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Abstract
Aim: This essay aims to perform an analysis on the basis of integration of SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks. The key aim of this essay is to establish the reasons behind the success of Vodafone, which is ranked 3rd in FTSE100 Company ranking, and thereby represent the implications and recommendations.
Methodology: This paper is based on integration of the secondary research, which includes recent reports, books and journal articles.
Findings: The key findings indicate that Vodafone is a well – established global company with a highly successful internationalization strategy. This implies that Vodafone has a lot of opportunities to take advantage of, despite the recent economic adverse events. 1.0. Introduction
This paper aims to demonstrate an analytical essay on the company, which is FTSE100 Top 20 Company as of July, 2012. A chosen company for this report is Vodafone Group Plc, which is ranked third in FTSE100, with the market capitalization of $ 87.53 billion (Financial Times, 2012). 2.0. SWOT analysis
SWOT framework is utilized in order to evaluate the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats on a micro-level (Kotler and Armstrong, 2010) 2.1. Strengths
As the recent FTSE100 report demonstrates, Vodafone is ranked 3rd on the basis of market capitalization numbers. This suggests that Vodafone Company has a strong brand reputation in domestic (UK) and international markets. According to Brand Directory, (2011), Vodafone has increased the brand value by 6 % in 2011 (from $ 28,995 to $ 30,674 millions).
Vodafone has always followed an aggressive internationalization strategy, which has been supported by the recent investments in Australian and African markets (Brand Finance, 2011). 2.2. Weaknesses
Vodafone faces a tough