Google’s Andriod platform has given HTC a boost‚ but now the Taiwanese handset maker are vulnerable to underwhelming sales in America and Europe. Their hope? China. HTC only entered China in early 2010‚ much later than its established peers. It is playing catching up with international premium brands‚ such as Apple‚ Samsung and LG‚ where HTC is currently aiming to get a slice of the pie. However‚ the company is also facing stiff competition from local brands who operate at the lower price market
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2013 [HTC CASE SYNOPSIS] HTC case synopsis COMPANY HISTORY HTC Corporation‚ stands for High Tech Computer Corporation‚ located in Taiwan‚ was founded by three members‚ Cher Wang (chairman)‚ HT Cho (director and chairman)‚ and Peter Chou (President and CEO) in 1997. HTC started as an original designer and equipment manufacturer that designs products such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant). However‚ HTC did not have successful products nor did it build a high reputation
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________________________________________ BRAND SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING Espresso Coffee Machines ________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report was commissioned to examine how customers make purchase decisions for espresso coffee machines‚ the factors affecting consumer behaviour‚ and to identify where the leading brands sit in the opinions of a small sample of the population. The research draws attention to the fact that at the end of financial year 2007
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Memo Thomas McQuaid Lea Niglio-Parein Paola Gonzalez-Zabala Vodacom Project 1 3/12/14 The purpose of this memorandum is to analyze and explain the current brand positioning and target market of South African company‚ Vodacom‚ from previous commercial advertisements. After having analyzed the current target market and brand position we would recommend a new target market and position for Vodacom of South African’s age range‚ 15-55 (58.7 % of total population) and include the following segments
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case addresses the issue of which positioning strategy Mahindra and Mahindra should adopt in order to ensure that all its strategic objectives are met and it garners enough market share to assume the position of market leader once again. This decision is to be taken at a time where the Indian Automobile industry is in a state of change. M & M’s portfolio mainly consists of utility vehicles that are meant for the rural and semi-urban consumer. But these markets are seen to
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9-709-466 REV: DECEMBER 8‚ 2009 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM HTC Corp. in 2009 Peter Chou‚ HTC Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer‚ returned to Taiwan with a sense of exhilaration and pride from Mobile World Congress 2009‚ the world’s leading exhibition for mobile phones. HTC generated a buzz for revealing two new handsets‚ as well as surprising the world with the announcement of HTC Magic‚ the second phone that ran on Google’s new mobile platform‚ Android. As Chou claimed‚ “We got lots of
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294-305‚ 18 January‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Dynamic capabilities‚ collaborative network and business model: An empirical analysis of Taiwan HTC Corporation Chi-Ho Chiou Ching Yun University‚ Department of Business Administration and Institute of Business and Management‚ No.229‚ Jiansing Rd.‚ Taoyuan County 320‚Taiwan. E-mail: chiho@cyu.edu.tw. Accepted 21 July‚ 2010 In the era of hypercompetition
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business for branded handset companies. HTC designs and manufactures products as specified by third parties that are later on the process sold under a different name. All the specified products are highly innovative and advanced.In fact HTC was one of the first carriers to launch a touchable screen phone (HTC Touch) in 2007‚ three weeks before the iphone was first comercialized. After that‚ HTC released the next model‚ the Touch Diamond‚ that improve HTC Touch with a more solid internet experience
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Marketing Channel and Logistics of HTC Executive summary HTC Corporation deals in the manufacture of mobile wireless technology. The firm faces extensive competition from companies such as Nokia‚ Samsung‚ Apple and RIM among others. To stay afloat in the competitive field of mobile technology‚ HTC has continued to undertake extensive R&D in mobile technology‚ efforts which have been rewarded by the production of many ‘firsts’ including the
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Assessment Event 2: Academic Research Essay The Recommendation for HTC Company Student’s Name: Viola Xu Student ID#: QING21168 Teacher: Ben Charlton Due Date: 26 September 2012 Word Count: 1682 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction: 1 Method: 3 Findings: 4 Discussion: 6 Conclusions and Recommendations: 7 References 9 Appendices 10 Executive Summary This report was raised to find a method to help HTC have a larger market in China by recommending a marketing mix
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