...Management of marketing strategies: The study of Acer Group in business specification 1. Introduction Competition continues to develop at a bewildering pace, amount of businesses acquire unique marketing strategies to overcome the existing problem of how to sustain the core competency and maintain the market share (Doyle & Newbpuld, 1975). As the world third largest PC maker, Acer implemented a series of business models to improve its production and conduct shifting of weight on the manufacturer. This paper is aimed to introduce the general information of the Acer Group and describe how it manage the marketing strategies to cope with the intensive competitive environment. Acer is a famous Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronic corporation headquartered in New Taipei City which was founded by Stan Shih in 1976, the representative of a new type entrepreneur in the world (Engardio & Burrows, 1996). Acer provides a broad range of PC products from multimedia desktop computers and industry-leading high-end PC servers, and it also offers e-business services to consumers and governments (Peter, 1998). There is an announcement presented that Acer is also the leading Internet enabler offering the network technologies, devices and component of Internet services which including wireless communications, mobile phones, projectors, e-corp solutions, end-to-end solutions and TFT screens (Amelia & Leong, 2000). The Acer Group employs more than 35,000 staffs in 120 enterprises...
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...Mission Our mission is to be the provider of high value, high quality, convergent OSS solutions to telecom operators worldwide. These scalable solutions will have unparalleled support to ensure flexibility and to meet and exceed customer expectations. Target Markets OSS Telecom Technology has projected two primary products in its forecast: 1. Post-paid CCB systems The total available market for CCB systems worldwide is projected to be $6.9 billion per year in 2004. The measurement of total available market is the compilation of the number of telecom operators that will replace their billing system and the number of new billing systems coming online each year. Fifty percent of all billing systems are replaced on average every four years. With over 3,500 Tier 2 and Tier 3 telephone operators currently in operation, and a projected 1,500 new Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators coming online over five years, this means that over 4,300 billing systems will be needed in the next five years. The post-paid CCB systems will be sold to the number of Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators listed above, specifically, new operators and those that are choosing to replace their current system. Prepaid IN systems have a much broader market opportunity given the small penetration of Prepaid IN in Tier 2 and 3 providers. Operators in developing countries project that over 50% of all calls will eventually be prepaid, while developed countries may reach 35%. This growth, coupled with the fact Prepaid IN is an...
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...Sigma Marketing: Strategic Marketing Adaptation Dana Pelt September 27, 2013 Marketing Strategies for Corporate Success PBA 654B Executive Summary Sigma Marketing began as a small family-owned business under a different name and management style than how it is currently structured today. They have since moved from a small regional provider of generic printing services to a provider of specialty advertising products around the globe. Over the years Sigma Marketing has been a leader in the industry and ahead of its time regarding marketing and their customers. Sigma Marketing has been able to find a way to recognize new market openings and to adjust their strategies as needed. The company continued to evolve from waiting for the customer to approach them for orders to using what they called “constant exposure advertising” by distributing desk calendars to customers as gifts. Sigma Marketing then shifted and refined its strategies towards being known and recognized for producing highly creative and high quality printing. This led the company to fulfill customer calendar orders for clients and then eventually into a “Total Service Package” for their “blue chip accounts” that not only benefited Sigma Marketing but their clients as well. Since 1967, when the company began, Sigma Marketing has witnessed changing marketing environments, changing needs and wants of their customers and new and improved technology. By utilizing current and prospective...
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...(BP, 2010). Their ‘beyond petroleum’ tagline featured BP as a company that was concerned with the environment and its corporate social responsibility (CSR). BP’s Director of Business ethics outlined their commitment to ‘being ethical’, which included respect for human rights, avoiding harm to people and the environment , avoiding conflicts of loyalty and interest. (Broome 2003). However, as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, BP’s ethics policy have been placed under extreme scrutiny, exposing them as a company whose marketing strategies is misaligned to their actions. This article looks at BP’s global ethical position with regards to their exploration in the gulf oilfields. It takes a further look at the implication that it caused to their branding and marketing strategies and suggests what marketing strategies they should adopt in order to move forward and regain sustainable competitive advantage. One of BP’s strategies is to create value for shareholders by producing energy in a way that is affordable and doesn’t damage the environment. (BP, 1999-2010). This was evidenced in their acquisition and investing in Solarex (after merging with Amoco) in 1999 which made them the largest producer of solar panels then (BP 1999). This positioned BP as being a global leader who was really concerned about renewable energy and cleaner petroleum. From all...
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...is on the database management program which will consolidate the information of customers and make a profile of each individual in order to track their preferences. Harrah has to implement additional strategies with the one mentioned above to gain competitive advantage in the industry. The importance of realization of ‘Clients worth’ has been discussed in order to highlight the major role it plays in the success of a business. The overall marketing recipe results in more profitability than the DBM alone, and hence, the company applies marketing strategies keeping in consideration the long term view of business management. In addition to the longevity of the strategies and policies, Harrah’s faces some ethical and privacy issues which are in need to be handled accordingly. What are the objectives of the various database marketing (DBM) programs and are they working? When its rivals entered new showcases with preferences of improvement throughout the era of 1990s, Harrah's topped the business development. Be that as it may, the organization rather decided to make utilization of an existing preference i.e. client steadfastness, rather endeavoring to make new assets. A showcasing database holds data about distinct clients or potential clients that are pertinent to the advertising process. Database marketing is a significant instrument to advance client relationship and increment the unwaveringness. To reinforce the devotion competency, Harrah’s management was required to process...
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...Synopsis - Marketing Strategies In The Current Business Environment – Julia Cupman, April 2009 About this synopsis This synopsis provides a brief insight into findings obtained from the Marketing Strategy Survey which was conducted in February 2009. The research will provide a foundation for my dissertation for a Masters in Marketing. I will also use my dissertation to create a white paper for B2B International. This will be called Effective Marketing Strategies For A Recession. I expect this to be available in May/June of this year. Who responded to the survey A total of 396 people generously gave their time responding to the survey which was designed to find out how marketing teams across continents are responding to the current economic environment. These respondents represented a broad spread covering all industrial sectors, many b2c sectors and most countries of the world. Three quarters work in organisations that employ more than 250 people and many are occupied in some of the largest corporates in the world. There was an acknowledgement from around 70% of respondents that they are one of a team involved in determining the appropriate marketing strategy for their organisation. How organisations are affected by the current business environment There is no doubt that the recession is affecting everyone and 4 out of 10 respondents said the effect has been very significant. As might be expected, national and overseas sales have been affected, investment has been cut back...
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...| Quality Management in Business | Toyota | | St. Patricks International College | | Kamila Zak | 2014-05-27 | | Table of contents 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Definitions of quality in terms of business and services provision ……………………. 3 Processes of inspection and assurance…………………………………………………. 4 Range of approaches to quality management…………………………………………. 5 Similarities and differences between the different methods of quality management… 6 Customer satisfaction meaning………………………………………………………. 7 Continuous improvement……………………………………………………………… 8 Added values……………………………………………………………………….. 9 Effective marketing…………………………………………………………………… LO.1 INTRODUCTION All businesses are in competition with others. To gain competitive advantages companies use numerous ways for example lower prices, better product-quality or better service. Toyota is Japanese car manufacture with multinational cooperation consisted of 333,498 employees worldwide. Our four core values are :Customer first, Respect for people, International focus, Continuous improvement and Innovation. QUALITY IN BUSINESS Quality is defined by customer. The quality product or service is one that meets customer requirements. In term of business and service provision the quality of product or service refers to the perception of the degree to which the product or service meets the customer expectations. There is no specific meaning of quality unless it is related to specific...
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...The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Marketing 777 MARKETING STRATEGY Professor: George S. Day, Suite 700 JMHH, Telephone: 215 898 8245 Email: dayg@wharton.upenn.edu Administrative Mary Donegan Assistant: Suite 700 JMHH Telephone: 215 898 2104 Email: mdonegan@wharton.upenn.edu Office Hours: By appointment Web Café Address: http://webcafe.wharton.upenn.edu/eRoom/mktg/777c Class Schedule: Monday and Wednesday 9:00am – 10:20am 10:30am – 12:00 noon Introduction This course views marketing as both a general management responsibility and an orientation of an organization. Relatively less attention will be given to the specific activities of the marketing department, sales group, or advertising function in implementing strategic decisions. We will take the viewpoint of the general manager and the senior marketing executive to address the issues of: ➢ Formulating segmentation and focus strategies ➢ Understanding, attracting and keeping valuable customers ➢ Positioning the business to achieve an advantage over competitors ➢ Identifying and exploiting growth opportunities ➢ Allocating resources across businesses and segments ➢ Managing the channels for gaining access to the served markets, and ➢ Aligning the organization to changing market requirements. The course will use a mix of cases, lecture/discussion, outside speakers, and group...
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...Place: Developing Marketing Strategies & a Marketing Plan I studied several topics during the period of this course but Developing Marketing Strategies & a Marketing Plan was one of my favorite topics. The title of the topic caught my attention right away. I really enjoyed all the other topics but this topic was by far the most enjoyable and helpful. I also chose this topic because it taught me a lot. I learned about developing marketing strategies, the marketing plan, and the growth strategies. This information will one day be of much use in my future career as a business manager. During this course I had the opportunity to learn about marketing, I enjoyed every topic but Developing Marketing Strategies & Marketing Plan was not hard to choose as my favorite topic because it was indeed the most interesting topic. This topic caught my attention and I was not disappointed after I read the section. As I read this section on my book it was very pleasant to be able to understand and define marketing strategy as well as other new contents about marketing itself. I was able to learn different marketing strategies that focus on aspects of the marketing mix to create and deliver value and to develop sustainable competitive advantages. I learned about customer excellence, operational excellence, product excellence, location excellence, and the multiple sources of advantage. I also learned the marketing plan that describe its elements and that the marketing plan entails five...
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...ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Marketing Plan: Your company has just developed a new sports drink that is in a container which will keep it cool for up to 6 hours. Write a 3 page paper discussing how you would market the product. Running Head: COOL CONTAINERS MARKETING PLAN 1 Cool-Containers Marketing Plan COOL-CONTAINERS MARKETING PLAN 2 Abstract Cool-Containers, a successful company has recently developed a new and improved sports drink. This sports drink comes in a newly designed container that keeps it cold for a maximum of 6 hours. As a way to introduce the product into the market, the company chose the flavor strawberry for this drink and the product name, “Strawberry Sports Juice Drink”. This flavor was picked because of a previous research study that was conducted on flavors most in demand by consumers. The creation of our new design for a container was due to the outcome of a research study in marketing that significantly showed the actual need to keep drinks cool. To keep the position of the drinks we sell and continue to be proactive to how our competitors react, the company will seek to apply a marketing strategy plan that is based on innovation, target audience, differentiation, strategic partnerships, outsourcing, advertising and pricing. This marketing strategy will provide the...
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...Executive Summary Over the last five years, ALFA TELECOM has built up significant interests in the telecom sector ranging from wireless and paging services to billing software. Alfa Telecom was formed in 2008 to pursue opportunities in telecom market, with a particular focus on cellular phone and internet. Since 2008, Alfa Telecom has grown steadily, building a strong customer base. In 2010, encouraged by the potential internet market opportunity, we decided to pursue a more aggressive expansion strategy, appointing an experienced and credible executive management team to unleash the potential of the Alfa Telecom business. Corresponding with the placement of the executive management team, the company has already made and continues to make significant investments in growing the business. Our Mission Statement “We will be the communications leader in an increasingly connected world” Goals and Objectives Financial Goals • To increase and obtain financing to expand operations capability • Increasing distribution and introduce new services • To increase revenue at least by 50% each year • Donate at least 25m to orphanage Non-Financial Goals • To develop a successful internet services • To enter in the new regions and provision of telecommunication services to the remote areas of Tanzania and neighboring...
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...| A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON STRATEGIC CSR AS A TOOL FOR MARKETING AND BRAND DIFFERENTIATION | | | Mattias Norén, Niklas Nygård | 2014-01-16 | | “What are the underlying reasons for abusive Strategic CSR in marketing and brand differentiation, what are the consequences and are there any solutions?” Introduction to CSR For Corporate social responsibility(CSR) a lot of different definitions exists but the one we chose to use in this report was defined by (McWilliams, Siegel och Wright)) as “actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law”. This definition defines a wide concept that contains everything from corporate environmental strategies, employee empowerment, health and benefit plans for employees and corporate philanthropy. The linking factor between these different implementations is that corporations and businesses should expand their responsibility beyond absolute necessity and their core stakeholders group. While CSR is very modern as a defined concept it is still based on a lot of old ideas. For example many companies in the late 1800s based its business on scientific betterment which often meant that employee benefits was taken a lot further than the requirements of the law (Barley och Kunda). Today CSR has evolved to something more than the initial idea of expanded responsibility and it’s used as a tool for companies to reach goals outside of areas normally connected to CSR...
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...few things from this chapter; one strong point is that digital marketing is about the same people that marketing was about before digital. On page 24 in our book Understanding digital marketing it says; “the first thing to understand about digital consumers is that there is basically no such thing.” These consumers are doing exactly what people have been doing for thousands of years – communicating with each other. “they are talking the same language and saying the same things, they are just not necessarily sitting in the pub talking to one or five people, but doing it online to 15 or 5000.” I agree with this, the obstacle is that they are communicating in so many places that it is hard to know where to start with your digital marketing campaign. It is clear that a solid plan is needed. I can’t help to wonder besides having a solid plan how can the small startup business have the resources to jump into the digital swimming pool? You really almost need one person that is dedicated to only this part of your business, and that is after you have formulated a solid marketing plan. So what does that mean for you, your business and how you choose to do your marketing? I think it means there is no such thing as a one size fits all solution. Every brand is unique and every marketing strategy is entirely individual and based on that unique brand you have; which is why it can be so challenging to find the right strategy in the first place, because we are no longer in an era of just...
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...Apple iPad Marketing Plan Executive Summary To survive in the global and competitive business environment, it is essential for a company’s to conduct extensive research so that they can develop a strong brand image from the initial stage as it leads to greater financial benefits for the company. The marketing plan of Apple’s iPad is the topic where an effective marketing strategy is developed to ensure its success in the global competitive market where major plays such as Sony, Compaq and Dell have a significant impact upon Apple’s strategies. Apple’s latest ipad is the revolutionary product which is a portable mini device used as a pc anywhere with its wide range of options and innovative design. Apple’s marketing strategy will be focusing upon the product design, brand positioning, price and promotion of iPad in the global market. This will be linked to the research and analysis of the environmental forces and SWOT analysis to understand the company’s position. Apple’s market strategy will be incorporated with the generic business strategy which is towards growth and maintaining a strong position in the market through its innovative products. Apple will use competitive marketing strategy for its iPad where two such strategies can be developed which are differentiation and Focus to make iPad a success in the global market. Marketing planning and strategies can become highly effective if Apple focuses upon its strategic human resource management and make continuous efforts...
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...Manager, Marketing Strategist CAREER OBJECTIVE To perform complex activities in consolidating marketing plans from all functions in Marketing Group, as well as to develop strategy roadmap as guidelines to all functions, in order to ensure that operations are planned and implemented smoothly, as well as to ensure operations are in alignment with overall Telenor Group’s strategic initiative and direction YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES * Ensure understanding of policy and procedures of marketing strategy/plan consolidation operations, in order to understand tasks needed to be carried out, according to function’s policies and frameworks, as well as to ensure alignment and compliance with legal regulations and with Telenor Group’s overall direction, standards and governance * Conduct in-depth market research and analysis on consumer’s lifestyle, competition landscape and other related trends, in order to support and facilitate consolidation of marketing plans from all function across the Marketing Group * Coordinate and execute key activities in the process of aggregating and consolidating marketing plans from all functions across the Marketing Group, in order to produce marketing master business and action plans, as well as to provide holistic view of Marketing Group’s strategic direction * Develop complex marketing activities roadmap, including activities and guidelines, for consolidated marketing strategy and operations master plan, in order to provide direction to other...
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