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New Balance Continues In The Niche by Signing Sprinter Gabby Thomas to Multi-Year Endorsement Contract | Why Endorsements Matter

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Source: New Balance Signs Sprinter Gabby Thomas to Multi-Year Endorsement Contract The former Harvard sprinter is now signed to NB. I don’t often fall into the discussion on politics because ultimately the decision of companies to align with a president or a policy is built on a completely different set of values than regular people….

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New Balance ‘Just Quietly Does It’ Establishing Motley Chair at UMASS Boston’s New Sports Leadership and Administration BA Program

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Source: UMass Boston Establishes Motley Chair to Head New Sports Leadership and Administration BA Program New Balance has been quietly erasing their big mistake in supporting President Trump after their issues with the Obama Administration and the TPP. At one point New Balance was being touted as the official shoe of White Supremacists. It didn’t…

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New Balance Inks Longterm Deal with New York Mets to Offset Under Armour Entrance into MLB | Marketing

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Source: METS AND NEW BALANCE ANNOUNCE NEW Alignments in sport occur at every juncture. Teams have relationships with beverage and food companies, auto dealerships and furniture companies. The relationships are endless that can be hatched to generate alternative streams of revenue. The New York Mets and New Balance have announced a long-term landmark agreement making…

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New Balance “Fearlessly Independent Since 1906″ is the “Originals” adidas Campaign of 2017 | Marketing

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Source: NEW BALANCE DEBUTS “FEARLESSLY INDEPENDENT SINCE 1906″ GLOBAL BRAND PLATFORM THAT REFLECTS ITS HERITAGE AND MISSION TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO The title of this post was going to be, New Balance “Fearlessly Independent” is the Most Non-White Campaign Ever & That’s Okay I changed it because it’s not the most non-White, but at…

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New Balance Nabs Former ASICS Advisor and Performance Running Legend Hitoshi Mimura As an Advisor

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  Hitoshi Mimura is a Japanese legend in shoemaking and his detailed “13 Measurements” system of documenting the foot of an athlete has inspired the creation of countless performance footwear for athletes around the world. After working independently over the last few years M. Lab has signed an exclusive arrangement with New Balance. This places…

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It Would Be Smart for adidas, Nike and Under Armour to End Their Amazon Relationships… but they can’t

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Amazon is falling into the same trap as GE. Or is it? Source: There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well. I know the chart above showing how Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods tanked the stock prices of grocery counterparts doesn’t quite fit a sports and sportswear website, but let…

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Insider Ties Ep. 62: What’s Behind The Layoffs At Nike?

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  I start this episode off with a few stories from the week on AHN. 0:25 Lil Buck In The Flyknit Banned 1 | The Music Though… http://www.arch-usa.com/lil-buck-in-t… 1:13 adidas Originals Tubular Rise is the best YZY Inspired adidas to date http://www.arch-usa.com/adidas-origin… 2:13 Why the adidas Originals EQT Refill Pack is Important http://www.arch-usa.com/why-the-adida… 2:49 The…

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DESIGN FOUNDRY (ONE YEAR FOOTWEAR DESIGN APPRENTICESHIP) | New Balance

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Source: https://jobs.newbalance.com/job/lawrence/design-foundry-one-year-footwear-design-apprenticeship/810/14251 I’ve been stating that I would share more information about jobs in the sneaker industry since I created the “Sneakerhead to Boss Insider Ties: Episodes 10-19” series on YouTube. This is the first job listing I’m sharing. I hope some of you who are aspiring to enter the sneaker business beyond flipping benefit from…

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