Introduction The MTN Company is one of the leading telecommunication operating group in Africa. MTN is well known for its data and call services that they provide to millions of users in the continental scale. The company was launched in 1994 and integrated with M-Cell on its holdings in South Africa during its inception‚ it then spread its corporation into other parts of Africa after acquiring the license to ‘take part’ in their economy (Marketline 2013‚ p. 6) . The company has made a huge impact
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SWOT analysis The strengths and weaknesses of a SWOT analysis focus on the current market position of a business in relation to its: • Customers – is the business meeting the needs of its target markets • Competitors- is the business offering a better way of meeting customer needs compared with its competitors • Internal resources- is the business making effective use of its internal resources to meet customer needs and deal with competition The opportunities and threats
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Main information. The Syrian cellular arm of Lebanon-based telecoms group Investcom Holding (itself then owned by the Mikati Group‚ but since taken over by MTN Group)‚ Areeba Syria (formerly Spacetel Syria) launched services in March 2001 via its ’94’ network. Initially the infrastructure was rolled out to major provinces‚ but rural areas quickly followed and population coverage and geographic coverage were 98% and 78% in the end of 2007 respectively. In August 2007 the cellco had 14 MSC‚ 32 BSC
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In this essay we will be discussing the MTN Ayoba Campaign. We will firstly give a brief background of the MTN brand and then identify the objectives of the campaign. We will also be analyzing the market competition and category. We will briefly explain who we believe to be the target market and will lastly explain why the MTN Ayoba Campaign is successful. MTN is a communication company‚ focused on the African continent. MTN has been defined as “A global communications partner and world-class
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SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Having one of the most favorite burgers in the world‚ McDonalds is a brand which will hardly be missed by anyone. The SWOT of Mcdonalds discusses the reasons that the firm has been able to achieve this height of fame‚ and why‚ be it breakfast‚ lunch or dinner‚ people may prefer the local McDonalds STRENGTH Brand Equity…world-wide 42% of US fast-food hamburger business Consistency of food Successful items: Fries‚ Happy Meal‚ Big Mac‚ Egg McMuffin‚ Promotions Overseas
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MTN Group is a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company‚ operating in many African and Middle Eastern countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg.[ The MTN brand has been rated as the country’s most valuable brand‚ according to a league table of both African and South African brands compiled by Brandirectory. It is valued at an astounding US$4.7 billion‚ almost double that of its nearest rivals on the continent‚ Vodacom‚ Orascom Telecom (Egypt)‚ FNB and Standard Bank.
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CASE 5 MTN GROUP LIMITED Question 1: Why has MTN been successful? MTN has been successful due to the following reasons; 1. TARGET UNDERDEVELOPED MARKETS: MTN has operation in 21 Africa countries and the Middle East. Cellular telephones were popular in Africa because of lack of land line telecommunications in many countries. This boosted the company’s revenue with 43% increase in 2007 resulting to after tax profit of R11.9 ($1.6) billion. MTN strongest growth was in South Africa and Nigeria.
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QUESTION 1 QUESTION 1.1 Market structure MTN and Vodacom 1.1.1 Introduction The South African mobile market structure can be classified as an oligopoly‚ or even a duopoly‚ with two firms‚ Vodacom and MTN of more or less the same size dominating the market. Both Vodacom and MTN have market shares of at least 35%. This implies that both firms can be classified as ‘dominant’ i.t.o. the Competition Act. It is also important to note that the combined market share of the two large players is approximately
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Welcome to the New World MTN Group Limited Final results for the year ended 31 December 2012 Agenda 01 Strategic and operational overview Sifiso Dabengwa Group President and CEO 02 Financial overview Nazir Patel Group Chief Financial Officer 03 Looking ahead Sifiso Dabengwa Group President and CEO Strategic and operational overview MTN vision and mission Creating and managing stakeholder value Creating value for our shareholders‚ employees and communities in a sustainable way and
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SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a tool for auditing an organization and its environment. It is the first stage of planning and helps marketers to focus on key issues. SWOT stands for strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors. Opportunities and threats are external factors. SWOT analysis is a simple framework for generating strategic alternatives from a situation analysis. It is applicable to either the corporate level or the business unit level
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