Virgin Mobile has strategically shaped its marketing mix to appropriately target the younger demographic. First‚ lets look at it’s the product element. The younger demographic is more open to new things like text messaging‚ downloading information from their phones‚ ring tones‚ faceplates‚ graphics‚ having access to popular entertainment on their phone‚ etc. For younger people‚ phones are less of a tool and more of a fashion accessory or personal statement. To appeal to these needs‚ Virgin Mobile created
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Introduction: Virgin Mobile is a successful company based in the U.K. The company is well known for its brand extension and was the first company to introduce the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the U.K.‚ where they leased network space form another firm instead of running a network in-house and as a result avoiding infrastructure and large fixed cost. The company was well known for its hip and trendy position in the U.K.‚ and catered to the youth market. Although they have had a couple
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management learning and base on the theory and collected information‚ help China Mobile to analysis the external macro-economic environment around them and internal company situation then give some strategies for them‚ which is suitable for China Mobile today’s situation and current competitive environment. There are 2 main parts of this dissertation‚ include external analysis and internal analysis. External analysis: in this part‚ I will use 2 important models as Porter’s 5 force model and PEST
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of the content of this research. Mobile technology has developed and provided a wealth of opportunities to mobile service providers. As a result‚ many mobile phone users enjoy access to data services in addition to basic voice call communication. However the standardization of the mobile technology means that providers needs to look elsewhere in order to develop effective differentiation strategies that will enable them to attract and retain customers. Mobile service operators need to provide
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Mobile Telecommunication The mobile telecommunications market is booming. Mobile phones are now seen as necessities rather than luxuries and market penetration (the percentage of the population owning mobile phones) is very high and growing. A recent report put market penetration in the western EU as a whole at 90 per cent in 2004 and predicted that this will rise to 100 per cent by 2007. In some European countries (including the UK) penetration is in excess of 100 per cent as individuals have
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Introduction Mobile One (M1) is a telecommunications company based in Singapore. Launched in 1997‚ it was Singapore’s second largest mobile operator after Singapore Telecommunications. However‚ due to competition with the entry of StarHub in the mobile market‚ it is now the third largest mobile operator in Singapore in terms of number of subscribers. However‚ during its launch it gained tremendous support and managed to hold more than 35000 customers within few weeks. It offered variety of new
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MAIS Framework | 9 | 3.4 | Integrated Framework | 9 | 3.5 | Case Study Research | 9 | 3.6 | Ethnography | 9 | 7 | Methodology and Source of Data | 10 | 8 | Modes of Analysis | 12 | 8.1 | Hermeneutics | 12 | 8.2 | Semiotics | 12 | 8.3 | Narrative and Metaphor | 12 | 8.4 | Evaluation | 12 | 9 | Research Problems and Challenges | 13 | 10 | Conclusion and Expected Results | 14 | 11 | References | 15 | 12 | Appendix | 16 | Provisional Title of the Thesis “To Investigate
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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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SWOT ANALYSIS OF SAMSUNG MOBILE in China Strengths Weaknesses － Six Sigma’s Quality Control － Product Design of Fashion and Beauty － Advanced Technology and Innovative Capability － Peculiar Strategy to Attract Talent － Excellent International Brand Image －Operating strategy is conservative‚ and there is supplier shortage －Low contribution rate to the low-end consumer market －Rely heavily on Android System ‚there is instability factor. Opportunities Threats － With advancement of
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com/locate/comphumbeh Mobile payment services adoption across time: An empirical study of the effects of behavioral beliefs‚ social influences‚ and personal traits Shuiqing Yang a‚ Yaobin Lu a‚⇑‚ Sumeet Gupta b‚ Yuzhi Cao a‚ Rui Zhang c a School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430074‚ PR China Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Technology and Management‚ Bhilai 490 020‚ India c TD-SCDMA Joint Innovation Lab‚ HuBei Mobile Co.‚ China Mobile Group‚ Wuhan 430074
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