in diversifying risk by creating different businesses including search appliance‚ mobile search‚ cloud computing and internet advertising. This article is divided as two parts---first part is to analyze Google’s businesses by using BCG matrix. [1] Then‚ another part is useful recommendations on how Google can formulate corresponding strategies to capture and sustain competitive advantage in each business. BCG matrix is commonly used to analyze business portfolio by comparing relative ratio of one’s
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BCGStudy of BCG Matrix A well-known portfolio management tool‚ BCG Matrix is used in product life cycle theory. Each product goes through different stages‚ represents a different profile of risk and return. BCG matrix is generally used to prioritize which products within company product mix get more funding and attention. It classifies the products in 4 four categories based on combinations of market growth and market share relative to the largest competitor. Having a balanced product portfolio
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Vermont teddy bear offer three separately manages brands: Vermont teddy bear (VTB)‚PajamaGrams‚ Calyx flowers though four different channel (retail‚ mail‚ phone‚ web).The receive high demand on Valentine’s day‚ Christmas and mother’s day. Their primary target is men in the age group of 18-54 who order last minute gifts to their girlfriends‚ wives‚ or mothers. VTB seeks to differentiate from other gift delivery services by offering a top quality customized product which can be delivered at their
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BCG Matrix of KFC KFC’s parent company is Yum! Brands‚ Inc.‚ the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants‚ with more than 37‚000 locations in more than 120 countries and territories and employing more than one million associates. Yum! is ranked number 239 on the Fortune 500 List‚ with revenues exceeding $11 billion in 2008. Therefore‚ KFC is well-known in the world; the market growth of KFC is low which mean the market would hard to grow anymore. KFC is in the ‘Cash Cows’
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Virgin Mobile Paper A Case Study Analysis Presented to: 1 I. CASE SUMMARY Virgin‚ a U.K. based company led by Sir Richard Branson‚ has had a history of brand extension resulting to 200 different corporate entities. One of which is Virgin Mobile which has decided to expand to USA based on their success in the U.K. market. Dan Schulman‚ Virgin Mobile USA CEO‚ is tasked to lead the expansion to the U.S. and has decided to focus on consumers aged 15-29 given that there is low penetration
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Stars I have categorized iPhone and iPod in Star category which means they both need further investment in product development and there are greater opportunities available in the marketfor growth. Latest figures reveal that the growth rate for iPods is currently 28% and for thoseof iPhone’s its 48%.Apple enjoys 60% more market share in iPod than its closest rivalScandisk in the market. In iPhone’s‚ Apple is not the market leader but has 28% market sharewhere manufacturer of Blackberry RIM has 41%
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There is nothing that will prevent Virgin from competing to an untapped market. Threat of Substitutes Weak o There are very few substitutes available that offer mobile and immediate communication. Alternative like pagers are outdated & this target market cannot afford sophisticated PDA service. Degree of Rivalry Strong o Competitors have brand recognition in the US and have the majority of the market share. Financial Analysis: Initially‚ Virgin may have no great profits since
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1. Given Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 to 24-year-olds)‚ how should it structure its pricing? The case lays out three pricing options. Which option would you choose and why? In designing your pricing plan‚ be as specific as possible with respect to the various elements under considerations (e.g.‚ contracts‚ the size of the subsidies‚ hidden fees‚ average per-minute charges‚ etc.). I believe Virgin Mobile has two options. The first option is the obvious for their target market and any new
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revolution. In 2007‚ Apple Computer‚ Inc. changed their name to Apple‚ Inc. They made this change because they shifted their focus from only producing computers to producing other products for industries such as entertainment and mobile telecommunications. BCG MATRIX iPod iTunes iPod iTunes iPhone iPad iPhone iPad Mac Mac QUESTION MARK Mac * The Mac software in the Question Mark category shows their potential to either gain market share or degenerate
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QUESTION 1 Product portfolio analysis can be used to examine products and brands in an organization. Examine the brands of Bidco Oil Company using the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix. INTRODUCTION The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a portfolio-planning model developed by Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group in the early 1970 ’s. It is based on the observation that a company ’s business units can be classified into four categories based on combinations of market growth and market
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