• History Sony‚ is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics‚ products for the consumer and professional markets. its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus‚ the Latin word for sound‚ and also from the English slang word "sonny"‚ since they considered themselves to be "sonny boys". In late 1945‚ after the end of World War II‚ Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair shop
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Branding Focus: Relative Merits of Product or Brand? * Kindle Fire vs. iPad * iPad has a seamless integration of all of their products (brand) * Kindle users have a more utilitarian focus (product) * Ask “where is the power?” – it always depends Brand or Product? * Branding challenges * Savvy customers – we can get information in an instant * Brand proliferation: more brands‚ and brands carry more product * Media fragmentation * Increasing
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emotions Has a tradition‚ history‚ heritage Quality more than quantity Rare‚ unique‚ exclusive Sophisticated Based on rarity of the offer/ scarcity Multisensory Strong esthetic/ beauty component Finesse of craftsmanship‚ precious materials and ingredients Luxury hierarchy 1. Absolute a. The client wants to be surprised b. The product is essential c. Exclusive sale d. Haute couture‚ jewelry and watches‚ luxury cars‚ yachts‚ private planes 2. Aspirational a. Limited series b. Selective retail
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WHAT IS RE-POSITIONING? A company or product is new and people already formed judgments about it. In other word‚ the company or product already has an image either good or bad or in between. Many companies are not aware of their exact image but it is important if that image can be identified. If a company does not know where it is now‚ then that product or company unlikely to get to where it wants to go. RE-POSITIONING BRANDS As markets and customer needs evolve; brands can lose customers to
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years largely in part due to rejecting the bailout moneys and implementing ONE‚ a new standardized strategy that includes cutting costs and integrating the same frames and parts for both lines‚ a reform in the internal focus of corporate image and branding‚ and lastly by emphasizing fuel efficiency on new model line
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The modern era of marketing has identified the importance of branding as one of the key elements to develop competitive advantage. With the rising technological development the products and services being produced are moving towards homogeneity in terms of product quality‚ distribution‚ cost of production restricting the companies to achieve the much required competitive edge. Hence there is a rising need for companies to focus on branding in order to be able to deliver superior experience and attract
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Problem: One of the key issues faced by McGraw is that there is a large gap between his projections for next year‚ and what the manager’s are promising him . His goal is to obtain a 15% increase in the operating income from his division (OM‚ LR and NP). The managers are projecting a decrease of 5.2% from the current year. In absolute terms there is a gap of $27 MM in the projected divisions operating income. If McGraw were to keep his A&P budget the same as last years‚ he would save $32MM
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BRAND1 NIVEA‚ one of the oldest and biggest cosmetic brands in the world has successfully transformed itself from a single skin care brand to a trustworthy and contemporary personal care brand for all family types. The brand stretched itself by sub-branding to many new segments‚ always nursing the core mother brand NIVEA and its “Gestalt”. [Company Background] Background As 2005 drew to a close‚ executives at Beiersdorf’s (BDF) Cosmed division [Brand DNA] NIVEA‚ the largest cosmetics brand in the world
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LENOVO CASE ANALYSIS Facts Surrounding the Case Competing at a global scale requires profound brand equity. Lenovo is a well-known brand in China (as Legend) but it cannot become a global technology giant like Dell or Hewlett-Packard‚ by merely acquiring the Personal Systems Division of IBM‚ whose products are popular across the world. Normally‚ the key challenge in establishing global brands lies in devising the manner in which a company can position its brands in customers’ mindsets‚ while
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Corporate Social Responsibility and branding in a developing country. 1. Introduction In this chapter the background of the thesis will be presented and discussed. Moreover‚ a literature review‚ research problem and research questions will be introduced in order to get an understanding of the study purpose. This is followed by the limitations and disposition. 1.1 Background The companies of today are very aware of what the public and other stakeholders demand from the companies´
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