Social Media Monitoring Project one Introduction When you think Adidas , you probably first think about sneakers but the company offers much more . The century-old company was founded by Mr. Adi Dassler, a German with an athlet ic identity and shoemaker skills. Because he was also an athlete, he was able to fully understand the needs of athletes. H is ingenious craftsmanship and inventi ve ability enabled him to develop more than 700 patents related to sports , thus creating the Adidas kingdom of sporting goods. Mr. Dassler began to make sneakers by hand in 1920. After that, athletes from all over the world were wearing his sneakers winning at the Olympic Games, which made his products become more and more popular in the international sports world. How did A didas achieve such elevated status in the sport s world in a society that did not have social technologies ? The company's marketing was based upon word-of-mouth to create demand. Bu...