Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership Although the corporate strategies implemented by Netflix and Blockbuster have allowed them to become leaders of competitive advantage in the movie rental industry‚ they sometimes encounter strategic issues that slow down their product and services process. My research of Netflix and Blockbuster will enable me to present a SWOT analysis and recommendations for each company. Netflix‚ founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings
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Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a small number of competing firms
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. VRIO The VRIO framework is a set of four questions of: Value‚ Rarity‚ Imitability‚ andOrganization (Barney and Hesterly‚ 2006). It is a tool to analyze company’s resourcesand capabilities to discover their potential competitive advantages or to identifycompany’s internal weaknesses (Barney and Hesterly‚ 2006). The following competenceswere chosen from Nokia: quality‚ price‚ services/functions‚ and brand image. 5.1 Quality The high quality of Nokia’s products and services enables
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Netflix’s Timing of Entry Netflix was founded in 2007. The company was created by Reed Hastings. Netflix was a DVD rental delivery company. Netflix utilized the USPS to deliver videos to customers. When created it was the first company of its kind that provided that kind of service. The timing into this industry was perfect. One major advantage was the only other major competitors at the time of creation was blockbuster. Blockbuster and Netflix were both in the business of offering DVD rentals.
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VRIO ANALYSIS Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a
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AND TV EPISODES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Netflix is the largest subscription service for sending DVD’s by mail and streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet. Netflix’s revenues grew from $500 million in 2004 to $519.8 million in 2010. Company’s net income increased from $21.6 million in 2004 to $141-156 million in 2010. It attracted 1.6 million subscribers in 2004 and had to 15 million subscribers by 2010. Reed Hastings founder and CEO of Netflix have pushed the company to outcompete
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rent. • Policies and fees (if any) regarding how long the renter can keep the DVD (or view the movie if it is downloaded or rented online). • Advertising and promotion—Much of the advertising is being done online in the case of both Blockbuster and Netflix; however‚ Blockbuster utilizes in-store promotions on a regular basis. But the DVD rental business is not one that is a heavy user of TV‚ radio‚ and newspaper advertising on a regular basis. • Image and reputation. Most movie rental competitors pursue
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competitor is Blockbuster‚ as it remained the global leader in the industry in 2010 c-99). However‚ the firm faces intense competition in the home entertainment industry due to the broad range of technologies and channels of distribution (Appendix B-4). Netflix is in direct competition with cable companies and VOD streaming services such as Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Vudu‚ which enabled the delivery of entertainment content directly to Internet-connected TVs imposes a threat. The competition is further intensified
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Gabriela Sotelo Reece Timmermann Table of Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY TO DATE 4 SECTION 2: THE ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT OPPORTUNITY PROFILE (ETOP) 6 Industry Analysis 6 Competitive Analysis Error! Bookmark not defined. Netflix Error! Bookmark not defined. Movie Gallery Error! Bookmark not defined. Time Warner Error! Bookmark not defined. Hastings Error! Bookmark not defined. Customer Analysis Error! Bookmark not defined. External Threats and Opportunities Error! Bookmark
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If you need additional infomation related to Netflix to support you discussion‚ find out through internet. At Netflix the technology is the operations. But in an operation that relies on constant product turnover‚ can the IT keep up the speed up while supporting rapid growth in a business in which margins are shrinking? Driving force As we all know‚ technology is the primary driving force for just about everything Netflix does. Netflix became the worlds largest subscription service
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