Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into four business groups. Since 1990s, Samsung has increasingly globalized its activities, and electronics, particularly mobile phones and semiconductors, have become its most important source of income. Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture. Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports. Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP. In 2013, Samsung began construction on building the world's largest mobile phone factory in the Thai Nguyen province of Vietnam. Samsung has been able to achieve the largest market share of nearly 31% in the global smartphone segment, as of 2013.
For over 70 years, Samsung has been dedicated to making a better world through diverse businesses that today span advanced technology, semiconductors, skyscraper and plant construction, petrochemicals, fashion, medicine, finance, hotels, and more. Samsung Electronics leads the global market in high-tech electronics manufacturing and digital media. On its website, there are 6 parts about the Samsung. They are discover, shop products, apps, owners & support, feedback, business and about the Samsung.
In the discover part, Samsung introduce all the products that it is selling on the market and how these products change your life. Samsung try to convey an idea which is with using the products made by Samsung, you can discover and keep the shiny part in your life. In this part, you can also find the humanized technology that Samsung serve with its product will make your life different and convenient, such as the smart phones and refrigerators.
In the shop products part, you can check all the information about the products of Samsung and buy it online. It gives a convenient way to shop the products and a better way to know more about the products. You may find something that you never think Samsung will produce, such as LED lighting and dishwashers.
In the apps part, there are thousands apps which support the Samsung smart phones, TV and tablets based on the android system. These apps also give a great way to make your devices more humanized and convenient. By using the Icloud, Samsung devices will share the apps, settings and files on the Internet and you don’t need to worry about the losing.
In the owners & support part, you can set up a Samsung account to get the support from Samsung. There several tips for how to make your devices better are here. You can also find all the drivers for the devices and FAQ here. This part will serve you a good experience with using the Samsung products and great customer service.
In the feedback part, you can fill up a form about the experience in using the products and the website. The form included overall, content design and usability about the devices. There are 5 levels that you can choose to give the score. This is a traditional way to do the quality control and very important part to improve the products.
In the business part, Samsung introduced about its business and how is business going on. The great experience is not only about the company itself, but also about the consumers who are using the products. Samsung also introduced is CRS here.
In the last part, Samsung introduced the history and the information about itself. You can find what Samsung focusing on and how well they did. It’s a good part to know well about Samsung.