THE BIRTH OF SWATCH Summary by Stefan Jonathan Susanto – MM 2015 Ten years ago‚ bankers and suppliers thought the idea of the Swatch team were crazy and would ruin the industry. The people on Swatch team wanted to design a striking‚ low-cost‚ high-quality watch and built it in Switzerland. The team overcome the resistance and in 1993 Swatch was the best-selling watch in the history. Prior to 1950‚ watchmaking required the skills of a master jewelry maker and micromechanical engineer. Watches were
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1. What changes in the production and marketing of watches led to Swatch? Before 1950s - “home-made” effect Starting from 1950s watches were considered as very precious goods that only few people could afford. The production of watches was a craft that required accurate skills and mastery of jewels making techniques. Watches were considered as a luxury good as well as a “financial investment”. People spent a lot on them‚ had great care of them and used to hand them down from generation to generation
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1) Why was the Swatch so successful? In what way was this watch different from others in the industry? The first main reason why Swatch managed to gained so much popularity in the watch industry is because they managed to cut costs. Heyek had started a low-end product initiative and was fully committed to vertical integration‚ that is‚ he intended to build and assemble the low-price quartz watches entirely in Switzerland. This‚ along with the decision to encase the watch with cheap plastic‚ helped
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strategies based on LIFE STYLE segmentation‚ almost attracting different niches‚ charging a premium price and offering the desired product in a unique pattern‚ the decision to expand abroad is still a big question mark Solutions required for below Issues/Situations: a). Being a part of strategic management at Amir Adnan‚ what other segmentation techniques will you propose in order to capture the foreign markets successfully as merely lifestyle segmentation is not functional enough for the
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Copa Cruises - Welcome Aboard! Copa Cruises is a 40-year old company that offers dining and sightseeing cruises. What started with only one ship at Maryland’s Eastern Shore‚ is now a big business operating at multiple locations with 40 vessels. Copa operates scheduled tours at least twice daily during the peak travel/tourism seasons at each of its locations. The total number of scheduled tours varies based on the number of vessels available at each location. Copa also offers its ships exclusively
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The Fashion Channel needed to boost segmentation‚ positioning and advertising in order to maintain their current standing. Dana Wheeler was hired to draw on their strengths to help TFC eliminate competitors. TFC realized they need to focus on their target market of women between the ages of 18 to 34 years old. Overview of Recommended Action Dana Wheeler should consider the following these steps in trying to increase ad revenue: 1. She can target segmentation and position towards women between
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Swatch Group Ltd. Have a minute? Course: International Marketing Lecturer: Dr. J.T. Bouma Case: Swatch Group Ltd. Date: March 16th‚ 2010 Group: 13.3 Students: Dennis Hesling‚ S1892444 Rikke Nielsen‚ S1939882 Jan Oestmann‚ S1956140 Arjen Hofman‚ S1873083 Table of contents 1. Introduction p. 1 1.1 Abstract p. 1 1.2 Introduction to the company p. 1 2. Analysis of the company and its market p
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Introduction During this structured essay I will provide several points supporting my findings with references regarding each service management theory. I will provide a definitive and informative analysis for the reader. Service concept is defined by Heskett as “ The way in which the organisation would like to have its services perceived by its customers‚ employees‚ shareholders and lenders. Edvardsson and Olsson (1996) refers to service concept as the prototype for service and define it as the
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White Team 8 Marketing Assignment: IBM Global Mobile Computing Segmentation 1. Segment 8 in particular‚ doesn’t seem compatible with IBM brand image: that is ‘highly appropriate for professional tasks’ and not for fun activities. 2. Segment 7 has the purchase intent mostly for status. Hence‚ Segment 7 might need brand equity and high-end technology from IBM. T-series and X-series might appeal most to this segment‚ as T-series have the latest technology in size and light design. X-series have powerful
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The Fashion Cannel 1. What are the pros and cons of the three segmentation scenarios? Read carefully the case and make a list of the pros and cons of each segmentation scenario. Use the following table to summarize your findings. Scenario 1: Broad-based Segmentation Targeting Scenario 2: Fashionista focus Scenario 3: Fashionistas + Planners/Shoppers Pros Already have male audience interest‚ 55% male Segment is strong with 18-34 year old females Smaller
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