Marketing assignment on Analysis of adidas
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Adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry founded in Germany in 1949. It has a wide portfolio of products across many sports. The company focuses on differentiation through product innovation and partnerships with athletes and leagues. Recent developments include DryDye technology that eliminates water in the dyeing process and new training shoes designed for natural movement.
Marketing assignment on Analysis of adidas
- 1. Understanding Customer and Value Creation Assignment No.2 - Submitted by: ShubhamSinghal 80303120053
- 2. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 2 Adidas Overview of the Group: For over 80 years the Adidas Group has been part of the world of sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories. Today, the Adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry and offers a broad portfolio of products. Products from the Adidas Group are available in virtually every country of the world.The guiding principle of Adidas Sport Performance is to make athletes better by making them faster, stronger, smarter, cooler and natural. History: Adidas was formed by German sports apparel by the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler during the 1920’s. While Dassler was in his mother’s wash room he decided to begin an athletic shoe. After he made the shoe he had help from his brother and twelve other people to produce around 50 handmade athletic shoes per day for running and training. The company Adidas thus was found in Herzogenaurach, Germany. The family company split in 1948. After the split, AdiDassler founded Adidas and his brother Rudolph founded Puma. The three-stripe logo was designed in 1941 by AdiDassler and he registered it as a trademark for Adidas after the split. The strength of Adidas was its product innovation. AdiDassler registered more than seven hundred patents. Summary of the Adidas Group's history: 1949- The foundation: 18 August - Adidas is registered as a company, named after its founder: 'Adi' from Adolf and 'Das' from Dassler. 1950s- The 'Miracle of Bern': 1954 - The 'Miracle of Bern' Germany battle Hungary with a competitive advantage. They are wearing Adidas soccer boots which for the first time feature removable studs. 1960s- Higher: Driven by a desire to help all athletes committed to performance, Adidas manufactures equipment for what some consider "fringe sports". Unconventional high jumper Dick Fosbury launches himself up and over in Adidas footwear. 1970s- The "Adidas" team wins Crowning moment: Franz Beckenbauer, the "Kaiser", raising the World Cup in victory salute. Germany had just beaten Holland 2-1 in the 1974 final. 1980s- The transition after AdiDassler's death, Adi's wife Kathe, his son Horst, and his daughters carry on the business. 1990s- With a new management- Under the CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Adidas is moving from being a manufacturing and sales based company to a marketing company.
- 3. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 3 1995- Adidas goes public- Flotation of the company on the Frankfurt and Paris Stock Exchange. 1996- A splendid year- The "three-stripes company" equips 6,000 Olympic athletes from 33 countries. Adidas athletes win 220 medals, including 70 gold. Apparel sales increase 50%. 1997- Adidas-Salomon AG- Adidas AG acquires the Salomon Group with the brands Salomon, TaylorMade, Mavic and Bonfire in December 1997. The new company is named Adidas-Salomon AG. 1999- The new brands- The integration of the new brands is gaining momentum. The new TaylorMadeFireSole clubs boost sales. Salomon in-line skates take off with high double-digit growth during the first half of 1999. 2000- New management- Following personnel changes, the new management initiates an ambitious Growth and Efficiency Program. Major sports events such as the European Soccer Championship EURO 2000 and the Olympic Summer Games, where swimmer Ian Thorpe takes three gold medals, contribute to the company’s success. 2005- Sale of Salomon- The Salomon Group (including Salomon, Mavic, Bonfire, Cliché and Arc’Teryx) is being sold to Amer Sports in October 2005. The new Adidas Group is focusing even more on its core strength in the athletic footwear and apparel market as well as the growing golf category. The legal name of the company will change to “Adidas AG” in May/June 2006. 2006- Adidas-Salomon AG acquires Reebok- The closing of the Reebok transaction on January 31, 2006 marks a new chapter in the history of the Adidas Group. By combining two of the most respected and well-known brands in the worldwide sporting goods industry, the new Group will benefit from a more competitive worldwide platform, well-defined and complementary brand identities, a wider range of products, and a stronger presence across teams, athletes, events and leagues. 2010- Adidas Group presents strategic business plan- In November 2010, the Group unveiled its 2015 strategic business plan named "Route 2015". This plan is the most comprehensive the Adidas Group has ever prepared, incorporating all brands, sales channels and Group functions globally. 2011- Adidas Group acquires Five Ten- On 3, November 2011, the Adidas Group announced the acquisition of the outdoor specialist Five Ten. Five Ten is a leading brand in the technical outdoor market and within the outdoor action sport community. The brand represents an excellent addition to the Adidas Outdoor portfolio and allows the Adidas Group to expand into complementary market segments. Make up: The Adidas Group includes the brands like: Adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade - Adidas Golf, Rockport and CCM-Hockey. Adidas: Adidas Sport Performance: The guiding principle of Adidas Sport Performance is "Play to Win". Inspired by the motivation of founder AdiDassler, sport performance brings passion for great products to athletes in all sports, allowing them to be faster, stronger, smarter, cooler and natural. The main focus of Adidas Sport Performance is on five key categories: football, basketball, running, training and outdoor.
- 4. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 4 Adidas Sport Style houses two groups. The Originals Group is the authentic, iconic sportswear label for the street and its message is Celebrate Originality. The Fashion Group is defined as the future of Sportswear and includes the labels Y-3, Porsche Design Sport, Adidas SLVR and Adidas NEO. Though these four labels Adidas brings authentic sportswear to the full spectrum of lifestyle consumers. Reebok is a global sports brand that's committed to empowering consumers to be "Fit for Life". Reebok-CCM Hockey: is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of ice hockey equipment and apparel with two of the world’s most recognised ice hockey brand names: Reebok Hockey and CCM. Rockport: Building on four decades of engineering expertise and a commitment to innovation, Rockport designs and markets dresses, casual and outdoor leather footwear that uses performance technology to make style comfortable for the metropolitan consumer. Latest Financial Highlights: 2009* 2010* Percentage growth (2009-2010) 2011* Percentage growth (2010-2011) Assets 8875 10618 19.6 11380 7.2 Turnove r 10381 11990 15.5 13344 11.3 PBT 358 806 125 927 15.0 PAT 245 568 131.4 670 18.0 *Note: All figures are in millions € Product Mix: The product mix of Adidas is huge and can be mentioned in the various categories (sports) they belong to as follows: Running: Running shoes, socks. Football: Football kit, football, shoes. Tennis: Athletic jersey and shoes with Clima cool technology. Racquets, Racquet bag, bands. Basketball: Basketball, shoes, clothing. Cricket: Bats, balls, shoes, helmets, gloves.
- 5. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 5 Golf: Golf bags, Hats, Belts, Gloves, On Course Accessories, Travel Gear, Umbrellas, Socks, Eyewear. Boxing: Gloves, Punching bags Hockey Martial Arts: Gloves, Judo uniform, Karate Uniform Taekwondo: Electronic Body protector, Helmet Table Tennis: TT Table, Racquet, ball Skateboarding Training: Bags, Armpocket, Gloves, ropes, mats Footwear Eyewear Watches miCoach: Apps for smartphones like Iphone, blackberry, android etc., miCoach Connect Heart Rate Monitor. Apparels: Clothing for men, women and kids as follows: Men Women Kids Tops Tops Pants Jackets Jackets Shirts Pants Pants Tops Shirts Shirts Dresses Jerseys Jerseys Jackets Sweaters Sweaters Shorts Sweatshirts Sweatshirts Socks Swimwear Swimwear Tracksuits Tracksuits Pants Pants Tights Tights Sleeves Sleeves Undergarments Gloves Scarves Scarves Sleeveless Sleeveless Socks Socks
- 6. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 6 Gloves Undergarments Denims Skirts Fleeces Uniforms Jumpsuits Denims Dresses Marketing Strategies Used by Adidas: The Adidas Groupis a well-known and an established one in the market. It strives to be the global leader in the sporting goods industry. It has brands built upon a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle and for those who love sports. Porter’s generic strategies: Professor Michael Porter suggested that some of the choices faced by companies are essentially the range of the markets and competition in their respective markets. The profit of any organization is the difference between its total revenues and costs. Therefore high profitability can be attained through achieving the lowest costs or the highest prices with respect to the competition. The Porter's generic strategies are: Cost Leadership Differentiation Focus The main strategy of Adidas is Differentiation Strategy and Focus. Focus:It basically focuses on a specific target groupas follows- The target consumers are those who play sports, call them athletes, or simply those who loves sports. Main age group is 20-29 year old people. High school athletes 14-19 years of age teenagers. The key focus is on the sports like: Basketball Football/Soccer
- 7. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 7 Running Training And Other Outdoor activities. Differentiation Strategy: Adidas’s commitment to product innovation and its rich heritage differentiates the brand from its competitors. Adidas Sport Performance – play to win. This is also a type of strategy used which tells the customer that if he/she is playing then he/she should win, and thus use Adidas products for the best performance. Adidas has a strong history of connection with sports, which is stronger than all the other brands (its competitors). It is present everywhere from the top of the tops like where the world level events are happening like the NBA or the FIFA World Cup and also locally where the people who watch and love sports use the Adidas products. So it naturally better understands the market demand and the sports products. Adidas Sport Performance focuses on interactive products, like the AdidasmiCoach. It is the world’s first web-based personalised training service, it combines state-of-the- art training with a personalised web service and real-time audio coaching. It is compatible with all portable music players and is also available as an application on various smart phones such as iPhone and Blackberry. miCoach thus help make athletes better and “fit for performance”. Adidas’s differentiation product strategy helps it in gaining a competitive advantage over its competitors. Recent Developments: AdidasDryDye: Adidas has always been keen in innovation and with an even greater global focus on finding solutions to save water,Adidas is all charged up to reveal its latest sustainable advancement in the apparel industry: AdidasDryDye. Adidas has supported the development of this new technology in partnership with the Thailand- based Yeh Group to all together eliminate the need for water in the dyeing process. Over the past 5 years, with endorsement from Adidas, the DryDye technology has evolved to remove the need for any water during the dyeing process by using pressurizedCO2 in place of traditional H20. For the summer season, Adidas has
- 8. UCVC Assignment 2- Adidas | ShubhamSinghal (80303120053) 8 produced 50,000 AdidasDryDye tee shirts promoting this great innovation in the apparel industry and saving over 1,200,000 L of water in the process. This is only the beginning as AdidasDryDye will be integrated into more apparel pieces over the next few seasons.Using DryDye fabric from the Yeh Group, AdidasDryDye is the first ever launch of DryDye technology globally. A line of four exciting graphic tees for men, women and kids will be available in retail locations all around the world starting now. So, this adds on to the Adidas Product Differentiation Strategy. Adidas Olympic Legends visit Adidas London 2012 Media Lounge:On July 29 2012, Adidas welcomed Olympic legends Haile Gebrselassie (1996 and 2000 Olympic Champion 10K), Edwin Moses (1976 and 1984 Olympic Champion 400m hurdles), Daley Thompson (1980 and 1984 Olympic Champion Decathlon), Dick Fosbury (1968 Olympic Champion High Jump) and Maurice Greene (2000 Olympic Champion 100m). They talked about their past achievements, answered questions from attending media and participated in a prediction contest for upcoming track and field events. So, this helps in keeping Adidas brand in news and popular amongst people. Adidaslaunches the adiPure 360 training shoe: A multi-directional and multi- purpose training shoe, with both a men’s version, and a model especially for women. The adiPure 360 is designed to let the customer’s feet move as nature intended and help him/her get the most out of their workout by helping to help build natural strength, agility and balance, - and designed to make muscles work harder during exercise. So, this adds on to the Adidas Product Differentiation Strategy.