Executive Summary: The Nike Company-Overview (History and Current Status)

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Executive Summary

This report is all about to show a Marketing plan for Nikes products; with reference to older
offerings the report shows the plan that how can Nike offer new products in the market. With
respect to this the report contains comprehensive marketing plan components including company
analysis (Nikes current and future status), situation or market analysis and competitors analysis;
the report shows the Nikes objectives and marketing strategies in terms of its 4ps that is it is
shown that Nike can offer and increase its product range by offering other related products as
aerobic products to its customers and set value-based pricing strategy accordingly, and for new
offerings it can increase its other media other than commercials that is it can focus more on
social media to promote its new products and it may expand its business in other countries as
China, Middle-East etc. Beside this, the financial budget of this marketing plan has been
discussed which is been forecasted by reviewing Nikes previous years revenue and marketing
expenses figures. Also execution plan as well as contingency plan has been shown which is
thoroughly depends upon Nikes senior management and team work which would make its
objectives possible new offerings.
The Nike Company-Overview (History and Current Status)
NIKE, Inc. is all about innovations and discovery by providing the products and experiences for
athletes.
Nike was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill
Bowerman in January 1964. Its original name was Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). The company
initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger , which meet Knight's
automobile. (Nike Inc., 2016)
In 1964, BRS sold 1,300 sets of Japanese running shoes netting $8,000. After that in 1966, BRS
opened its first retail location at California. By the time after the first retail store, it got expanded
in different regions as in the East Coast, in Wellesley. (Directory, 2001)
After that in 1971, the relationship of BRS and Onitsuka Tiger was coming to end and BRS
made its own line of footwear, which included the Swoosh planned by Carolyn Davidson. So the
Swoosh was utilized by Nike in 1971 and then was registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office in 1974.
Afterwards Nike had made itself as a leading brand in U.S. athletic market and covered half of
its market share. Also Nike with the association with Wieden Kennedy made various marketing
communication ways to reach the customer and to make them aware about products. By 1980s,
it made association of games with its products offerings to its target market. (Wightman-Stone,
2015)
Current Status
Today Nike, Inc. has widespread arrangement of its offerings, which are available
throughout the world.
It had an income of $3.27 billion before the end of financial 2015 and revenue of 30.6B
in 2015.
[STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN OF NIKE]
It has created about $12 billion of combined free income from operations through 2015.
(Nike News, 2010) .
Nike strives to expand its brand through adopting development technique. By obtaining
of Umbro, Nike has expanded its position as the greatest football maker Company in the
market. (Nike News, 2010)
Nike has obtained a strong name or title in the market of running basketball and football
categories in North America and central and Eastern Europe.
Future orientation
NIKE's wholesale market would continue constantly and be the key driver for deal
development, for retail accomplices at present foreseen that might representable more
than 80 percent of the organization's general business by 2015.
Nike has geographic chances that it would make its expansion arrangements to the whole
six developed geographic areas as North America, Western Europe, and Japan by driving
mid-single-digit development and by focusing on an extra $3.0-3.5 billion from claiming
twelve-month for financial 2015. Additionally, Nike arrangements will contribute
forceful over its creating business geographies in China, national & eastern Europe, and
developing Markets) focusing on low double-digit development with an extra $3.0-3.5
billion from claiming twelve-month income by the limit of monetary 2015 (Peters, 2009).
For making its customers satisfied and made them aware, Nike portrayed courses of
action that will open harshly 250-300 new NIKE-marked saves overall all around the
World in five years long time and to lift the customers knowledge and to increase its
development through new technologies. And in this regard, NIKE anticipates that this
course of action would provide additional $2.2-2.6 billion by 2015.
For strengthen its overall retail vicinity, NIKE, proclaimed plans that set $500-600
million money for the five year considerable length of time that will add to regulate the
customer business and make wholesale and retail effectiveness. (Nike Inc, 2016)
In future, it is estimated that Nike will increase its prices due to which it can positively
impact and increase the profitability from its products. (shahriar, 2015)
[STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN OF NIKE
In terms of long-term financial objectives, NIKE has following future orientation that
would assist development and expansion by 2015(About Nike, n.d.)
Increment in profit by 10% annually
Increment in Earnings Per Share growth annually
Increasing 25% of ROI (Return on Invested Capital)
Increasing dividends by 25-35%

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