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Company Background Samsung Corporation is one of the largest electronic manufacturing companies in the world. This is a Korean conglomerate business. Their mobile phone manufacturing holds the number one position according to the sales unit as at third quarter in 2013 (Gartner Inc. 2013). Samsung mobile have both Smartphone’s as well as featured phones. Samsung Smartphone leads the Smartphone sectors as well holding 32.1% market share. Their main competitors are Apple in Smartphone and Nokia in
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making, wider product and service selection, greater economies of scale. This element has contributed to the satisfaction of customer of HTC when they find an excellent products and services in a wide range of smartphones with a reasonable and competitive cost. * Complementarities is also a benefit derived from using EC of HTC because HTC has bundled their and services together to provide more value to customers. For example when buying a HTC smartphone you will also find their after-sale services
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Sambasiva Rao Kandula Introduction Samsung is a global conglomerate that operates in the “White Goods” market or the market for consumer appliances and gadgets. The company that is a South Korean family owned business has global aspirations and as the recent expansion into newer markets has shown, Samsung is not content with operating in some markets in the world but instead, wants to cover as many countries as possible. Therefore, the focus of this article is on the external environmental drivers
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►Samsung • Assessing the opportunity and the Situation - Understanding the situation ►What was Samsung’s financial situation like? Samsung was experiencing a steep financial setback ►Who was responsible for Samsung’s situation? China was able to put cheaper products on the market ►Describe Samsung’s ‘cost-driven competitive strategy’ until the mid-1990: Samsung produced technical components for firms with better-known brands Samsung sold me-too consumer products ►What did Samsung need to
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APPLE INC. CASE ANALYSIS RICHARD CARLISLE COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Apple, Inc. was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The corporate headquarters are currently located in Cupertino, CA. In the United States Apple has created or supported about 1,027,000 jobs: 627K due to iOS Ecosystems, 334K due to Apple spending and growth at other companies, and 66K employees nationwide (Apple, Inc., 2015). Despite struggling through the late 1980’s and the recession years of 2008-2009
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Intellectual property affords competitive advantages to a company. “Defining IP as an asset aims to provide it the same protective rights as physical property. Obtaining such protective rights is critical as it prevents replication by potential competitors - a serious threat in a web-based environment or the mobile technology sector” (Cohen, 2011). One such case, where patents were violated was a lawsuit brought on by Apple against Samsung. In 2012, a U.S. jury found Samsung guilty on six out of seven
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Marketing: Improvement Opportunities BUSN300-1205A-01 Lower Division Capstone Marketing: Improvement Opportunities Apple Inc. Some of the most promising marketing opportunities in terms of profitability, increased market share and customer loyalty for Apple Inc. include attracting the business related target segment instead of just focusing and promoting the product and technology among the younger generation. They can focus on the concepts of second generation of cloud computing and provide
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| Samsung Electronics | | | | James BerryStrategic Management 4700 7/14/14 | | Samsung Electronics | | | | James BerryStrategic Management 4700 7/14/14 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS I. General Environment A. Economic Environment In 2012 net sales were $201,104 billion with a gross profit of $74,452 billion. The economy has been declining over the years. Samsung should reduce its expenses every year to keep being profitable. Samsung need to supply it components to less competitors
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Strategic Brand Management - Brand Analysis Introduction We have chosen to analyze the issues faced by Samsung in the consumer mobile market. Samsung was established in 1938 as a trading company. It has since grown into a large and highly respected conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, with operations in over 74 countries. But in recent years the dominance of Samsung in the android mobile market has been threatened by incumbents like Xiaomi and Micromax. Moreover it is facing
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