POSITIONING STRATEGY OF AXE Introduction Axe is a product of Hindustan Uniliver‚ one of the biggest FMCG companies in India. Axe is a brand of male grooming products‚ marketed towards young males. Products The brand has three products under his head: * Shower Gel * Talcum Powder * Deodorants Positioning Strategy (Axe Deodorants) “This world
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY Synopsis This case study is to deliberate about IKEA’s marketing strategy in reaching out customers. Also discussing about IKEA’s business idea and IKEA follows a quite traditional pattern of internationalizing and also drives the localization thoughts in different market place to stay competitive. Their vision “To create a better everyday life for the many” and their ultimate business idea “ To offer a wide range of well designed‚ functional home furnishing
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1. Introduction The aim of this report is to analyze ‘IKEA’ as a company and produce a tactical plan. To make an evaluation on the international marketing activities of the IKEA through the use of various marketing techniques including PEST and SWOT analysis and will conduct critical analysis of the existing international marketing strategies and issues facing ‘IKEA’ and how they can enter into India and Indian market‚ and will discuss about possible recommendations and solutions that
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INTRODUCTION 3 IKEA HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT 3 IKEA TARGET MARKET 6 BRIEF PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8 COMPETITIVE REVIEW 9 Product Positioning 9 Competitions 9 DISTRIBUTION REVIEW 9 Objective and challenges 11 Challenges 12 SWOT 13 COMPANY MARKETING CARACTERISTICS 13 PRODUCT LINE‚ BRAND AND SERVICES 16 PRICE 18 Designing Pricing Strategies and Programs 19 PLACE 20 PROMOTION 22 INTEGRATED MARKETING PLAN MIX 24 Budget 24 Control 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IKEA group is one of the top
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IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer of ‘knock down’ furniture with 300 stores in more than 35 countries. It was founded by Ingvar Kamprad of southern Sweden whose main innovative idea was ‘to offer home furnishing products of good function and design at prices much lower than competitors by using simple cost-cutting solutions that did not affect quality of products so that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. ( www.ikea.com). He used every opportunity to reduce costs
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WORK YEAR 11 BOM PROJECT AND PRACTICAL WORK IKEA REPORT KIT WOOD IKEA REPORT KIT WOOD Statement of Authorship: I certify that the work submitted as part of this assignment is my own and that any externally obtained assistance or sources is acknowledged. I am also aware that plagiarism can result in severe penalties. Signature of Student: ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Date:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Statement of Authorship: I certify that the work submitted
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Strategy IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. The company is the world’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Southern Sweden. As of October 2011‚ IKEA has 326 furniture stores‚ operates in 38 countries and engages 1‚500 suppliers of 12.000 products. In fiscal year 2010‚ it sold $23.1 billion worth of goods‚ a 7.7 percent increase over 2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA).
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IKEA Case Analysis IKEA has a distinct market segment in the home furnishing arena. It has created a niche market with innovative designs‚ quality‚ and low price structure. IKEA has employed the cost leadership and product differentiation strategies through low price structure and innovative designs‚ respectively. Additionally‚ the uniqueness of the disposable furniture concept allowed IKEA to capitalize on the first mover advantage (Harrison & Enz‚ 2005). Behavioral Customer Segmentation
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IKEA INVADES AMERICA IKEA is a major competitor in the home furnishing and home goods operations with operations in more than 30 countries. IKEA unique brand identity is its unassembled products that require consumer assembling. The IKEA Group‚ one of the world’s top furniture retailers‚ has emerged as the fastest-growing furniture retailer in the US. To become one of the leading furniture retailers in such huge and promising market‚ it has set an ambitious goal to have 50 stores around the US by
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1. What factors account for the success of IKEA? Three factors account for IKEA’s success in the furniture retailing industry: First‚ their Scandinavian designs are simple but unique. In the past‚ IKEA’s designs were functional at best‚ ugly at worst (Moon‚ 2004). The company had gradually but deliberately adopted a more distinct design aesthetic (Moon‚ 2004). Second‚ IKEA is cost efficient. As back as 1956‚ IKEA began testing flat packages. IKEA designs products so that they can be packed flat
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