All Marketing articles – Page 68
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The North Face has launched an online platform in Europe...
The North Face has launched an online platform in Europe to promote safety in the mountains. The “kNOw boundaries” website contains several sections, focusing on items such as safe equipment, how to spot an avalanche, signs of unstable snow, and so forth. Each of them is animated by videos featuring ...
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Nordisk has been granted the iF Design Award 2012 in...
Nordisk has been granted the iF Design Award 2012 in the category “Materials” for its sleeping bag “Bering”
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Scarpa sponsored a special new 46.5-kilometer trail-running race through the...
Scarpa sponsored a special new 46.5-kilometer trail-running race through the slopes of Monte Grappa and neighboring hills in the Veneto region of Italy last month. Called Trail degli Eroi – Trofeo Scarpa (Heroes Trail – Scarpa Trophy), it involved about 300 participants and commemorated the death of 12,000 people in ...
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Montane, the U.K. high-end brand of functional apparel, will support...
Montane, the U.K. high-end brand of functional apparel, will support a British expedition to the subglacial Lake Ellsworth in Antarctica scheduled for October 2012
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Arc'teryx has launched its mobile site, which enables the customer...
Arc'teryx has launched its mobile site, which enables the customer to scan hangtags with an appropriate barcode app at the point of sale
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Schoeller has received the Swiss Technology Award for its new...
Schoeller has received the Swiss Technology Award for its new iLoad material, a textile carrier that can be individually loaded and regenerated with beneficial and therapeutic substances
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Therm-a-Rest has been awarded “Editor's Choice” of the U.S. Backpacker...
Therm-a-Rest has been awarded “Editor's Choice” of the U.S. Backpacker magazine for its “NeoAir All Season Mattress”
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Canada Goose was picked by Outside magazine as “Gear of...
Canada Goose was picked by Outside magazine as “Gear of the Year” for its “HyBridge Lite Jacket” designed as a hybrid product between a warm down jacket and a light softshell
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Mountain Equipment has sealed a sponsoring deal with the German...
Mountain Equipment has sealed a sponsoring deal with the German Alpine Club to support the six young women of the federation's expedition team
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Patagonia Footwear will put a stronger focus on promoting trail-running...
Patagonia Footwear will put a stronger focus on promoting trail-running by supporting extreme runner Krissy Moehl and the Ultra Running Team that bears Patagonia's name. Jointly, Patagonia and these athletes will develop a larger line of trail-running shoes. Additionally, it will increase its efforts in supporting major events such as ...
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EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has added two more...
EOCA, the European Outdoor Conservation Association, has added two more sections to its website, outdoorconservation.eu: “Tread Lightly” is devoted to users who are interested in minimizing their impact on the nature during their activities outdoors. The “Volunteering” section informs on current environmental projects in which the user can take part.
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Aku and W.L. Gore will supply the footwear for the...
Aku and W.L. Gore will supply the footwear for the mountaineers participating in the IMS Walk, organized in the framework of the International Mountain Summit, a mountain festival held in the Italian resort of Bressanone on Oct. 21-30. Aku will also be the premium partner of a photo contest where ...
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Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one...
Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one of 25 top executives from the U.K. who accompanied British Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Russia. One of Pentland's brands, Berghaus, is entering the country through a distributor, as reported in the Compass earlier this year.
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Antje von Dewitz, the managing director of Vaude, has...
Antje von Dewitz, the managing director of Vaude, has received the “Economy Medal” from the government of Baden-Württemberg where Vaude is located for her achievements on ecological and social responsibility
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KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel,...
KTC Limited, the Hong Kong-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel, has joined the Fair Wear Foundation. KTC is said to be the first major supplier to major Western outdoor brands to have made the step of getting its factories in China and Laos to be supervised by independent monitors. Meanwhile ...
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Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for...
Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team through the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The athletes will show off Columbia's Omni-Heat technology, wearing the brand's outerwear, base layers and hats, and contribute ideas toward the research and development of new products. Some ...
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In the fourth consecutive year, Lafuma has sent volunteers to...
In the fourth consecutive year, Lafuma has sent volunteers to the Mer de Glace at the Mont Blanc Mountain to clean the glacier. This year, not less than 110 employees and others volunteered to collect stunning 3 tons of trash. The project was organized in cooperation with the Chamonix section ...
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Eider has made its website more interactive with the...
Eider has made its website more interactive with the customer, especially through social networks. The new version describes the products exhaustively before proposing them for sale online, including promotions. The site allows the customer to locate the nearest store offering Eider products. It presents its sponsored athletes.
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Schöffel, the sponsor of Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman ever...
Schöffel, the sponsor of Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman ever who made it onto the top of all 14 summits higher than 8,000 meters without the support of additional oxygen, has offered the Austrian's jacket on a web-based auction for charity. The €500-odd go to a German NGO which is ...
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The German section of Sport 2000 has joined forces with...
The German section of Sport 2000 has joined forces with Jack Wolfskin to launch a marketing campaign aiming to reduce overstocks of rainwear. As reported earlier, Jack Wolfskin, the clear market leader in outerwear in the country, suffered from poor sales of rain jackets after a spring season that was ...
