Strengths Substantial Brand Identity Sony is a corporate brand whose identity is deeply rooted and very well established in the minds of potential customers. The brand remains healthy despite dropping from 25th to 29 in name recognition according to InterBrands 2009 ranking. Interbrand valued Sony brand at $11 million Global Diversification Sony products and services are available throughout the world in approximately 200 countries and territories. The United States market accounted for 17.9%
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related with market performance. Today‚ Sony’s and Microsoft’s business models are quite similar. However‚ Microsoft and Sony remain far behind Nintendo and its Wii‚ which suggests that core competencies do not discriminate on performance as much as the positioning choices made upstream when the strategy is crafted. The link between core competencies‚ economic model and strategy is at the heart of this study. Key words: video game console‚ business model‚ core competencies‚ two-sided market‚ platform
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businesses. (Japanese‚ 2011) Sony is a market leader in the consumer electronics industry. It’s major competitive advantage is quality and innovation‚ and senior management always keeps these in mind while formulating long-term strategies. In this research‚ we will explain the current situation of the Sony Company by using many strategic tools which leads us to some recommendations to help the corporation face the future strategies and challenges. INTRODUCTION Sony‚ originally known as Tokyo
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Case study: Can Sony Regain Its Innovative Edge? The OLED Project 1. Why did Sony push back introduction of the OLED television? What was the advantage in waiting? What were the drawbacks? Was there a threat of moving to market with new technology too fast? How might the delayed introduction affect Sony’s reputation among consumers‚ enthusiasts‚ and Sony’s own R&D personnel? Sony holds the view that the OLED technology provides a markedly improved picture and it will be the basis for the next
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Sony recognizes that global environmental improvement is the most important issue for humanity in the 21st century. Sony aims‚ through continuous technological innovation and new business initiatives‚ to contribute positively to the natural environment and the dreams of future generations. Recognizing the utmost importance of our natural life-support systems‚ sustainable economic development is the top business priority for the Sony Group. Sustainable economic development means utilizing
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Research Case Study-3 SONY INDIA1 Sony‚ a multinational corporation based in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ stepped into India in early 1995‚ in the post Iiberalisation period. Within a couple of months in the same year‚ it set up its manufacturing unit. The company makes its presence felt in India through Sony Entertain Television‚ Sony Music and Sony India. While the first two are comfortably placed in their niche markets‚ it is the third which is expected to bring in all those exciting Sony digital products. Although
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Introduction Sony was founded in 1945 by partners Masaru Ibuka‚ (an engineer)‚ and Akio Morita‚ (a physicist)‚and was originally named Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering). The firm was launched in Nihonbashi‚ Tokyo. Four years later the company developed and produced Japans’ first magnetite-coated‚ paper-based recording tape‚ called Soni-Tape. In 1955‚ the firm began using Sony logo on Totsuko products. The group also launched Japan ’s first transistor radio‚ the TR-55‚ during
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Company Profile Sony is a company that was first started in Japan on the 7th May 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita (wiki‚ 2012). Today‚ they are a company that is famous worldwide for their electronics‚ semi-conductors‚ video games‚ broadcasting‚ cable‚ telecommunication and digital distribution. The PS2‚ the predecessor to the PS3‚ is the highest selling console with over 150million copies (wiki‚ 2012). The PS3 is the 7th generation console along with Wii and Xbox360. Company Vision
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believe that it is important for Sony to manufacture more products in the United States‚ Europe and from suppliers in Asia because Sony needs to remain a globally diversified corporation. The Yen stability against the US dollar has had a negative impact on the financial stability of Sony. When Sony translated US dollars and Euro financial statements into Yen‚ the net assets and earnings ended up being worth less in Yen which in turn dropped Sony’s financial results. Sony needs to work on spreading more
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Place Sony has an online presence in several formats‚ for example http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/home.do provides information on products and their prices. The site also has information on corporate applications for its offerings. Sony Product distributors that sell selling to VARs + System Integrators include: ASI Corp‚ Avnet Inc. and Bell Microproducts‚ Microland Electronics Corp. Wholesale distributors of Sony Products include but are not limited to : Best wholesale co. Ltd‚ Dongsheng
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