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The product imagination
In 1962 The product of imagination of Philip H Knite. -
Tiger athleric shoes.
In 1963 they took delivery of 200 pairs of tiger athletic shos. -
Created
January 25, 1964 -
When nike was founded.
The company was founded on January 25, 1964. -
First made in 1966
The First Nike Shoes Were Made With A Waffle Iron in 1966. -
Growing sales
In 1967 with fast growing sales BRS expanded operations to the east coast. -
New shoe in development.
This shoe with the upper portion made of nilon went into development in 1967. -
Nike running shoes were introduced in 1972
In June 1972, the first running shoes bearing the "Swoosh" were introduced at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. -
Pay Roll
The companies pay roll swelled to 250 and worldwide sales neared 5 million by the end of 1974! -
Olympic trials
At the 1976 olympic trials these efforts began to pay off as nike shoes were worn by rising athletic stars. -
sales
In 1976 sales trippled in 2 years to 14 million. -
How it got its name
“Just do it” has been a famous slogan that Nike has been using for many years now. But most people probably did not know that its origins stemmed from Gary Gilmore, who was executed for two murders in 1977. -
Nike company name
In 1978 the company changed his name to nike inc. -
International marketing
In 1980 they grew through international expansion and agressive marketing. -
ads
In 1982, Nike aired its first national television ads. -
Awards
Nike also has earned the Emmy Award for best commercial twice since the award was first created in the 1990s. -
Nike owned
Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008. -
Air Jordans
In 2008, Nike introduced the Air Jordan XX3, a high-performance basketball shoe designed with the environment in mind. -
10 billion dollars brought back to nike in 2012
Up to September 2012, Nike Inc. has bought back $10 billion of stock. -
in 2012 more then 4400 people were employed.
As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide.