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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Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility of “SONY Corp.” Index SR NO. CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. BUSINESS ETHICS 3. CSR ACTIVITIES 4. CONCLUSION Business Ethics Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire
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Introduction This report has been prepared towards the completion of the Organizational Behavior Case Study 1. The report is an evaluation of the organization structure implemented in Sony when Howard Stringer joined as CEO in October 2005. The transition Stringer made of Sony’s organization structure was from Transnational structural to a multidivisional structure. Hence‚ this transition has been analyzed in detail. In conclusion‚ it can be seen that the stock share value has increased during 2005-2007
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Written Analysis of Case: Nike “Jordan Brand” a Blue Ocean Strategy In 1983 Nike had revenues of $920m‚ this increased by $15m after the Air Jordan 1 was released in 1984. Air Jordan 1 actually sold $130m in 1984 or 13% incremental sales. In 1989‚ powered by further increase in Jordan’s popularity and the efficacy of his “Just Do It” campaign‚ Nike sales reached $1.7 Billion‚ with the Jordan brand contributing $200m annually since then. By 2011‚ Jordan brand already sell in excess of $1 Billion annually
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Sony Sony Corporation commonly referred as Sony‚ is a Japanese multi-national company. It’s Headquarters is in Tokyo‚ Japan. The company’s main focus is on electronics‚ games‚ entertainment and financial service sectors. Sony’s history goes as far back as 1946‚ as an electronic shop in a departmental store in Tokyo. It was started by Masaru Ibuka and had a total of eight employees. The next year he was joined by his colleague‚ Akio Morita. They founded a company called
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Running head: MARKETING STRATEGIES OF TOOTHPASTES 1 Marketing Strategies of Four Leading Brands of Toothpaste Jennifer Glascock Averett University BSA 310 Principles of Marketing Dr. John Guarino October 19‚ 2010 Workshop #5 MARKETING STRATEGIES OF TOOTHPASTES 2 Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………4 Marketing Strategies of Toothpastes…………………………………………………...5 Crest…………………………………………………………………………………….5 History………………………………………………………………………………5 Types………………………………………………………………………………
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Targeting and Positioning Introduction 1. To succeed in today’s competitive marketplace‚ companies must be customer-centered‚ wining customers from competitors and keeping them by delivering greater value. a. Sound marketing requires a careful‚ deliberate analysis of consumers. b. Since companies cannot satisfy all consumers in a given market‚ they must divide up the total market (market segmentation)‚ choose the best segments (market targeting)‚ and design strategies for profitably
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AIRLINES MAY 10‚ 2010 The document compares and contrasts British Airways‚ Southwest Airlines and Singapore International Airlines; focusing on their positioning‚ brand identity‚ segmentation and performance. MGMT E-6020 Final Project Value Proposition and Positioning “In its simplest form‚ a value proposition is the summation of the brand’s functional‚ emotional and self–expressive benefits that bring value to the customer.”1 Southwest Airline’s value proposition is simply to get passengers
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simulate the two suggested investment strategies over the six-year period. Plot the value of each strategy over time for a single iteration of the simulation. What is the total value of each strategy after six years? Do either of the strategies reach the target? Based on our simulation model analysis of a single iteration‚ for the first strategy‚ the total value after 6 years is $ 22361. For the second strategy the value is $ 16610. So the first strategy reaches the target while the other one
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RESTRUCTURING SONY The electronics and media giant Sony was struggling through the late 1990s and early part of the 21st century. With each disappointment‚ it seemed that Sony’s management launched another restructuring of the company. By 2003‚ commentators were beginning to ask whether restructuring was part of the solution or part of the problem. How should Sony be managing its strategic renewal? Introduction For the first quarter ending 30 June 2003‚ Japan based Sony Corporation (Sony)2 stunned the
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