Ch 18: Sporting Goods and Licensed Products Industries Flashcards
what is the triple commodity nature?
- the activity/game
- the service
- the goods
what did early entrepreneurs in sport create ideas about?
better uses of existing technology
George Tryon
- 1811
- fishing tackle business east of Mississippi River
Michael Phelan and John Brunswick
- 1840s/50s
- established production of billiards equipment
A.J. Spalding created a sports manufacturing giant based on selling to what demographic?
the expanding middle class
what did Spalding adopt?
technological advances for manufacturing
what did scalding promote?
grassroots
what kind of guides did scalding produce?
guides on how to play/exercise
how did Scalding gain credibility?
by claiming official supplier status w/ baseball’s Nat League
how did scalding create a profitable distribution system?
company sold directly to retailers at a set price w/ guarantee what retailers would sell at a price that Scalding set
what concept did Scalding eliminate at the retail level?
price cutting
SFIA
- founded in 1906
- founded as intercollegiate ball leaders and athletic equipment manufacturers sought to make the sport safer
who are 3 baseball players who participated in early endorsement deals?
(1920s)
-Knute Rockne, Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie
when did spending on sporting goods increase?
after Korean War, so 1950s
when did imported products arrive in greater numbers in the American market?
1960s
Founder of Adidas and Puma
Dasslers
- Adolph=Adidas
- Rudolph=Puma
how did Adidas and Puma. find success?
production of soccer cleats and track spikes
how did Adi Dassler establish brand equity?
convinced Jesse Owens to wear his spikes in 1936 Berlin Summer Games
why does Adidas hold an advantage?
relationship w/ FIFA
when did Nike become U.S.’s top sneaker and how much were they making a year?
1980
-$269 million a year