Background Dell traces its origins to 1984‚ when Michael Dell created PCs Limited while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school in order to focus full-time on his fledgling business‚ after getting about $300‚000 in expansion-capital from his family. In 1985‚ the company produced the first computer of its own design‚ the "Turbo PC"‚ which sold for $795. PCs Limited
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Background of DELL inc ................................................................................................................................. 2 Building long-term relationship with customers .......................................................................................... 2 Creating sales organizational structures
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David Yoffie - Strategy: Taking Dell Private Materials: Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake today walked away with their prize‚ the computing company Dell‚ having won the approval from a significant majority of shareholders to take the company private in a $25 billion leveraged buyout. Success for Dell as a private company — which it will be within a few months — is by no means assured. Simply put‚ the plan calls for Dell to double down on investments in research and development
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environment and the historical perspective of Dell‚ Michael Dell needs to realize that his nearly 20 year-old business model needs a dramatic change. He needs to get the product in customers hands (before point-of-sale)‚ focus on quality customer support/service‚ and use customer indicators as a sign of what areas need improvement/enhancement within the company. Additionally‚ limited options based on narrow-minded perceptions (only using Intel chips) not only cost Dell market share‚ it also cost them on the
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MIT School of Management (MIT-SOM) MPower 2013- Inauguration Function (27th Feb‚ 2013) Venue- Room No. 506‚ MITSOM Building Kunal- Announcement- An important announcement before we begin the program‚ I request the audience to kindly put their cell phones on silent mode. The guests have already arrived and we expect the program to start in next 5 minutes. 9.55 a.m. - Arrival of guests in Room No. 506 ------------------------------------------------- Krutika- Announcement- I request everyone
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Branding Educational Services through Innovation Abstract The privatization of educational services in our country have led to a mushrooming growth of educational institutions at primary‚ secondary and higher educational levels. There is thus a cut throat competition amongst various institutions lying around in the same vicinity. It is a strong endeavor on the part of these institutions to customize and differentiate their services. The processes of creatively and innovatively branding the
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Tag that Market – Branding with taglines June 6‚ 2012 By Prerana Majumdar A tagline is a short set of words that companies use to associate with their company or brand. A tagline is an important part of branding. It can be your best brand communication tool‚ if done right. What Taglines Do Good taglines perform three important functions for a brand 1. They cut through marketing clutter and communicate your brand promise in a sticky‚ memorable way. 2. They are an accountability tool in
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Suppose you are working for an agency that is participating in a tender for a contract to improve the (internal) branding at Wartsila: write in 500-700 words an evaluation of your impression of Wartsila’s current branding strategy and -implementation as you perceive it from studying their website‚ Mr. Bos’s talk and maybe some other information you’ve observed on the Internet or in the news. Tell them what in your opinion is strong and weak about it and what you would like to help improve. Wärtsilä
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Biographical information: Good Evening‚ my name is Michael Dell and I am the founder and CEO of Dell‚ Inc. I am 43 years old and live in Texas with my beautiful wife Susan and our 4 children. Abilities‚ traits‚ and experiences: You may not believe this but my fondness of computers started when I was 15 when I took apart an Apple computer and rebuilt it. Well obviously there were no classes on being an entrepreneur in high school‚ so I had a lot to learn on my own. Later on while attending
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2007‚ Dell’s ROE exceed ROA by 60%‚ which means the high returns to investor are based on use of leverage. In contrast‚ Dell’s debt to equity ratio is much higher than HP’s debt to equity ratio. This means HP’s returns to investor are more solid than Dell. P/E ratio (weakness) The stock market is pessimistic about Dell’s future earning ability. This is due to the recession in 2008. Dell’s major business is selling computer and accessories‚ in the recession consumer tends to spend money on life essential
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