown that for a $100 Air Jordan basketball shoe, $20 goes to Michael Jordan who endorses the product, $30 in Nike's distribution costs (inclusive of advertising) , $20 to Nike and its executives as profit, $20 as margin to the retailer, $3 - $8 to ... ...

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... knew exactly what group wanted what. Of course the obvious occurred, celebrity endorsements. What kid would not want to slam a basketball like Michael Jordan or hit a baseball like Ken Griffey Jr. On the Nike commercials they have just shots of Jordan and Griffey just performing their sports, but they are wearing Nike shoes. Playing on these emotions of children enabled Nike to sell ... ...

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... just as good as the real thing. Sports stars are now becoming big with advertisements and they can get people to buy anything. The sports star that advertisers use is Michael Jordan if they use him they can sell anything because every young up and coming basketball player wants to be like Mike. Sports stars are good with selling shoes and other ... ...

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... common visual for the Nike commercials is the sports icon. They will use people - generally men - that have a large base of recognition. Similar to the "be like Mike" campaign using Michael Jordan, Nike has used and currently uses US football stars like Donovan McNabb and golf pros like Tiger Woods for their golf line. For sports starts like Tiger Woods that have ... ...

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... products. I have always been the girl who had to have the brand name products i.e. Nike shoes. In school I would wear nothing less than Nike. The advertisement that I fell for was Michael Jordan's Nike Air. He is such an amazing athlete and I believed that these shoes would make me cool, and more likely to succeed. I realize now that saving money in cool. One ... ...

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... consumers questioning who they really are. An ad for a new pair of Nikes would leave the consumer asking themselves if the new shoes will really make them as skillful as Michael Jordan. An ad that aired shortly after September 11th showed a typical American neighborhood before the attacks with no flags hanging outside, and then after the attacks with flags hanging from every ... ...

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