analysis I. Macro environment Any changes in macro environment will inevitably influence on the company. PESTLE is a framework to estimate external forces (see Table 1) Table 1. PESTLE analysis Factor Current situation Implications Political/ Legal/ Environmental 1) Restrictions in marketing to children 1) ethical and legal aspects should be taken in marketing to children; damage to company reputation in case of offence Economical 1) Recovery after recession and economic downturn 2) GDP
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Mattel and Toy Safety Bus 250 Prof. J. Reece Amanda Wagoner November 18‚ 2013 Mattel and Toy Safety Mattel is an American based toy manufacture that was founded in 1945 by Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler. The company has been headquartered in El Segundo‚ California since it first opened. However‚ in 2007 the toy manufacture faced hard times when they had to do multiple recalls on their children’s playthings due to unsafe parts and hazardous materials (such as lead paint) the company faced a
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February 16‚ 2013 Sociology: Toys and Cards Page 1 Toys and Cards Today kids no longer play with only simple items for their entertainment such as homemade dolls or hand carved wooden swords. It is apparent that a cultural swing has developed in modern times to adapt with the ever changing mega industries of child entertainment. From Hasbro board games‚ to Matell’s diverse Barbie doll collections‚ and all the way into the virtual interactive video games of Nintendo‚ society has been latched
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increase margins‚ need consider our we to drastically shiftingour production towards sfecialtydolts aie that earning large prnniumin priceoaer standard line. a our doll -Robert Parker‚President‚ G.G.Toys Background Robert Parker‚ president of G.G. Toys‚ was discussing last month’s operating results with Audrey Hausner‚ G.G.’s conkoller‚ and David Morehouse‚ G.G.’s manufacturing manager. The meeting was taking place in an atmosphere tinged with apprehension because margins on thelr most popular product
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2 Targeting for launching the traditional toy: Targeting is basically selecting an aimed segment after evaluating various market segments. With the completion of market segmentation‚ it is necessary to do the targeting of the market after carefully evaluating each segments ( Armstrong & Kotle‚ 2014). The company now requires to decide‚ which market segment needs to be concentrated‚ in order to reach the company’s goals and objectives. The toy company has three different strategic approaches‚ which
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ABDULLAH AL-SHAHRANI MOHAMMED AL-JUHANI Background: ToyWorld‚ Inc. was founded in 1973 by David Dunton. Before that‚ he had been employed as production manager by a large manufacturer of plastic toys. Mr. Dunton and his former assistant‚ Jack McClintock‚ established Toy World‚ Inc. with their savings in 1973. Originally a partnership‚ the firm was incorporated in1974‚ with Mr. Dunton taking 75% of the capital stock and Mr. McClintock taking 25%. The latter served as production manager
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as both a marketer AND a customer that I just have to share. And this is more of a lesson than a complaint or bash. Let’s back up… Toys R Us. 8 p.m. on December 20. That alone is enough to make me run for the hills. But I had little kid shopping to do‚ which usually brings me to this store around this time of year. What kid wouldn’t want a Christmas present from Toys R Us? Anyways‚ I was at the register ready to check out when I told the associate I had a Google Offer (I snagged a great $10 for $20
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Adam Colon Kazoo’s Toys Kazoo is a service oriented toy store located in Denver‚ Colorado. Their mission statement is as follows‚ “Kazootoys and Kazoo & Company offer a truly unique toy shopping experience. For over 31 years‚ we have been providing parents‚ teachers‚ and kids with one of the country’s largest selections of quality toys‚ games‚ puzzles and creative playthings. We are conveniently located in the heart of Cherry Creek North in Denver‚ Colorado. I want to personally thank
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Case Mattel’s Toy Recalls and Supply Chain Management This case talks focuses on the event in the year of 2007 when Mattel – the leading global toymaker – voluntarily recalled its toys from worldwide stores. Mattel’s name is synonymous worldwide for its most famous product – the Barbie Doll. The recall was initially for 83 toys which had excessive lead paint and soon after 6 more products we recalled which had a design problem of small magnets coming off the toys in addition to the use
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1) Toys “R” Us is a large scale worldwide company consisting of more than seventeen-hundred stores. The company also offers an offshoot chain geared towards babies; rightfully named Babies “R” Us. Toy “R” Us offers a wide variety of products manufactured by other companies and sold in their stores and on-line through a lucrative partner ship with Amazon.com. This partner ships offers Toys “R” Us an advantage in the ever popular world of on-line shopping. 2) Being the largest toy store worldwide
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