strategy+business ISSUE 76 AUTUMN 2014 Lenovo Goes Global China’s most recognizable brand has plans to overtake Apple and Samsung. BY WILLIAM J. HOLSTEIN REPRINT 00274 Lenovo chief executive Yang Yuanqing (top row‚ left); a technician subjects a Lenovo design to a vibration test (top row‚ right); Gerry P. Smith‚ head of Lenovo’s enterprise business (middle row); Yoga Ultrabook strategy+business issue 76 feature global perspective 1 Leno Goe GLo China’s most recognizable
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LENOVO CASE ANALYSIS Facts Surrounding the Case Competing at a global scale requires profound brand equity. Lenovo is a well-known brand in China (as Legend) but it cannot become a global technology giant like Dell or Hewlett-Packard‚ by merely acquiring the Personal Systems Division of IBM‚ whose products are popular across the world. Normally‚ the key challenge in establishing global brands lies in devising the manner in which a company can position its brands in customers’ mindsets‚ while
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NUS Cerebration 2011 – Round II Submission Lenovo - For Those Who Do INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ INDORE PGP-II Term-5 AY-11-12 Date of Submission: 20th September 2011 Submitted by: Team: Three4All Jaipal Charan| p10jaipalc@iimidr.ac.in | +918085722442 Rahil Maniyar | p10rahilm@iimidr.ac.in | +917879278890 Sandeep Kumar | p10sandeepk@iimidr.ac.in | +919752830949 Contents Executive Summary 2 Situation analysis 4 Industry 5 Competitor Analysis 5 Market Developments
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Question 2: Lenovo seems to be "stuck in the middle"? What does it need to be a leader both in China and internationally? After acquiring IBM‚ Lenovo achieved great benefits and became a well-known private computer brand in the global market‚ expecially in China. However‚ this company had to face with "stuck in the middle" when integrating IBM Corporation’s PC division. The differences between two national cultures were the reason why that Lenovo failed in implementing strategies for Chinese market
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Executive summary Lenovo‚ the largest PC business in China faced the intensified competition of its own market by global level companies such as HP and Dell. In attempt to expand the market internationally‚ Lenovo made the acquisition of IBM’s PC division. Since two organizational cultures were different‚ the synergy of the merged Lenovo-IBM was required. Lenovo entitled to IBM landmark and “Think” products to move to international market and enabled to increase the market power by over night after
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1. Do you think Lenovo should continue to use the IBM and ThinkPad brands or focus more on establishing its own brand identity? The Lenovo name came about in 2005 when two popular PC companies‚ Legend Holdings and IBM‚ merged. Legend Holdings was the largest PC company in China‚ while IBM was well known in the United States). Once reason that IMB was popular was for their popular professional computer named the ThinkPad. The ThinkPad was known for many reasons‚ but one of the reasons
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hills program on governance China’s Competitiveness Myth‚ Reality‚ and Lessons for the United States and Japan Case Study: Lenovo January 2013 CHARTING our future Authors Nathaniel Ahrens Yu Zhou a report of the csis hills program on governance China’s Competitiveness Myth‚ Reality‚ and Lessons for the United States and Japan Case Study: Lenovo January 2013 CHARTING our future Authors Nathaniel Ahrens Yu Zhou About CSIS—50th Anniversary Year
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Lenovo PESTLE Porters ’ five forces The founder was Michael Eugene Porter. He was a student of Harvard and invented its theory in 1979. Its 5 forces include: Competitors‚ Suppliers‚ New Entrants‚ Substitutes and Buyers. 5 Forces Introduction Lenovo In a continuously developing and changing society‚ a company faces a number of troubles and barriers. In order for a company to be successful‚ it needs to see outside its core. Taking a view of the external environment is crucial for the company to develop
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of each department and how the functions of management work in a company. I am glad to know more about my computer brand‚ also my favourite brand Lenovo. Lenovo (Lenovo Group Ltd.)‚ it was called as Legend in 1984‚ but in 2004 it changed their name to Lenovo.
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Case Analysis by IBMMC Team Key issue After acquiring the well-established IBM PCD brands‚ what branding strategy would best g gy enable Lenovo to efficiently maximize its total brand portfolio equity‚ which had been driven p q y mainly by Asia market perceptions of innovation and quality‚ and minimize p q y potential brand dilution from relatively low Lenovo brand understanding throughout the rest of g g the world? Key Brands in the Portfolio Alternative Branding Strategies
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