2013 [HTC CASE SYNOPSIS] HTC case synopsis COMPANY HISTORY HTC Corporation‚ stands for High Tech Computer Corporation‚ located in Taiwan‚ was founded by three members‚ Cher Wang (chairman)‚ HT Cho (director and chairman)‚ and Peter Chou (President and CEO) in 1997. HTC started as an original designer and equipment manufacturer that designs products such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant). However‚ HTC did not have successful products nor did it build a high reputation
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Case Analysis --HTC Corp.in 2009 Class: Competitive Marketing Strategy Student Name: Fisher Yu 1. Evaluate HTC’s performance to date. What are its competitive advantages and vulnerabilities? Be sure to elaborate on HTC and its competitors’ positioning on performance and cost. Financial performance of HTC compared with its main competitors For this part‚ we will be using ROA (return on assets)‚ ROE (return on equity)‚ and profit margin to evaluate HTC’s abilities to generate profits
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1.0 Introduction Presentation of HTC Corporation HTC Corporation (HTC) is a Taiwanese operation founded in May 1997 in Taiwan‚ which is one of the most influential‚ creative and leading players in global telecommunications with an n increasing influence in the industry’s future (HTC quietly billion‚ 2012). HTC’s portfolio includes smartphones and tablets powered by the Android and HTC Sense™ operating systems (HTC Annual Report‚ 2010). Focusing on smartphone market; devoting to innovation and design
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Assessment Event 2: Academic Research Essay The Recommendation for HTC Company Student’s Name: Viola Xu Student ID#: QING21168 Teacher: Ben Charlton Due Date: 26 September 2012 Word Count: 1682 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction: 1 Method: 3 Findings: 4 Discussion: 6 Conclusions and Recommendations: 7 References 9 Appendices 10 Executive Summary This report was raised to find a method to help HTC have a larger market in China by recommending a marketing mix
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Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Strategic Action 3 3. The Analytical Model 4 4. Overview of HTC Company 4 5. External Analysis 4 5.1 Macro-environment (STEEP) 5 5.2 Industry Analysis 5 6. Internal Analysis and the matching of capabilities with Key Success Factors 7 7. HTC’s Competitive advantage 8 8. Strategic Actions required to meet KSF or turn KSF into competitive advantage 9 8.1 Innovation and Agility 9 8.2 Brand and Equity 9 8.3 Economies of scale 9 8.4 Financial Resources
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BCG MATRIX Stars e. g: beverages Question mark ? e. g: breakfast cereals Low Market Growth Rate Cash Cows e. g: baby food Dog e. g: pharmaceutical products High Low High Relative Market Share STARS The stars are the high relative market share and high market growth. Nestlé beverages are products more present on the market because this is a high quality of product and nowadays costumers like consume
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to breach the University’s regulations. Signature: …… Date: ……… GRADED ASSIGNMENT.3. The need to manage cash flow provided the impetus for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to design the matrix in 1970‚ which has since become one of the most widely used portfolio analysis models. Companies use BCG analysis in brand marketing‚ product management‚ portfolio and strategic management to help them develop their various businesses or products. It involves classifying products into four
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Executive summary Using Google’s Andriod platform has given HTC a boost‚ but now the Taiwanese handset maker are vulnerable to underwhelming sales in America and Europe. Their hope? China. HTC only entered China in early 2010‚ much later than its established peers. It is playing catching up with international premium brands‚ such as Apple‚ Samsung and LG‚ where HTC is currently aiming to get a slice of the pie. However‚ the company is also facing stiff competition from local brands who operate
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business for branded handset companies. HTC designs and manufactures products as specified by third parties that are later on the process sold under a different name. All the specified products are highly innovative and advanced.In fact HTC was one of the first carriers to launch a touchable screen phone (HTC Touch) in 2007‚ three weeks before the iphone was first comercialized. After that‚ HTC released the next model‚ the Touch Diamond‚ that improve HTC Touch with a more solid internet experience
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increasingly complex. No longer simply the domain of the warehouse manager or logistics director‚ supply chain management is viewed by most companies as a mission-critical element. In this special report‚ experts from Wharton and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) discuss strategies for maximizing the value of supply chains‚ avoiding inefficiencies‚ managing the omnipresent risk of disruption‚ and evaluating the pros and cons of supply chain enterprise systems. ‘You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure’: Maximizing
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