Responding to the Wii Introduction Kazuo Hirai‚ the chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) has encountered two large rivals in the video game industry this year. Nintendo and Microsoft have released advanced video game consoles that have left Sony sales behind. Nintendo especially‚ has broken the status quo for marketing in the video game industry by dramatically expanding its target market from 18-34 year-olds to 9-65 year-olds both male and female with its new video game
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Intercontinental University Unit 3 Individual Project MKTG 205 – Principles of Marketing June 29‚ 2011 Abstract This paper gives an overview of distribution channels; Channel Levels such as: Direct vs. Indirect Channel Organizations such as Conventional Vertical‚ Horizontal and Multichannel Marketing Systems. It also‚ explains my target market needs at the Hershey Company. There is also a brief description of how many channel members the company needs and why they need them. Hershey Company Introduction
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Companies use marketing channels. A marketing channel is related with the ways the services and the products are distributed. Concept of channels in marketing can be applied as promotional channels which include direct marketing or the indirect marketing and the distribution channels. Both of the concepts are very important and there are various reasons because of which the companies have to focus in the selection of these channels. For example‚ distribution channels increases the convenience
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Responding to the Wii Executive summary: Given the current market scenario‚ Sony will have to fight on both fronts. The Wii has unlocked a new segment of the market. Sony should adapt its strategy to address this new market. But Sony must not lose sight of the big picture‚ to win the long term race for the “center of the living room”. Sony should leverage its relation with game developers to introduce simpler games for the casual gamer. It has to keep targeting the hardcore gamer and it must continue
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Channel levels Most businesses use third parties or intermediaries to bring their products to market. They try to forge a "distribution channel" which can be defined as "all the organisations through which a product must pass between its point of production and consumption" Why does a business give the job of selling its products to intermediaries? After all‚ using intermediaries means giving up some control over how products are sold and who they are sold to. The answer lies in efficiency of
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Industrial Marketing Management 36 (2007) 4 – 9 Multi-channel strategy in business-to-business markets: Prospects and problems Bert Rosenbloom ⁎ LeBow College of Business‚ Drexel University‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Available online 28 July 2006 Abstract Multi-channel marketing strategy has become a major force in business-to-business distribution channels‚ especially since the option of Internet-based online channels emerged less than a decade ago. Making products and services available
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1. Marketing Channel Analysis The furniture industry is a very lucrative business that spans domestic and international markets. With that fact in mind‚ it goes without saying that different channels of distribution exist with regards to delivery of furniture from manufacturer to consumer. Furniture manufacturers who target the domestic market segment have three (3) major marketing distribution channels: (1) Through online shopping portals‚ (2) through public showrooms in malls‚ and (3) through
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Wii Console 1. The demand for Wii console will be relative elastic. As from the passage‚ it mention that “Nintendo announced its first price drops for the console. In Japan‚ the price dropped from ¥25‚000 to ¥20‚000 and they sold more than three million Wii consoles also ending 9 months of declining sales”. This shows that that demand for Wii console is elastic as people responded to the price drop and thus they demanded more which also help Wii console to earn back their losses. Also another
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Study Questions for cases Verklar Case 1) Why is Verklar’s market share dropping in the Austrian market in the early 1980s? 2) How would the quota system change the way channel flows are performed in Verklar Austria’s channel? 3) Comment on the efficiency (i.e.‚ cost) and effectiveness (i.e.‚ satisfaction) implications of implementing the quota system. 4) Based on your previous answer; is the quota system a good solution to Verklar Austria’s problem? 5) What potential pitfalls should be
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Strategic Analysis for Nintendo Co. Ltd. Executive Summary Nintendo Co. Ltd. is a longstanding member of the home entertainment software industry that has embarked on a mission to offer the highest quality products and services while treating their customers with attention‚ consideration and respect. Nintendo’s strategy thus far has been to take advantage of their video game development capabilities; nearly 60% of games sold by Nintendo are self developed. The innovative capabilities derived
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