American multinational athletic footwear and apparel corporation founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1964, which became the world's largest athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer through revolutionary marketing and product development.
Pioneered the athlete-as-brand-identity model — most definitively through the Air Jordan partnership with Michael Jordan — establishing the template through which sports, celebrity, and consumer aspiration are fused into brand equity.
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