Group 3 | Activision Blizzard | Marketing Report | | | | “Video games sit at the confluence of history‚ technology‚ and art in such a way that’s found in no other medium‚ a place where influences from every creative field meet‚ mix‚ and recombine.” - Daniel D. Synder‚ The Atlantic | Activision Blizzard‚ Inc. is one of the leading companies in the entertainment and game software industry in the world. Since its creation in 1979‚ Activision has been able
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Department of Accounting & Information Systems Course Code: MIST201 Course Title: Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) Course Section/Campus: Male/Female Semester: Fall First Semester 2014/15 Start Date: 9-14th November‚ 2014 Submission Date: 30th November‚ 2014 Course Instructor: Dr. Khaled Alshare Assessment Instrument (specify): Case Study Related to
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Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Situation Analysis 4 a. Company 4 i. History 4 ii. Best Buy Today 7 iii. Best Buy’s New Leadership 8 iv. Organizational Structure 10 b. Best Buy’s Industry 18 c. Best Buy’s SWOT Analysis 19 i. Porter’s Five Forces 20 d. Capabilities and Processes 22 3. Customers 23 4. Products and Services 27 5. Industry Context 30 6. Best Buy Competitors
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Around the end of 2008‚ my friend introduced me to Left 4 Dead. It was the best zombie video game I have ever played in my entire life. There were four solemn characters who I could pick between‚ beautiful maps to play on‚ sweet guns‚ and best of all‚ an abundance of zombies. A year later‚ Left 4 Dead 2 was released‚ and I picked it up on the first day. I started off with campaign‚ learning the new maps and characters and even seeing some new super zombies who were scary as hell. Then I moved on
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REDMOND‚ Wash.‚ Nov. 13‚ 2006 - A different kind of video game system demands a different kind of marketing effort. That’s why Nintendo is moving to unprecedented lengths to let people see‚ feel and experience the unparalleled new Wii™ system‚ created to be easily used by anyone. Nintendo’s multimillion-dollar marketing campaign spotlights that Wii is the only new video game system every member of a household can enjoy. Gaming for the masses is seen in every element of the marketing campaign‚
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You’re getting fidgety just thinking about it. You started counting down the clock as it ticks its way to midnight. Though the clock just past eight‚ you can’t stand the anticipation. You get in your car‚ start the engine‚ and head to the nearest GameStop. Knowing that you are staying up all night for this great‚ once in a lifetime event‚ you make a pit stop at Starbucks to get the highest caffeine on the menu. When you arrive at the store‚ you see a line of people already snaking outside of the store
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of which contain a café serving Starbucks Coffee‚ and for competitive discounting of bestsellers. Most stores also sell magazines‚ newspapers‚ DVDs‚ graphic novels‚ gifts‚ games‚ and music. Video games and related items were sold in the company ’s GameStop retail outlets until October 2004‚ when the division was spun off into an independent company. Barnes & Noble is also known
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Entertainment‚ focuses on the firms’ pc gaming industry with best-selling games such as StarCraft‚ and the #1 global subscription-based online multiplayer World of Warcraft (Reuters Agency). Activision sells their products through retail stores such as GameStop and Best Buy‚ as well as digital download from Steam and Origin (Hoovers). Industry The traditional video game industry began struggling in 2012 because of the emerging popularity in mobile and tablet gaming. Video game sales slumped to $699.8
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The video game industry has become one of the largest forms in entertainment today. DFC Intelligence (2006) states that the video game industry will grow from $29 billion in 2005 to $44 billion in 2011. On its opening day of November 9‚ 2004 the very popular first person shooter (FPS) Halo 2 logged a first day sales record of $125 million outdoing the reigning opening weekend ruler at the box office‚ 2002’s Spider Man‚ which sold $115 million in a three day period (McEachern‚ 2005). Despite this
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