Swatch case study "This watch is the product which will reintroduce Switzerland to the low and middle price market. It is the first step of our campaign to regain dominance of the world watch industry‚" said Dr. Ernst Thomke‚ President of ETA SA‚ a subsidiary of ASUAG and Switzerland ’s largest watch company. Ernst Thomke had made this confident declaration about SWATCH to Franz Sprecher‚ Project Marketing Consultant‚ in late spring 1981. Sprecher had accepted a consulting assignment to help
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Today we will present you the analysis of the case «The birth of swatch». First we willl give you the information about the background of the problem‚ then we will define the problem of the case and finally we will present you our recommendations. So‚ let’s start with the background. In the 1940s the Swiss dominated the watch industry in large part because of their centuries-long history of jewelry-making expertise. Watchmaking was a source of national pride‚ and the “Made in Switzerland” label
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companies helped create a new market for Swiss watches. Asuag and SSIH merged to create Societe Micromecanique et Horlogere (SMH). They developed a line of watches called "Swatch" that appealed to a younger target audience. Their new design‚ distribution and production strategies created a niche market that became popular worldwide. The Swatch Watch Company transferred itself from near bankruptcy in the early 1980 ’s to a world leader in terms of value by the late 1990 ’s‚ at this time facing again new sets
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PESTLE analysis‚ which is sometimes referred as PEST analysis is a concept in marketing principles. Moreover‚ this concept is used as a tool by companies the world over to track the environment they’re operating in or are planning to launch a new project/product/service etc. PESTLE is a mnemonic which in its expanded form denotes P for Political‚ E for Economic‚ S for Social‚ T for Technological‚ L for Legal and E for Environmental. It gives a bird’s eye view of the whole environment from many
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12/3/2012 History of International Business Forces Behind Globalization Pre-industrial Trade around the world Strong manufacturing base of Europe & UK in early 1900 American dominance after WW-II Bretten Woods Monetary Agreement Japan Influence post 1970 Soviet weakness Developing nations stepping up exports Entry of China/India/Mexico/Brazil Worldwide Communication Increase in and expansion of technology Liberalization of cross-border trade Development
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What is PESTLE Analysis? PESTLE analysis‚ which is sometimes referred as PEST analysis‚ is a concept in marketing principles. Moreover‚ this concept is used as a tool by companies to track the environment they’re operating in or are planning to launch a new project/product/service etc. 1. Political: These factors determine the extent to which a government may influence the economy or a certain industry. [For example] a government may impose a new tax or duty due to which entire revenue generating
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“The Birth of Swatch” 1) Why was the Swatch so successful? In what way was this watch different from others in the industry? Before Swatch started‚ Nicolas Hayek said “ Why cant we design a striking low cost‚ high quality watch and build it in Switzerland” just by reading this statement we can come to the conclusion that this was a new innovative idea‚ so what separates swatch from the rest of the other watch producers? * High quality * Build in Switzerland * Very low cost Why
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Swatch Revolutionises Watch Manufacture Answer 1. What do you think has been the contribution of the marketing function‚ the product design function and the operations function to the success of Swatch? Swatch is a good example of the way three sets of competitive abilities in a company relate to each other. The three key contributions to Swatch’s success (or the three important micro operations) are • the way they have developed their products and services. • the way they have positioned
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