S. RAMESH KUMAR AND KASTURI BARAL rP os t IMB 349 XYLYS: Exploring Consumer Perception about Premium Watches in the Indian Context BACKGROUND op yo Manoj Chakravarti, Senior Advisor, Titan Industries reflected on his 28 years in the watch industry, both in India and abroad, and contemplated about Xylys, Titan’s premium watch brand, and its foray into the Indian market. He had formulated several aspects of marketing mix strategies in the past to face diverse kinds of challenges
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Swatch Group Ltd. Have a minute? Course: International Marketing Lecturer: Dr. J.T. Bouma Case: Swatch Group Ltd. Date: March 16th, 2010 Group: 13.3 Students: Dennis Hesling, S1892444 Rikke Nielsen, S1939882 Jan Oestmann, S1956140 Arjen Hofman, S1873083 Table of contents 1. Introduction p. 1 1.1 Abstract p. 1 1.2 Introduction to the company p. 1 2. Analysis of the company and its market p
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Swatch Group 1 Professor: Rolf Butz 10/28/2008 International Business BADM 455 Section 2 Swatch Group 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ......................................................
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Product, Pricing, and Channels Paper Charles Butler, April Molley, Jon Walter, and William Stewart MKT/421 Marketing April 6, 2015 Anil Agarwal Features of the Apple Watch and the Needs of Target Market This product is one of the best ideas invented since the tablets hit the market. You now have a cell phone, tablet, and your wallet all in one on your wrist. The benefits from this product will help many Americans keep better track of their health, personal information, and communication
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The Swiss Luxury Watchmaking Industry A general overview and a closer look at the celebrity endorsement and sponsorship communication strategy used by the leaders. Karine Gautschi January 2005 HEC Lausanne – Hautes Etudes Commerciales, MIM – Master of International Management Thesis Director, MIM: Professor Stéphane Garelli Expert, Omega: Jean-Pascal Perret Table of Contents 1 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION Theory & Concept “A business has two – and only two – basic functions: marketing and innovation.” -Peter Drucker The rapid pace of change and intense competitive pressure in today’s marketplace demand that brands continuously innovate and reinvent themselves to maintain their relevance and market position. In this context, brand repositioning and other revitalization strategies have become a business imperative for battling brand erosion. The appeal of brand repositioning is
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HISTORY The forerunner of Omega was founded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 by 23-year-old Louis Brandt, who assembled key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen. He sold his watches from Italy to Scandinavia by way of England, his chief market. After Louis Brandt's death in 1879, his two sons Louis-Paul and César, troubled by irregular deliveries of questionable quality, abandoned the unsatisfactory assembly workshop system in favour of in-house manufacturing
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Professor Christin Walth Jenessa Carder, Chia-Ying Chen, Fango Lin, Yi-Hsuan Su, Ya-Ling (Claire) Wang, Winette Yee May 5, 2010 Swatch: The Global Watch The IMC Plan in Brazil, Japan, and Switzerland 1 Statement of Purpose Swatch (‗Swiss‘ + ‗watch‘) watches, created under the management of Nicolas Hayek, are fashion statements and pop-culture icons. They feature witty, outlandish designs that use intense colors and are youthful, provocative, stylish, and unpredictable. The mission of the IMC
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INTRODUCTION The watch industry in India originated in 1960’s with HMT being the sole manufacturer of wrist watches in the country. In 1984 a joint venture of Tata and TIDCO by the name of Titan Industries was formed and it took over most of the market shares from HMT becoming the undisputed leader in the wrist watch industry. After the liberalization of market in India in 1992, there was a tremendous competition in the watch industry as more and more foreign companies started to enter the Indian
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Rolex USA. No Part of The Rolex Guide may be reproduced or resold without the authors permission 1 INTRODUCTION Genuine brand watches can cost anything from £500.00 to £100,000.00, as most people cannot afford the real thing a much cheaper alternative is to buy a replica. Replica watches are, quite simply, imitations of the more expensive brand named watches, at a mere fraction of the price. These imitations have the same general look, feel and ability, at a much more acceptable price. The
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