The foundation for Nike’s “Energy Marketing” through ‘The Business of Hype’: Drieke Leenknegt
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The foundation for Nike’s “Energy Marketing” through ‘The Business of Hype’: Drieke Leenknegt
When Nike committed millions of dollars to Breaking2, a moonshot to break the two-hour mark on the marathon, they were engaging and challenging the tribe.
Nike was widening the network of minds who were actively thinking about how to make its ideas more useful, without putting anyone else on its payroll.
As uncertain as the business world can be, one surefire way to know you’ve built something great that is primed to grow and scale is when your competitors start either copying you or suing you, sometimes both. Or like Jenn Hyman in good times, and Curt Jones in bad ones, when investors come knocking on your door unsolicited, ready to write a check.
The way Stephanie felt when she bought the Pumas was the product.