01 Jun 2012
| by Nick Batten
The sports manufacturing giant has also put leather goods retailer Cole Haan on the block.
Nike bought Umbro in October 2007 for 285m when it wanted to strengthen its presence in the football ...
in the world's most popular sport and the world's biggest football market. With its close links to The Football ...
24 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
Having successfully taken on Nike and Reebok in the US, sports clothing and accessories company ...
of the pond? We asked former Puma and Nike EMEA sports marketing manager Tim Wood, now managing director at athlete management company Umbrella Sports Marketing Management, and Rupert Pratt, managing director ...
15 May 2012
| by Sara Luker
alternative sports lifestyle brands....categories, ranging from fashion to sports drinks.
Extreme's categories include Extreme Hotels, travel brand Extreme Destinations, driving experience company Extreme Element and sports beverage brand Extreme ...
to build the world's leading Extreme Sports TV distribution company and through brand expansion has become ...
14 May 2012
| by Nicola Clark
Stefan Olander, vice-president of digital sport at Nike (below right), is sporting a Nike+ Fuel ...
tracks the wearer's activity through a sport-tested accelerometer, is still flashing red. This means ...
Publishing (Random House Group)
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Stefan Olander is vice-president of digital sport ...
10 May 2012
| by Hannah Crown
After three years of development, lingerie company Panache was ready to unveil its first sports bra...Campaign: Panache sports bra PR launch Client: Panache PR team: Instinct PR Timescale: June-November 2011 Budget: 20,000
Objectives
To establish the Panache sports bra as the 'ultimate' sports bra and drive sales
To increase brand awareness of Panache as the authoritative ...
09 May 2012
| by Nicola Clark
Speaking at the launch of Velocity: The Seven New Laws for a World Gone Digital, which he co-authored with AKQA chairman Ajaz Ahmed, Stefan Olander, vice-president of digital sport for Nike, said brands should stop focusing on clicks or "likes".
He said: "A whole industry is stuck on trying to force old ...
03 May 2012
| by Kate Magee
Reebok brought in M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment to promote its work with CrossFit....Campaign: Creating the World's Largest 3D Street Artwork Client: Reebok PR team: M C Saatchi Sport Entertainment Timescale: November 2011 Budget: 60,500
In 2011, sportswear giant ...
of the campaign, Reebok asked retained agency M C Saatchi Sport Entertainment to build anticipation ...
28 Apr 2012
| by Kate Lloyd
National sports organisations need "robust structures in place" to ensure they have sponsors after...jump ship out of sponsoring sports and sporting associations, and into other areas.
Robertson said ...
sponsors will stay with the sports market and lots of people also think that the industry will dry up, but national sports brands need to be prepared either way and have robust structures in place." The LTA has ...
19 Apr 2012
| by John Owens
for Adidas' PR team, a multi-level ode to three stripes and a sport collector's dream, with brightly coloured ...
's greatest sporting event just around the corner, and Adidas a major sponsor, it is also set to be the centre ...
sports brand to fashion label.
However, when asked if there is a risk the company could lose its ...
17 Apr 2012
| by John Reynolds
ban on brands such as McDonald s and Coca-Cola sponsoring sporting events, as part of measures ...
are promoted to sports fans all over the world.
Heineken vows 'responsible' approach
Heineken will focus ...
and focus on sports with links to drinking occasions. ...