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"Just do it" and "Impossible is nothing"

Nike and Adidas are two brands that have been working and spending millions of dollars in advertising and marketing campaigns over the years, and this is why they are known in the last decades to have some of the most memorable slogans and are some phrases that people relate to these brands. For Nike, their slogan has been the same for many years, “Just do it” which is a simple and direct phrase that inspires people and makes them feel powerful when they wear Nike products. This slogan makes people feel like they should not be afraid of doing something and gives people confidence when they wear and use Nike products, to work for what they want and as the phrase itself says it just do it because you will be able to accomplish any goal you set. For Adidas, the story is a little different, since their most famous slogan that was used for decades was “Impossible is nothing”, but they changed it a couple years ago to “All in” and then changed again to “Adidas is all in”. For the fi...

NIKEiD and MIADIDAS

Something that has been a new trend and Nike and Adidas have taken advantage off, are the customer design products. These are products that the customers can make from scratch, or even use one of the brand's designs and change it somehow, like giving it a different color, shape, and anything that you want to personalize. Right now, for Adidas and Nike, the biggest portion of this personalized products, are shoes and snickers. Looking at their web pages we can see how much they are promoting NIKEiD and MIADIDAS, which are the place where you can personalize your shoes to have look unique. Looking deeper at what are the actual features that you can change, we can see how they give you different options. For example, MIADIDAS and NIKEiD give you the option to change the design, color, material, laces, personalize them with logos or phrases, and other features. They are still trying to differentiate from one another, for example, NIKEiD gives you the option to “add a name, race ...