Sports marketer here. A lot of people here seem to not understand the standard economics behind world kit sponsorships.
Here are the facts:
adidas’ premium they paid the Azzurri, is at least 3x what any domestic Italian brand (kappa, diadora, macron) would have been able to afford
adidas’ merchandise distribution is global, the Italian brands mentioned above are regional at best. Worldwide distribution is a huge factor in kit deals as well as any additional bonuses that are tied in these types of deals
I share the same sentiment around the bland, childish look of this forthcoming kit, but know there are way more factors involved in how this comes to life than your subjective aesthetic opinion.
I mean, it’s less subjective if EVERYONE is sharing the same opinion. Besides, from a marketing pov this kind of mediocre product doesn’t really do the Italy team any favour. They’re missing out on tons of profits, from Italian fans who are on edge about buying a jersey and will be zwayed away to football fans who buy jerseys based on how cool they look.
This a disservice to the team in general from any pov. Commercial, marketing, branding etc. (that is if this really ends up being the final product, which I hope it won’t).
You have to understand target (perhaps overly so) on kids 18 and younger. I understand what you mean by the aesthetics of it from an adult perspective, but it’s not the target
Sports marketer here. A lot of people here seem to not understand the standard economics behind world kit sponsorships. Here are the facts:
adidas’ premium they paid the Azzurri, is at least 3x what any domestic Italian brand (kappa, diadora, macron) would have been able to afford
adidas’ merchandise distribution is global, the Italian brands mentioned above are regional at best. Worldwide distribution is a huge factor in kit deals as well as any additional bonuses that are tied in these types of deals
I share the same sentiment around the bland, childish look of this forthcoming kit, but know there are way more factors involved in how this comes to life than your subjective aesthetic opinion.
I mean, it’s less subjective if EVERYONE is sharing the same opinion. Besides, from a marketing pov this kind of mediocre product doesn’t really do the Italy team any favour. They’re missing out on tons of profits, from Italian fans who are on edge about buying a jersey and will be zwayed away to football fans who buy jerseys based on how cool they look.
This a disservice to the team in general from any pov. Commercial, marketing, branding etc. (that is if this really ends up being the final product, which I hope it won’t).
You have to understand target (perhaps overly so) on kids 18 and younger. I understand what you mean by the aesthetics of it from an adult perspective, but it’s not the target