Case Study The Walt Disney Company: Its Diversification Strategy in 2012 Xiaofei Liao (MGMT 3800) KEY ISSUES Availability of alternatives and substitutes intensifies competition in Walt Disney’s media network division. Customers have a variety of choices on media entertainment: DVD‚ Internet and video games. Rapidly changing technologies: Walt Disney is required to stay on the front foot and the company has to either develop or acquire new technologies for better customer satisfaction and competitive
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There is most likely no one in this country that has not heard of Disneyland‚ Disneyworld‚ or even Mickey Mouse. They are too popular to not know. Walt Disney had an idea of what the people wanted so he decided that he was going to make them come true because “all our dreams can come true‚ if we have the courage to pursue
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When most people think of France‚ Euro Disney does not often come to mind. The average person may think of fashion‚ the Eiffel Tower‚ romance or fine wine. With the theme park in Japan doing quite well‚ Disney built Euro Disney about 20 miles outside of France. France at the time was vulnerable and recession filled and hoped for a recovery with the help from Disney. But the theme park in France did not do as well as Disney had projected. Many factors contributed to the struggles that Disney encountered
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failure‚ which led to him to go to Hollywood which allowed his success to bloom. To become the famous figure he did‚ Walt Disney created animated cartoons in Hollywood‚ California. Disney’s largest accomplishment of all came in 1957‚ when he opened Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California. This creation was a giant area filled with many rides that involved cartoons and his creations. He realized that his children had a lot of fun going to amusement parks‚ so he decided to create one. The only problem that he
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Market Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning Market Segmentation Concept : Market segmentation is a concept in economics and marketing. A market segment is a sub-set of a market made up of people or organizations with one or more characteristics that cause them to demand similar product and/or services based on qualities of those products such as price or function. A true market segment meets all of the following criteria: it is distinct from other segments (different segments have different
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In 2008‚ a marketing and positioning strategy was needed for Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceutical’s (CSP) new weight loss drug called Metabical. Metabical was touted as being a revolutionary weight loss drug with fewer negative side effects than the usual medicinal weight loss remedies. Metabical has many levels of decision-makers – both internal and external. CSP’s senior director of marketing‚ Barbara Printup likely reports to the company’s board of directors for her ultimate authority. Printup
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not always a fairytale. Improper information‚ wrong approaches of marketing‚ inadequate market research and inability to cope with external factors could spoil the broth. THE NOT-SO-WONDERFUL-WORLD OF EURODISNEY THINGS ARE BETTER NOW AT PARIS DISNEYLAND 1. What are the factors contributed to EuroDisney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? When Disney entered Europe with its EuroDisney theme park‚ it expected the same ethereal magic to work its charm on masses as
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Table of Contents Market Segmentation and Product Positioning 2 1.1. Introduction 2 1.2. Product the company will offer 2 1.2.1. Motorcycle industry an overview 2 1.2.2.Motorcycle industry in US an overview 3 1.3.Marketing Objectives of the Motorcycle Company: 4 1.4.Primary Characteristics of the Motorcycle 4 1.5.Branding Strategy 5 1.6.Product Positioning: 6 1.6.1.Short-run Strategy: 6 1.6.2.Longer-Run Strategies 6
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Market segmentation‚ targeting and positioning Introduction You must have ever wondered why marketers only target certain markets and how these markets are identified. Think about universities: how do they identify which students to touch with about degrees schemes? What criteria or base (variables) do they use? Do they base it on where you live‚ your age‚ or your previous schooling scores? Do they market to postgraduate and undergraduate groups differently‚ what about international and domestic
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discuss subsequent authors who cite Fournier’s seminal 1998 work Consumer relationships with brands Brand positioning Introduction to the Brand Audit Building new brands Individual project: literature and findings Dr Dale Miller: Towards sustainable branding Strategic Brand Management Process Steps Identify and establish brand positioning and values Recall: Key Concepts Mental maps Competitive frame of reference Points-of-parity and points-of-difference Core brand
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