Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas and Pharrell Williams Announce ‘Don’t Be Quiet Please’ Campaign This article is not meant to show and promote the gear. It is a continuation of my analysis of why adidas is moving to the forefront of the sneaker market. In the last two years every marketing move adidas has…
I’ve been very vocal about how successful adidas campaigns have been. The blend of edgy imagery and the intentional grainy presentation that appears both flawed yet precise, making the style in the ads feel attainable, is one of the primary reasons the digital reach of adidas has helped the company gain share of the market….
The Adidas Originals “Original Is Never Finished” campaign earned the Entertainment for Music Grand Prix. Source: Adidas Bests Nike for Entertainment Lions Music Grand Prix I wrote an extended discussion on why adidas has been making moves a few months back. I noticed everyone was relying on BOOST and NMD as the reason Nike has…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Running invited street runners from around the globe to race against elite athletes in Berlin to put the new PureBOOST DPR shoe to the ultimate test A few weeks ago we all watched in amazement the attempt at breaking the sub2 hour marathon by Nike. I wrote this, but…
Three young, passionate footballers and social media experts from London are the faces of adidas Football’s latest innovation, called “GLITCH”. Source: Meet the London Players who Co-Create, Launch and Endorse a Football Revolution The guys above aren’t professional soccer players. They are just regular guys who adidas reached out to generate the GLITCH soccer boot….
While sneakers and politics very rarely make any connection outside of Nike’s use of The Beatles and Gil Scott Heron, adidas took a huge swing at the next generation by connecting with millennials who just suffered through a debate that was basically an ode to the old method of politics in the US. As…
Sneaker enthusiasts will argue that 2014 was the year Ye turned adidas into a player. Runners will say the UltraBoost was the engine in adidas’ rise in popularity. I’ve written that adidas’ timely drop of the NMD propelled the company forward. Every theory is a part of the whole. adidas changed leadership, sold off underperforming…
The list of people having an impact on the intersection of golf, fashion and entertainment isn’t long. One at the top of that list would certainly be legendary entertainer Bing Crosby, who in 1937 started the popular Crosby Clambake, an annual event that brought musicians, actors, celebrities, and professional golfers together for a friendly competition around a sport…
This January, we introduce the Adizero Takumi Sen 10 – the latest addition to our record-breaking Adizero franchise, which offers a shoe for the varying needs of every ambitious runner. Created specifically for fast 5-10K road racing, the Takumi Sen 10 is a fast and flexible shoe that does not compromise on comfort. $180 Designed to…
adidas is almost done with the recovery from the YZY debacle which has been extremely problematic for the brand in the U.S. There is not a reason to rehash how the billion-dollar partnership skewed how the brand operated in America. There is not a reason to bring up how the Fear of God partnership has…
Adidas Originals revamped their 5th Avenue flagship store in New York City to showcase their new campaign 1000 Back. arch covered the Originals trilogy project featuring three short films in a previous post. Curious to see how they are executing the campaign message In The Field, a quick visit delivered the intel. Check out the…
Meet a running shoe like no other. The Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 is a prototype enhanced with unique technology that challenges the boundaries of racing. Featuring a liquid rubber outsole, a state-of-the-art forefoot rocker, and the latest version of the LIGHTSTRIKE PRO foam, this model embodies performance running innovation. adidas ADIZERO ADIOS PRO EVO…
Since it was first introduced to the world over 50 years ago, the Trefoil has lived a thousand lifetimes, trading feet with everyone, from athletes to cultural pioneers. Marking the arrival of a new e Source: adidas Originals Launches New Global Brand Platform: “We Gave the World an Original. You Gave Us a Thousand Back.”…
Samba Shoes | adidas US Conversion, in math and life, is difficult. In marketing it might be the hardest aspect of growing a business. In sportswear, a conversion happens throughout several points of engagement with a potential consumer. There is the moment of introduction, there is an attempt to reinforce and then a brand has…
adidas has to find the connection between Germany and the U.S. It always seems that there is a disconnect in where the brand is, where they are headed and how they are going to get there. Not to bring up terminated relationships, but the Three Stripes gets discussed more for Yeezy and Fear of God,…
Starting with the ‘Super Ape Star’ in 2003, for two decades, adidas and BAPE® have made their mark in culture with a series of instantly recognizable collaborations. Now, coinciding with the Japanese brand’s 30th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of their partnership, the Three Stripes and the iconic label have come together once again for a…
Source: Discover How the New adidas DEI Strategy Enables the Core Value of Respect in the Workplace | adidas GamePlan A adidas had a difficult 2022, but they began building out a DEI strategy that is discussed in detail on their GamePlan A site. Use the link above to read about their plans for being…
No splash page, no adidas News post, a quiet video drop hearkening back to the Your Future campaigns. The Anton Ellis reggae track backing the video speaks directly to the heart of what the game of basketball means to many. The video is striking because it shows the pressure tank of being a high-profile athlete….
Updates: Herbert Hainer was CEO until 2015. My years were wrong on 2014, but the statement is still correct. Kasper Rorsted became CEO in 2016. I shared this graph yesterday showing adidas’ growth over the last twelve years. I needed a baseline for the data, so I chose to look at two-year increments from…
Building on the design language of NMD S1, adidas Originals and Humanrace™ unveil NMD S1 RYAT, a boot that empowers wearers to walk their own path and stems from Pharrell Williams’ Source: adidas Originals and Pharrell Williams’ Humanrace™ Unveil NMD S1 RYAT Black: the Latest Colorway of the Hiking-inspired Boot adidas is dealing with…
In 2015, adidas Originals launched the trailblazing NMD silhouette – taking cues from the brand’s inimitable archive in order to create a shoe that disrupted the sneaker world at the time. Source: adidas Originals Introduces the NMD V3 Silhouette In 2017 I wrote a prediction article on adidas’ growth. The Trefoil had finally figured out…
adidas and VICE TV are coming together to celebrate our differences, break down barriers, and create a platform to elevate Black athletes’ voices. In honor of Juneteenth and our new documentary series, Running While Black, VICE Media group and adidas are coming together for an all-day event in New York City with the Black running community, and you’re…
