Marketing Mid-Term Sony AIBO: Case Analysis Prepared by: 1. a. What was Sony’s positioning strategy for AIBO? The AIBO is a robot. In its most simplistic form it is an amalgamation of steel‚ circuitry‚ and software. Sony‚ however‚ did not position the AIBO as a robot. Instead they positioned the AIBO as a pet with no utility or usefulness‚ but rather as a source of entertainment and companionship. Takeshi Yazawa‚ Vice President of Sony Entertainment Robot America‚ succinctly
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Sony Electronics Inc Sony is one of the world’s most well known electronics stores in the United States. From televisions‚ to gaming systems‚ computers‚ cameras and much more‚ Americans have looked to Sony to provide products that out-do past devices. Sony brought in 78 billion dollars for the fiscal year ended 2010 and employees 167‚000 people. Sony doesn’t only sell products‚ but has many other companies that run within the Sony business name. Whether it is the production company in the music
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another. Stephanie Ericsson‚ the author of‚ “The Ways we Lie” has shed some light on different ways of lying. This article is most intriguing because it is of a subject matter that is not really discussed. Stephanie Ericsson wrote this article to bring out that there are different ways of lying. Not just the typical lies and white lies that everyone thinks about once you hear the word lie. Part of being truthful is when you can be transparent about your own self. So Ericsson opens up this article
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What is the value proposition? AIBO was not only a lovable toy but also an intelligent functional product that Sony programmed to respond with affection to creatures that ask for people’s nurturance. Sony made it have “brain” and motor skills by artificial intelligence software‚ made it have “emotion” and “personality” which made customers take it as real pet‚ or companion. People give care to it and get reaction as well. This kind of feedback loop is an area where people are really emotionally vulnerable
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Hartsfield-Jackson International‚ which is the busiest airport in the U.S. There is obviously a need for the low air-fare company at this site. Southwest’s unique approach of no extra charge for luggage and extra friendly service should help Southwest. The merger is estimated to cost Southwest $1.4 billion dollars; Air-Trans income for 2010 was around $128 million‚ and along with the 138 new planes and locations Southwest will acquire‚ the benefits to cost seem great. Competition at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson
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Samsung’s Corporate Strategy and Competitive Advantage Samsung Electronics is one of the largest Corporations in the world and is also one of the world’s top three companies in the electronics industry. Samsung has to dominant sectors which include Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering and Construction. Samsung is a major leader in innovation when it comes to consumer electronics‚ providing a wide array of ground breaking products that have help shaped our world today. Samsung sets
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Sony China Market Segmentation Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: October 27‚ 2014 Richard Lopez Hernan Alvarez Sony Targets Laptop Consumers In China Sony VAIO is the best computer that serves the needs of every customer and is not comparable at all. From the conducted 760 surveys‚ 18 percent are grouped in the segment of entertainment lovers. Then 88 percent of all the entertainment lovers plan to by a laptop within the next 12 months‚ according to Exhibit 8. Therefore‚ there are approximately
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Arby’s/Wendy’s Merger Triarc Companies Inc. is a holding company and‚ through one of the subsidiary Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. is the franchisor of the Arby’s® restaurant system. Arby’s is the second largest restaurant franchising system in the sandwich segment of the quick service restaurant industry. As of June 29‚ 2008‚ there were a total of 3‚719 Arby’s restaurants in the system‚ including 1‚169 Company owned and 2‚550 franchised locations (Triarc‚ 2008). When Dave Thomas‚ founder of
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In this paper‚ we will examine the video game console industry and apply Porter’s Five Force model to SONY. Sony is a big media conglomerate with businesses in the gaming‚ music‚ movies/entertainment and electronics industries. It has a strong brand image‚ a wide product range and had over $75 billion in sales in 2010. For the purposes of doing this analysis‚ we will concentrate on Sony’s performance in the video game industry‚ understand its current position with respect to its competitors and recommend
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MJacob Bliberg (jb3975@stern.nyu.edu) Jasper Buntinx (jasper@buntinx.eu) April 2013 Post-Acquisition Report Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) $6.8Bn acquisition of Cephalon‚ Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPH) – October 14‚ 2011 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company which develops‚ produces and markets affordable generic drugs. Teva is the world’s largest generic drug maker‚ with a direct presence in about 60 countries. Teva’s
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