ABSTRACT IKEA established in 1943‚ has been one of the largest household goods retailers in the world. Moreover‚ IKEA has always been keen on providing the mass majority with well designed‚ good quality and low price household furniture. Through analyzing its marketing strategy and marketing mix‚ we can find the reasons why IKEA can be so successful in the intense competition‚ which we learn from. Key Words: IKEA‚ marketing‚ strategy‚ marketing mix Chapter One Company Introduction
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Company History * Established by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 at the age of seventeen. * The name IKEA was derived from the combination of first letters of CEO name (Ingvar Kamprad)‚ followed by the first letters of the farm and village he grew in (Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd). * Originally sold pens‚ binders‚ watches‚ wallets‚ cigarette lighters and expanded into furniture‚ kitchen and other products. * Small backyard company soon developed in to one of the world’s largest furniture retailers
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OVERVIEW OF IKEA I. HISTORY Ingvar Kamprad: The founder of IKEA‚ Ingvar Kamprad‚ began his business career as a young boy selling matches purchased in bulk individually for a profit to his neighbors near Agunnaryd. As his business grew‚ he expanded to selling fish‚ seeds‚ Christmas decorations and eventually‚ pencils and ball-point pens which were a new phenomenon in 1935. He was very clever in utilizing his resources - he delivered his goods by bicycle‚ and later used the local milk delivery
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………..……..4 Brand Management Issues & Recommended Solutions……………………………....5 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..9 Bibliography…………………………………………………………...……………..10 Executive Summary This reports examines various successful hair care companies (Kevin Murphy/TreSemme)‚ and through discussion of various of branding issues encountered‚ the following initiatives are recommended to enhance brand equity through our brand community: Partnership with
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residential and real Estate industry in Saudi Arabia Introduction In the following article‚ the author has carried out a strategic assessment of residential and real estate construction industry in Saudi Arabia. Beginning with explaining the concept of strategy in different schools of thought‚ he has used PESTEL and SWOT models to perform his assessment. The author has first scanned the external macro environment of the residential and real estate construction industry in Saudi Arabia using the relevant
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process‚ beginning with building a strong brand. This information explains clearly the important steps to build solid‚ strong‚ long term brand name‚ character and symbol. Next is the Brand Positioning stage‚ it gives instructions on how to position the brand in various situations. In looking at CBBE model‚ which is the most important part of strategic brand management‚ detailed direction is given to build brand equity where the emphasis on choosing brand elements‚ design marketing‚ customer relations
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Marketing Strategies of Major German Brands Name: Erika Godsey; Matriculation Number: 11085867 Piotr Woszczyński; Matriculation Number: 1108694915 Pascal Mansmann; Matriculation Number: 1108670513 Date of submission: 24 January 2012 Program: GlobalMBA Course: Applied Intercultural Communication: Germany Instructor: Ulrike Meyer Table of Contents Marketing Strategies of Major German Brands 1 1 Introduction 2 2 Overview of Marketing Strategies
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Brand Analysis and Distribution Strategy by DIANA CAMPOS 1 Table of Contents 1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group 2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company Profile 2.2. Environment of the brand 2.3. Target consumer 2.4. Geographical extension 2.5. Turnover 3. Distribution Strategy 4. Conclusion Bibliography 3 3 3 4 6 6 7 8 10 11 2 1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group is a Swedish multinational retail company‚ considered the second retailer in the
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Luxury Brand Strategy of Louis Vuitton Shin’ya NAGASAWA* * Graduate School of Commerce‚ Waseda University Tokyo‚ Japan‚ nagasawa@waseda.jp Abstract: By systematically breaking down th e strategy of the single Louis Vuitton luxury brand into the four Ps (Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ and Promotion)‚ our aim in this paper is to extract the rules or principles of its brand marketing that differ from that of general consumer goods. In other words‚ the object is to distill the rules and principles of
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Federica Zuccon To my beloved parents: thanks for your support and inspiration! Thanks also to all my friends and boyfriend for your warmth and love! Dinara Izmaylova ii ABSTRACT Nowadays‚ an increasing number of global retailers such as IKEA‚ Carrefour and Auchan‚ are expanding their business internationally: internationalization is seen as a way to face competitors as well as to enhance position on the market. In particular‚ emerging markets are becoming a fertile field for investing
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