Marketing Mid-Term Sony AIBO: Case Analysis Prepared by: 1. a. What was Sony’s positioning strategy for AIBO? The AIBO is a robot. In its most simplistic form it is an amalgamation of steel‚ circuitry‚ and software. Sony‚ however‚ did not position the AIBO as a robot. Instead they positioned the AIBO as a pet with no utility or usefulness‚ but rather as a source of entertainment and companionship. Takeshi Yazawa‚ Vice President of Sony Entertainment Robot America‚ succinctly
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Sony Electronics Inc Sony is one of the world’s most well known electronics stores in the United States. From televisions‚ to gaming systems‚ computers‚ cameras and much more‚ Americans have looked to Sony to provide products that out-do past devices. Sony brought in 78 billion dollars for the fiscal year ended 2010 and employees 167‚000 people. Sony doesn’t only sell products‚ but has many other companies that run within the Sony business name. Whether it is the production company in the music
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What is the value proposition? AIBO was not only a lovable toy but also an intelligent functional product that Sony programmed to respond with affection to creatures that ask for people’s nurturance. Sony made it have “brain” and motor skills by artificial intelligence software‚ made it have “emotion” and “personality” which made customers take it as real pet‚ or companion. People give care to it and get reaction as well. This kind of feedback loop is an area where people are really emotionally vulnerable
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Sony Ericsson SWOT Analysis Strength Diversity among products. Sony as a brand name. Weakness Lack in understanding Customer Preferences Less technology advancement Lack of user centered designs. Lack of Brand awareness globally Opportunities Mobile phones market in developing High % of young market Strong Customer demand for innovative product High Disposable income in emerging markets. Network capabilities and low tariff of service providers. Threats
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Samsung’s Corporate Strategy and Competitive Advantage Samsung Electronics is one of the largest Corporations in the world and is also one of the world’s top three companies in the electronics industry. Samsung has to dominant sectors which include Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering and Construction. Samsung is a major leader in innovation when it comes to consumer electronics‚ providing a wide array of ground breaking products that have help shaped our world today. Samsung sets
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Question 1: Globalization brings a lot of chances for companies to expand its operation to capture more benefit‚ however‚ it also bring many challenges such as more competitors. Airline industry is an industry which has captured a lot of benefit from globalization‚ and AIRASIA is one of the most successful companies in the air industry. AIRASIA was founded by a government owned organization DRB-Hicom in 1993 and started operation on 18 November. However‚ it was not successful
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In this paper‚ we will examine the video game console industry and apply Porter’s Five Force model to SONY. Sony is a big media conglomerate with businesses in the gaming‚ music‚ movies/entertainment and electronics industries. It has a strong brand image‚ a wide product range and had over $75 billion in sales in 2010. For the purposes of doing this analysis‚ we will concentrate on Sony’s performance in the video game industry‚ understand its current position with respect to its competitors and recommend
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Sony Play station The research and development for the play stations started in the 1990s. The play station was a combination and creation of Nintendo and Sony. The first play station was invented in 1994 and there were only 200 play stations made. To improve Play station 1 Sony was made PS2 in 2000. PS3 came out on the 17th of November 2006. The PS3 was a better version of all the Play stations and it has more features. The PSP (PlayStation Portable) was released on different times in different
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SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS OFSONY CORPORATION&L.G COMPANY STRENGHTS Of SONY CORPORATION Strong Brand Image Worldwide Reputation High Market Share High Quality Products High Technology Pioneer in the Industry as Being Creative and Innovative Supports R&D Activites Diversification in Manufacturing Locations Around the World Ability to Provide High Motivation to Its Employees Loyal Customers STRENGHTS Of L.G SWOT ANALYSIS Market leader in home
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SWOT Analysis for Sony Ericsson Strengths: Increased market shares Reduced losses: Sony Ericsson has been successful in reducing its company losses in the past year. The company cut its total losses by more than half in the second half of 2002. Sony Ericsson should look to continue to cut costs in order to narrow company losses even further. The success of the joint venture will be viewed by its ability to break even and generate profits. Brand name: Having a strong brand name means
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