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Nike Stock Up

noonereal said:
i have never owned a Nike anything

I hate that all they do is throw money into advertising to manipulate you to wanting there product.

Nike and Apple are aweful. I won't use or wear either.
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Well, pretty much any company selling apparel spends a great deal of their budget marketing their goods. There's nothing wrong with that, or unusual. If the marketing doesn't motivate you, that's fine, you're likely not the target, just like I'm flummoxed by ads for women's clothing and accessories.
 
JasperL said:
The better question is how anyone in this day and age and after decades of anemic wage gains, while profits skyrocket, that killing off unions helps American workers. Question: do workers have more negotiating power as a group or acting individually?
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The Unions ****ed over the American workers. All they represent today is the Union leadership, the, government and specifically...the democrats. Time after time they have screwed workers. Unions stopped having value decades ago. But since they take money FROM the government and give massive donations to democrats, leftists love them.
 
VanceMack said:
The Unions ****ed over the American workers. All they represent today is the Union leadership, the, government and specifically...the democrats. Time after time they have screwed workers. Unions stopped having value decades ago. But since they take money FROM the government and give massive donations to democrats, leftists love them.
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I don't have the patience to argue with you about it, but the problem is with the demise of unions, what has happened to wages for American workers? Fine, you don't like unions. What is the alternative? There is no perfect answer - just least bad alternatives like just about everything else in life.

And you didn't answer my question because you know the answer - there is power in numbers and the last thing a company wants is employees having more power.
 
JasperL said:
Well, pretty much any company selling apparel spends a great deal of their budget marketing their goods. There's nothing wrong with that, or unusual. If the marketing doesn't motivate you, that's fine, you're likely not the target, just like I'm flummoxed by ads for women's clothing and accessories.
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Not true at all.

I am not gonna hold class here though.

BTW, Underarm is the same crap. They have the same approach.
 
Fletch said:
The stock price reflects far more than 'the attention span of conservatives.' I dont have time, but perhaps someone else will educate you on how markets work.
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Was it the ~30% rise in sales afterwards? Is that how the market works?
 
noonereal said:
Not true at all.

I am not gonna hold class here though.

BTW, Underarm is the same crap. They have the same approach.
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Who is Underarm? A new deodorant?
 
Floridafan said:
Who is Underarm? A new deodorant?
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Under Armour obviously

another company that puts a disproportionate amount into marketing rather than product quality/development.

What kills me is that it works. People want to wear/use these brands in spite of having to pay a premium for their marketing.

If you knew what it cost Nike for the sneakers your jaw would drop.
 
noonereal said:
Under Armour obviously

another company that puts a disproportionate amount into marketing rather than product quality/development.

What kills me is that it works. People want to wear/use these brands in spite of having to pay a premium for their marketing.



If you knew what it cost Nike for the sneakers your jaw would drop.
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Its the same with athletic shoes from any company, but the product classification is hot! Check out the prices on the latest Air Jordans.
 
noonereal said:
Not true at all.

I am not gonna hold class here though.

BTW, Underarm is the same crap. They have the same approach.
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That's the point - all those in that market do the same "crap."
 
noonereal said:
Under Armour obviously

another company that puts a disproportionate amount into marketing rather than product quality/development.

What kills me is that it works. People want to wear/use these brands in spite of having to pay a premium for their marketing.

If you knew what it cost Nike for the sneakers your jaw would drop.
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About $30 a pair....
 
JasperL said:
I don't have the patience to argue with you about it, but the problem is with the demise of unions, what has happened to wages for American workers? Fine, you don't like unions. What is the alternative? There is no perfect answer - just least bad alternatives like just about everything else in life.
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Of course there is an answer seeing as how 90% of American workers dont belong to a union

And you didn't answer my question because you know the answer - there is power in numbers and the last thing a company wants is employees having more power.
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Thats true, but the reason union membership has dried up is because they arent necessary and are not wanted.
 
Fletch said:
Of course there is an answer seeing as how 90% of American workers dont belong to a union
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And wages have flatlined, we've hollowed out the middle class, but profits are skyrocketing and CEO pay is exploding!

Thats true, but the reason union membership has dried up is because they arent necessary and are not wanted.
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Right, and structural and legal obstacles played no role in that. :roll:
 
JasperL said:
That's the point - all those in that market do the same "crap."
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Not all do the same. That is my point.

Yes all do "some" advertising to the end user but how much varies GREATLY.
 
noonereal said:
You are not even warm.
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LOL, from my link: "The information comes via Steve Bence, Nike's Director of Global Transition Management" but random internet dude knows better I guess. Whatever.... :roll:
 
JasperL said:
LOL, from my link: "The information comes via Steve Bence, Nike's Director of Global Transition Management" but random internet dude knows better I guess. Whatever.... :roll:
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I have not made myself clear.

A hundred dollar shoe does cost them, anyone, (wholesaler) about $25. That is not the price it cost to manufacture them which is what I was speaking to.

Putting that logo on ups the price considerably.

You can buy the exact same shoes without the logo for half that.
 
JasperL said:
LOL, from my link: "The information comes via Steve Bence, Nike's Director of Global Transition Management" but random internet dude knows better I guess. Whatever.... :roll:
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this pie chart is accurate, generally speaking
 
Floridafan said:
You (Fletch) are going to tell us how the stock market works, when you don't even know the difference between a stock and "shares".
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LOL, Oh snap!
 
noonereal said:
I have not made myself clear.

A hundred dollar shoe does cost them, anyone, (wholesaler) about $25. That is not the price it cost to manufacture them which is what I was speaking to.

Putting that logo on ups the price considerably.

You can buy the exact same shoes without the logo for half that.
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Yep. The "noname brand" grocery products are made by the same companies that make the name brand products. The products are generally identical, they just change the container/label, and don't charge you for the advertising.
 
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