Groupon As a group‚ we have chosen to examine and report on Groupon and relevant information on the marketing strategies and efforts employed by the organization‚ as well as the ethics and social responsibility related to Groupon’s marketing. Groupon’s mission statement according to their letter to shareholders is “To become the operating system of local commerce.” Groupon has stumbled and disappointed users of their services because of rapid growth. Instead of focusing on growth‚ Groupon must
Premium Marketing
The Six Forces Model developed by Porter is a tool that determines the competition level in any industry and the attractiveness of the industry. The six Forces are: • Competition – this parameter is determined by the number of the competitors and their aggressiveness. If in your industry you have many competitors‚ and your competitors might be drawn into price wars‚ this will cause the profit rate to drop towards a competitive level (perfect competition) • New Entrants – if your industry is highly
Premium Competition Competition law Monopoly
Writing Assignment 1) Groupon’s Revenue Recognition issues In September 2011‚ Groupon dramatically changed the way it reported revenue. Prior to this date‚ Groupon recorded revenue acting as a principal‚ not an agent. Recording revenue in this manner means that Groupon was recording a “cost of goods sold” entry with each “revenue” entry on every sale it made. These entries heavily inflated the amount of revenue Groupon was reporting. Although net income was not affected by this‚ many other things
Premium Revenue Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Income statement
Porter 5 forces analysis Bargaining power of Customer: Buyer concentration to firm concentration ratio: Bank industry is a high buyer concentration industry‚ many people use bank service‚ such as deposit money‚ mortgage‚ loan‚ investment‚ insurance and currency exchange (HIGH). The concentration ratio of international bank industry is medium‚ many large bank exist in the world‚ such as Standard Chartered‚ CitiBank‚ HSBC‚ Fortis‚ and Deutsche Bank (Medium). Buyer information availability (HIGH):
Premium Bank Credit card Economics
PORTER’S 5 FORCES Porter’s 5 forces model allows to analyse the factors outside the Cruise industry that influence the nature of Carnival competition within it‚ the forces inside the Cruise industry that influence the way in which Carnival compete‚ and so the company’s likely profitability. With an understanding of where power lies‚ Carnival can take advantages of a situation of strength‚ improve a situation of weakness and avoid taking wrong strategies. Porter has identified five competitive forces that
Premium Holland America Line Cruise ship Cruise line
Response to Week 2 DQ: Five Forces Model framework developed by Professor Michael‚ E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979‚ is a powerful strategic business assessment tool useful in strategic assessment of business position in a volatile competitive market situation to understand where the business competitive power positions and analyze both the current competitive strength and the position which the business is intended to move into to gain profitability while and customer’s desirability’s
Premium Strategic management Supply chain management Management
the kids. Kids across many countries worldwide are lucky enough to have Toys”R”Us at the next door‚ but Indian kids are still longing for Toys”R”Us to be their next door. This essay analyses the positives and negatives of India using Porter’s Five Forces and concluding whether Toys”R”Us can consider stepping into the country or not. About India Here is the statistical analysis done by World of Toys (Undated) on Indian toy industry: India’s population is around 1.23 billion people and ranked as
Premium Retailing
Applying Porter’s Five Forces Model: The Metal Container Industry The metal container industry historically has been characterized by relatively low growth‚ intense competition‚ and unattractive levels of profitability. During the 1980s‚ this industry was negatively affected by such factors as further consolidation of soft drink bottlers and a strong trend toward substitution by many types of plastic packaging. The underlying reasons for the slow growth and low profitability of the metal container
Premium Barriers to entry
Michael’s Porter’s five competitive forces in business Business is a form of system that exchanged services or goods with money. When we commence a business in Singapore‚ we have to invest in that business with efficient capital. Successful businesses enable us to gain profit and expand our business to a larger size. Therefore‚ there are a few principles that we must comply. The most basic principle would be the Michael Porter’s five competitive forces. Firstly‚ the most major force will be the rivalry
Premium Strategic management Management Marketing
US Airline Industry – Porter’s Five Forces The year 2011 was another dismal one for US airlines in terms of financial performance. Despite an increase in both passenger numbers and revenues for the year‚ profits were down on 2010. In total‚ US airlines earned net profits of about $0.4 billion‚ representing a net margin of less than 1%. The dire financial state of the industry was underlined by AMR (the parent of American Airlines) entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2011. This ended AMR’s
Premium Airline Northwest Airlines Delta Air Lines