...Case 1 USA Today: Innovation in an Evolving Industry* Synopsis: As the entire newspaper industry sits on the brink of collapse, Gannett and USA Today work to avoid disaster and transform the nation’s most read newspaper into tomorrow’s best resource for news and information. This case reviews the history of USA Today, including its continued use of innovation to stay on top of the technological and sociocultural shifts that are rapidly changing the newspaper industry. In the face of continual competition across a variety of media sources, the future of USA Today depends on its ability to continually push the envelope of innovation and offer value-added, proprietary content to ensure continued differentiation and the future of the USA Today brand. Themes: Product strategy, innovation, target marketing, distribution strategy, changing technology, changing sociocultural patterns, customer relationships, competition, differentiation, strategic focus, SWOT analysis Case Summary USA Today is the most successful and highly visible newspaper that students have seen and read on a national basis. The case provides an overview of Gannett's strategic marketing approach to launching and growing this unique newspaper. When USA Today debuted in 1982, it achieved rapid success due to its innovative format. No other media source had considered a national newspaper written in shorter pieces than a traditional paper and sprinkled with eye-catching, colorful photos, graphs, and charts. Designed...
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...Case 1 USA Today: Innovation in an Evolving Industry* Synopsis: As the entire newspaper industry sits on the brink of collapse, Gannett and USA Today work to avoid disaster and transform the nation’s most read newspaper into tomorrow’s best resource for news and information. This case reviews the history of USA Today, including its continued use of innovation to stay on top of the technological and sociocultural shifts that are rapidly changing the newspaper industry. In the face of continual competition across a variety of media sources, the future of USA Today depends on its ability to continually push the envelope of innovation and offer value-added, proprietary content to ensure continued differentiation and the future of the USA Today brand. Themes: Product strategy, innovation, target marketing, distribution strategy, changing technology, changing sociocultural patterns, customer relationships, competition, differentiation, strategic focus, SWOT analysis Case Summary USA Today is the most successful and highly visible newspaper that students have seen and read on a national basis. The case provides an overview of Gannett's strategic marketing approach to launching and growing this unique newspaper. When USA Today debuted in 1982, it achieved rapid success due to its innovative format. No other media source had considered a national newspaper written in shorter pieces than a traditional paper and sprinkled with eye-catching, colorful photos, graphs, and charts. Designed...
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...USA TODAY – INNOVATION IN AN EVOLVING INDUSTRY: INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY Victoria Hill USA TODAY – INNOVATION IN AN EVOLVING INDUSTRY: INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY Victoria Hill Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3 2. Identification of the Problem ............................................................................................................... 3 3. SWOT Analysis..................................................................................................................................... 4 3. 1. Strengths ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Strength 1. Highly innovative newspaper company that has been a leader in news development .... 4 Strength 2 – Gannett is currently the largest newspaper distributor in terms of circulation ............. 4 Strength 3 – Strong portfolio with multiple Brand Extensions and Partnerships ............................... 4 Strength 4 – Excellent presence and distribution in the digital environment .................................... 4 3.2. Weaknesses .................................................................................................................................. 6 Weakness 1 – Relatively small amount of digital subscribers ....................................................
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...Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies Taurus Parker December 18, 2012 Professor Mozinski Business412 Business Policy DeVry University Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies This is a SWOT analysis of McDonald’s and Burger King, they will be followed by a cross-case analysis of the two mini case studies. The information in these cases will be based on the growth of the two companies and their sales. McDonald’s SWOT Analysis McDonald’s is the second largest food chain in the world falling short to Subway according to Forbes they are bringing in around 2.6 million in sales per store. (Forbes, 2013). Listed below is the mission statement and SWOT analysis for McDonald’s. Mission Statement - “McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat and drink. Our worldwide operations are aligned around a global strategy called the Plan to Win, which center on an exceptional customer experience – People, Products, Place, Price and Promotion. We are committed to continuously improving our operations and enhancing our customers' experience.” (Strategic management insight, 2013). Strength: McDonald’s uses $2 billion in advertising, more than 75% of restaurants are owned by independent franchises, the franchises attract children and locally adapted food menus. McDonald’s offer free unlimited Wi-Fi throughout their franchises. McDonald’s have a wide fan base from children to the business class working man. Weakness: McDonald’s...
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...USA Today by Gannett Company On 20th April 1982 - announced the first copies of USA Today In 1985 - became the second largest newspaper in the America In 17th April 1995 - Launced USA Today Online In 2000 - The paper redesign In 2009 - Newspaper have closed shop or reduced publications day and adapt to online only Norfatahiyah Bt Md Sulhaimi 1110937 USA Today Become a more serious newspaper with improved journalism Raising public awareness and move into profitability USAToday.com Readers interacted with the journalist and given opportunity to voice their opinion Continuous strategy of marketing innovation USA Today Product Innovation Promotional Innovation Distribution Innovation USAToday.com Added blogs Really Simple Syndication(RSS) Pod casting No Demand for the newspaper will decrease because customer just get news from USAToday.com Strength Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Huge media conglomerate with Gannett Gannett's capabilities in high-tech graphic design High fixed costs Weak profit margin Increasing numbers of white-collar workers Failure of competition to innovate and innovate rapidly Online news threaten to cannibalize printed news Competition from other newspaper, national and local Fast delivery the news Design through customer preference Limitation when it saturated Move to USA Today Online Lose readers of the population ages over the next 10 to 30 years Economic factor such as higher newsprint costs https://www.scribd...
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...and update the case information as much as possible with current research, and then conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis for USA Today. USA Today is currently the second largest selling daily newspaper in the United States. It started in 1982 with a circulation of 350,000 and grew to over 5.4 million people reading the USA Today network daily (USA Today MRI Demographic Profiles, n.d.). USA Today is popular because of format, colorful pictures and charts, and condensed articles. The paper targeted a different demographic than its predecessors and was able to get more people interested in newspapers than had previously been. USA today grew quickly and appealed to many different age groups because of their attention to not only the current issues but also celebrity news and a strong sports section. USA Today currently has 46% of the market share with total circulation of national newspapers (USA Today MRI Demographic Profiles, n.d.). When technology began to boom and more people began to get their news from the internet or mobile devices, USA today began to see a decline in revenue and growth. They had to begin to focus on their website as well as a mobile app. Today 68% of USAToday.com and USA Today mobile app users are between the ages of 18 and 49 (USA Today MRI Demographic Profiles, n.d.). This demographic is very important in growing USA Today’s sales as more of the baby boomer generation is retiring and not staying current with the news. USA today has many strengths...
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...Richard Godfrey BMKT 6311 USA Today Case Study The newspaper publishing industry is one of the most rapidly evolving industries in the world today. Changing due to economic climate shift, consumer needs evolving, enhanced technology, and continuous competition; USA Today has been able to succeed. The publication raises the bar through innovation and value-added content to bolster their standing in the publishing world as “The Nation’s Newspaper” in hopes of staying continually relevant and standing out amongst the competition, ensuring the future of the USA Today brand. 1) When Gannett first debuted USA Today in 1982, the corporation took advantage of a multitude of opportunities in the marketing environment and secured a strong foothold in a market that already had several major players. The most impactful opportunity, in my opinion, is its format. In an attempt to stand out from the competition, USA Today developed a unique format of shorter pieces with photos, graphs, charts in order to address the needs of an audience other publications seemingly ignored. By creating a product high in form utility, the publication was able to distinguish itself and cater to an evolving market. Gannett also cited watching trends and evolution of news readers as part of the success. As society shifted to having typically shorter attention spans, yet still having a hunger for knowledge, Gannett capitalized on these trends with the updated format of USA Today targeted towards the evolved...
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...Research and update the case information as much as possible with current research, and then conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis for USA Today. Having to deal with dwindling subscription numbers USA Today did two more recent revamps of its newspaper and website. In 2011 the company did a few changes to its layout of the paper including changing the font of some headlines and changing the white space. In May of 2012 the company hired a new president and publisher, Larry Kramer, founder of MarketWatch. In 2012 they did a major change of its website and newspaper. It has changed its logo for the first time since its been printed. The globe logo is now replaced with a large circle that coordinates to the color of the topic discussed, for example green is for the money section. They also changed the look of the website to a cleaner, more interactive look. They are one of the only national newspapers that does not charge for online access. USA Today has always been innovative in how it gives news to readers and the leadership does not feel that its readers should not have to pay to try its way. Strengths: 1. Innovative 2 Visually different from other newspapers; easily to recognize at newsstands 3. Individual State information 4. Works with third-party buyers(hotels) to increase readership. Weaknesses: 1. Low ratings from Critics 2. Does not have pay wall to charge online readers 3. two-thirds of readers do not actually pay for the newspaper. They receive free copies...
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...Project Organizations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems 38 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy 80 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems 124 Analyzing Business Processes for an Enterprise System 165 Part Two Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Part Two Project Information Technology Infrastructure 167 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies 168 Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management 222 Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology 260 Securing Information Systems 312 Creating a New Internet Business 351 Part Three Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Part Three Project Key System Applications for the Digital Age 353 Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications 354 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods 388 Managing Knowledge 428 Enhancing Decision Making 470 Designing an Enterprise Information Portal 508 Part Four Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Part Four Project Building and Managing Systems 509 Building Systems 510 Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change 552 Managing Global Systems 592 Redesigning Business Processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company 629 International Case Study 631 Your Digital Portfolio 645 References R 1 Glossary G 1 Photo and Screen Shot Credits P 1 Indexes...
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...TAGCB | USA TODAY: Innovation in an Evolving Industry | | Dalia Al Asali Kamal Odeh Q1) What Opportunities in the marketing environment did Gannett seize in launching USA Today? How did the company learn about and respond to the opportunities? Answer these same questions for USATODAY.COM Through Research they found out that all competitors target the intellectual elites therefore USA today should target the achievement oriented men and men of professional and managerial positions which are the middle America young well educated who are on the move about current events. Also due to experiment to choose the format of the paper through a prototype delivered to 5000 expert in that field they knew which preferred layout to choose form, and also from another research to choose the content of the paper which from the results they established that the paper consisted of 4 sections: News, Money, Life and sports. Also from the two trends that Neuharth was going to take advantage of that is going on among the reading public, an increasingly shorter attention span and a generation nurtured on television a growing hunger for more information but readers faced the problem where there is too much information out there with so little time to absorb all of it, he made his paper laid out for easy access and quick comprehension by time-pressed readers. Q2) how has a continuous strategy of marketing innovation proved successful for USA Today and USAToday.com? Do you believe that USA...
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...Assignment Grading Course: Name Case Study: ‘Pkolino’ Story Yours Name Professor’s Name [optional] University Summary of the ‘Pkolino’ Story Company was started by Antonio Turco-Rivas and J.B. Schneider with consideration of the objectives to make its customers happy and ponder to provide better products with improved quality in a more comprehensive manner. At the same time, this can also analyze that an exhaustive research and development project with twenty global design are from the Rhode Island School of Design which was started by Company for students. This company is well-known for its services and high quality products solutions for their customers which have been continuously providing with lower prices. Company managing its lower prices state though its competitors are not able to do such changes where company is able to change its products easily to its customers with an effective quality. On the other end, it can also observe, that the company has focused on its implementation and have used various significant business strategies for promoting its business in accordance to the customers’ requirements of its customers. Moreover, company developed and launched many smart products for its customers where they were targeting potential customers which available in market. Further, Company has also been focusing on the child products where various products which were designed by them for fun. With the consideration of the given story of the Company,...
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...Dennis Kozlowski’s and Mark Swartz’s scandal reported in 2002, the Tyco Company lost over $28 billion dollars in debt. However, the biggest lash came to its shareholders who lost over $90 billion. The Tyco two were tried and found guilty in 2005, and are currently serving a 25- year- sentence. Crime never pays and it is only a matter of time before one is caught. The damage done affects all people involved including the innocent families of the victims and criminals. These two may not have ruined the company, but they ruined themselves. The question is was it worth it? Partners in Crime: The Tyco Threesome When people think of criminals; they tend to stereotype this to involve thugs and the lower class. However, this is not always the case. Participants of the privileged society are also capable of criminal behavior, but usually in a more complex manner. One of the more popular high society crimes involves business scandals and is termed “white-collar.” These crimes stem from greedy business and government professionals who become financially motivated to commit a nonviolent work related crime that usually includes hoarding large amounts of money. In 2002, the world came to realize that Tyco International was such a company to fall victim to this type of crime. In 2003, Ex- Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski, CFO Mark Swartz, and chief legal officer Mark Belnick were accused of committing grand larceny and conspiracy for falsifying Tyco business records and embezzling millions of...
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...Why did the newsroom staff not see the online format as an opportunity? The USA Today case presents the problems of a planning process and strategies inside a corporation related to performing changes in the organizational structure and teams. USA Today is a newspaper company of Gannett Corporation, that whit the beginning of the digital era started to have problems with their organizational and operational structure. The biggest problem faced by USAT was the integration between their different types of staff: the paper and the online. USAT faced many problems with the integration, especially because both of the sectors were considered independent, having different organizational structures, which result a challenge on the process of integration. The reasons of why the newsroom staff didn’t accept the idea of working together was primarily because they believed that the online sector was responsible for their loss of market share. That the Online division was a competitor instead of a partner for them. The fact of both departments appears so different, cause a big problem for Curley’s plan. Both staff has different ways of work, like the different deadlines, fear of letting breaking news be posted online, where the competitors could reach and present before then, resulting on loss of their readers. No one of the senior staff was willing to accept the transformation of a traditional business into a full digital business, although they were aware of the changes in the consumer...
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...THE NATION’S NEWSPAPER BS2003-01a Collegiate Case Study Enron law firm called accounting practices 'creative' By Greg Farrell www.usatodaycollege.com Accounting fraud Part I: The problems “Creative accounting” is not a new technique, but it can certainly be a costly one. Businesses feel the pressure to appear profitable in order to attract investors and resources, but deceptive or fraudulent accounting practices often lead to drastic consequences. Are these so-called creative practices always illegal or can they ever be justified? This case study will present examples of companies who have used inappropriate accounting practices, the results of their deceptions and the government's plan to avoid future incidents. Did banks play role in Enron scandal? By Edward Iwata Banks face accusations in Enron case By Edward Iwata Banks defend e-mail about Enron By Edward Iwata WorldCom finds accounting fraud By Andrew Backover, Thor Vladmanis, Matt Kranz and Michelle Kessler Former controller comes up more often By Andrew Backover and Chris Woodyard Cover story WorldCom’s bad math may date back to 1999 By Jayne O’Donnell and Andrew Backover CFOs join their bosses on the hot seat By Jim Hopkins Capitalizing on oldest trick in book How WorldCom, and others, fudged results By Matt Krantz USA TODAY WorldCom's accounting game is stunning investors who thought the loophole the telecom firm used was sewn shut years ago. Bros. "How was this overlooked...
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...Kyle Reed MGT 309 Dr. Williams 09/06/2015 Research Paper – Enron and Ethics in Financial Reporting Table of Contents Cover Page – Page 1 Table of Contents – Page 2 Introduction – Page 3 Statement of Problem – Pages 4-5 Analysis of Problem – Pages 5-6 Conclusion – Pages 6-7 References – Page 8 Introduction A major scandal that still resonates in financial markets today was Enron’s bankruptcy. The business environment of the time included a deregulated energy market (specifically in California) that allowed Enron to inflate their stock prices and offer their commodities at a premium. Additionally, there was little oversight for off balance-sheet transactions. This allowed Enron officials to hide losses in offshore captives with the help of Andrew Fastow. This and other creative accounting practices allowed Enron to report huge profits while in reality Enron was not legitimately profitable. Enron also inflated revenue numbers by buying and selling the same commodities over and over, reporting each transaction at full value (Forbes). In turn, this inflated stock prices of the company beyond what was reasonable. Statement of Problem The decline of Enron began in 2001 with Jeff Skilling being named CEO. During this time, a vice president of Enron voiced her concerns regarding the unethical business practices of the company and described the company as an “Elaborate Hoax” (NY Times). Former CEO Mr. Lay, meanwhile, had been telling investors that the now decreased...
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