IKEA Case MBA 6020 Keith A. Burke Case Analysis Subject of the Case: IKEA‚ a dominant furniture retailer has to translate a few large weaknesses (positioning‚ weak online sales‚ etc.) in the U.S market into a great opportunities. Define the Problem: Adapting to an ever-aging U.S market where the only thing constant‚ is change. IKEA must develop ways to change and position themselves in a way that they are ahead of “the
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Dell Computer Corporation Embry Riddle Aeronautical University October 6‚ 2012 Dell Computer Corporation The Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell from his dorm room at the University of Texas at the age of 19 with $1000. The original name of the company was PC’s Unlimited. The corporation was started with a simple premise as its basic foundation: so that personal computers could be built and sold directly to customers and by doing this‚ Dell could address their specific
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bottom line. So‚ how do you make your marketing campaign “viral”? How do you get 2 million people to register to your company website? Let’s look at one of the largest luxury car brands to learn how. One of the first viral marketing campaigns that came to mind for this assignment was the BMW short films. The BMW short films were launched in 2002 as part of a large BMW marketing campaign. BMW‚ the “Ultimate Driving Machine” became the ultimate interactive marketing campaign through BMW Films. Traditionally
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to introduce something new to your customers. Dell fits this description perfectly. Dell sits at the forefront of the computer industry and exemplifies this innovative approach in its functions of management. As noted in the other factors discussed within this paper‚ the management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling all exemplify the innovative approach of Dell. We all try to live by some type of golden rule. The way Dell incorporates their version of the golden rule
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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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Bibliography: - Solomon;Marshall.Stuart (2009). Marketing- Real People Real Decisons. Essex: Pearson Education. 282 -313
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Matching Dell Between 1994 and 1998‚ the revenue of Dell Computer Corporation rose from $3.5 billion to $18.2 billion‚ and profits increased from $149 million to $1.5 billion. The company’s stock price rose by 5‚600%. During the same period‚ Dell grew twice as fast as its major rivals in the personal computer market and tripled its market share. In the first half of 1998‚ Dell reported operating earnings that were greater than the personal computer earnings of Compaq‚ Gateway‚ Hewlett Packard
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Case objective There have been many reputated companies which have tried to prove their marks in the Mobile industry. Some failed‚ some remained neutral and few came and prove them above all. Among these few the most noticeable and prominent one is the Micromax. Originally started dealing in rural areas ‚ it now ranks second in the India and 10th worldwide. It entered the Indian market on March 2008 and at that time‚ Nokia‚ Samsung‚ Motorola were the only brands that people knew. Now Micromax has
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Integration: When ERP fits the Dell’s Direct model: The introduction of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software improves the coordination between firms. Before ERP‚ the each function in value chain had separate organization with separate information system. Each function performed its own tasks thus not globally optimizing the whole value chain. ERP builds the "electronic nervous system" to links all units together and increases overall productivity. In some cases‚ firms found that they could eliminate
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the largest information technology company‚ sharing almost all market shares with Apple‚ it’s major competitor. With making US$30 billion dollars net income per year‚ however‚ it may be hard to imagine that Samsung is submerged into some unethical marketing practices. There is a shocking news reported in the October of 2013‚ which grab the attention all over the world‚ including Samsung ’s customers and its competitors as well. Although Samsung has such a large market share in the smart phone industry
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