analyze the best possible pricing strategy for the Virgin Mobile venture into the United States. 1.2 Situation Virgin is a global company that has 200 corporate entities involved in everything from planes and trains to beverages and cosmetics. The newest addition is the Virgin Mobile USA entity‚ which was created after Virgin was able to successfully penetrate the U.K. cellular market. However‚ the company was not so successful with the mobile services in other parts of the world. The company has
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on extra usage users penalized heavily 4. Charged less for off-peak than on-peak minutes‚ but the off-peak period had shrunk 5. An additional fee was added to monthly bill‚ including taxes and services charges. From Company’s Standpoint Virgin Mobile USA had to fix all these problems prevalent in the industry while taking a pricing decision. The main limitation it faced was that the prices should be competitive and portable without triggering of competitive reactions. There are three options
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Considering the youth that Virgin Mobile is targeting‚ we conclude that the best strategic decision will be to establish a new plan that offers no contract requirements‚ lower than industry average minute prices‚ fixed minute rates with no additional or hidden fees‚ prepaid plans internet and text messaging included and subsidies of around 40 dollars per cellphone. This new plan is necessary to differentiate Virgin Mobile from its competitors and retain market share. By having the new venture with
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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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Environmental Factors The Coca-Cola Company was established in 1886 in the United States. Today‚ the Coca-Cola Company’s products are available in over 200 different countries. Each country contains its own demographics and other factors that influence the marketing planning and promotions for the Coca-Cola product lines. These factors vary by location and can include culture‚ customs‚ and even legal matters. The Coca-Cola Company has been able to successfully examine these factors and create marketing
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Legal factors Legal factors are those that impact businesses in a legal way. The legal factors would be ranked and analysed. They include: providing a framework for businesses‚ consumer protection and employment law‚ ensuring fair and honest trading. PROVIDING FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESSES This law is very important because it gives businesses legal protection and also gives them some degree of certainty as to what the business has to gain and loss in extreme cases such as business bankruptcy
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Sciences Vol. 26‚ No. 1‚ June 2010 (27 -51) Factors Affecting Switching Behavior of Mobile Service Users: The Case of Jordan Dr. Mohammad Suleiman Awwad Mr. Bashar Awad Neimat Mutah University Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Jordan Abstract This study aims at identifying the most critical factors affecting the customer switching behavior for mobile service providers in Jordan. A number of 580 questionnaires distributed to a random sample of Jordanian mobile users. The questionnaire contains 33 items
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WHAT ARE THE MICRO AND MACRO ENVIRONMENT AFFECTING MARKETING INTRODUCTION A Business principally is the organized effort by individuals in an organization to produce goods and services and to sell these goods and services in a market place to earn a good profit margin. The operating environment for all organizations whether they are commercial‚ charitable‚ governmental‚ or in the public sector more generally‚ is never static and seldom entirely predictable‚ and can therefore profoundly affect a
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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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Analyse the relationships between the factors and explain how they can impact on wellbeing. In Maslow’s hierarchy to reach self-actualisation‚ which is at the top‚ you must go through; the physiological needs‚ safety needs‚ social needs‚ esteem needs to then finally reach the top and these all affect your wellbeing. The factors affecting wellbeing are physical‚ emotional‚ economic‚ social‚ spiritual and cultural. These 6 factors contribute to the quality of people’s lives and affect a person’s
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