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    Virgin Mobile USA Pricing Strategy1.) Given Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 - 24-year-olds)‚ how should it structure its pricing? The case lays out three pricing options. Which options would you choose and why? Be as specific as possible with respect to the various elements under considerations (e.g.‚ contracts‚ the size of the subsidies‚ hidden fees‚ average per-minute charges‚ etc.)Given Virgin Mobile’s (VM) target market (14 - 24-year olds)‚ I would recommend the company to structure its pricing

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    There is nothing that will prevent Virgin from competing to an untapped market. • Threat of Substitutes – Weak o There are very few substitutes available that offer mobile and immediate communication. Alternative like pagers are outdated & this target market cannot afford sophisticated PDA service. • Degree of Rivalry – Strong o Competitors have brand recognition in the US and have the majority of the market share. Financial Analysis: Initially‚ Virgin may have no great profits since

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    through manipulative pricing strategies leaving their clients unaware of the hidden fees‚ overly priced plans as well as potential competition which may offer a much better deal. Virgin Mobile became aware of this cellular anarchy and had to decide what pricing strategy would best attract their target niche and offer them unbeatable value so that competitors could not enter into the same market easily. Alternative 1 -Clone the Industry Prices The first pricing strategy Virgin mobile considered was to

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    Virgin Mobile Paper A Case Study Analysis Presented to: 1 I. CASE SUMMARY Virgin‚ a U.K. based company led by Sir Richard Branson‚ has had a history of brand extension resulting to 200 different corporate entities. One of which is Virgin Mobile which has decided to expand to USA based on their success in the U.K. market. Dan Schulman‚ Virgin Mobile USA CEO‚ is tasked to lead the expansion to the U.S. and has decided to focus on consumers aged 15-29 given that there is low penetration

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    1. Given Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 to 24-year-olds)‚ how should it structure its pricing? The case lays out three pricing options. Which option would you choose and why? In designing your pricing plan‚ be as specific as possible with respect to the various elements under considerations (e.g.‚ contracts‚ the size of the subsidies‚ hidden fees‚ average per-minute charges‚ etc.). I believe Virgin Mobile has two options. The first option is the obvious for their target market and any new

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    1 AEM 4160: STRATEGIC PRICING PROF.: JURA LIAUKONYTE VIRGIN CELL CASE: EXCERCISES Pricing Structure from the Carrier Perspective ¨  Contracts: ¤  ¤  ¤  Annual churn rate WITH contracts Annual churn rate WITHOUT contracts The difference: =2% * 12 months = 24% (p.8) =6% * 12 months = 72% (p.8) 72% - 24% = 48% Take AT&T example: customer base = 20.5 million If AT&T abandons the contract based plan how many new customers would it need to acquire to offset customers from an

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    Case Analysis: Virgin Mobile USA: Pricing for the Very First Time April 14‚ 2012 History As part of the Sprint prepaid brands‚ Virgin Mobile USA is a mobile phone service that offers Android-powered smartphones and pre-paid web access phone service. Virgin Mobile-branded phones are widely available in over 40‚000 stores nationwide‚ including Target‚ Walmart‚ Best Buy and Radioshack. Virgin Mobile USA’s service is based on a non-contract basis‚ offering a freedom of service to their customers

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    Virgin Mobile USA: Pricing for the very first time Executive Summary Virgin is one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands. The company was established by Sir Richard Branson in 1970 and has been expanded into different areas such as travel‚ entertainment and lifestyle. Dan Schulman was appointed as CEO of Virgin Mobile USA in 2001‚ with 18 years experiences in telecom industry‚ Dan was confident that he would help Virgin to achieve 1 million subscribers by the end of first

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    with Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 to 24-year-olds) selection? What are the risks associated with targeting this segment? Why have the major carriers been slow to target this segment? - As a group‚ we all agreed to this TM. We find this strategy suit extremely well with virgins advertising budget‚ as niche market will mean that advertising can be specifically targeted towards the target market rather than as a whole. Specific media vehicles can be used such as interactive marketing and facebook

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    Case Analysis: Virgin Mobile USA What we are analyzing here is pricing of a service in a market which is saturated‚ as it has reached maturity‚ is highly capital intensive and in which a large amount of competition prevails. Virgin however is a known brand name with an extremely diversified portfolio. It has experimented successfully with the telecom business in the UK but failed in Singapore. It now targets the USA market; the problems before it are to: come up with an appealing offer and ensure

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