Smartphone Business 1. Marketing channel for Lenovo computer business in China 1) Development of Lenovo computer’s marketing channel Phase 1: before 1994 Direct sellingPhase 2: 1994-1998 Agents and distributors Phase 3: 1998-2004 Intensive DistributionPhase 4: after 2005 Integrated Distribution In phase 4‚ Lenovo divided its computer business into two parts‚ Mode Trading for individual costumers and Mode Relationship for commercial clients. Lenovo clarified its integrated policy on channel
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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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Lenovo: Building a Global Brand 1. Why did IBM want to sell its PC business? Why did IBM sell to Lenovo? The reasons that IBM wanted to sell its PC business to Lenovo are: • • • To shed an unprofitable operation as the company saw the limitation and more competitors in the market. Selling its PC business to Lenovo would help them increase market share‚ especially in Asia. IBM shifted their business from producing PCs to concentrating on consulting service. Therefore‚ merging with another company
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Lenovo computers: east meets west 1. What national sources of competitive advantage might Lenovo draw from its Chinese base? What disadvantages derive from its Chinese base? To identify the main national sources of competitive advantage that Lenovo might derive from Chinese based‚ first we should look more closely to the economy as for the long run. We can notice that china is near to become a globalized economy so this was so helpful for china to become a market leader through a rapid expansion
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SWOT Analysis In order to get a better sense for Lenovo’s outlook in terms of the corporate market and the impending loss of the IBM branding‚ it is helpful to analyze the company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats in terms of the problem. These key parameters are summarized here. Strengths Lenovo’s major strengths lie in its current brand image and market share. On the international scale‚ Lenovo ranks third in corporate sales behind Hewlett-Packard and Dell. It shows tremendous
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Market Research Methods Lenovo Advertisement Analysis The Lenovo bought the IBM PC group in 2004‚ (Musil‚ 2004) then‚ they use and develop the IBM PC technology and improve their own computer quality. We can find out that the Lenovo advertisements are focus on showing the audiences the quality of the laptop. IBM is famous of its quality of product and their services. Lenovo want through the advertisement to give a message to its audiences that they can do as well as IBM did and they can be trusted
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advanced technology‚ laptop manufacturers including lenovo are able to provide higher-quality products for consumers. From another‚ if new technology leads to high efficiency of production process‚ the products’ prices can be reduced. Thus with better performances and lower prices‚ more consumers are likely to purchase it‚ the manufacturers could expand their scales and accounts for more market shares. This is definitely a good news for Lenovo also. Negative On the other hand‚ advanced technology
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Lenovo is one of the fastest growing PC companies today. As per its sale records in the market‚ it is considered the world’s second-largest PC vendor serving customers in more than 160 countries. The claims of Lenovo products delivering high quality‚ reliability and durability uphold the customers’ expectations and demand. Their goal is to improve the overall customer confidence while keeping the prices down. Lenovo is also consistently contributing to the needs of local communities and is highly
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1. What is the staffing policy that Lenovo is pursuing? A: Staffing policy is concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs. At one level‚ this involves selecting individual who have the skill required to do particular jobs. At another level‚ staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting the desired corporate culture of the firm. The goal was to transform Lenovo into a truly global corporation with a global workforce. Lenovo made an effort to create a firm that was neither
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Introduction Guess what happened in the technology industry in 2005? People from all over the world pay attention on the computer empire. Lenovo Group‚ which used to be Legend and the largest personal computer manufacturer in China‚ acquire IBM’s personal computer division in May 1‚ 2005. This deal business marked that the third largest PC enterprise was born. Lenovo Group will own the ThinkPad and ThinkCenter trademarks for the coming five years. Lenovo Group was set up in 1984‚ the founder Liu Chuanzhi
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