South Korean manufacturer Samsung has created a buzz with a "selfie" picture taken during the Oscars by a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with several Hollywood celebrities. This picture had been posted on Twitter‚ a famous online social networking‚ by the Oscars host Ellen De Generes and then retweetted more than two millions times‚ a record. This phenomenon had a large impact on both product and the company. However it turns out that this event had been completely planned by Samsung and it was not an unintentional
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Case Study - III Samsung – The Making of a Global Brand Q. No 1. By 2002‚ Samsung was rated as one of the top 3 players in the global mobile handset market. Analysts attributed Samsung’s success to its marketing initiatives. Discuss the role of marketing in Samsung’s success. Answer: Samsung’s vision was to become the leader in the emerging digital convergence era‚ which is defined by two trends: combining different technologies in one product‚ and linking multiple technologies through one
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Apple Vs. Samsung Patents by definition are‚ “ a grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make‚ use‚ and sell that invention for a set period of time”(TFD). Every product that is sold has at least one patent to protect it from being copied by competitors. Most products have several patents‚ each for a different unique part of the product. There are two major types of patents‚ utility patents and design patents. A utility patent can be claimed if
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was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to a product leader? When in 1993‚ Samsung’s CEO Lee decided to create a new type of management. he viewed this as a huge strategy for the company. The goal this new management had was to basically dethrone Sony and make Samsung the #1 company in selling electronics in the world. Samsung hired a group of innovative and young inventors to help come up with new ideas and products that would have success in the market‚ targeting high-end users. Samsung also
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with this task. The user will not only benefit from the hundreds of hours that went into the methodology and its application‚ but also from its alternative perspective on strategic planning in South Korea. This report helps executives evaluate strategic investment and entry alternatives in South Korea. As the editor of this report‚ I am drawing on a methodology developed at INSEAD‚ an international business school (www.insead.edu). The methodology decomposes a country’s strategic potential along
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1. To what extent has globalisation impacted upon local identities? Illustrate your argument with an original example. Positive impacts of globalistation It brings Wealth and foreign currency to local economies when they buy local resources‚ products and services; extra money could be put to good cause such as education‚ health and infrastructure Intro what it is 250 Para positives 300 Para negatives 300 Example 350 Conclusion 300 Globalisation is the process of interconnection and
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Samsung Case Study 1. How was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to product leader? In 1993‚ Lee unveiled “new management” which is a top-to-bottom strategy for the Samsung Company. The goal of the new management is making Samsung become a premier brand that would dethrone Sony as the biggest consumer electronics firm in the world. Samsung then hired a new group of young designers who creates sleek‚ bold‚ and beautiful product targeting high-end users. Also‚ Samsung abandoned low-end distributers
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Security Council (SC) Topic 1: The North - South Korea Conflict The Situation in North Korea Introduction: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)‚ commonly called North Korea‚ is widely considered a threat to stability in Asia. The government has openly admitted to selling missile technology in defiance of international law and pursuing nuclear‚ biological and chemical weapons programs. In 2006‚ North Korea tested a small nuclear weapon‚ showing its status as a nuclear power‚ and straining
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DOING BUSINESS IN SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS ISSUE IN SOUTH KOREA South Korea continues a process of economic liberalisation and deregulation‚ but the government has yet to adopt a fully laissez-faire policy where the economy and trade are concerned. The UK TI team in South Korea works actively to lift or loosen the many regulatory barriers that still exist to ease UK-based company enter to the market(UK Trade and Investment‚ 2009) Getting Paid - Terms of Payment The payment terms you can normally
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Samsung galaxy S2 is the latest Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung on 13 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and is currently the world’s thinnest smartphone. The Galaxy S II is the development of the previous Samsung Galaxy S. It features are: * 1.2 GHz dual-core SoC processor‚ in either Samsung’s own. * It has 1 GB of RAM‚ a 10.9-centimetre (4.3 in) WVGA Super AMOLED plus display * 8 megapixel camera with flash that can record videos in full
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