Southwest Airlines corporate philosophy can be credited to one of the founders Herb Kelleher. It is an airline company with a unique culture “goofiness”‚ which keeps the morale of its employees high (Smith‚ 2004)‚ and is a company that welcomes fun‚ dedication‚ and effort. Southwest believes that a happy employee will create a happy customer‚ and will create loyal customers. Mr. Kelleher effectively implemented its style‚ culture and emphasis on quality in the daily actives at Southwest (Smith
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WS5A4 Southwest Airlines - Case Study Operating under an intensely competitive environment‚ Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product from its competitors. Southwest positions itself in all its marketing communications as the only low-fare‚ short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ point-to-point carrier in America that is fun to fly (Cheng‚ 2010). Its low-priced fares are a brand equity which it "owns" in the mathematical sense of being the only major airline with
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ALINEANDO LA ORGANIZACIÓN Case in Point Southwest Airlines: consistencia y coherencia a lo largo del tiempo Logo: www.southwest.com Southwest Airlines (SWA) es la primera aerolínea norteamericana: transporta millones de pasajeros anuales (102 millones‚ en 2008)‚ llega a 67 ciudades en 34 estados y opera más de 3.300 vuelos diarios.4 Tiene 35.000 empleados‚ 36 años consecutivos de beneficios y un récord de reconocimientos‚ que van desde estar entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo hasta
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT – SUGGESTED STRUCTURE Cover page Contents page MAIN BODY INTRODUCTION (150 WORDS) Purpose of the report What does Southwest Airlines do? What is the background to the organisation? What industry does it operate in? What are its geographical markets? What products and services does it offer and what are the market segments? What are Southwest Airlines’ mission‚ vision and values? What generic strategy
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Case 3-1 : Southwest Airlines Corporation Ringkasan Kasus : Pada Januari 2005‚ hasil akhir tahun yang dihasilkan oleh Southwest Airlines Corporation (Southwest) mencapai 32 tahun dengan profitabilitas berturut-turut. Southwest merupakan perusahaan yang bergerak dibisnis pelayanan transportasi udara yang didirikan di Texas pada 18 Juni 1971‚ dengan semakin berkembang usahanya‚ armada pesawat yang dimiliki juga semakin banyak dengan total pada tahun 2004 memiliki 417 pesawat Boeing 737 dan menyediakan
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Situation Analysis Since day one‚ Southwest Airlines has been able to maintain a winning strategy. Starting with just three aircrafts in the state of Texas‚ Southwest implemented a low cost‚ low fare‚ no frills strategy that proved successful. As they have grown‚ more plans have been put into practice‚ such as a widely popular frequent flyer program and their now legendary customer service. These strategies have proved successful‚ as Southwest is the only airline to have maintained a profit in the
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Definition * History III． Marketing and Advertising * Marketing concept * The concept of Exchange * The concept of branding * The concept of added value IV． Advertising management * History of the advertising management * How advertising works * Method of advertising management V． Advertising strategy * Advertising planning and decision making * Advertising strategy content VI． Conclusion & Summary VII． Reference Introduction Advertisement
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point‚ low-fare services to and from 58 cities across the United States. The company is known for its low-cost fares and superior customer service in the airline industry. The company was started in 1971 with a motto still lived by today‚ "If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people
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and Hobby‚ which is Southwest Airlines’ only profitable route. Southwest needs to determine how to respond to this threatening strategic pricing move by Braniff in order to continuously stay ahead of their losses‚ and possibly reduce or eliminate it further for that operating year. Situational Analysis 3Cs: Competition Before Southwest was established‚ two airlines were servicing the geographic market - Braniff International Airways and Texas International (TI) Airlines. Though both provide
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The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and company spirit. This paper discusses the importance of effectively worded vision statement and the impact of a company’s mission statement. However‚ the vision statement is noted as their purpose which simply says‚ “To connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly‚ reliable‚ and low-cost air travel.” My viewing of this
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