Strategizing for the Future

Future of Marketing: For the source of Nike’s decline, ignore the easy answers

The markets have the vaunted apparel brand in last place. But to understand why it’s lagging, and the hurdles in the way of recovery, marketers should ignore hobby horse explanations.

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