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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Industrial Marketing at Latin American country:- Management at a large manufacturer located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León decided to improve productivity at one of its subsidiaries by investing several million dollars in state-of-the-art production equipment. As word circulated about the planned investment‚ vendors in Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America put together proposals. One such vendor was American company “Y”‚ which had a global reputation for quality products and service. Management
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DELL ONLINE V. KASTURl RANGAN and MARIE BELL are with Harvard Business School. Y. K a s t u r i Marie Rangan Bell Professor V. Kasturi Rangan and Research Associate Marie Bell prepared this case as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Certain facts and data in the case have been disguised. Copyright © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request
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Dell Computers1 Introduction Dell Computers was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and has its corporate headquarters in Round Rock‚ Texas. Michael Dell’s winning idea was to sell computer systems directly to customers‚ allowing him and his company to understand customer needs well and therefore to provide the customer with the most appropriate computing solutions. Dell still practices the direct business model‚ saving time and cost by bypassing retailers and passing on the cost savings to the
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Marketing the Concept Marketing was tough. To get into 50 cities‚ the company originally paid online restaurant reviewers for links to its website‚ but the strategy was costing $1 million a month for $100‚000 in revenue. {11} Management changes followed‚ and the company
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Seeking Marketing Opportunities in the Contemporary Business Environment Summary: In this paper is amid to review the performance of Nokia in Chinese mobile phone market since 2002. A literature review about marketing research models such as 4 Ps‚ Porter’s 5 Forces‚ SWOT analyses is carried out by the author. After that‚ this paper explained the changes of market environment in last decade with competitor analyses. In addition‚ the author evaluates the market mix of Nokia. Opinions of how well
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Services Marketing Case Study 1. Introduction to JetBlue and the JetBlue experience. How is it related to the overall business strategy? JetBlue was a low cost carrier operating in the US‚ serving a niche segment. It had different offerings for the customer segment it served. Value Proposition in JetBlue context: Simplified Maintenance High Manpower utilization Efficient scheduling – in the New York route Was voted the best airlines in terms of Customer Satisfaction Need
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Europe in the 14th Century and the Renaissance The 14th century was anything but pleasant for the people living in Europe at the time. There were so many factors and conditions that ultimately helped pave the way for the Renaissance. I will focus on the key influences during this period that contributed to the development of this “rebirth”. The most significant impact that you must address right off the bat is‚ the Black Death. With the plague wiping out nearly one-third of Europe’s population
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GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TERM – V CONSUMER BEHAVIOR A CASE STUDY Is Indian Premier League (IPL) well marketed? Prepared by:- Tanvir ali Saiyad (FT 13483) Cricket is being hailed as a religion in India. It is said that cricket unites Indians better than any religion can ever do. Although Hockey is the national game of India‚ it is cricket that enjoys supremacy in terms of fan following. From a school going kid to retired old man‚ the charisma of cricket has enchanted almost
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Google was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998. In mid-1990s the Internet was emerging and the quest for getting relevant data from the Internet had begun. The solutions provided by Yahoo and AltaVista were not adequate to fill this requirement. In 1996‚ Larry Page and Brin who were at that time PhD students at Stanford‚ got together to answer this question. They developed a ranking based Internet search algorithm which prioritized results based on relevance. In 1997 they made it available
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