MKT 340 Marketing Research Project SAMSUNG & NOKIA TEAM FRESH Executive Summary This report was done to analyze and compare Samsung and Nokia with regard to their marketing strategies. This report draws attention to the fact that Nokia was once the market leader for cell phone industry however‚ the company have been constantly losing its market share year after year. Samsung on the other hand have been gaining market share and is considered to be the top player in this cell phone
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decision-making and lastly there are those with a military view of strategy‚ who consider it a manoeuvre to beat and outsmart the competition (Parthasarthy‚ 2006). By drawing from each of the definitions‚ one could say that strategy and by extension‚ strategic management‚ is constituted of short-term strategies involving managing and planning for the present and long-term decisions and actions‚ made‚ taken and implemented by managers to achieve superior competitive advantage‚ compared to their competitors
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A. What role did economies of scale and experience curve play in Honda’s successful enrty into US market / motorcycle market? In the late 1950’s Honda contemplated a bold move: entering the motorbike market in the United States. Today‚ Honda is a dominant player in the US‚ selling a wide range of models in large numbers. But its start could not have been more improbable or less likely to succeed. It was only by staying flexible to an emerging understanding of what the problem and the opportunities
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structured approach of an organization to make sure that the changes seamless and successfully implemented to reach a prolonged benefits. With the business environment dramatically changed so much‚ the set organization must learn to be at ease with changes as well. Hence this capacity to managing and adapting to changes in the organization is significant capabilities needed in today’s workplace. Examples of such changes is the mission; a) Strategic change b) Operational changes (including
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There is no deadline or penalties when Plant Managers did not submit contract for approval. That must have raised few doubts and questions regarding the perfection of this submission. $HK 800‚000 may not be a legitimate figure to benchmark. The figure could be too high‚ plant managers are not in favour of such high end procurement figure and legitimacy of the request has been compromised at large. Plant Managers did not treat Mr Chan’s email seriously due to designation or the way of communication
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7 A1: STATUS QUO (SINGLE GLOBAL STRATEGY)………………………………………. 7 A2: EXIT DEVELOPED MARKET…………………………………………….. 7 A3: DIFFERENT BUSINESS STRATEGY IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING MARKETS…………… 8 RECOMMENDATION AND IMLEMENTATION…………………………………………….. 8 APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………10 APPENDIX 1: PORTERS FIVE FORCES………………………………………………… 10 APPENDIX 2: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS……………………………………………….. 11 APPENDIX 3: NOKIA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS………………………………………….. 11 APPENDX 4: FINANCIAL PROJECTION ANALYSIS……………………………………
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Nokia will empower everyone to share and make the most of their life by offering irresistible personal experiences. March 2010 The convergence of the mobile‚ internet and PC are a reality. Consumers want complete solutions not just devices‚ and technology to be invisible. Consumer relationships are the new unit of value in this converged industry as consumers "consume" services as they are created. Our vision of the future "Connecting people" is now connecting people to what matters - whatever
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History of Nokia Nokia has a long history of successful change and innovation. In 1865‚ Nokia was originally founded by Fredrik Idestam‚ a mining engineer. Fredrik Idestam opened his first wood pulp mill in South-Western Finland‚ Tammerkoski Rapids. In 1867‚ Fredrik Idestam’s wood pulp invention was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Paris World Exposition (Kolvuniemi 1998‚ p.17). Three years later‚ Fredrik Idestam constructed a second mill by the Nokiavirta river‚ which inspired him to name his company
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Case Study-Nokia Group 4.02: Elsard Haanstra S2177315 Lan Huang S2536447 Daniël Koster S2198835 Weixiang Wang S2509652 Joyce van Zenderen S2195445 Contents: 1. Problem Statement The problems Nokia faces are increasing price pressure‚ intense competition and slower growth. Meanwhile‚ changing environment and customer needs are problems Nokia are encountering. How can Nokia maintain its market share on 37.8% in a maturing industry in the next three years? 2. Customer
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competenceswere chosen from Nokia: quality‚ price‚ services/functions‚ and brand image. 5.1 Quality The high quality of Nokia’s products and services enables the company to takeadvantage of environmental opportunities or neutralize environmental threats. Theseresources add value to Nokia’s customers and leads to customer satisfaction and loyalty.This strength is developed by Nokia’s well controlled value chain. Even though quality isa valuable resource for Nokia‚ it is not uncommon in the
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