Case Study of Samsung’s Mobile Phone Business I. Introduction For Samsung Electronics‚ 2003 was a watershed year. It successfully positioned itself as one of the world’s best mobile phone manufacturers and its products were featured all over the media. Many were calling its mobile phones as “the best gift for Christmas”1 or “the Mercedes of mobile phones.”2 Samsung’s achievements were particularly remarkable considering that its primary focus had previously been in semiconductors and home appliances
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Arvind Mills – A turnaround story When the World Trade Organisation removed the quota restrictions on countries exporting garments on January 1‚ 2005 it opened up a new era for the Indian textile industry‚ thereby ending forty long years of protectionism by the developed countries. It is estimated that approximately 47% of the restricted markets will be opened up for free trade. Hence it is good news for companies in the textile sector like Arvind Mills which is considered to be the largest textile
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paper examines Samsung Electronics successful growth strategy in the mobile phone business. It examines its early efforts at developing a competitive product in the domestic market‚ its globalization strategies‚ and some of the key challenges it faces today. The paper provide insights into how a late-comer to an industry can overcome certain disadvantages and successfully position itself as a widely respected and successful brand. JEL classification: L 63‚ M10 Key words: Samsung‚ mobile phone
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Case Analysis China Dolls Issues : the company is about to lose two major customers due to “cheaper” price‚ namely China. Alternatives: 1. Move to China Closing down partially Malaysian and Chieng Mai operations 2. Expand to China Retain Malaysian operations Joint venture 3. Develop own label for Malaysian and ASEAN market. Costs : i. Set-up costs (investment) ii. Operation costs (labor cost) iii. Sunk costs iv. Opportunity costs v. Human ‘cost’ Explanations
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President and CEO of Samsung‚ South West Asia‚ the 58-year-old Lee has been busy turning all Samsung strategies on their heads. The Korean consumer electronics giant is now reaching deeper and wider into the Indian market‚ tempting consumers with technologically advanced products specially tailored to their needs. Showrooms are being brought under a common umbrella brand and now‚ a new facility may well become a manufacturing hub for Samsung worldwide. Not that Lee views his "strategy revitalisation"
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Samsung’s social media strategy Recently‚ the famous 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
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Executive Summary Samsung Electronics was established in 1969 and successfully developed its own products internally in 1980s. The company grew very fast and even continued to lead the market with an 8% growth in gross sales during Asian crisis in 1997. Now it is transforming to a global digital company with many products occupying substantial market shares in the world. Samsung Electronics attributed its success to four main factors; (1) Highly creative employees can develop new technologies;
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11/25/13 SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (SSNLF): Samsung’s New Strategy Is A Worry For Apple - Seeking Alpha Samsung’s New Strategy Is A Worry For Apple Nov 25 2013‚ 00:07 by: Vivek Gupta ‚ Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) and Apple (AAPL) are two leading players of the smartphone industry (see the table below). Apple is the most profitable‚ while Samsung is the largest player (by revenue as well as volumes) in the industry. Samsung is not only the largest but also is the most competitive player in the industry
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Analysis of Samsung History of Samsung Samsung was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chull. The company began as a trading based company and was not until after the Korean War did the company began to become more industrialized. In the 1960’s‚ Samsung entered the electronics industry in which the company is renowned for today. Samsung grew into an international corporation throughout the 1990’s and began to focus on mainly three divisions; electronics‚ engineering‚ and chemicals. Today Samsung is one of
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Samsung Smartphone Market J.L.D - Samsung Smartphone Market Smartphones are on the cutting edge of current technology. Firms are constantly competing in an effort to corner this market. Creators and innovators such as: HTC‚ Apple‚ and Samsung appear to be paving the way as consumers grapple over which product suits them the best. These companies battle constantly for market share whether it is on the ground of the consumer’s desires or in the court system with lawsuits. These smartphones
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