BIC Corporation: How a global icon develops its strategy Case questionsAnalyse the BIC case study and discuss the following questions: 1. What strategy did BIC use to succeed in the ball point pen market? 2. How did the strategy change with porous point pens and disposable lighters? 3. Which of the new product options should BIC pursue? Why/why not? 4. On the basis of your analysis in Questions 1 to 3‚ what do you think are the strategic strengths and weaknesses of BIC? 5. What strategies
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countries does P&Gs Market Development Organization operate in? Describe five uncertainties that complicate P&Gs efforts to accurately forecast its sales and expenses. P&Gs annual report briefly discuss the acquisition of Gillette (see pages 10-11). It acknowledges that Gillette has some different cultural norms in terms of how it defines accountability and communicates internally. Although not discussed in the annual report‚ how could differences in two organizations budgeting practices be responsible
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incorporate a Focus differentiation strategy where focus is on the higher end of the jeans market‚ yielding stronger profit margins due to price premium. 3. What are Levi’s unique resources/core competencies? Levi bodes well in all aspects of the VRIO framework: Valuable: Has a history of Brand Loyalty and Recognition and remains number one internationally in its markets. Rare: Has a strong branding image. Levi’s is marketed as “authentic” and “genuine” and enjoys customer support. Inimitable:
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BRAND CANNIBALIZATION: EAT OR BE EATEN With increasing commoditization of brands‚ differentiation is hard to come in every industry. Consumers are now flooded with options‚ single company having several brands in same product category. Positioning‚ targeting‚ segmenting can serve as strategies no more. Rather it is the basic hygiene which any company needs to follow if it needs to sustain in the race for market share. So‚ what should a marketer adopt as a strategy? There are unconventional
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versailleAOL Time Warner Inc. – A Bad Idea from the Start? 1. What are the opportunities and threats facing AOLTW (PESTEL analysis)? Pestel analysis: | LOCAL | NATIONAL | GLOBAL | POLITICAL | | The antitrust law is rising. | The government wants to have a more powerful control to avoid monopoly. | ECONOMIC | For AOL it was the top of the internet boom. | The economy start to be hard and slow‚ as show the problem that warner is facing. | AOLTW will take the explode of the internet
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Case Study: H&M in fast fashion : continued success? by Patrick Regner & H. Emre Yildiz Q1) Evaluate the external environment in which H&M operates in. External environment refers to the challenging and complexity in which the firm operates. It is important to highlight the factors of the external environment because it is very critical to the success of the firm. PESTEL model and Porter’s 5 Forces (P5F) models will be used to evaluate the external environment of H&M. These models will determine
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items pass through dock doors and at transshipment points. Pallets and cases are scanned to provide accurate shipment and inventory data‚ which is transmitted to the project’s SAP system. Suppliers‚ including Gillette‚ Kraft‚ and Procter & Gamble are working with Metro to tag goods. Gillette is tagging its razors‚ which are tracked using smart shelves that were developed by OAT Systems. The shelves monitor the number of items on it‚ and alert staff when more product needs to be brought out from the
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A report on Ebay and Taobao. Ebay v/s Taobao Critically evaluate eBay’s chosen market entry strategies‚ into the Chinese ‘C2C’ market‚ determining the shortcomings of the strategies deployed during the case study period. When entering into a new market‚ there are many aspects that must be considered in order for a company to be successful. Through this case study we will look at how eBay developed their market strategy using the concept of six key factors timing‚ location‚ marketing
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A Capital Budgeting Decision — Gillette Prepared by Ray Kerlagon The following capital budgeting situation is up for review. Things to consider include: Identification of incremental cash flows. Any working capital requirements and/or sunk costs. What is the appropriate capital budgeting technique? How should we address risk? What is the cost of capital? What is the project’s IRR? PROJECT DEFINITION: A market research study was conducted in 1997 at a cost of $1‚500‚000 that indicates a high receptivity
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