Adidas And How They Market Products

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Adidas was originally founded in 1924 by two brothers, Adolf (Adi for short) and Rudolf Dassler. Adidas started out as the Dassler shoe company but after a family feud, the brothers split and created two companies, Adidas and Puma. The Dassler shoe was first seen in the Olympics, which started its publicity in sports. When Rudolf split to create Puma in 1948, Adi created the three stripe logo that we still recognize in today’s stores. Adidas's biggest marketing strategy is to use professional athletes sporting their products. Although their product was originally targeted for semi-professional and professional athletes, it has become a staple in many peoples daily wear. Adidas’s goal as a group is to lead the sporting goods industry with brands built on a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle. They continuously strive to generate consumer excitement and enhance brand profitability by executing a clear strategy. In everything they do, they are focused on strengthening and developing their brands to maximize the group’s operational and financial performance and create shareholder value (Jones, R, & R. Leblanc). Because Adidas is a world-wide organization, they target the leading market positions in all regions where there is competition. In Europe, where they are the market leader in terms of sales, their strategy is two-fold. First, they continue to strengthen their position in the major Western European markets by growing the brands through well-coordinated efforts with key account partners. Secondly, they capitalize on the strong growth opportunities in the region’s emerging markets (i.e. Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa). In North America, they are beginning to see significant upside potential. As a group, Adidas is number two in terms of sales, but believe they are currently under-represented in North American sporting goods markets. Therefore,

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