Harvard Business School 9-399-011 Rev. April 9‚ 2001 Acer America: Development of the Aspire In early 1998‚ Stan Shih‚ CEO of Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) manufacturer Acer‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing the first estimates of 1997 year-end results. With revenue of $6.5 billion from own brand and sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as IBM‚ the company was now acknowledged to be the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although the performance was respectable in the wake
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Environment8 Internal Environment9 Corporate Cultures9 SWOT10 Strengths10 Weaknesses11 Opportunities11 Threats12 Marketing Strategy13 Objectives13 Target Markets13 Strategies15 Positioning17 Marketing Mix19 Product19 Quality19 Design20 Features20 Packaging21 Price21 Promotion24 Sales24 Advertising24 Distribution27 Channels27 Financials28 Controls29 Marketing Organization29 Implementation30 Contigency31 References32 Executive Summary The Apple iPhone was released on June
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Chin Wui Khong CEB110009 Osama Khalid CEB120702 Case 1-3 Acer Inc. Acer is a leading marketer of notebook and desktop PCs. Besides computers‚ flat-screen monitors‚ and personal digital assistants‚ Acer also produced equipment for global companies on an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) basis. Having troubles to break into the United States market had been a great challenge to Acer‚ due to their lack of experiences in the region. With that‚ Acer’s target was to focus on the China market
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Importance of a Marketing Plan Think of a successful company in this day and age that has gained success without any use of a marketing plan. Chances are you won’t find one. To have a plan of where the founder of a business wants to take the company is one of the first things that founder thinks of when his idea about the product or service is coming together. Establishing a good marketing plan has proven to be essential to a successful business. “By creating a marketing plan‚ firms like Starbucks
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Business plans and marketing plans are quite imperative for the success of a business. These plans outline the mission‚ vision and the financial projections of a business. The business plans assist the owner to comprehend about his or her business in a professional manner. Further‚ usage of the marketing plan and business plan helps to save both time and money as the owner can wisely plan for his resources (Ferrell & Hartline‚ 2011). Through the plans‚ funds can be raised through a well designed
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MAR004-3 Global Marketing Assignment 2: Individual Written Report Developing a Global Marketing Plan for UNIQLO Introduction For Part I‚ Group Presentation‚ you have undertaken a Market Audit and Competitive Market Analysis for UNIQLO. In Part II you will prepare the Marketing Plan‚ i.e.‚ the ‘action plan’. In Part I you have: a) chosen a market (country) from one of the two regions (the European Union or South America)‚ and b) undertaken a market audit and competitive analysis for
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Use third person business writing! No “I”‚ “we”‚ “you”‚ etc. Use MLA style citation! MARKETING PLAN STRUCTURE Title Page (0 points) Executive Summary (5 points) 1 Major aspects of the marketing plan‚ expected outcomes and budget (Describe the substance of the plan‚ do not list the parts.) Table of Contents (requires page numbers) (0 points) Product Statement (5 points) Environmental Analysis 1 Analysis of the External Environment (30 points) 1 Industry Trends—looks
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MARKETING PRINCIPLES (MKTG 3010) MARKETING PLAN PROJECT Dear students‚ Set up a team of 4 to 5 students. Select a company producing Shariah-compliant products in an industry of your choice. Develop a new product/product line for the company and prepare the MARKETING PLAN. You may find various marketing plan sample‚ one of which you can refer to the textbook (Lamb‚ Hair & McDaniel)‚ Appendix A*. Generally a marketing plan should cover these elements: I. Company Background II. Business Mission III
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| MARKETING PLAN | | MATHEW KURIAN STUDENT ID - 4745251 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The rationale of this report is to write a Marketing Plan for an existing company in the UK (BSkyB Sky)‚ selected from any industry (telecommunication industry). This plan is aimed at identifying ways in which the firm designs its strategy for the next 5 years. BSkyB (Sky) should target acquiring 30% of the yearly revenue by 2018‚ after five years of systematic implementation of the extended marketing plan
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-- FREE VERSION -- [Your Company Logo] (if applicable) [Your Company Name] MARKETING PLAN [Month]‚ [Year] [Your Name] [Your Title] [Your Company Name] [Your Address 1] [Your Address 2] [City‚ State Zip] Tel: [ ] Fax: [ ] Email: [ ] CONFIDENTIAL Table of Contents (Right click and Choose “Update Field” when you are done to automatically update the page numbers) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Executive Summary ...........................................
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