Case study 2 - NETFLIX 16 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY H. WAYNE HUIZENGA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP MGT-5090 ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STRATEGIC THINKING ASSIGNMENT FOR: MGT-5090 Entrepreneurial and Strategic Thinking SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Joel E. Rodgers SUBMITTED BY: Frank Russell (Russ) Cook DATE OF SUBMISSION: October 31‚ 2014 TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT: Case Study 2 - Netflix CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its
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Netflix‚ Inc.‚ (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in the United States‚ Canada[5]‚ and Latin America and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. It started its subscription-based digital distributionservice in 1999[6] and by 2009 it was offering a collection of 100‚000 titles on DVD and had surpassed 10 million subscribers. On February 25‚ 2007‚ Netflix announced the billionth
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Netflix: Planning Netflix Current Strategy Netflix Inc. is the largest video subscription service in the United States. Currently having over 25 million global subscribers (Netflix.com‚ Q2 11 Letter to shareholders)‚ the company’s clientele is up by 70% from 15 million just last year. By examining Netflix’s management‚ three important questions can be raised in the effectiveness of company’s business strategy. First‚ what is their mission and vision and how do they affect the company’s planning
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REACTION PAPER ON CASE 2: NETFLIX: RESPONDING TO BLOCKBUSTER‚ AGAIN Netflix has been in the forefront of innovation in the video rental industry despite the fact that it came about 20 years after the opening of the first brick and mortar video rental store (The Video Station) and 12 years after the opening of Blockbuster (its most prominent competitor). Netflix’ mail service came in at the right time when the DVD-format was still new making the company’s business model even more relevant. The change
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Cash Flow w/ EVF 330.3 233.4 152.5 N/A Analysis: The analysis of Blockbuster’s cash flows support its decision. Without Extended Viewing Fees (late fees)‚ and taking the all negative free cash flows among 2004‚ 2003‚ 2002 into account‚ Blockbuster would be performing worse than that with late fees. However‚ the trend was a continuous increase in cash flows‚ even if it is negative among all years. By taking tax effects into account‚ the free cash flow without EVF would be much lower than the
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Blockbuster Inc: A Strategy and Competitive Analysis April 27‚ 2007 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Blockbuster History 4 Competition and the State of the Rental Industry 5 The Strategy to Remain Competitive 6 Economic Factors 10 Supply Chain Strategy 11 Sales‚ Service and Promotion Strategy 13 Conclusion 16 Appendix 17 Exhibit 1 Blockbuster SWOT Analysis 17 Exhibit 2 17 Blockbuster Video Facts 17 Hollywood Video Facts 17 Netflix Facts
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NETFLIX CASE STUDY Does Netflix have deep enough pockets to outbid its rivals for broad access to the studios’ TV and movie content? Can it convince the studios that it is not a direct competitor? Netflix has managed to evolve with the ever changing technology industry in such a way that their ability to keep up with the changes in the market‚ gives Netflix the competitive advantage to stay ahead of the competition such as Walmart and Amazon.com. Today’s market is moved by technology where
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Netflix Inc.‚: Streaming Away From DVD’s Case Study: Emily Heath Part 3- Alternative Solutions To ensure the company will achieve stability by maintaining customer appreciation and satisfaction‚ Netflix must invest their time and finances into new alternative solutions. The solutions are based on what problems have presented themselves and are in best interest of the customers and the company. The main concerns at the moment seem to be the unreliability and instability of the company
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Randolph‚ previous coworker at Pure Software‚ to create Netflix in 1997. The following year the website was launch with an online version of pay-per-rental model ($4.00 per rental plus $2.00 in postage; late fees applied). In September 1999‚ monthly subscription was introduced. Since then it has a reputation on the business model of flat-fee unlimited rentals without due dates‚ late fees‚ shipping or handling fees‚ or per title rental fees. Netflix developed and maintains an extensive personalized
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Preparation: Netflix (Case Pack) 1. What distinctive organizational resources and core competencies has Netflix developed over the course of its existence? Which ones are most important to its survival? 2. Has Netflix developed a sustainable competitive advantage against its current competitors? That is‚ how easy would it be for competitors to imitate its business model? 3. How will VOD (video-on-demand) change the video rental business? Will Netflix (and other video
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