1 EXTENDED ESSAY Business and management RESEARCH QUESTION: How efficient would it be for BP Mwanza‚ Tanzania to introduce pricing strategies such as penetration pricing to drive out their competitors in Mwanza‚ Tanzania. Candidate name: Zafar Mohamed Iqbal Abdullah Osman
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Marketing Mix 1. Price IKEA’s strategy is based on cost leadership. Across markets where it currently has a presence‚ products are sold at low prices. Prices are 30 to 50% lower than competing products. Price variations are only a result of fluctuations in exchange rates. This penetration pricing enables IKEA to gain significant market share. Low prices are a result of large-quantity purchasing‚ low-cost logistics‚ store location in suburban areas and a DIY approach to marketing.
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notes that Nintendo targeted non-gamers in addition to gamers. This included consumers of any age and gender. Conversely‚ competitors like Sony focused on teens and males. The case also mentions moms/housewives and families as targets of Nintendo marketing. The ideal answer analyzed gamers and a few non-gamer segments‚ such as moms. Analysis should have included qualitative description -- why is this segment interested in the Wii? -- and quantitative data‚ such as the segment’s size and value. Finding
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The Product Life Cycle is an important concept in marketing. It describes the stages a product goes through from when it was first thought of until it finally is removed from the market. Not all products reach this final stage. Some continue to grow and others rise and fall. The Introduction stage is means a period of slow sales growth as the product is intro-duced in the market. Profits are nonexistent because of the heavy expenses of product introduction. The Growth stage is means a period of
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attempting to enter the Indian market by attempting to bottle their national drink‚ coconut water. Such companies face fierce competition from the traditional players and will focus their attempts to create a presence in the market by using their mass marketing skills‚ which have contributed to their worldwide success. The companies reported interest in Kerala’s natural drink coincides with the struggle waged by certain radical groups against them and attempts by state sponsored coconut promotion agencies
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ADAPTATION STRATEGIES Once a decision for a market entry mode has been made‚ a firm must decide how much‚ if any‚ to adapt its marketing mix—product‚ promotion‚ price‚ and distribution—to a foreign market. Warren J. Keegan (1995) distinguished five adaptation strategies of product and communication to a foreign market (see Table 1). These strategies are discussed briefly below. Straight Extension In straight extension the same product is marketed to all countries (a "world" product)‚ except for
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MARKETING MIX OF DOMINO’S _PRODUCT_ Domino’s Pizza has chosen a market follower strategy. The product positioning of Domino’s is delivery in 30mins or less pizza to every customers. At such product promise‚ Domino’s able to implant the top of mind in customer’s mind. The product mix has evolved to include pizza‚ salads‚ sandwiches‚ chicken wings and specialty desserts. Whereas‚ Pizza Hut has always followed "Single brand positioning" called "Pizzas". Pizza Hut also goes with multiple product strategy
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right 4Ps is needed‚ The price of Wii is very reasonable‚ promotions comes along with different stores all around the world and the new generation of Wii will be in compete with other products like Xbox one and Ps4.Nintendo is employing the right marketing mix strategies. 4. Wii can develop new upgrades‚ technology that no other competitors have yet to bring out to the gamers‚ maybe a goggle where you can wear it and you feel like you’re in the game. Wii can also focus on the 4Ps‚ firstly the product
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This is a comprehensive case…that is‚ we will look back at the inception of the Segway and describe briefly the marketing mix that would most likely bring success. We will do this by answering the critical questions that follow: 1. Pick a corporate goal by putting an “X” in the left column choosing goal 1-4 X | CG | Year 1 | Year2 | Year3 | Year4 | Year5 | | 1 | $100‚000 | $200‚000 | $300‚000 | $450‚000 | $600‚000 | | 2 | $1‚000‚000 | $1‚500‚000 | $2‚250‚000 | $3‚250‚000 | $4‚500‚000
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LUFTHANSA CASE ANALYSIS Executive Summary Lufthansa CEO Herr Ruhnau was under-fired for his hedging decision on the purchase of 20 Boeing aircrafts which cost Lufthansa an additional DM 225M back in Jan. 1985. Some criticisms are valid to a certain degree given the strict covenants and guidelines Ruhnau had to work against however others are base-less such as forcing Ruhnau to step down as CEO. This case analysis will discuss the hedging alternatives Ruhnau considered‚ the decision that
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