Nike's "Joga Bonito" Marketing Campaign


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Case Code : MKTG150
Case Length : 27 Pages
Period : 2001-2006
Organization : Nike Inc.
Pub Date : 2006
Teaching Note : Available
Countries : Europe, USA
Industry : Footwear

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Bend It Like Nike

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The Joga Bonito Campaign

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Nike Scores A Beautiful Goal...

In June 2006, Nike announced that its Joga Bonito campaign had struck a chord with consumers, given the record traffic to Nikefootball.com. The site recorded two million visits per week. The Joga Bonito site received 760,000 visits a week. The company claimed that 448,000 people participated in its Joga3 futsal tournaments...

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