University of Halmstad School of Business and Engineering Bachelor Degree A creation of competitive advantage by using differentiation of company’s strategy actions. The case study of IKEA Sweden with experiences on Chinese and French markets. Dissertation in Marketing Credit point level – 10 ( 15ECTS) Supervisor: Venilton Reinert Authors: Landry Capdevielle Min Li Paulina Nogal Halmstad‚ 23rd of May 2007 The table of contents Introduction............................................
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CONTENT 1.0 OVERVIEW 2.0 MARKET SITUATION 3.0 OPPORTUNITY ON THE INDUSTRY 4.0 COMPETITORS AND MARKETING OBJECTIVES 5.0 MARKETING PLAN 6.0 NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE IDEA AND FUTURE MARKETING STRATEGY 7.0 REFERENCE 8.0 COURSEWORK 1.0 OVERVIEW For a brand firmly associated with feminine beauty‚ Olay has a rather surprising history. The product was actually invented during World War II by South African chemist Graham Gordon Wulff‚ as a glycerine-based rehydration treatment for Royal
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Marketing Management Case Analysis Subway® Sandwich Shops Abstract Subway® Sandwich Shops was founded in 1965‚ and has been franchised into the hearts and stomachs of families all around the world. This highly successful sandwich shop was the dream of high-school graduate Fred DeLuca. With the financial help of long-time friend Dr. Peter Buck‚ Fred opened the first Subway Sandwich Shop in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1965. By 1974‚ the pair had opened over 16 shops around Connecticut
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Situation In early 2007‚ when this article was written‚ the average age of a Buick buyer was about 72 years of age. While Buick models like the Lucerne‚ the Regal and the Lacrosse were considered to be in the luxury sedan market‚ sales lagged significantly behind the leaders in the category like imports such as Lexus and Acura. Essentially‚ Buick’s aging demographic in the U.S. was not likely to capture new market share. Growing the Buick brand and capturing market share was critical to General
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In an age when cell phones and mp3 players display tiny quartz clocks‚ the mechanical wristwatch has slowly become less of an object of function and more a piece of modern culture‚ for both men and women. However‚ this was not always the case. Less than 100 years ago‚ no self- respecting gentleman would be caught dead wearing a wristwatch. In those days of yore‚ real men carried pocket watches‚ with a gold half-hunter being the preferred status symbol of the time—no pun intended
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Introduction Radisson Hotels & Resorts is one of the leading‚ full-service global hotel companies with over 420 locations in 73 countries. They are passionate about “Yes I Can!” service philosophy which empowers employees to make sure that they are completely satisfied during the stay. With locations worldwide‚ Radisson has accommodations for every kind of need. From hosting small meetings‚ to orchestrating large group events‚ they take pride on developing mutually rewarding relationships
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MariaJose Rodriguez Case 11-2: LVMH Pages 358-359 11-16. LVMH Moet Hennessy is the worlds’ largest marketer of luxury products and brands. It has assembled a diverse empire of more than 60 brands sales of which totaled $28 billion in 2010. If there is one communication space that luxury goods brands have not yet aggressively pursued‚ it is television advertising. Because of this‚ there are possible risks of Louis Vuitton’s first-ever television advertising campaign. First TV marketing can be seen as
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Case Study I - Barbie 7 April 2011 This case study will examine five questions affecting the marketing of Barbie. It will consider the environmental factors affecting Barbie‚ a SWOT analysis‚ her position and the implications of it in the BCG Matrix‚ her target market‚ and my strategy if I was product manager of the Barbie line. 1. A number of environmental factors impact Barbie. Regarding the environmental factor of competition‚ Barbie has two major competitors -- dolls from Spin
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Byron Hernandez Marketing September 5‚ 2012‚ 2012 Module 5 – Activity 5.6 CASE STUDY: Accenture 1. How did Accenture transfer the brand equity from its original name‚ Andersen Consulting‚ to the new company name? The way that Accenture transferred brand equity from its original name to the new company name was by specially branding the new one‚ and looking at a new name as a fresh start‚ re-introducing itself to its customers‚ and the world. With a new name‚ this allows them to
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Samsung case 1. How was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to product leader? In 1993‚ Lee unveiled “new management” which is a top-to-bottom strategy for Samsung to make Samsung become a bigger and more powerful company that would also eliminate Sony as the biggest consumer electronics firm in the world. To achieve this Samsung hired a new group of young designers who unleashed new products. Samsung abandoned low-end distributers‚ and build strong relationships with specialty retailers
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