How Droga5 helped Under Armour win with female athletes
Geoffrey PrecourtWarc
The rock-solid, hardy bastion of Under Armour's brand DNA was also its principal barrier to engaging a new audience.
For 20 years, the sportswear group had grounded its line of athletic-wear in a series of narratives that tied the product back to the gritty toughness of real men playing American football.
But in those two decades, a new kind of consumer – the serious female athlete – was providing a steadily growing source of revenue from a companion-brand space. And the competitive set had no problem...