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The applicants are morally correct as long as their action promotes their long term interest. If their action produces or will produce for them a greater outcome of good, versus evil in the long hall than any other alternative, than that action is the right one to act on, and the individual should take that to be a moral act. An Assessment of Morality by Ethicsinbusiness.net

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Have you ever seen someone wearing a very rare pair of shoes that you have never seen before? Have you ever wondered how they got these shoes and how much they cost? Believe it or not Nike’s Air Jordan line of shoes has been at the forefront of a decade-long sneaker craze, which has grown so much it has become its own stock market. Jordan’s have been popular for many years and it is shown throughout pop culture, the increase in price and demand, the resale market that has skyrocketed in the last five years, and the history behind the shoe that made them so popular. Jordan’s are very well advertised through several popular outlets.

Nike is a leading company worldwide and reported in 2015 that it has had it’s highest sales ever. Recently, investors have been concerned about Nike’s launch day shoes all year, especially how this pattern of sales will affect Nike partners like Footlocker and Champs. Despite this, store chains have delivered great numbers, repeatedly proving skeptics wrong time and time again. This is important to remember when talking about Kanye’s rise to a leader in the sneaker industry. Although today Nike is selling more than Adidas and Kanye, it is important to remember that Nike has been in the industry since 1964. Kanye is just getting started. Kanye expresses his true belief that it is time for him to take the throw in his song, “FACTS”. Kanye, who has boasted in previous songs that his shoes were more popular than Air Jordans, says, “Nike out here bad, they can’t give s— away.” The chorus in this song is “Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman”. The song in itself is a Nike “diss” track while simultaneously being an Adidas promotional tool. Kanye raps “Nike Nike treat employees just like slaves/ Gave LeBron a billi’ not to run away”. This was a major diss at Nike. Kanye also made sure to shout out fellow Adidas Endorsers, James Harden and Nick Young. “Tell Adidas that we need a million in production/ I done told y’all, all I needed was the infrastructure/ Now we hottest in the streets, it ain’t no discussion/ James Harden, Swaggy P runnin’ up the budget”. Also, “FACTS” is strategically similar to Nike Endorser, Drake’s song “Jumpman”. This was to add even more diss to Nike. Kanye’s beef with Nike started when he left the brand in 2013 to work with adidas for 10 million dollars and full creative reign. In one year's time West released the Yeezy Boost 350 in three colorways, the Yeezy Boost 750, the Yeezy 950 in four colorways and a full

Michael Jordan’s, Nike, Adidas and Puma their shoe sales went up in the 1980’s. Amber J. Keyset started to design different shoes starting with Michael Jordans. When one pair was released more people grew into them either for the style or the history behind the pair. “Sneakerhead;a person who collects trade and/or admires sneakers as a form of a hobby, knowledgeability on sneakers”(Powell). Sneakerhead culture impacted the society with its new look and style by making them more desirable and increasing the shoe industry.

be like NIKE." NIKE is the worlds #1 company and controls more than 40% of the US athletic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for just about every sport, including baseball, volleyball, cheerleading, and wrestling. NIKE also sells Cole Haan dress and casual shoes and a line of athletic wear and equipment, such as hockey sticks, skates, and timepieces. In addition, it operates NIKETOWN shoe and sportswear stores

It all started with a Jumpman and a swoosh, it was more than just a shoe it was the start of a culture. What most people look at as just a shoe to protect their feet has a story behind it and a deeper meaning to me and many others than “just a pair of shoes”. Don’t put on a pair of shoes unless you know how to wear them right. For every pair I own I could explain the troubles I went through and the people I met to get each sneaker. The best feeling was opening that fresh shoe box and taking out that paper wrapping. Putting on each new pair of sneakers is like taking a breath of fresh air each pair crisp as bacon. I am one among many sneakerheads, people who love to buy, sell, trade, and collect rare shoes. There is a culture, lifestyle, and history behind sneaker collecting. Most people would think dropping hundreds if not thousands on a pair of shoes is crazy but I believe sneakers are essential.

The famous basketball shoe Air Jordan’s, are the number one shoe bought by consumers. The Air Jordan shoes originated from no one but the basketball star Michael Jordan. His shoes not only were a hit on the court, but also shortly became a fashion statement with years to come. Jordan took his skill on and off the court to further his business with his shoes.

Not to mention, Michael Jordan also had a thing for shoes. Nike seen the opportunity to let him be a part of the Nike family and Jordan happily accepted. His first shoe was

Run-DMC were also pioneers in the fashion industry with their Adidas sneakers, tracksuits, fedoras and gold chains which would later be known as Hip Hop style, look or dress. In New York City every borough had its own Hip Hop style of dress, you would know where a person was from simply by the way they dressed. According to Business of Fashion magazine Angelo Anastasio, a senior Adidas employee, was attending a 1986 Madison Square Gardens performance of the Raising Hell tour when he was amazed by the sight of tens of thousands of fans lifting their Adidas sneakers into the air, answering the call of those on stage. Run-DMC became the first hip hop group to receive a million-dollar endorsement deal and a limited edition shell toe ‘Superstar’ sneaker was released. Run-DMC was the first hip-hop/rap group to land an apparel endorsement

I think that that will solve a lot of the problems.” TJ Jacobs, a self-proclaimed Sneakerhead and shoe store employee, offers an explanation to the reason why Michael Jordan releases a limited amount of shoes. “It wouldn’t be an exclusive shoe or as popular if everyone could get it. The shoe wouldn’t have the same value.” Jacob says he not only camps out for shoes for himself, but he buys pairs that he can sell to people who couldn’t get a pair. He says that he once bought a pair of Jordan Galaxy Rookies for $400 and sold them for $600. There is a lot of money and time invested in the marketing and selling of Jordan sneakers, and the brand continues to

Adidas executives had a skeptical reaction about being associated with rap music, which at that time was known for starting riots. To help change their minds, Simmons invited a couple of Adidas representatives to a Run-DMC show. Christopher Vaughn describes the event in Black Enterprise: "At a crucial moment, while the rap group was performing the song "My Adidas", one of the members yelled out, "Okay, everybody in the house, rock your Adidas!"

The use of specific athletes in marketing campaigns really began to show promise when athletes like Jordan began wearing their own brands of shoes. The idea to consumers or fans of the NBA that they could wear the same shoes as Michael Jordan, and somehow play like him was an easy sell by Nike. Today it is now common for marketable athletes in almost all sports to wear their own style of shoes, spikes, or skates. An interesting point to make is that through Nike Michael Jordan eventually launched his own clothing line called Jumpman23 that makes everything from socks and underwear to winter coats. Even though Jordan has been retired since 1999 the Jumpman23 company has continued to release a new shoe every single year that are simply called “Jordan 24”, an increasing corresponding number to the number of years the shoes have been produced. The new Jordan shoes still retails at over $150 a pair even though Mike hasn’t stepped on the court in 11 years! After retirement and becoming the CEO of the Jumpman brand Michael Jordan has been able to court other famous athletes from a variety of sports to wear his brand. A few examples of the athletes include Derek Jeter (baseball), Dwayne Wade (basketball), Jason Taylor (football), and April Holmes (track and field). The wide range of athletes in all different sports who now market a brand for arguably the greatest athlete of all time truly shows the money, power, and influence an athlete can experience

there's an emotional connection that fans make when they see their sport heroes endorsing a line of shoes. it's something that they both physically and emotionally identify with. maybe they even think in their heart of hearts that the equipment will help them play a bit better - maybe not. but consumers always seem to walk a bit taller and jump a bit higher when they get their hands on the season's newest models. they certainly claim bragging rights, according to

Young Professional magazine was developed for a target audience of recent college graduates who are in their first 10 years in a business/professional career. In its two years of publication the magazine has been fairly successful. Now the publisher is interested in expanding the magazine’s advertising base. Potential advertisers continually ask about the demographics and interests of subscribers to Young Professional. To collect this information the magazine has commissioned a survey to develop a profile of its subscribers. The survey results will be used to help the magazine choose articles of interest and provide advertisers with a profile of subscribers. As a new employee of the magazine, you have been