netnography study on adidas adizero prime
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11853 Valley Blvd
El Monte, CA 91732
Lightest boots ever made – 145 grams
Builds on the original adizero series (165 grams)
Strong competitor to SuperFly II (210 grams) and V1.10 SL (150 grams)
Majority: Casual players who were more interested in the look and feel of the product, found the product expensive
Minority: Professional/Semi professional players who ranked the performance of the product before talking about the look.
Weight Colors
Celebrity footballers
Price
Strongest competitors (Superfly II and V1.10 SL)
Even though the reviews corrected the price, many users continued to judge the boot by $400 price tag (correct price - $299)
The need to separate the primes from regular adizero through colorway◦ Since adizero primes cost $150 extra, many users felt
they should be easily identifiable and exclusive
Although most users complained about the exorbitant price, few users accepted it
Community members barely discussed about the performance attributes◦ Belief that the boots guaranteed superior performance
based on the original adizero
As the original adizero seemed affordable at $150, most members disliked the price of primes but acknowledged the exclusivity factor
Pricing $100 lesser than Superfly II made it desirable boot in the elite category
Exclusive colorways for adizero prime as better justification for high price
original adizero adizero prime
Better co-ordination with online communities to build relationship with fans (Review on soccerreviews.com still shows $399 price) www.aztecasoccer.com
Considering the original adizeros were the lightest cleats ever produced and launched just before the World Cup ‘10, should adidas have priced it at more than $199 price tag?
With a narrow gap (8 months) between original adizeros and primes, would it have been easier to justify the $299 price for the primes?
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