Under Armour targets four consumer groups with their sunglasses lines - recreational athletes, professionals, women, and fans. For recreational athletes, they offer multi-sport glasses with adjustable features at a lower price than the professional line. They market to weekend athletes across various sports. For professionals, they develop on-field and off-field lines to build brand loyalty and ambassador relationships. Their women's lines focus on leisure and sport styles with feminine designs. For fans, they offer fully customizable glasses and cases allowing customers to match their favorite team.
2. Overview
● Four Target Consumers:
○ Recreational
○ Professionals
○ Women
○ Fans
● Product Lines
● Marketing
● Distribution
3. Recreational: Product Line
● Multi-sport glasses
○ Add Goggles - water & snow sports
● Adjustable and interchangeable
● Built in Bluetooth inside, near ears
● Cheaper alternative to professional line
● #EyeArmour lines
Target Market:
Weekend athletes - young & active
Golf, Running, Fishing, Biking, Snow Sports, Baseball
Looking for both casual and sport glasses
Casual for everyday use, basic recreational, shade
Sport for fast paced activities, lightweight, grips to avoid slip
4. Recreational: Marketing
Message:
Recreational to Pro connection
Show as cheaper alternative to professional version
Will be an aid when being active
Flexible features for those involved in various sports
No need to spend on multiple products (All In One)
Social Media:
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram
#EyeArmour & #IWILL
Magazines: (Maxim, GQ, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Runner’s)
Video Idea: Different glasses puts you in different sport
6. Professionals: Marketing
Target promising lower level and younger athletes who will maintain
brand loyalty
Develop relationships with agents and create long-lasting contracts
Expand professionals targeted
● Brand Ambassadors
○ Greater utilization of “Off the Field” product line
○ Benefits
■ Reach greater sports and non-sports demographic
■ Broaden brand awareness
■ Celebrity endorsement
● Social media posts by athlete or Under Armour
● Athlete feature on Under Armour website
7. Women: Product Line
● Women are a large demographic that can be targeted
● Leisure
○ More styles to wear for activities, like the beach
○ Different shapes
○ Stylish yet durable
● Sport
○ Glasses that are lightweight and strong but are not masculine
○ Color variety
○ Make sport specific product
■ Ex. softball, rowing, or beach volleyball
8. Women: Marketing
Feminine & Fashionable
Feature at Sporting Events
Booth for showcased display and try on
Ex. Dew Tour, beach volleyball tournaments
Ads
“Find the athlete in you”
Sponsorship
UA sponsored athletes to spread brand awareness
Ex. Natasha Hastings, Jenny Finch
9. Fans: Product Line
● Key initiative- Customizable options
○ Customizable stem, frame and lens
○ Custom UA sunglass case
○ Customize to match your favorite team at any level
10. Fans: Marketing
Athlete/Celebrity Endorsement
Jordan Spieth, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and
Cam Newton
Sunglass Demo during sport competition
Booth at the Masters or US Open of Surfing
Sunglasses in window display of all
UA stores
Feature sunglasses on home screen
of UA website
Advertise sunglass commercials on channels
such as ESPN
11. Fans: Social Media
● Instagram/ Facebook
○ Advertise through UA instagram and UA facebook
○ Free marketing & direct communication with users
○ Competition Incentive: Rule Yourself Challenge
12. Distribution
Sports Retail Locations (eg. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, Sports
Chalet, Big 5, Sun Diego)
Sunglasses Shops (Sunglass Hut, SportRX)
E-commerce (Amazon)
At Sporting Events → sell & “try-on” booths for #EyeArmour lines (Bike races,
College games, golf tournaments...etc.)
Social Media Giveaways and Raffles
To all contracted athletes & their respective teams/organizations
13. Summary
Recreational
Multi-sport glasses with fully adjustable/interchangeable lenses, frames, grips and a possible
Bluetooth attachment all used to target young & active recreational athletes that will enable them to
feel compared to their favorite professional athletes
Professional
To develop and “On Field” and “Off Field” line for UA and all professional athletes to use while playing
their respective sports but to also market the brand off the field.
Women
Design two different types of products: Leisure and Sport. Using a lighter weight material, offering a
wider color variety and shape size, the sunglasses will become more feminine and desirable.
Fans
Fully customizable glasses (lenses, frame, stem, grips) with a customizable case, all designed to match
your favorite team
Editor's Notes
Main point: We want to produce quality glasses at a cheaper price point than those that professionals use. We want the rec/weekend user to feel like they are using the same quality glasses as the pros. Our biggest initiative here is we want to develop multi sport glasses that are fully interchangeable. Thus a person can buy the basic frame/lens for their ideal sport but can also purchase other lenses/grips/bands to go with whatever sport needed. Nowadays customizeable options are important for people because they like having something unique and special to them.
Research found that younger generations spend the most on sporting goods, so targeting young & active athletes/rec participants is key. Younger generations like customizable aspects and like bluetooth music in their ears.
We want to show that rec athletes are equal/connected to pro athletes → ideally create an ad that shows the UA athletes wearing their sports respective eyewear and show the younger generation/rec athletes wearing the same glasses; cheaper alternative that is fully flexible and adjustable to switch to what sport you want to play in
By distinguishing 2 product lines, Under Armour can reach more athletes. Gain competitive edge over competitor Oakley. * Also mention that the lenses can be scratch and fog resistant (fog from sweat)
The on the field line will have little change. Under Armour will need to be innovative to create eyewear that is reasonable for any specific sport. Sporty look, comfortable, flexible, and lightweight
This is where the off the field line comes in for those who don’t have use eyewear during performance . Sunglasses will be sleek, modern, fashionable, versatile. These athletes can use the sunglasses at anytime. Sports that don’t include sunglasses, boxing, mma, dancing.
(Harper signed with Under Armour when he was 18)
(Spieth signed when he was 19)
Offer features that are attractive to professionals likefog resistant or scratch proof
EX. softball, volleyball, snow sports, NASCAR
Professional/Celebrity brand ambassadors will be utilizing either on the field or off the field line.
Benefits:
Under Armour will be able to reach a greater demographic and broaden their brand awareness.
Celebrity endorsements will be seen on every social media outlet posted by either celebrity or Under Armour.
Under Armour can feature an athlete/celebrity on their website to promote a specific product line. on/off the field.
Customized sunglasses: Want to create glasses that have different colors that would give a more “feminine feel” but for athletic wear.
-shape, thickness, different material
-can customize the thickness and shape depending on the sport
Examples of endorsing sunglasses: having an Under Armour stand where players can try on sunglasses at beach volleyball tournaments or snowboarding events
Natasha Hastings- US National sprinter, won international medals
Jenny Finch- softball
Ad: takes a different approach to highlight the fact that it’s fashionable athletic wear
Ex. Kate Hudson (she just launched a new women’s active line)
She’s all dressed up wearing the sunglasses down the street then when she goes cycling later she is wearing the same glasses- “Find the athlete in you”
Casual sunglasses meant for everyday use and leisure activity to protect your eyes
Key initiative: To create a customizable option that lets consumers customize the stem, frames, and lenses as well as a custom UA sunglass case
Ex. MLB logo on sunglasses (to pair with existing MLB line)
Custom oakley glasses start at $110-$230
UA set their price similar to Oakley to stay competitive
Adjustable nosepad
3 point grip
-UA sunglass demo
During sporting events (golf tournament, US open of surfing) have test out casual sunglasses that are endorsed by athletes
Can buy the endorsed athletes sunglass style, similar to buying basketball player’s shoe
Athlete endorsement
Jordan Spieth
Cam Newton
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Maddie Peterson (surfing)
Social media is a powerful tool to reach millions of customers worldwide with low cost.
Talk about marketing through UA’s instagram and facebook. They have essentially no advertising of sunglasses on social media (they have over 1 million more followers than oakley and 500,000 more than Ray-Ban)
#Ruleyourselfchallenge: Where people take a picture or short video of them pushing themselves or conquering a fear
Winner receives a free pair of sunglasses of their choosing
Each presenter, summarize what they discussed one last time → brief, main points, main initiatives