18 COMPANY BACKGROUND Sony Corporation was founded in Tokyo‚ in 1945‚ by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita‚ as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (TTK)). The company built Japan’s first tape recorder called‚ the Type G. Then in early 1950s‚ TTK convinced Bell Laboratories to license its new transistor technology and became the first company to successfully apply the technology to consumer’s radios. In August 1955‚ TTK released the Sony TR-55; Japan’s first commercially
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Introduction This paper is attempted to study Sony Corporation as a live brand in terms of experiential marketing concept. It contents true experience and observation of mine from an opening exhibition of Sony Corporation (see appendix 1) to be formed the primary sources of data. As an observer of the exhibition‚ I will use my own experience from it to combinative with experiential marketing concept theories to indicate the factors within Sony’s experiential marketing performance. This report will
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Analysis The case study of: “Sony Targets Laptop Consumers in China” -By: Kellogg School of Management‚ Sachin Waikar PROBLEM DEFINITION BACKGROUND AND DATA ANALYSIS In China 74% of the people own a desktop and about half the population owns a laptop‚ considering that half of the country has broadband internet connection‚ and of the households that own a laptop almost 80% have internet at home‚ the market for laptop in China is very interesting for Sony. Howeve‚ in the past years‚ Sony has been
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the purchase of an Aibo‚ or a Wee Bot. For example: The economic situation is really important due to the fact that the Aibo is very expensive‚ so not everybody can afford it. However‚ most of them can afford to buy a Wee Bot. Another personal factor could be age. Elderly people could be motivated to buy this kind of product in order not to feel so lonely. Nevertheless‚ young people could also be induced to buy this product for their children. 2) Cultural factors should be study deeply by marketers
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Consumer Behavior Sony Case Analysis 1. Through years of innovation‚ Sony has developed high-quality products that consumers desire and established a number of cultural meanings for itself. Consumers see Sony as a manufacturer that produces high-quality products that are innovative and push the marketplace forward. Motivated and creative‚ Sony brings cutting-edge technology from Japan to America. They are mostly responsible for Americans perceiving products made in Japan as high-quality (Peter
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Sony Playstation Case Privacy protection has been a public policy concern for decades. However‚ rapid technological changes‚ the rapid growth of the Internet and electronic commerce‚ and the development of more sophisticated methods of collecting‚ analyzing‚ and using personal information have made privacy a major socio-political issue in the U.S.‚ Europe‚ and other areas. Privacy issues have attracted the attention of the media‚ politicians‚ government agencies‚ businesses‚ and privacy advocates
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In the face of substandard EyeToy Groove sales‚ Executive VP Phil Harrison of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has to make the decision as to whether SCEE should continue to market the EyeToy‚ and if so in what manner and with what resources. Despite the seemingly disappointing sales of EyeToy Groove‚ SCEE should carry on efforts to sell the EyeToy: marketing specifically towards children and families‚ offering hardware bundling options for all titles and collaborating with 3rd party software
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Research Case Study-3 SONY INDIA1 Sony‚ a multinational corporation based in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ stepped into India in early 1995‚ in the post Iiberalisation period. Within a couple of months in the same year‚ it set up its manufacturing unit. The company makes its presence felt in India through Sony Entertain Television‚ Sony Music and Sony India. While the first two are comfortably placed in their niche markets‚ it is the third which is expected to bring in all those exciting Sony digital products
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Annual Report 2003 Year Ended March 31‚ 2003 Financial Highlights Sony Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries Year ended March 31 Yen in millions except per share amounts and number of employees Percent change Dollars in millions* except per share amounts 2002 2003 2003/2002 2003 FOR THE YEAR Sales and operating revenue Operating income Income before income taxes Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes Net income Per share data: Income before cumulative
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Case study: Can Sony Regain Its Innovative Edge? The OLED Project 1. Why did Sony push back introduction of the OLED television? What was the advantage in waiting? What were the drawbacks? Was there a threat of moving to market with new technology too fast? How might the delayed introduction affect Sony’s reputation among consumers‚ enthusiasts‚ and Sony’s own R&D personnel? Sony holds the view that the OLED technology provides a markedly improved picture and it will be the basis for the next
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