Table of Contents 1.0 Executive summary: 3 2.0 Introduction: 3 3.0 Situation analysis: 3 4.0 Macro-Environmental (PEST) Analysis: 4 4.1 Political: 5 4.2 Economic: 5 4.3 Social Factors: 5 4.4 Technological factors: 5 5.0 SWOT Analysis: 6 5.1 Strengths: 6 5.2 Weaknesses: 6 5.3 Opportunities: 7 5.4 Threats: 7 6.0 Marketing Strategy 7 6.1 Mission: 7 6.2 Marketing Objectives 8 6.3 The First year Objectives: 8 6.4 Target Market - Asian Market: 8 6.5 Positioning: 9
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CHAPTER 1 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION After an impressive growth performance for almost six years‚ the world economy has entered a period of uncertainty due to a financial turmoil triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States of America (USA). During 2002 to 2007‚ the world economic growth averaged 4.5 percent per annum compared to 3 percent in the 1990s. The sudden gloom in world economic prospects has come as a surprise in view of the persistent economic growth and stability
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1. Introduction 1.1 Background Sony Ericsson was found in 2001 as a joint venture owned in equal parts by the Sony Corporation and Ericsson AB. The mother company‚ Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB‚ is registered in Sweden where also its headquarters are. Since it dominates the market with a market share of around 45%‚ Sony Ericsson is the market leader in Sweden in the mobile phones sector in 2007. The continuous popularity of its new mobile phones will ensure that the company continues its
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National Culture in Sony As mentioned earlier‚ Sony is a Japanese company with its operations all around the world. The company started its operations in 1946‚ taking this into account we can easily assume that Sony has a strong connection with its national values and incorporates a culture that is derived from these values. We will now use the five dimensions developed by Hofstede in order to assess its national culture. Power Distance The power distance value of Japan as calculated by Hofstede
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Although both GDP and HDI measure the standard of living in a nation through one statistic‚ GDP is less comprehensive than HDI‚ making it not reflect societal well-being as all-rounded as HDI. GDP show total income of a country‚ indicating that only economic growth is taken into consideration. However‚ through means and expected years of schooling‚ life expectancy at birth and gross national income per capital‚ HDI can cover three dimensions: education‚ health and living standard‚ making HDI serve
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment‚ the second largest record music company in the world. This study is about the Sony BMG’s Market Entry into Second Life‚ as Virtual World of Second Life becomes increasingly popular. It started as a little 3D online community in 2003 developed into a sophisticated virtual world with more than 4 million users from around the globe and with an economy larger than that of a small real-world country. As part of its search for new revenue streams in an industry that has frequently
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Macro And Micro Economics Micro Economics:- Microeconomics is a branch of economics that analyzes the market behavior of individual consumers and firms in an attempt to understand the decision-making process of firms and households. It is concerned with the interaction between individual buyers and sellers and the factors that influence the choices made by buyers and sellers. In particular‚ microeconomics focuses on patterns of supply and demand and the determination of price and output in individual
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SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes: 1. Gross domestic product measures two things at once: (1) the total income of everyone in the economy and (2) the total expenditure on the economy’s output of final goods and services. It can measure both of these things at once because all expenditure in the economy ends up as someone’s income. 2. The production of a pound of caviar contributes more to GDP than the production of a pound of hamburger because the contribution to GDP
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PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Principles of Macroeconomics 9e by Case‚ Fair and Oster PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 CHAPTER OUTLINE Firms and Households: The Basic Decision-Making Units Input Markets and Output Markets: The Circular Flow Demand in Product/Output Markets Changes
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MCD2090 Revision Tutorial ( T2‚ 2012) The following questions have been taken from the weekly tutorial questions. You are expected to attempt all of the following questions before you attend tutorial in week 12. 1. Topic: Saving‚ Investment and the Financial System Terms and definitions: * * Financial system * Financial market * Financial intermediaries * Market for loanable funds * Real interest rate * Investment tax credit * Budget deficit * Budget
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