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OUR BRAND MISSION TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MOVE FREELY ON WHEELS

DISTILLS THE BRAND’S ESSENCE AND OUR REASON FOR BEING


To Inspire
conveys all the ways we motivate people to skate: messaging that excites or surprises or gets people to think about the sport — and the brand — in a new light.

People
is, intentionally, a broad, inclusive term. It encompasses anyone who is skating now, or should be. Our audience is as large as the sport.

To Move Freely
reinforces the graceful, flowing uniqueness of skating. It signals the deeply satisfying and personal feeling of moving under your own power,on your own time, in your own style.

On Wheels
literally grounds the motion in skating and specifies our core work.


OUR VISION: THE WORLD IN MOTION THROUGH SKATING.

Imagine what the world would look like if Rollerblade were successful in executing its mission — a world changed through healthier people, stronger communities, less congestion, less pollution, more joy, deeper interaction with human, physical life. Not a small vision.

BRAND PRINCIPLES: AUTHENTIC. PROGRESSIVE. EXPERIENTIAL.

These principles are the pillars of the Rollerblade mission. They are filters through which we decide and defend all brand and product decisions. Our brand principles drive everything we do and everything we make

ROLLERBLADE® HISTORY

Legend has it that the first in-line skates date back to the 1700's when a Dutchman attempted to simulate ice skating by nailing wooden spools to strips of wood attached to his shoes.

In 1863, an American developed the first roller skate with wheels attached side by side. Soon, the two-by-two wheel formation became the standard and the in-line skate was quickly forgotten. Versions of the in-line skate resurfaced periodically, but the concept hadn't caught on yet.

Given the technology of the time, in-line skates could not be designed to function as well as conventional roller-skates. By 1930, roller skates had found a permanent place in society. But it took 29 more years, until 1959, for someone to mass-produce a metal-wheeled skate. The next significant development came in 1973 when the skate was further improved and popularized by the introduction of the polyurethane wheel. In 1980, two hockey-playing Minnesota brothers discovered an in-line skate while rummaging through a sporting goods store and decided that this design would make an ideal off-season hockey-training tool.
They refined the skate and began assembling the first Rollerblade® skates in the basement of their parents' Minneapolis home. It was that same year, when they founded the company that would become Rollerblade®. Hockey players were soon turning heads as they glided down Minnesota roads in the summer. Nordic and Alpine skiers were also quick to adapt Rollerblade skates to their training regimens. Business grew during the early 80's, but the in-line skate market was undeveloped and limited geographically.
Strategic marketing efforts were introduced in the mid-80's to position in-line skating as a new sport, and grass roots marketing tactics were employed in Miami Beach, FL, Minneapolis, MN, and Venice Beach, CA. Through the middle 80's to late 80's, direct sales were eliminated as Rollerblade sought distribution through sporting goods retailers.

As the 80's came to a close, Rollerblade expanded the market further through in-line skating events, competitions, and other activities specific to the sport; including the new trend of aggressive skating.
In addition, traditional marketing tactics and an aggressive public relations plan catapulted skating into the mainstream.

In the early 90's, international distribution was first realized with the establishment of several distributorships. Also, in 1991 Nordica, a member of the Benetton Group, purchased a 50% stake in the company. Cross-promotions with major consumer product companies gave credibility to the market and publicity for the sport was at an all-time high as popularity soared and participation grew faster than any sport in history.
The 90's were filled with further expansion of the market and industry, which was spurred by great strides in skate technology. Lighter, stronger materials, lower pricing, and technologies such as our revolutionary ABT® brake, continued making skating more accessible to people of all ages, and athletic ability.

Rollerblade® Distributors

italia

usa

canada

Deutschland

France

Schweiz

Österreich

United Kingdom

Sverige

Suomi

Norge

Australia

New Zealand

Polska

中国

España

Hrvatska

Brasil

Srbija

日本

CZEK REPUBLIC

Türkiye

IM LAUFE DER JAHRE HAT ROLLERBLADE® EINE BEACHTLICHE SERIE VON ERSTERFINDUNGEN ERBRACHT, WIE ZUM BEISPIEL SCHUHE UND ROLLEN AUS POLYURETHAN, METALLSCHIENEN, DOPPELKUGELLAGER UND FERSENBREMSEN.

AUSSERDEM WAR ROLLERBLADE® ALLEN EINEN SCHRITT VORAUS BEI

- Ventilationsschalen/atmungsaktiven Innenschuhen
- Schnallenverschlüssen
- Rollenkonstruktion in Core-Technologie
- Sanften Bremssystemen
- Aggressive Skate/Stunt
- Prämiertem Bremssystem
- Advanced Braking System (ABT)®
- Speziellen Damenskates
- Kinderskates mit werkzeugfreier Größenverstellung durch Knopfdruck
- Innenschuhen aus Wärme regulierenden Materialien (Füße bleiben kühl und trocken)
Marketing Leadership Rollerblade® ist nicht nur unbestrittener Leader bei neuen Technologien, sondern war stets auch Pionier bei Programmen zur Unterstützung dieses Sports auf breiter Basis: Sponsor bei gemeinnützigen Veranstaltungen - Jährlich werden von Rollerblade® zahlreiche nicht profit-orientierte Organisationen und ihre Events unterstützt. Neben direktem Sponsoring liefert Rollerblade® Vorführwägen mit Skates, Preisen und Werbegeschenken. Sponsoring von Veranstaltungen - Von Rollerblade® werden weiterhin attraktive Events rund um das Inline-Skating ins Leben gerufen, die zahlreich und an immer neuen Orten stattfinden. Verschiedene Marathons auf nationaler und regionaler Ebene haben auf unsere Initiative hin nun auch Inline-Skater in ihren Kreis aufgenommen. Außerdem arbeitet Rollerblade® mit regionalen Funparks und Freizeitclubs zusammen, um Strecken und Kurse für Inline-Skating einzurichten und zu fördern. Website - Unsere Website ist eine reichhaltige Informationsquelle für Inline-Skater. Tipps für Anfänger, Videos und Anleitungen für die Wartung von Skates, Informationen über Skater-Strecken, Hilfe bei der Suche nach qualifizierten Trainern und die Geschichte des Inline-Skating sind nur einige der verfügbaren Informationen. Außerdem gibt es auch eine Vielfalt nützlicher Hinweise zum Thema Fitness, mit einer Tabelle über den Kalorienverbrauch, ein 10-Wochen-Trainingsprogramm und diverse Informationen über die Vorteile von Inline-Skating zu sehen.

BRAND PRINCIPLES AUTHENTIC. PROGRESSIVE. EXPERIENTIAL.

These principles are the pillars of the Rollerblade mission. They are filters through which we decide and defend all brand and product decisions.

Our brand principles drive everything we do and everything we make