Swoosh Essays

  • The Swoosh Will Get to You

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    When it comes to sports brands there is always a huge disagreement on which brand is the better brand. People say Under Armour is the top sports brand selling the best of the best to young people all over the nation. Then there is Nike, which is where greatness was built up and sold to youngsters everywhere, making them very happy people. This big argument over which is better has been going on, ever since the competition between the two has heated up to make better products than the other. Nike

  • Nike's Fame and Luxury

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    incredible brands in the industry still till this day. Its famous swoosh logo accumulates up to 17 billion dollars annually. It’s rather expensive to most but affordable to some people. The popularity of the brand still pressures the lower middle classes to purchase the Nike swoosh. Nike also sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Just Do It" and the Swoosh logo. There are many ads that promote fame and luxury, for example

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of 'My Butt Is Big'

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    promotions that make individuals want to buy their product. Nike is an effective American supplier for clothing, athletic gear, and shoes. American culture is fixated on looks and Nike plays into these humanistic feelings to offer their items. The Nike swoosh is a standout amongst society, and most individuals associate Nike with an active and healthy way of living. "My Butt Is Big" is a slogan from Nike and there are a few of these sorts of advertisements. This Nike ad is very effective at grasping the

  • Shock Treatment

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    black-and-white, accented by a haunting rendition of the song 'You Are So Beautiful To Me,'; and featuring close-ups of injuries suffered by both elite and so-called 'everyday'; athletes. It closes with the 'Just Do It'; message followed by the Nike Swoosh. Nike's point of the commercial is that athletes at all levels of competition at one time or another feel the pain of injury. For some, damage can be severe to the point of disfigurement. Many give up the game they love for safer persist. Others overcome

  • Nike: The Power of Exploitation

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    company-- young and yet mature--developed and respected by popular athletes both past and present, whose icon remains a "swoosh" printed both large and small on many different forms of apparel. The "swoosh" constitutes a dream of being the best bec... ... middle of paper ... ...rview." Nov. 13, 2001. http://www.nikebiz.com/labor/asia.html Hsiao, Andrew. "Standing up to the Swoosh." Village Voice 10 Oct. 2000: 41-45. "Labor Responsibility." Nov. 13, 2001. http://www.nikebiz.com/labor/faq.html

  • Gender Roles in Langston Hughes’s Blessed Assurance and Hank Willis Thomas’s Branded Collection

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    Homophobia continues to run rampant in our world today and it is a notable concern in the black community. It is a fear that comes partially from a group’s definition of masculinity. Many people when identifying a homosexual male immediately pounce on the man’s effeminate traits and assign him the role of a homosexual, regardless of whether this is true. Langston Hughes’s story “Blessed Assurance” shows how a father analyzes his son’s life by noting the less masculine things his son does and turning

  • Nike's Marketing Campaign: JUST DO IT

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    Our text states that “Many products and causes develop a graphic symbol or logotype to create identification in the audience’s mind” (p. 264, Larson). The logo Nike is most famous for is “The Swoosh.” This is the term given to the symbol of winged victory that appears on Nike products. “The design of the swoosh logo was inspired by the wing from the Greek goddess Nike” (p. 3, http://shrike.depaul.edu /~mcoscino/word.html). The Nike logo’s presence can be noted in almost every aspect of the athletic

  • Analysis Of Manny Pacquiao

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    .. Manny Pacquiao is one of the most famous and highest paid boxer of our generation. He is a modern day Rocky Balboa except he is actually the real deal. It is only fitting that he represents some of the today’s top companies in their ads. Even more so for what I would consider the biggest company of them all, Nike. It is only fitting as that is what all of this generation’s sports stars do if they are elite athletes. The top portion has a black background with a beam of light coming in from

  • Inspiring Advertising Campaigns

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    Imagine yourself walking to work on a Monday morning. Its been an exhausting weekend. You’re dreadfully dragging yourself to work. You have sunglasses on because you aren’t fully awake. As you’re walking through a busy city street, you look up and notice a big sign that reads “Yesterday you said tomorrow”. Instantly, you notice a rush of dopamine running through your spine. You start to get that “high” feeling and suddenly, everything becomes a little more bearable. Every day, plenty of people sit

  • Under Armour Company Analysis

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    When our professor first presented this project paper to us my mind began to wonder. What is a good company to research and present it to my fellow classmates. My first selection was “Chik-fil-a”, but I wasn’t sure if we could write about fast food franchises. So I continued to brainstorm about a topic to expound on, even going as far as in asking my buddies and co-workers for suggestions. “Walmart”, “National Football League”, “National Basketball Association”, “Nationwide Insurance”, and “LG”

  • Research Paper On Nike Swoosh

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    Charlotte Fisher Hurd Research Paper Ward 17 November 2017 The Nike Company Almost everyone has something Nike- a pair of shoes, socks, shirts, shorts, and/or other apparel. The Nike swoosh has not always represented Nike. Nike kis trying to have stores in small towns, too. Nike has an interesting history. According to Fast Company’s article, The Nike Story? Just Tell It!, when the word “Nike” is heard, people often think of athletes like Michael Jordan. We may also think of Nike’s

  • The Nike

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    everlasting symbol of victory and dominance on the battlefields of ancient Greece. In light of her conquests, a popular footwear company of the 20th century designed products in her name to push new levels of achievement in athletes worldwide. The Swoosh logo at the side of each shoe is intended to represent the wing of the Greek Goddess Nike. The vibrant spirit of this ancient goddess has bridged the gap between ancient mythology and modern technology, and manifested itself through the most successful

  • A Rhetorical Analysis Of Nike

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    people buy into their objectives. Nike is a successful American supplier for clothing, athletic equipment, and shoes. American society is obsessed with looking a certain way and Nike plays into these humanistic emotions to sell their products. The Nike swoosh is one of the most recognized symbols and people connect Nike with an active lifestyle. The Dick’s Sporting Goods magazine,”Better Athlete, Better Team”, illustrates a Nike ad convincing their audience that Nike Zoom

  • Analysis Of Nike Just Do It Campaign

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    For my Senior Colloquium, I plan to evaluate and analyze Nike “Just Do It” campaign launched in 1988. The campaign is one of the top two taglines of the 20th century with it being both “universal and intensely personal” (“Nike, Inc.”). Nike mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. If you have a body, you are an athlete according to Nike. Nike does more than just make gear for athletes; as a company, Nike believes in the power of human potential. This paper will

  • Personal Narrative On Skiing

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    Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. I could hear the skier's’ skis making noise as they were heading down the mountain. Madyn and I were going up the chairlift shivering. I could see my breath from the cold air. I could hear snow falling from the trees because the branches could not hold the weight anymore. My nose was stuffy and I saw snow covering every inch of space. I could see skiers going over rocks and moguls and thought to myself, “Wow, they are good.” Madyn was struggling to put on her glove and then

  • Importance Of Nike Logo

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    time in order to achieve a finished product that accurately portrays the personality of whatever that logo may be representing. For instance, the logo for Nike is a simple swoosh. Unbeknownst to most, that swoosh was carefully created in 1971, along with the name, originating from the Greek goddess of victory, Nike. The simple swoosh was inspired by the sound that a basketball made as it was being dunked through the net by Michael Jordan (Redding, 2014). The two simple lines of the Nike logo have now

  • Promotion Of Nike Vs. Adidas

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    the Nike "swoosh" logo came to symbolize not just sports culture, but street culture, as the appeal of the star players who endorsed the brand was carried onto city streets. Nike is undisputed leader in sports-oriented street wear. “Advertising Age estimated global measured advertising expenditure of $308 million in 2006, making Nike the world's #89 advertiser (http://www.mind-advertising.com/us/nike_us.htm).” Nike has been using the same logo ever since they established the famous swoosh. The swoosh

  • Nike: The History And History Of Nike

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    Nike was created around the late 50’s early 60’s(Page 3 Frisch, Aaron. The Story of Nike). The creator got the idea to make them because of a school project. It was about a business that they would run as they came out of highschool. His name was Phil Knight. It originated in Hillsboro Oregon. And this was the start of something great. Phil Knight was a track runner. He was very talented at what he did. He went to school in oregon in 1955. Also he was a middle distance track runner. He was very good

  • Analysis Of Nike's Brand Equity

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    Brand Equity Nike is a very large brand, due to its size its target consumer is usually very broad. The brand motto is “Just Do It” which is meant to target ordinary people, showing that anyone can be an athlete and encourage health. This links it back to the Health Conscious City Dwellers as some of them do not necessarily exercise regularly but the NikeFuel bracelet makes exercise a part of the consumer’s everyday activities. Nike is usually associated with achievers, they endorse elite athletes

  • Jumping In Basketball

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    Swoosh! Nothing sounds better to a basketball player, than the sound of the basketball when it goes through the net. It is, without a doubt, the most satisfying sound in the entire game. However, this sound doesn’t come easy. In order to hear this beautiful sound, a player must perfect the shot. The secret behind the ideal shot, lies in two incredibly significant steps; the position/grip of the ball and Jumping. Adding the following information to anyone’s shot would make it unstoppable. The first