2.1 Motivation - Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs According to Maslow(1970), human needs are categories into five levels which are physiological, safety/security, belonging/social, self-esteem and self-actualization. Individuals will only move to the next level of need once the previous level of need achieved. In this report, shoe is consider as safety needs because it not only focused with physical safety but also include desire of an individual for stability, routine, familiarity and control over one 's life and environment (Schiffman & Kanuk, 2010). Health care is the main safety concern. Statistic from Saaid(2013), resulted that household expenditure on shoes and health in Malaysia have been increasing yearly. Graph will be shown in appendix 2. It means that nowadays Malaysian consumers are more concern about their health. A pair of good shoes can provide better protection to the feet, joints and back, and health are benefits as a result. Larrie can fulfill this safety needs by offer biofeet shoes with economic footbed that provide shock-absorbing cork and support for toe and full arch (Biofeetshoes.com, 2013). Besides that, they can also try to cooperate with shoe brands that classified themselves as “healthy shoes” and get the right to proxy their products such as Cross, BIRKENSTOCK and Fitflop. This has been done successfully by Bata which cooperate with few brands like Power and North Star. 2.2 Perception - Selection Attention Selective attention is a
One group had kids from the age of 10 to 13 in it the other group was slightly younger. The kids were asked how important brands are to them for different kinds of products. In this survey they also asked the kids how important it is that their sports shoes were from a brand. 73% of the older group answered that it is important to them. That’s a really high number which shows just how much the brands have made their way into the sports industry.
Leon L. Bean contended that hunters cannot be successful in the sport if their feet are cold. But the sport by nature, can lead a hunter to some less than hospitable environments: swampy regions, forests, and rivers. Leon Bean himself was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, who experienced the discomfort of cold, damp feet after a hunting excursion. However, Bean used the incident to create an innovative hunting boot, which curtailed the effects of inclement weather or geographical conditions. This shoe, coupled with a policy to uphold customer satisfaction, launched one of the most successful sporting good retailers in the United States.
Consequently the message spread in the article it states ideas such as benefits the product has like how “ it’s a total foot-rejuvenation system”(17). Commonly a step often taken by marketing companies of the same standard it shows that it has benefits and that is a reason to purchase the product they are presenting. As well the total satisfaction of an item is also being parodied, which can be seen once more in the actual real life peoples opinion of the matter, the idyllic situation is parodied in the idea of quality making into some miracle shoe sole and seeming to romanticize the healing abilities that it
A happy customer is pleased after her sprained ankle healed within “seven weeks” not only would the insoles not hat have had anything to do with the healing, they could have been detrimental as a sprained ankle usually takes less that seven weeks to heal. The credibility of the customer is also challengeable because MagnaSoles were released “less than a week ago”. The article ends with another “equally impressed” customer who is happy to say, “Why should I pay thousands of dollars to have my spine realigned with physical therapy when I can pay $20 for insoles clearly endorsed by an intelligent-looking man in a white lab coat?” This, possibly sarcastic, remark demonstrates that not only is the customer unaware of who is endorsing the MagnaSoles, he claims that he chose them over a proven medical treatment. The testimonials not only prove how outrageous the purchaser feedback in advertisements can be, but how embarrassing some people are when buying products.
In the TV advertisements that we will implement, the company will showcase that the sneakers that they have can be used in the different occasions and can make sure that they get comfortable when they wear
The Road: A Breakdown of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, “The Road”, a man and his young son find themselves on a journey fighting for survival through a dark and desolate world. With no identity or any hope in the future, the characters are faced with many compromising decisions. Two levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the physiological and safety levels provide the most motivation and validation for the characters’ actions throughout the novel. There are 5 major levels to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs; physiological, safety, emotional, esteem, and self-actualization (Maslow 1).
2.0 Introduction to Boots Boots UK Limited is a pharmacy chain operating in United Kingdom and Ireland which sells health and beauty products along with operating an optician service. It was first established in 1849 by John Boot, and was formerly known as ‘Boots the Chemist’. Boots ( the trading name of the company) has achieved many successes throughout its career that it can be called a very successful, pharmacy-led health and beauty company, despite its ups and downs which are going to be mentioned further in this assignment. Boots UK is officially branch of a multinational company, Alliance Boots GmbH which operates in over 25 countries around the world.(Boots-uk.com, n.d.) 3.0 Current Marketing Situation Boots is a member of Alliance
Sneakers have so much potential to change and that potential has been used and will continue to be used. Since the late 1900s sneakers have had an undeniable impact on the United States that will live on forever. With its economical potential as well as its social movement sneakers and can 't be
The first one is Maslow’s need theory which is a motivational theory that illustrates the five types of human being needs in hierarchical pyramid structure. The first type of Maslow’s hierarchy is psychological need such as air, food, shelter, water. The second type is safety needs such as security from outside threats and freedom from fear. The third type is belongings need such as friendship, trust and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. The forth type is esteem needs such as self-respect and to be respected from others.
This theory is proposed by Araham Harold Maslow by year 1954. There are 5 different needs in this theory which consists of: Physiological; Safety; Belongingness; Need for esteem and Self-actualization. Maslow believed that a man being motivated by the needs he wants to satisfy. So, the fundamental needs must be satisfy in order to begin motivating behavior (Adiele and Abraham, 2013). 1) Physiological Physiological needs is fundamental and most basic need for human survival.
Five Levels in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and How They Influence Us Abraham Maslow, who was an American psychologist created a hierarchy of needs. There are five levels, with the basic needs at the bottom. He explains that if the basic needs are not satisfied we cannot move up the pyramid, despite a few instances (Lilienfeld et al., 2016). The first level is physiological needs which is satisfying hunger, thirst, and fatigue. Physiological needs influence us because if we are not satisfying our hunger, we can lose weight, or be malnourished.
Porter’s 5 forces model analysis to understand Nike’s industry Fig 2. Porter’s five forces model 1. Threat of substitute - Low Substitutes in the footwear category can include any other types of shoes that consumers can choose to serve similar purposes. Substitutes here therefore include the likes of sandals, which can act as substitutes, even though they may not fulfill exact same purpose. It is difficult to think of other substitutes that can fulfill the same purpose as athletic shoes from the footwear industry since this an industry that has something very specific to offer to a targeted market.
Starting as just a mail-order business with some retailers, it quickly opened new manufacturing facilities, starting with New England in the early 1980s as well as it signed contracts with other international distributors. While producing at lower costs outside the US, New Balance sold its shoes at a higher price than the average market and started to have huge sales anyways. Moreover, what makes New Balance’s operation strategy unique is that they offer their shoes in multiple widths and always have inventory in case the retailers get out of stock. This supports directly two of New Balance’s main competitive objectives being first that they want their customers to feel uniquely served by offering several widths of their shoes for different kind of feet and letting the customer not wait for the delivery of the shoes but always having inventory to push into the retail stores in case of scarcity. A good customer experience is one of their key competitive
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This theory lies on the premise that people can rarely achieve their full potential without having met their basic needs; if the target population lacks of basic needs, any intervention that does not address this particular issue will fail. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is based on the physiological and psychological needs. Once these needs are covered, we will be able to engage someone to change habits in order to achieve our goals. It is highly important to recognize the target population and their basic needs.
Noteworthy support offered by the La Sportiva Miura Lace comes from its fast lacing system which ensures the most secure fit possible. The Vibram rubber layer protecting the toes is offset toward the big toe, offering a powerful boost to the energy and front-edge