KENT GRAYSON rP os t KEL614 Revised April 5‚ 2012 Sony Targets Laptop Consumers in China: Segment Global or Local? op yo Richard Lopez‚ product manager for Sony Corporation in Hong Kong‚ had one week to finalize his plan for marketing VAIO laptop computers in China before presenting it to senior management in January 2011. Lopez was struggling to decide which segment (or segments) to target and how to position VAIO for this segment. At the heart of his struggle was an unusual problem—too much
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SWOT SONY Strengths * Sony has for a long time produced high end and usably durable goods. This makes them a good company to do business both on a corporate scale and a private scale as it goods have a long usable life. This separates them from cheap electronic Asian companies whose goods are designed to not last as long so the goods are bought more often. This long life of its products make it a very appealing to business as they can now buy the product and know that if it has the brand Sony
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How did Sony internationalize its R&D activities? What were the initial motivations for Sony to establish technology centres abroad? How would Kuemmerle categorize the R&D centres at Sony?” Sony followed at the 1950’s a certain strategy which was incremental en cautious. As one of the founders‚ Morita‚ explained “you must first learn about the market‚ learn how to sell it‚ and build up your corporate confidence before you commit yourself. And when you have confidence‚ you should commit yourself
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Gap and Current Strategy Analysis * Macro Environment: The major trend in the macro-environment which affects Sony’s future strategy is socio/cultural/demographic. Since the Nintendo Wii emerged‚ it attracted many of non-traditional gamers came into the videogame console market‚ especially females and elderly people. Traditionally‚ non-traditional gamers think PlayStation is not ease of use for them. For instance‚ the joystick is difficult controlled or the instruction of the games are not easily
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Introduction ‘SONY CORPORATION’ or ‘SONY’‚ a leading Japanese electronic brand was founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita in the year 1946. Starting from scratch after the World War II the owners with the support their employers lead the company to immense success and they have retained this tend ever since. SONY’s first product was the transistor based radio which evolved to be the first ever radio commercially sold by any electronics company to the general people. After works as technology
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Nintendo’s Strategy in 2009: the Ongoing Battle with Microsoft and Sony Assignment Questions 1 What are the defining business and economic characteristics of the video game console industry? What is the industry like? What forces are driving changes in the video game console industry? 2 What is competition like in the video game console industry? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. Which of the five competitive forces is strongest? Which is the weakest? Would you characterise
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The History of the SONY Slogan. The first version of the logo‚ which was enclosed in a square box‚ was registered as a trademark in 1955. Thereafter‚ the logo went through a succession of changes. In the 1960s‚ when Sony began to seriously develop its brand image overseas‚ the logo was displayed in neon in New York and Hong Kong‚ where it competed with famous and well-established foreign companies. In 1959‚ the catchphrase "Sony -- a worldwide brand born in Japan" was introduced to capitalize
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discuss some of the cultural meaning for sony possessed by consumers in india country. Discuss how these cultural meaning were developed and & how they influence consumers behaviours. What is the role of marketing strategies in creating and maintaining these cultural meaning? 2.1 Identify and discuss some of the cultural meaning for sony crazed by consumers in india. * Sony has marketed their self as a quality product manufacturer in India. * Sony has a vision to develop a new latest
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Introduction Generally‚ Totsuko was started by 2 talented Engineer‚ Masaru Ibuka and Marketing Innovator‚ Akio Morita in 1946 in Japan. The company name was later changed to SONY in 1958. From 1950 to 1999‚ SONY introduced many innovative products; many of the world’s first technology and even created a robotic dog named Aibo. SONY’s vision is to create something new‚ to create more dreams and to make things fun. SONY’s mission is to create things for every kind of imagination and involve
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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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