____________________________________________________________ ____ Completed By Woo Gim Chuan Marcus (J0704245) Name of Tutor (T01) XXX BUS 488 Strategy - T01 Question 1 AirAsia‚ which is one of the earliest low cost carriers (LCC) in Asia‚ has become a LCC since 2001. So far‚ it has expanded its network from Malaysia to Thailand to Singapore‚ Macau and even the Mainland China in 2006. In short‚ AirAsia “jumped out” from an intra-Malaysia and Thailand market to a “real AirAsia” in the
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AirAsia BERHAD MARKETING PLAN No. CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 Executive Summary 1-2 2.0 Introduction 3 2.1 Background and History of AirAsia 3-4 2.2 Vision Statement 5 2.3 Mission Statement 5 2.4 Objectives 5 3.0 Environmental Analysis 6 3.1 PESTEL Analysis 6 3.1.1 Political Factors 7-8 3.1.2 Economic Factors 8-9 3.1.3 Social Factors 9-11 3.1.4 Technological Factors 11 3.1.5 Environmental Factors 11-12 3.2
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also discuss the culture and management style of AirAsia and its ability to address to the challenges faced by the company. Furthermore‚ the report aims at highlighting the expansions of AirAsia with future expectations. Background of AirAsia Air Asia‚ an ailing‚ in debt‚ government owned airline was purchased by Tony Fernandes‚ a Malaysian Indian entrepreneur in 2001. Fernandes invested all his valuables and saving in purchasing this airline company that only possessed two Boeings and was deeply
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INTRODUCTION Air Asia Berhad was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Dato’ Tony Fernandes along with Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab (Chairman‚ AirAsia)‚ Dato’ Kamarudin bin Meranun (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer‚ AirAsia) and Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar (Director‚ AirAsia) formed a partnership and set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia from government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom on December 2‚ 2001 which Air Asia was originally
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quite competitive with multiple players and various elements effecting the industry environment. AirAsia has developed a specific set of resources and core competencies that it has exploited in order to become the leading short-haul LCC in South East Asia. AirAsia’s strategy employs cost and efficiency optimization by utilizing its key resources; thus‚ possessing capabilities necessary for success. AirAsia’s tangible resources‚ including its fleet and hubs‚ enhance the company’s low cost capabilities
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strategy. Durlacher (1999)‚ Mobile Commerce Report‚ Durlacher Research Ltd. Gillan‚ D. & Lall‚ A.‚ 2002. The economics of the Internet‚ the new economy and opportunities for airports‚ Journal of Air Transport Management 8‚ 49-62. 1ad0d890-a7d011e3‚ AirAsia‚ 2007 http://www.airlines.org/economics/cost+of+delays/‚ Air Transport Association‚ 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/pree/linkpage4327.mspx‚ Microsoft‚ 2007 Kotler.‚ P Purcell‚ F.‚ and Toland‚ J. (2004). Electronic commerce for the south pacific:
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• The Extended Marketing Mix‚ 7Ps One of the earliest marketing mix models was by McCarthy (1960) and defined the 4Ps: Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ and Promotion. This was further improved by Booms and Bitner (1982) taking into consideration the service industry which introduced 3 more Ps: People‚ Physical evidence and Process. (Blythe‚ 2006) Product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption. It includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚ places
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Marketing and the 7Ps A brief summary of marketing and how it works © The Chartered Institute of Marketing 2005 www.cim.co.uk/marketingresources www.cim.co.uk/knowledgehub | 1 Marketing and the 7Ps: A brief summary of marketing and how it works ONE What is marketing? he Chartered Institute of T Marketing offers the following Marketing is the management process responsible for identifying‚ anticipating and Every product we buy‚ every store we visit‚ every media
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“The financial services industry is complicated‚ just like airlines‚ and we are reaching a market that they generally missed and we are utilizing AirAsia’s customer base‚ which is huge.” The 48-year-old is targeting emerging wealth in Southeast Asia where an increasing number of its 598 million inhabitants can afford to travel and buy consumer goods such as mobile phones for the first time. Fernandes will relocate to Jakarta this month to focus on regional growth. He will also step down as
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Concept A study finds that there are 88% of Australian women spending in online cosmetics and beauty (Powertail.com.au). Being an online retailer in the Australian cosmetics industry has many advantages. It is convenient for buyers to shop and access to a wider variety of many product lines at the same time. Meanwhile‚ it is time-saving and also money-saving for the customers rather than buying cosmetics at the local stores. However‚ due to the increasing numbers of online stores and online retailers
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