"For an American to consider the Japanese from any viewpoint for any reason‚ it is important for us to remember that they are products of a unique civilization‚ that their standards and values are the results of several thousand years of powerful religious and metaphysical conditioning that were entirely different from those that molded the character‚ personality and habits of Westerners" ( De Mente‚ p.19). To understand the Japanese‚ it is necessary to have an understanding of their religious and
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in the wake of World War II. In 1946‚ Masaru Ibuka started an electronics shop in a bomb-damaged department store building in Tokyo. The company had $530 in capital and a total of eight employees. The next year‚ he was joined by his colleague‚ Akio Morita‚ and they founded a company called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). The company built Japan’s first tape recorder‚ called the Type-G. In 1958 the company name was changed to Sony. In the early 1950s‚ Ibuka
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The Sony Corporation: A Case Study in Transnational Media Management by Richard A. Gershon‚ Western Michigan University‚ U.S.A. and Tsutomu Kanayama‚ Sophia University‚ Japan The transnational corporation is a nationally based company with overseas operations in two or more countries. What distinguishes the transnational media corporation (TNMC) from other types of TNCs‚ is that the principle product being sold is information and entertainment. The following paper is a case study analysis of the
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Beck‚ a student of Anne Tonkin. Scope This report relates only to the Sony Bravia television‚ within the Sony Company and attempts to draw links to further development of understanding the Australian market place. Background In 1944‚ Mr. Akio Morita‚ an officer in the Japanese Navy worked with
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uses a lamppost: for support‚ not illumination." David Ogilvy-Experto en marketing •"We don’t ask consumers what they want. They don’t know. Instead we apply our brain power to what they need‚ and will want‚ and make sure we’re there‚ ready.“ Akio Morita-Cofundador de SONY •"The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well that the product or service fits him or her and sells itself." Peter Drucker-Experto en administración •"No great marketing decisions have ever been made
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at night. The Sony is primarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products & components) and Game (such as PlayStation) and Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music). 2 Sony History Sony was founded in 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. The two complemented each other with a unique blend of product innovation and marketing savvy‚ and formed a company that would eventually grow into a more than $60 billion global organization. Since 1946‚ when Masaru Ibuka started Sony‚ it has
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Corporation Sony - Company information Sony Company was founded in 1946 in Tokyo physicist Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka engineer. The company consisted of 20 employees‚ they were engaged in the repair of electrical equipment and tried to create their own products. At that moment‚ any development and production have been hampered. Because of the post-war limits on the consumption of electricity has consistently exceeded this limit and "Tokyo Research Laboratory" kicked out of their official location
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THE ORIGIN OF SONY Founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita in 1958‚ the Sony Corporation has come a long way since its first transistor radios. Being innovative thinkers‚ the founders realized a need for a global brand with mass appeal. Hence‚ as the company grew‚ it was simply logical to establish production facilities in their respective regions. Since its inception‚ very few have been able to match Sony ’s track record for invention and innovation. These include the first Trinitron color television
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(VCR) in 1976 as the model SL-7200 (CED‚ 2006). The stand-alone unit initially sold successfully in the U.S. for $1‚295.00. An optional external clock to set recording times came at the request of Sony’s then CEO‚ Akio Morita (CED‚ 2006). Previous models included an internal clock‚ but Morita believed that by having an external clock‚ should it malfunction‚ repairs could be made without having to bring the whole VCR to the repair shop. The external clock was mistake number one of many made by Sony; VHS
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segmented consumers at a global level. The Objective for Mr. Lopez was to draft out a marketing plan based on these studies individually or in combination to launch VAIO in China. SONY HISTORY & BACKGROUND [1]It was in 1946 that Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita together with a small team of passionate and committed group of employees started to build Tokyo Tsushin Kenkyujo´ (Totsuko)‚ or Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute´ to the billion dollar global conglomerate that it is today. The main objective
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