1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background Samsung is one of the world’s premium electronics manufactures. The estimated value of Samsung brand had risen from US$6.37 billion in 2001 to US$10.85 billion in 2003. A major factor behind this impressive growth had been Samsung’s effort to redefine itself as a vendor of cutting-edge‚ “gee-whiz” consumer technology. Samsung believed that repositioning the brand is a vital to the company’s future success. While the Samsung had become more familiar and more favorably
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COMPANY BACKGROUND HISTORY Samsung was formed in 1938 by Lee Byung-chull as a trading company based in Su-dong. The small company started as a grocery‚ trading goods produced in and around the city as well as its own noodles. The company grew and soon expanded to Seoul in 1947 but left once the Korean War broke out. After the war‚ Lee expanded it into textiles and built the largest woollen mill in Korea. And today Samsung Group is a South Korean based company that includes a number of subsidiaries
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This report will display the history and background of the worldwide famous company Samsung; Which was established on march 1st 1938 by Byung Chull lee‚ as well as their exceptional 3d technology which is used in their televisions‚ in addition to future inventions and technology we wish to see. The company started by exporting dried Korean fish‚ sugar‚ along with fruits and vegetables. Through out the years Samsung slowly started getting into manufacturing equipment‚ and then to petrochemicals and
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MARKETING MIX OF SAMSUNG Samsung is a South Korean multinational company‚ founded by Lee Byung Chull‚ in the year 1938. It entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s. Since 1990s‚ Samsung has globalized its electronics‚ mainly mobile phones‚ which have become its major source of income. The Samsung galaxy series is one of the brand builders for Samsung and hence we will discussing the marketing mix of Samsung Galaxy. Despite the competition from similar companies‚ Samsung is growing manifold
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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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Maintaining the “Single Samsung” Spirit: New Challenges in a Changing Environment Caryn Ng Kar Yan B1102572 Keah Mei Sian B1102580 Nur Fathiha Bte Johan Ariffin B1100381 Mohd Roshan bin Mohd Yusop B0101223 Sarkunarajah S B1001971 Wan Arjunaidi Bin Awang @ Wan Abdul Halim E0300073 Abstract Samsung portrayed a very interesting and impressive success story in every aspect of development. Although they were hit hard by financial crisis in 2009‚ Samsung survived the ordeal with
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►Samsung • Assessing the opportunity and the Situation - Understanding the situation ►What was Samsung’s financial situation like? Samsung was experiencing a steep financial setback ►Who was responsible for Samsung’s situation? China was able to put cheaper products on the market ►Describe Samsung’s ‘cost-driven competitive strategy’ until the mid-1990: Samsung produced technical components for firms with better-known brands Samsung sold me-too consumer products ►What did Samsung need to
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Final Report Consumer Decision Making Process‚ Perception and Reference Group in Purchasing Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Prepared for Prof. Val. Ortega by: Kam Kai Heng (12717040) Satrio Adi Bintoro (12525545) 13 September 2012
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Samsung Background Samsung is a Korean company that has risen to prominence in many fields over the years. The size and the scope of the company is almost unimaginable‚ as they are one of the largest and most diverse companies in the world. While the company is mostly known for their technology division (cell phones‚ radios‚ MP3 players‚ computer screens‚ and the like) they have many other divisions as well. The company has expanded from a humble storefront launched in the late 1930s to the largest
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Samsung brand strengths Master branding strategy Samsung has managed to avoid excessive and unrelated diversification and channeled their resources around one or two dominant businesses. Samsung was previously engaged in manufacturing lower-end consumer electronics under a handful of brand names including Wiseview‚ Tantus‚ and Yepp‚ none of which meant much to consumers. To counter this negative trait‚ Samsung’s management decided to move up the value chain in an attempt to build a stronger identity;
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