Running head: Blockbuster Blockbuster Case Analysis Jane Doe BUSA‚ 3280 Strategic Management December 11‚ 2010 Blockbuster Case Analysis Blockbuster is a company that was started in Dallas‚ Texas in 1982. It was incorporated in 1985 and reported revenues of $5.5 billion in 2006. It is known as a leader with in-home movie and game rentals. In 2006 it launched a new way to rent movies by introducing a program that gives customers the option to exchange the movies through the
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. Brief Strengths 1. International locations 2. Can reach remote areas 3. Subscriber incentives 4. No late fee policy 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Weaknesses 1. Not digital options 2. Takes too long for online rentals 3. No technology advancement 4. No enough kiosks 5. Too many unprofitable stores 6. Not covenant 7. Failed partnerships 8. 9. 10. Opportunities 1. Online
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streaming‚ purchasing ³bootleg´ DVD¶s‚ or waiting until the movie is aired on public or cable TV stations. Suppliers of Raw Materials‚ Parts‚ Components‚ or other Resource Inputs Consisting of only a small number or suppliers‚ buyers do not have the upper hand. If suppliers run out of stock or decide to cut supplies short‚ there are not many alternatives to obtain DVDs or right to a movie. The seller has the power to control distribution and prices. Rivalry among Competing Sellers There are very
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SOWT Analysis for the marketing environment of Blockbuster Entertainment ----------------------- Strength: • Ability to keep up the change. For an example when VCR (Video tape Record) were going out of style‚ they quickly move in to DVD rental. • Brand Familiarity. • Blockbuster have global network of stores. • High quality products and Up to date Movies. • Game CDs for all brand‚ such as Nintendo DS‚ PS2‚ PS3‚ PSP‚ Wii‚ Xbox‚Xbox 360 • Offer movie Rentals and Video game rental
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industry without any sign of it to be regained. This happens because of pricing and the medium in which that can be rented‚ sold or watched. These alternatives to rental are purchasing movie through retailers‚ renting through vending machine kiosks‚ Netflix ( movie delivered or streamed)‚ cable subscription movie channels‚ pay-per-view and video on demand (VOD)‚ internet movie and TV content providers (ITunes‚ Hulu.com‚ etc)‚ and pirated files or films. These forces have all played a strong role in phasing
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Blockbuster became the dominant movie rental firm for a number of reasons. First and foremost in the early years‚ they were invested in by Wayne Huizeinga who infused the company with $18.5 million dollars and for a span of 7 years grew the company’s market capitalization at an annual growth rate of 118%. Once it started becoming large‚ it efficiently used economies of scale. It also had the most power to negotiate favorable deals with movie studios as opposed to mom and pop shops. Blockbuster
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Blockbuster Case Analysis I. Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose: The Blockbuster firm is a leading provider of rental movie and game entertainment with approximately 8‚000 stores. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Latin America‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Mexico and Asia. Blockbuster is headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas and employs 58‚561 people; this figure includes full-time‚ part-time and seasonal employees. The company recorded revenues of $5‚287.9 million during the financial year
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Netflix: Strategic Analysis Strategy I – Winter 2012 Basic Information & Assessment of Strategy Netflix is a U.S provider of on-demand Internet streaming media. Launched in1997‚ it originally offered DVD rental on a pay-per-use basis. In 1999‚ the company moved to a subscriptionbased model. In January 2008‚ Netflix began offering unlimited steaming content. Initial approach aimed to position the company as a low-cost video rental service competing with the brick and mortar stores and movie
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infrastructure growth. The consumer base was the final objective Netflix sought to achieve. Retaining and growing subscribers were fundamental to revenue and marketing goals. Marketing Strategy To meet marketing goals and objectives the company implemented Michael Porter’s approach to strategy and relied heavily on strategic alliances. Porter’s notion of differentiation and focusing on specific markets were used to set Netflix apart from competitors and build a customer base. Employing strategic
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F S.W.O.T. Analysis G Weighted Competitive Strength Assessment H Unweighted Competitive Strength Assessment I Financial Analysis J Return on Assets / Return on Equity K COMPANY OVERVIEW Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1997. He noticed that there was a demand for the ability to rent movies. With a large customer base he figured there was no question that his company could fail. This began the online movie rental industry to a large scale. With one company becoming
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