the Case of Groupon Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Maastricht‚ Dec. 4th‚ 2012 Course: Global Business Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 2 2. Business model 3 3. Organizational Structure 4 4. Groupon’s corporate strategy 5 5. Groupons global strategy 6 6. Groupon’s entry to China 7 7. An Evolving Role 10 8. Conclusion 11 9. References 12 10. Appendix 13 1. Introduction Groupon is a deal-of-the
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PESTEL Analysis In this part all factors‚ which influence the company as a whole but are out of their direct control including wider social‚ political and economic factors shall be explained. The analysis of those factors of the macro-environment is therefore often known as PESTEL analysis.3 PESTEL is an acronym for the six key strategic areas of change: Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Ecological and Legal and a technique for understanding the various external influences on a business4
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Groupon Groupon‚ a new internet coupon sensation‚ was formed in Chicago to gain exposure to new businesses through discounted membership deals and has been on the rise ever since. This particular case study attempts to elaborate on the success of Groupon and how it works. The ecoupon was designed to help business owners appeal to new prospective consumers by advertising group discounts on products and services. There are a range of businesses that are advertised on the website. One can find discounts on spa
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Groupon Groupon‚ the fastest growing and biggest daily deal social buying site‚ was launched in November 2008 (Hughes and Beukes‚ 2012). It is an internet-based company that sells coupons for events‚ products and services. Competitors have entered the industry‚ essentially created by Groupon‚ which include LivingSocial.com and restaurants.com. Groupon includes customizable deal campaigns‚ credit card payment processing capabilities‚ discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies
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goods in the global marketing is extremely challenging. Discuss the major political‚ economic‚ socio-cultural‚ technological‚ legal and ecological challenges that a global marketing manager may have to contend with? The following analysis known as the PESTEL analysis is a framework used to scan the organization’s external macro environment which refers to forces that are part of the larger society and affect the micro environment. Selling and marketing goods in the global market intensifies these
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Title: Groupon One of the Largest E-commerce Companies and their expansion Strategy. Groupon ranks among the largest social‚ mobile‚ global e-commerce companies and is revolutionizing the way merchants market products and services. Groupon customers find incredible deals at up to 50% savings. What began as a daily deal coupon sent to your email has evolved into a powerful marketing machine. Praised for their cutting edge innovations‚ the company continues to grow with the goal of world e-commerce
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PESTEL Analysis The PESTEL framework evaluates the external environment variables to identify general opportunities and risks of particular strategies. 3.1 Political With selling cars in 17 countries ‚Tesla Motors has to deal with distinctive political patterns influencing its business operations.One of the major political factors affecting the industry is environmental protection laws to induce production of more environmental cars to meet strict emission levels. The second important factor is US government energy loan programs for
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PESTEL Analysis Political The government reduced drinks driving and binge drinking have resulted in a decline in beer consumption. Also‚ the introduction of the ’No Smoking in public buildings’ law would have an impact on people drinking in pubs. Economical Whilst sales volume have fallen‚ sale value has increased. This is due to premium products such as fruit beers. Large supermarkets are offering cut price deals to entice customers into their shops. There has been a high rise in packaging
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PESTEL-analysis for shipbuilding industry at the Russian Far East Group of factors Representation Conclusion (O/T) Political factors Governmental policy Tax policy Russian – Chinese and Russian-South Korean relationships Level governmental subsidies World Oil & Gas market Concentration of governmental efforts for construction and development of infrastructure of Russian fleet. Maintenance of good technical condition of Russian fleet for successful completing of its goals and
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PESTEL ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY Political * Government organising public events in order to make public aware about the effects of alcohol consumption on the health. * Government is imposing restrictions on consumption of beer and alcohol products. * If anyone is influenced by alcohol in doing crime they are fined with high penalty. This initiative taken by the government was one of the reasons that transformed the buying behaviour of European market. Though would be classified
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