PORTERS FIVE FORCES Threat of new entrants: Since nokia was a profitable market. It becomes bait and other companies would like to join. Unless the new entry firms can be blocked‚ the revenue or profit will reduce. However in other to be able to compete with established firms‚ new entrants will need to invest highly in technology and marketing. Hence the threat of new entrants is very low. Power of suppliers: Nokia has a number of suppliers who provide them with equipment’s. Hence nokia could
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is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cut-throat competition there will be. Factors that can limit the threat of new entrants are known as barriers to entry. Some examples include: Existing loyalty to major brands Incentives for using a particular buyer (such as frequent shopper programs) High fixed costs Scarcity of resources Government restrictions or legislation Entry protection (patents‚ rights‚ etc.) Economies of product differences Brand equity Switching costs or sunk
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rock festival‚ the mean age was 23. The age distribution conformed to a curve of normal distribution with a standard deviation of 5. Calculate the number of customers aged 33 and over who featured in Sonia’s survey (33-23)÷5 = 2 2% of 200= 4 Answer= 4 2) With reference to the report on the UK smoothie market (appendix 2) analyse two limitations of using secondary sources as the basis of Sonia’s decision making. Secondary research is one that is carried by a third party and not yourself
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Analyze Industry Structure In the analysis of the structure of the industry‚ competitive forces in industry analysis can be developed such as: 1. Threat of new entrants. In every industry there are problems for companies to face such as the entry of new competitor in the same industry. This is because it can lessen the market share of the company. These new companies use different approaches to attract the customers like they might offer cheap rates as compared to the well reputed brands for the
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Snapple Case Study Evaluation: Question and Answers 1. How would you characterize Snapple’s brand image and sources of brand equity? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the brands existing personality and image? Snapple’s brand image can be characterized “New Age” (pg. 329). Snapple was a nationally recognized brand on the rise in the beverage industry. Their brand image reflected on the quality of naturally flavored drinks which
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BHS0027: Strategic Management Hong Kong 2013/14 Written Individual report Task Using Porter’s Generis Strategies model‚ critically analyse IKEA’s competitive strategy. You must also recommend a course of action or direction that the organisation should take. Use the case study as a starting point and source relevant company information from their web site and other suitable sources. Style: report Word limit: 2500 words Deadline: 19 August 2013 Approximate weighting of marks and suggested structure:
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EXHIBIT 1 Porter’s 5 Forces: Computer Industry Threat of New Entrants: Medium With the standardization of most of the computer components‚ it becomes easy for customers to change their laptops. This leads to a moderate customer switching cost. The availability of direct-to-customer service and retailers‚ it becomes easy for customers to find their desired product as well as for companies to provide their products in less time and with reduced cost. If any new player wants to enter into the market
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1. What is the offering concept? What does this mean for Dr. Pepper/7Up Inc.? An offering consists of the benefits or satisfaction provided to target markets by an organization. It consists of a tangible product or service (a physical entity) plus related services (delivery and setup)‚ brand name(s)‚ warranties or guarantees‚ and packaging. Focusing on the term offering rather than just the product or service forces the marketer to go beyond the single tangible entity being marketed and to consider
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5 Forces Model 1. Threat of New Entrants.( LOW) a. The average person can’t come along and start up a bank‚ but there are services‚ such as internet bill payment‚ on which entrepreneurs can capitalize. Banks are fearful of being squeezed out of the payments business‚ because it is a good source of fee-based revenue. b. Another trend that poses a threat is companies offering other financial services. What would it take for an insurance company to start offering mortgage and loan services? Not
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Case study - Group 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: DR PEPPER SNAPPLE Following analysis performed for the external and internal environment‚ we have identified various important aspects that need to be considered while shaping the overall strategy for DPS. First of all‚ our internal analysis surfaced an important weakness of DPS; 40% of DPS’s distribution strat egy depends on its competitors. This creates strong dependence on the competitors for the company to prosper‚ which limits their competitive capacity
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