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HARD WORK PAYS OFF I am deeply involved in the world of sports, a highly competitive realm that can teach us a lot about facing the challenges of the professional world. From this video, I want to draw a lesson: Hard work pays off. Not always, but if you feel stuck in your job, do something you've never done. Talk to your manager, with your colleagues, be sincere, study something you want to explore more. Face your problem, don't wait for someone to solve it for you or think they can understand your situation. Raise the bar. Sports brands associate with great champions for the sports and social values they represent. Similarly, we can be 'champions' for the companies we work for, whether small or large. Competence becomes a useless tool if our mindset gets stuck at the first obstacles. Do you think that the mindset of an athlete can influence the mindset of a corporate employee?

Sports Marketing, Beyond Celebrity Endorsements The recent parting of ways between Tiger Woods and Nike after over three decades, is more than just a headline in the sports marketing world. It highlights a larger change in marketing strategies with lessons for both B2C and B2B marketing. Nike's success in recent years has stemmed from its ability to tell a story that resonates with the everyday consumer, rather than just leveraging athlete endorsements. Campaigns like "Equality" Campaign & "Unlimited You" Campaign for the 2016 Olympics. Nike slowly shifted it's focus from the athlete experience to everyday customers. This storytelling approach, emphasizing relatability and inclusivity, has driven the viral success of their brand. For marketers, this shift offers an important lesson: the power of authentic & inclusive storytelling. Today's consumers are increasingly influenced by emotional and relational factors. For B2B marketers, this is also an opportunity to craft narratives that resonate deeply with their audience, focusing on human experiences and relationships, rather than just the functional aspects of their offerings. #b2bmarketing #storytellingforbusiness #nike #tigerwoods #digitalamarketing #sportsmarketing

When an influential figure like Tiger Woods leaves a longstanding successful partnership, it can introduce an element of risk and change for the company. Businesses need to have contingency and risk built into their #salesplanning process, they must also be dynamic, flexible and perform this planning cycle multiple times a year.   By doing this it allows sales organizations to adapt to such environment changes and mitigate potential negative impacts on their sales, organization, and market presence.   A recent industry report said, sales organizations that plan effectively, are at least three times more likely to regularly review strategic and long range issues. #salesplanning #salescompensation #icm

Did you know that Playtop’s Nike Grind is a sustainable solution! 🌱💫 Turning used sports shoes into colourful, durable playground and sport court surfacing, Playtop with Nike Grind is the perfect fusion of performance and eco-friendliness. What colour would you choose for your play area? Drop your colour pick in the comments below! 👟🎨 #Playtop #PlaytopWithNikeGrind #Nike #SurfacingSolutions

🌟Latinas Transforming the Sports World🌟 Janera Martinez is a Footwear Process Engineer at Nike Having been involved in sports since she was young, she discovered her drive and competitive nature through track, gymnastics, and soccer. Her desire to make things more efficient led her to pursue a career in engineering, allowing her to combine her passion for efficiency with her love for sports. Martinez encourages Latinas to "stop trying to fit into a box that isn’t naturally you." Instead, she advises, "Find what makes you different and how that allows you to add value where you are." Click here: https://lnkd.in/ggJcamsq #Nike #LatinaEngineers #LatinasinSTEM

It would be interesting to know how #Nike and #adidas have assessed the impact and aligned all their Go To Market functions in the face of losing major revenue producers. Change is the only constant, making #salesplanning a necessity throughout the year, not just during your fiscal year end.

Nike's interpretation of the St George cross on the collar of the England shirt isn't the first time in recent history there has been pushback on a kit manufacturer for flag issues on a national team kit. In 2019, Adidas launched the new Russia home shirt with the White, Blue, Red horizontal lines on the cuff of the sleeve. Their interpretation was that when you celebrate you raise your arms above your head, and then you see the Russian flag... However, in " non-celebration mode, " it looked like the Serbian flag. Notably, Adidas did the same flag pattern on sleeve cuffs that year for Germany and Colombia, but the flag was the correct way round in "non-celebration mode". My 2c, England have had variations of the St George Cross on their kits before. Notably the 2006 England home kit (I had one), had the diamond-esque cross on the shoulder - but this WASN'T a unique template, Celta Vigo had the same template but in light blue and complete with the red cross AT THE SAME TIME. The 2010 Goalkeeper template also featured crosses, the same style as the St George, but in different colours as a repeated pattern. I think the issue here is that the cross is duotone, it's clearly meant to be the St George cross, but why is it red and blue? At least the other interpretations have been red (red on red, red with white outlines) or a different colour as a solid block - much like the three lions crest has been blue on white, gold, red, white transparent... There have been many variations of this - but the St George cross is different.

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https://lnkd.in/g6WpjkMR Let’s go know about the Adidas Lite Racer Review. If you are making an allowance for what shoes to buy for every day, free time sports behavior, then you are reading at the right place. Watch out! Because Adidas Lite Racer reborn is an exactly typical model for easy-going, free-time sports activities. And in conclusion, how does it fit for running? #shoes