FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING Case Study – TiVo in 2002: Consumer Behavior Group 13 – M1 1. Background of the case The case deals with the problems faced by TiVo (a creator of the personal video recorder) in 2002. This is with respect to the amount of sales it is able to acquire along with the fact that they have been operating with losses for the last few quarters. It also highlights the different measures TiVo has undertaken in the form of surveys and consumer research projects to understand
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Marketing Research Assignment | Research Problem: * The objective of this research is to study the trend of usage of Whatsapp Application and find out the features that Whatsapp can improve to expand their customer base. Problem Statement: Whatsapp Messenger is a cross-platform instant messaging application for smartphones. In addition to text messaging‚ users can send each other images‚ video and audio media messages. The client software is available for iOS‚ BlackBerry OS‚ Android
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2006 Harvard Business School article—“Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005” highlights the challenges TiVo faces as financial instability and leadership upheaval are encountered and a new strategic direction must be decided upon. TiVo risks losing the market-leading position that founder Mike Ramsay secured with their first-mover advantage if they do not act quickly to counter the increase in competitive challenges. The two main problems TiVo faces are‚ in the short term—successfully delivering a solution
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industries it is important to maintain research and development expenditure in order keep up with competitors and maintain a competitive advantage. Possibilities for growth become considerably limited‚ options include moving into new markets and strategies to attempt capture competitors market share. This puts an increasing importance on brand names; in the case of Caterpillar they have the advantage of an extremely well established and worldwide known brand name. In times of recession such
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MARKETING STRATEGY OF THE SUPERMARKETS [ICA MAXI‚ FORUM COOP‚ NETTO‚ LIDL] Rafael Lucena Matamalas Miguel Santandreu Ramos May 2009 Marketing Strategy of the supermarkets INDEX I. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 4 II. Theory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1. A. B. C. D. 2.
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Diageo’s Marketing Strategy Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company. It has more category leading brands than any other drinks company and market leadership in many of the major growth markets around the world. Diageo’s unique STP strategy has allowed it develop into a globally renowned brand with an operating profit of over £2 billion in 2005. With its headquarters in London‚ Diageo has experienced rapid expansion with over 80 offices worldwide employing around 20‚000 workers. The
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based on market intelligence of intensive analyses of the industry‚ customers‚ competitors‚ distribution channels and emerging technologies. Tetrosyl should adjust positioning and differentiation strategies to varying product life cycles (PLC). As Swan and Rink (1982‚ p. 76) notes‚ "marketing strategy should be both a response to and an effective agent on the [PLC] cycle". The initial success of Tetrion can be attributed to the ’pioneer’s advantage through product innovation and differentiation
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Business Marketing Strategies to Increase Profits What is a Marketing Strategy? A marketing strategy is the very foundation of a marketing plan. A good marketing strategy should have goals that are set by a sound marketing plan. A marketing plan consists of a series of steps to be taken for the successful implementation of the marketing strategy. Marketing strategies are a compass that indicate the right direction‚ and clarify what actions need to be taken when obstacles occur in the path of your
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Abstract Purpose – To build a conceptual framework for the development of branding strategy from the pint of view of a Western firm entering a market in a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review brings together two research streams‚ market entry and branding strategy‚ with particular reference to corporate branding versus product branding. Findings – The choice of branding strategy is determined in the conditions under study by five antecedent factors and three
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meaning of ‘interorganizational’ in relation to marketing channel. Management of the marketing channel involves the use of interorganizational management (managing more than one firm) rather than intraorganizational management (managing one firm). They are seen as sets of interdependent organizations which‚ by an exchange of outputs‚ are involved in the process of making a product or service available for consumption. Interorganizational‚ that is a marketing channel is not just one firm doing its best
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