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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A Plan for Success The purpose of this document is to develop a plan for maximizing performance of individuals selected for this cross-functional learning team. The goal of this plan is to increase the motivation and satisfaction during the completion of the assigned project. Based on the information gained from assessments‚ surveys and discussions regarding the team’s attitudes‚ emotions‚ personalities and values‚ this is a drafted plan of action designed to increase the team’s effectiveness
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Brand 1: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola overview “In 1886‚ John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ was inspired by simple curiosity when he discovered ‘Coca-Cola’. One afternoon‚ he stirred up a fragrant‚ caramel-colored liquid and‚ when it was done‚ he carried it a few doors down to Jacob’s pharmacy. The mixture was combined with carbonated water and sampled by customers who all agreed that the drink was something special. So Jacob’s Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass. Pemberton’s bookkeeper
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8 April 2011 | Executive Summary Sui Generis is a company that plans to launch a new product‚ customized watch‚ into the market. Sui Generis’s vision is to establish a brand name and brand value for itself and to become one of the top 30 watch companies in Singapore in 3 years. The company aims to satisfy customers by providing a platform for people to express their creativity by customizing their own watches according to their personality‚ preference and choice. It also aims to become
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Distribution Swatch Group products are distributed mainly via a global distribution networkthat has been carefully selected by Group subsidiaries. The network is developed through shops in its own name or under the Tourbillion brand. However‚ in order to maintain a direct link with end consumers‚ the Swatch Group has created a retail section that develops global retail strategies and new approaches to consumer markets‚ including monobrand stores and a network of multibrand prestige watch and jewelry
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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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A marketing plan’s elements may vary based on the organization and its industry‚ but readers still expect to see certain common elements. You have a product people love and you understand who the people are that love it. Now would be a great time to build a marketing plan. The plan will change and evolve over time but having a structure helps to make sure that your marketing spend is aligning with your goals without being completely ad-hoc‚ spray and pray of the day. The plan shouldn’t be a massive
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Assignment on: Principles of Marketing Course Code: (EIB-507) Topic: Marketing Plan For SAMSUNG Smartphone “GALAXY-S”. Prepared for: Md. Kamal Uddin Ph.D (Osaka University) Associate Professor‚ Dept. of International Business‚ University of Dhaka Prepared by: Md. Asif Jamal ID: 80903059 Date of submission: 05/08/2010 Executive Summary SAMSUNG is preparing to launch a new multimedia Smartphone- SAMSUNG GALAXY-S in a maturing market. Despite the Smartphone leaders i-Phone‚ HTC‚ O-2
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|2012 | |This assignment will analyse and examine the importance and relevance of ‘Information Audit’‚ ‘Critical Success |Summative Assignment | |Factors’ and ‘Competitive Intelligence’‚ in the success of an organisation‚ relating the analysis and findings into| | |a chosen organisation.
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Brand Plan template The following slides contain an overview for a brand planning process. They are not meant to cover all elements of a plan for all brands at all the different stages of their lifecycle and should be seen as a starting point. Process Overview • • • • • • • • Environmental analysis to determine the current status and position of a business in relation to its external environment and current activities Identify the critical success factors Define the product position & key messages
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