Seidel and Puma

CinqueMinute wrote:

I'm sure someone will create a nice visual, but looks like the Women's Marathon Footwear.. I mean, Nike literally dominated the field in adoption.

Gold, adidas

Silver, Nike

Bronze, Puma (only one in field)

4th, Nike

5th, Nike

6th, Nike

6th was Kejeta, adidas

Back in 2010, we had a club that was "sponsored" by Puma (i.e. we got extra gear and some promo stuff for free). Their trainers were shi - clunky and stiff or way too soft - but the best 5k-10k racing flat I ever had was this weird little orange Puma shoe.

She's no dummy, Honest Al. She immediately took them off, tied them together, and slung them over her shoulder, strategically placed for post-race photos/interviews.

LangleyHighxc wrote:

Skankin' Pickle?

Do the Hussein skank.

Strategically placed? Have the shoes completely cover up the Swoosh on her uniform would have let Puma use the photo on USA Team sales catalogs and promotional material … autograph cards, in store point-of-purchase displays and Puma web site advertising.

Take a page out of Michael Jordan. 1992 Olympic Games medal ceremony. You had to wear a white Reebok jacket to receive a medal and he strategically hung an American flag around his neck to cover.

Maybe you aren't seeing all of the photos. Shoes can jostle around in the moment (hint, hint).

great signing for sure, but puma has been mia at running specialty for decades. zero commitment or interest until recently, when puma north america decided to invest in technical running again. it's been a long time since puma was relevant, as a technical running brand. lets see what happens

paul72 wrote:

D-Run wrote:

I'm in my late 40s. I remember Puma being sort of a thing when I was growing up. Then it seemed to go away for a pretty long time. When the brand started to get reestablished in the U.S., it was more a lifestyle brand (and it still certainly has that component as do all apparel companies), and then I started see more and more athletes wearing Puma in multiple sports. Growing up, I didn't know it was a non-American brand.

yeah-late 70's early 80s' they were pretty big with soccer, then they disappeared as you said for 20 years or so...I thought that Adidas was the only German shoe brand lol!

Interesting story about Puma and Adidas. Rudolf and Adolf Dassler were brothers in the apparel business in Germany. When Hitler took over, both brothers were working together and produced clothing for the Germany army.

After the war, Rudolf and his brother went there separate ways. Rudolf founded Puma, and Adolf, who went by Adi befame the head of what is now his name sake company: ADIDAS(sler).

Influencer wrote:

Ponce de Leon wrote:

Hey we all wish it wasn't so but how many people buying Saucony (or Brooks, or.......) run shoes can tell you how far a marathon is?

You can't sell a thing if there's not product in stores.

This is true, but Molly has a huge social media following, even before yesterday. You’re right, times and medals alone don’t sell shoes. But they can bring you popularity, which does.

honest al wrote:

Apparently comfortable, she couldn’t wait to get out of them.

Like pro she tied them and draped them around her neck when she was taking post race pics with the flag. Total pro.

actually both were in the footwear business before WWII. I believe their first spikes for an olympian was in 1928. the book sneaker wars details. Jesse Owens spikes in 1936 for example. WWII spilt up Rudolph and Adi

https://www.amazon.com/Sneaker-Wars-Brothers-Founded-Business/dp/0061246573/ref=asc_df_0061246573/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312693971719&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8580739525473387938&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003479&hvtargid=pla-604954133691&psc=1

Ray Cyst wrote:

shoeless in seattle wrote:

Props for Puma for signing Molly and building a campaign around her. Huge payoff!!

Every HS girl will be wearing those Pumas this year.

Well done Puma. Sh!t I might even buy a pair just because.

LOL if only it worked that way. Let me know if you see ONE HS girl wearing Pumas out for a run.

If Seidel actually ran Puma shoes, I’m even more impressed with her performance. Puma has mostly been a style brand, not a performance brand.

De Grasse signed 11.5M contract with Puma in 2015. They've partnered with him through 6 O medals.

Lots of puma spikes in the starting blocks.

But would i trust Puma with my daily trainers? Not yet.

I do like their Basket and Suede casual shoes and have had a few pairs over the last 10years or so.

Puma was a sponsor out here about 8-10 years ago, BroJo's were promoting their FAAS line of shoes, which actually weren't bad and had a pretty decent rocker to them and were a fun shoe for workouts

Good for Puma for sponsoring some runners, making a viable product and having some success. I say this as a Nike fanboy at heart, but they suck the life out of track and field/professional running. I hope more companies have success with athletes in events between now and Paris.

It's the risk in business.

Airbrushing takes care of any other unwanted logos.

DC Doctor wrote:

If Seidel actually ran Puma shoes, I’m even more impressed with her performance. Puma has mostly been a style brand, not a performance brand.

the new puma distance shoes (velocity, liberate, deviate) are the real deal

sayyestonepotism wrote:

If she had the Nike supershoe she would have won by like 5 min according to letsrun

She only lost by a 26 seconds though.