FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING Case Study – TiVo in 2002: Consumer Behavior Group 13 – M1 1. Background of the case The case deals with the problems faced by TiVo (a creator of the personal video recorder) in 2002. This is with respect to the amount of sales it is able to acquire along with the fact that they have been operating with losses for the last few quarters. It also highlights the different measures TiVo has undertaken in the form of surveys and consumer research projects to understand
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HBR Case Study Why Are We Losing All Our Good People? This is all about a very common trend prevailing in most of the companies‚ Attrition of employees. Very often employees leave a company when they find a better job or some other career option. This is the case of a company named Sambian Partners‚ where Mary‚ the head of HR and Helen‚ the CEO face a lot of problem when Tom‚ one of their trusted employees quits their company and joins J&N which is supposed to be their competitor. Then the
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Memo#1 TiVo Case Marketing Management Cheng Zhang QUESTION ONE: Briefing the CEO TiVo is adding subscribers at healthy pace‚ but faces some serious issues that need to be resolved if the company is to move forward or remain viable. I believe there are three crucial areas that we should address: revenue enhancement‚ marketing‚ and research. The first issue is revenue enhancement - to generate positive cash flow. Due to competitive pressures and the general inertia potential customers
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Inflection: TiVo in 2005 Tivo’s consumer perception of its patented features and level of service could not be better. Tivo also had the first-mover advantage being the first company to enter the DVR market and still has a highly differentiated product that matches customer perception. There are network effects derived from current users promoting the brand via world-of-mouth‚ these references are vital to gain a significant consumer base in the mass market. The key issues TiVo faces is making
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Case: TiVo 1. What is Keast’s Decision Problem? Keast’s decision problem is what marketing mix should he follow? This includes the advertisements to be used‚ media to be followed and other marketing techniques that could be followed. Also a decision on how to reduce losses being made needs to be arrived at. One option was to decrease the price per set from $999 to $399 and thereby increasing volumes. 2. Based on the marketing plan towards the end of the case‚ what strategy do you see in
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Consumer Behavior- TiVo Case 1. As an emerging expert in consumer behavior‚ how would you tackle that mystery? • Identify potential customers and understand their needs. • Close the gap between intention to buy and action What do you think could be going on? • Make opinions leader and current customers attract prospects to buy. • Use promotion to stimulate desire to buy. What might “evangelists” mention as a cause of their failure to sell TiVo to their friends? • No interest in
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HBR: Ikea I feel that Mrs. Barner should cut the contract and walk away from the company. As stated in the paper the Indian government does not enforce the laws protecting the citizens from labor issues. I feel this is ingrained in their culture‚ and has been this way for hundreds of years. There is not a guarantee that is will stop in the long term‚ which will lead them‚ to be in the news yet again. Ikea claims that they visited the facility and did not see signs of poor working condition
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------------------------------------------------- MGMT 5303 ------------------------------------------------- CORPORATE & BUSINESS STRATEGY ------------------------------------------------- CASE STUDY 1– APPLE ------------------------------------------------- dUE: monday‚ JANUARY 23‚ 2012 “Apple Inc. 2010” By Group 5: Gautam Pangaonkar David Mead Mark Deveny Lindsey Liotta Apple’s Performance Glance at the history: Apple in 2001 had to go through hardships
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elBulli 1. What factors made elBulli the best restaurant in the world? Which elements of the elBulli experience create value for customers? Generally when you think of the best restaurant in the world you would expect a great location in a big city‚ a modern building‚ an excellent customer service and regularly opening hours. All of them have nothing in common with elBulli. It is just different. It is really a challenge to place a reservation at this restaurant and it is even a bigger challenge
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MKTG461 Moon HBR Case “Introducing New Coke” Executive Summary (1pg): Situation Analysis (2pg): It seems that the most important events throughout Coca-Cola’s history have happened at the end of the United States’ involvement in war-times. From the original invention right after the civil war‚ to share prices falling after World War I leading to a mass re-structuration internally‚ to the company’s involvement with World War II soldiers‚ Coke has continually evolved to stay on top. The
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