NOKIA AND MICROSOFT News from Microsoft -1.28% in the last few days – 4Q14 earnings‚ an announcement of 18‚000 layoffs‚ and the release of a memo from Microsoft’s EVP of devices Stephen Elop about rightsizing – has brought about a clearer picture of Microsoft’s plans for Nokia Nokia’s phones‚ which it acquired in April for $7 billion. Nokia was one of many cellphone manufacturers that struggled as Apple -1.13%’s iOS and Google GOOGL -1.92%’s Android gained dominance of the smartphone market and displaced
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1.0 Introduction (Abstract) Today‚ company’s real value lies outside the business itself‚ in the minds of potential buyers (Kapferer‚ 1992‚ p. 9). This is reflected in the value of brands‚ which are the anchors of company’s value. Products are introduced‚ they live and disappear but brands endure (Kapferer‚ 1992‚ p. 17). The term ``brand’’ holds multiple meanings. According to John Murphy‚ founder of Inter brand (Ingham‚ 2003)‚ a brand is not only an actual product‚ but also the unique property
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The market environment is a marketing term and refers to all of the forces outside of marketing that affect marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers. The market environment consists of both the macroenvironment and the microenvironment. Microenvironment refers to the forces that are close to the company and affect its ability to serve its customers. It includes the company itself‚ its suppliers‚ marketing intermediaries‚ customer markets
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1.1 The Morph concept The “Nokia Morph” is a theoretical future device based on nanotechnology that might enable future communication devices. It is intended to demonstrate the flexibility of future mobile devices‚ in regards to their shape and form allowing the users to transform them according to their preference. It demonstrates the ultimate functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering i.e. flexible materials‚ transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. It also features
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Macro Environment: “The major external and uncontrollable factors that influence organisations decision making and affects its performance and Strategies” is called Macro Environment. Macro Environment can be studied through different analysis‚ there are several but mainly used are PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis. Sainsbury’s Overview: Sainsbury’s was established by John James and Mary Ann in the year 1869 as a small dairy shop. In very short time the store became popular for selling good and
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Marketing assignment on: External marketing environment factors Q1. Identify & Discuss which external marketing environment factors more impact on Ford. Ans1. Ford Motor Company refers to an American multinational enterprise which deals in the manufacturing of the automobiles. Ford has been known for manufacturing cars on a large scale. Ford refers to the second largest manufacturer in case of the automobile sector. Based upon the annual sales figure‚ Ford has been termed at the fifth largest amongst
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Nokia Swot Analysis Nokia SWOT Analysis Nokia group is the world’s largest mobile phone manufactures. Strengths Strong brand image‚ Nokia’s core asset is its strong brand image.A strong and highly visible brand enables the company to command a premium for its products and distinguish from the competitors.Nokia’s brand is the fifth most valued brand in the word according to the top 100 best brands list compiled by interbrand in 2009. Significant market position‚ Nokia has been a hignly efficient
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a- Define Marketing environment. The marketing environment represent a complex array of threats opportunities for the organization‚ and can sometimes seem difficult to categories. Generally speaking the marketing environment can be divided into two areas: the external environment and the internal environment. The external environment is concerned with everything that happens outside the organization‚ And the internal environment is concerned with those marketing factors that happen within the organization
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McDonald’s – Business Strategy in India The starting point for McDonald’s India was to change Indian consumers’ perceptions‚ which Associated it with being ’foreign’‚ ’American’‚ ‘not knowing what to expect’ and ’discomfort with the New or different’ McDonald’s wanted to position itself as ’Indian’ and a promoter of ’family values and culture’‚ as well as being ’comfortable and easy’. Simultaneously‚ the brand wanted to communicate that‚ operationally‚ it was committed to maintaining a quality service
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Chapter 15 COMPANY SECURITIES 15.1 DEBENTURES This is a written acknowledgement of a debt owed by a company. Whilst it is possible for some debentures to be unsecured‚ those given to the bank will usually incorporate a fixed and / or a floating charge over the company’s assets. 15.2 FIXED CHARGE This is a charge which immediately encumbers specific assets of the company. Accordingly‚ the chargee’s (bank) consent would be required if the company is to deal with or dispose the assets
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