3G vs 4G There has been more talk about 4G (fourth generation) mobile broadband recently and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN’s) has announced that the first 4G field trials have been completed in Berlin. As 4G seems to have taken a step closer to reality‚ I decided to do some research and find out what advantages 4G may offer over 3G. The specifications for 4G are not standardized yet but the following 3G vs 4G table gives an idea of what 4G is likely to provide. Technology | 3G | 4G | Frequency
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BCG ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC BANK The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix is a tool that used to evaluate strategic business units. It is organizes business by two dimension‚ the business growth rate and market share. The growth rate is use to show how rapidly the entire industry is increasing and the market share is whether a business unit has a larger or smaller share than its competitors. The combination of market share and business growth rate have provides four categories to determine the SBUs
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PEST ANALYSIS The market environment is a marketing term and it refers to all of the forces outside of marketing that affect marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers. Company‚ its suppliers‚ distributors‚ and its competitors are also impacted by what is happening in the world. To succeed therefore‚ it is necessary to continuously monitor‚ anticipate‚ and adapt‚ to that environment‚ and wherever possible‚ shape that environment. The
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Marketing Strategy At the heart of any business strategy is a marketing strategy Businesses exist to deliver products that satisfy customers. Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services. A marketing strategy is composed of several interrelated components called the marketing mix: The Marketing mix consists of answers to a series of product and customer related questions. The Marketing Mix
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To begin with‚ BCG is the acronym for Boston Consulting Group—a general management consulting firm highly respected in business strategy consulting. BCG Growth-Share Matrix (see figure 1) happens to be one of many of BCG’s strategic concepts the organisation developed in the late 1970s‚ and is being taught at leading business schools and executive education programmes around the world. It is a management tool that serves four distinct purposes (McDonald 2003; Kotler 2003; Cipher 2006): it can
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The company I chose to conduct my BCG Matrix on was Wal-Mart‚ because this company has become one of the largest and most successful companies within the United States. Wal-Mart started out as a small retail business in 1962 in Rogers‚ Arkansas by Sam Walton. Today Wal-Mart has more than 10‚000 stores in more than twenty eight different countries. In 2012 Wal-Mart gained revenue of $421‚849 million dollars‚ which was an increase of 3.4% from the previous year. (www.topics.nytimes.com>Business>Companies
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market. Today the top mobile phone vendors include Samsung‚ Nokia Apple LG and Sony Ericsson. As compared to a few years back when the mobile phones were introduced there were just a few limited brands mainly Motorola‚ Nokia‚ Sony which merged which Ericsson and is now called Sony Ericsson. Nokia was founded in the year 1865 in the town of Nokia in central Finland it was originally a manufacturer of pulp and paper. During the 1960s Nokia began to make its way in the telecommunication market and
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especially in this market. Nokia has created an established brand name for them internationally and this makes it hard for new entrants to compete. 5. Big firms may retaliate and try to prevent companies from entering the market by giving out special deals or lowering price to the point where it is not viable for new entrants to compete. 6. Patents also limit innovation and this will potentially deter new entrants. 7. Due to the size of the big firms such as Nokia‚ they will have an advantage
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reports that with the launch of a new range of smartphones‚ Nokia is also effectively changing its approach to marketing. The company is moving away from more traditional marketing like advertising in print media and shifting towards advertisements through social media and digital campaigns. This allows Nokia to place a greater emphasis on collaborating with its customers through its marketing communication channels. In doing so‚ Nokia hopes to be able to rival dominant market competitors by increasing
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HANOI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM PRINCIPLE OF MARKETING MARKETING PLAN NOKIA LUMIA Tutorial: Tut 1 BA Group members: TABLE OF CONTENT I. Executive Summary II. Current Marketing Situation 1. Market Situation 2. Product Situation 3. Competitive Situation 4. Distribution Situation 5. Macro-environment Situation III. SWOT Analysis 1. Strengths 2. Weaknesses 3. Opportunities 4. Threats IV. Objectives
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