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Nike- History
Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s car. Many top Oregon runners began wearing the shoes, and the shoe’s popularity grew quickly. The company’s first self-designed product was based on Bowerman’s “waffle” design in which the sole of the shoe was inspired by the pattern of a waffle iron.
The company’s profits grew quickly, and in 1966, BRS opened its first retail store, located on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, Calif. In 1971, with the relationship between BRS and Onitsuka Tiger nearing an end, BRS prepared to launch its own line of footwear, which would bear the newly designed “Swoosh.” [Sources: ‘Swoosh’ by J.B. Strasser and ‘Just Do It’ by Donald Katz.]
The first shoe to carry this design was a soccer/football cleat named “Nike,” which was released in the summer of 1971. In February 1972, BRS introduced its first line of Nike shoes, with the name Nike derived from the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, BRS, Inc. officially renamed itself to Nike, Inc. Beginning with Ilie Nastase, the first professinal athlete to sign with BRS/Nike, the sponsorship of athletes became a key marketing tool for the rapidly growing company.
By 1980, Nike had reached a 50% market share in the United States athletic shoe market, and the company went public in December of that year. Its growth was due largely to ‘word-of-foot’ advertising (to quote a Nike print ad from the late 1970s), rather than television ads. Nike’s first national television commercials ran in October of 1982 during the broadcast of the New York Marathon. The ads were created by Portland-based advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, which had formed several months earlier in April 1982.
Together, Nike and Wieden+Kennedy have created many indelible print and television ads and the agency continues to be Nike’s primary today. It was agency co-founder Dan Wieden who coined the now-famous slogan “Just Do It” for a 1988 Nike ad campaign, which was chosen by Advertising Age as one of the top five ad slogans of the 20th Century, and the campaign has been enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution.
Throughout the 1980s, Nike expanded its product line to include many other sports and regions throughout the world
Converse shoes- the Original
Converse shoes - The Original. We remind you to be wary of imposters and pretenders. Insist on the Original - The Converse All Star. Great American Shoes for over 80 years.Converse, is an American shoe company which has been making shoes since the early 20th century. Currently, Converse also produces a wide range of occupational safety shoes that resemble their regular athletic shoes.Also referred to as “Cons”, “Connies”, “Chuckers”, “Chucks”, “Converse”, “Chuckie T’s”, or “Chucker Boots” for the higher styles, for decades the Chuck Taylor All Star basketball shoe only came in black or white. Converse Shoes. Under pressure from basketball teams it was decided in 1966 to manufacture other colors. Different materials for Converse shoes started to appear also, such as leather, suede and vinyl, and even hemp, rather than just canvas. A low-top or “Oxford” and high-top versions, and later knee-high versions were produced for Converse Shoes. After Converse was bought by Nike and operations were moved from the United States to overseas, the design has had a few alterations. The fabric is no longer 2-ply cotton canvas but 1-ply “textile” and many wearers have noticed different patterns of wear. The original Chucks design had a tongue that always goes to the side when you walk and becomes very uncomfortable. The solution to this problem is to cut off the tongue for Converse shoes.
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Simple Details Hi It was a simple concept, to make every detail oversized. A bigger patch, bigger grommets and eyelets and a bigger MIDSOLE: stripe. Right down to every detail, even the laces are larger. Rubber OUTSOLE. Enjoy Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Simple Details Hi experience.
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