Suppose you are working for an agency that is participating in a tender for a contract to improve the (internal) branding at Wartsila: write in 500-700 words an evaluation of your impression of Wartsila’s current branding strategy and -implementation as you perceive it from studying their website‚ Mr. Bos’s talk and maybe some other information you’ve observed on the Internet or in the news. Tell them what in your opinion is strong and weak about it and what you would like to help improve. Wärtsilä
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Case 5.2 Southwest Airlines Corporation Problem formulation This case discusses the American based airline company Southwest Airline’s strategy and seeks to evaluate the basis on which Southwest builds its competitive advantage. Secondly‚ an analysis of Southwest´s control systems and what function they fill towards enabling the execution of their strategy. Arguments Southwest Airlines Corporation business strategy revolves around a cost-cum strategy. What this means is that their primary goal
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NASCAR: A Branding Success case study Anand Narayanan MAR 5125 – Spring 2011 Case Summary: In the past 60 years‚ National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has become one of the top auto-racing series in United States and the number one spectator sport in America.[i] NASCAR has primarily held three national series (NASCAR Sprint Cup series‚ NASCAR Camping World Cup series and NASCAR Nationwide series) along with some regional and international series. Primarily‚ NASCAR has
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Branding Ralph Lauren Case Study G.I.V.E. Get Involved. Volunteer. Exceed. (Ralph Lauren) 1 Index Introduction Page: 3 Section 1 (Question 1: What elements comprised the equity in the Ralph Lauren brand?) 1.1 Identity of Ralph Lauren brand: (Brand Salience) 1.2. Meaning: (Brand Performance & Brand imagery) 1.3. Response: (Consumer Judgements & Consumer Feeling) 1.4. Relationships: (Consumer - Brand Resonance) Section 2 Page: 4 Page: 5 Page: 6 Page: 7 Page: 8 (Question 2: Evaluate
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Air Asia: Flying Low Cost with High Hopes A cost leadership strategy of Air Asia remains viable despite the changing external environment. Although competition and rivalry amongst budget airlines is high‚ and it is difficult to differentiate from other providers due to the nature of the industry and product‚ it still has a first mover advantage which makes cost-leadership remain viable. They must remember that a cost leadership strategy can be maintained by be being efficient in all aspects of business
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BMW: AN EXERCISE IN ALIGNING IDENTITY‚ BRAND AND REPUTATION* BMW‚ the German car manufacturer‚ has been strategically focused on premium segments in the international car market. With its BMW‚ Mini and Rolls-Royce brands‚ the company has become one of the leading premium car companies in the world. BMW’s strong identity and marketing campaigns are often credited as the building blocks of the company’s continuing success. There are four values that define the BMW identity inside the organization
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Michele Lynn October 12‚ 2008 Marketing – Resnik Case Study: Southwest Airlines Air travel has its ups and down‚ as does basically any type of travel. However‚ Southwest Airlines has always been my favorite airline to fly. As a young single who loved traveling‚ I found their fares and schedules to be the most convenient for my taste. I always appreciated the staff’s sense of humor‚ and it really never bothered me where I sat‚ so I didn’t mind the “A‚ B‚ C” boarding groups as opposed to
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Brief History of Branding and the importance of Brand Experience Note: this was a presentation given to a group of industrial design students on the topic of branding‚ with the aim to encourage critical thinking about branding History? Why should we care? • It’s not math or physics with a 1000+ year history • With so many “guru’s” critical thinking is... critical • Debunking Brand Gospel*? • A little history can provide context •The problems that “branding” was solving early on are not
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PHILIPPINE AIRLINES: What’s next? Philippines airlines started its history on March 15‚ 1941 on a small twin-engine Beech Model 18 flying 212 of pure skies from Manila to Baguio with a full load of five passengers. Upon the outbreak of the pacific war‚ PAL’s two aircraft were pressed into service with the US army Air Corps. Post-war operations began on February 14‚ 1946 with five ex-military Douglas DC-35. In July‚ the airline chartered DC-4s to carry American service men home to Oakland‚ making
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In today’s business environment‚ branding is recognizable by more and more people and identified with certain service or product. It is the foundation of most organizations and the core behind all business development. When people want to buy or determine something they always think about the brand that they know before other brands. Most people who use branded products go to companies that have a famous brand name to show people that they are in a higher class status and because of familiarity as
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