CASE 4 Giordano: Positioning for International Expansion Company Background Giordano was founded in Hong Kong by Jimmy Lai in 1980. In 1981‚ it opened its first retail store in Hong Kong and began to expand its market by distributing Giordano merchandise in Taiwan through a joint venture. In 1985‚ it opened its first retail outlet in Singapore. Responding to slow sales‚ in 1987 Giordano changed its positioning strategy. Until 1987‚ it had sold exclusively men’s casual apparel. When Lai and his
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Global Positioning System Abstract- Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only system today able to show ones own position on the earth any time in any weather‚ anywhere. This paper addresses this satellite based navigation system at length. The different segments of GPS viz. space segment‚ control segment‚ user segment are discussed. In addition‚ how this amazing system GPS works‚ is clearly described. The various errors that degrade the performance of GPS are also
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about evaluating the strategies of branding Switzerland. Firstly‚ the paper provides a comprehensive literature review around nation branding area. In the second part‚ a case study about branding Switzerland will be presented. Within the case study part: positioning the image of Switzerland along with main aspects and practical strategies in branding Switzerland will be covered. In the third part‚ Dordevic’s six dimensions of a nation brand will be explained and the overall strategies will be criticised
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SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS OFSONY CORPORATION&L.G COMPANY STRENGHTS Of SONY CORPORATION Strong Brand Image Worldwide Reputation High Market Share High Quality Products High Technology Pioneer in the Industry as Being Creative and Innovative Supports R&D Activites Diversification in Manufacturing Locations Around the World Ability to Provide High Motivation to Its Employees Loyal Customers STRENGHTS Of L.G SWOT ANALYSIS Market leader in home
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SWOT Analysis for Sony Ericsson Strengths: Increased market shares Reduced losses: Sony Ericsson has been successful in reducing its company losses in the past year. The company cut its total losses by more than half in the second half of 2002. Sony Ericsson should look to continue to cut costs in order to narrow company losses even further. The success of the joint venture will be viewed by its ability to break even and generate profits. Brand name: Having a strong brand name means that
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Introduction “It’s a Sony!” Sony is one of today’s leading brand in electronics‚ from personal to home entertainment audio and video system‚ communications gadget‚ broadcasting and other professional electronic devices‚ personal computer‚ digital camera‚ to robots. Sony Corporation is a Japanese electronics giant‚ and has now evolved into a multinational company. This essay brings to light Sony Corporation’s organizational culture and structure. Also‚ it is going to analyze the extent
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and compare the different studies? Lopez needs to design his marketing strategy based on four market research efforts – large scale study of the Chinese laptop consumer‚ detailed interviews with laptop users‚ results of the CLUES report and Project Compass. My recommendation is for Lopez to utilize each of these tools in varying quantities during different stages of his Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning (STP) strategy. The Shanghai report identified that China has developed huge income‚ education
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of brands to specific markets. The term "target audience" is a bit narrower; it refers specifically to the group of consumers targeted by advertisements. Outside of the context of business‚ target audience can also refer to the specific group of people targeted by television shows‚ movies and music products. In marketing and advertising‚ a target audience is a specific group of people within the target market at which a product or the marketing message of a product is aimed at. Positioning Statement
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STP model is the heart of strategic marketing where S stands for segmenting‚ T stands for targeting and P stands for positioning (Qiang & Xiumin‚ 2013‚ p. 221). Market segmentation is the process of grouping customers in the markets with similar needs and traits into smaller‚ homogenous groups (Armstrong & Kotler‚ 2000; Boone & Kurtz‚ 1999; Brooksbank‚ 1994; Dibb et al.‚ 2006; Ennew‚ 1993; Jobber‚ 2007; Lamb et al.‚ 2004 cited in Fang‚ 2012‚ p. 141). This enables firms to serve customers in the
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the best company to work for whereby employees are treated as part of a big family. * Create a globally recognized ASIAN brand. * To attain the lowest cost so that everyone can fly with AIRASIA * Maintain the highest quality product‚ embracing technology to reduce cost and enhance service levels [2]. Figure1: strategy[3] And the suitable business-level strategies such as maximize shareholder’s value‚ safety‚ focus on customer’s need‚ operational excellent and management transparency
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