Introduction The swatch group was formed in Switzerland in the year 1983 under the leadership of Nicolas G. Hayek. Originally the company was founded by a merger of two Swiss watch manufacturing division’s which are ASUAG and SSIH which was named SMH (Swiss Corporation for Microelectronics and Watchmaking Industries Ltd). The group was renamed as Swatch group in the year 1998. Nicolas G. Hayek (CEO)‚ strongly constructed new opportunities and rooted a new culture. In the coming decade‚ SMG Group expected
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Situation Analysis 5 3.1 Environmental Analysis 5 3.2 Competitive Analysis 6 3.3 SWOT Analysis 6 4.0 Marketing Strategy 7 4.1 Mission 7 4.2 Marketing Objectives 8 4.3 Financial Objectives 8 4.4 Segmentation and Targeting 8 4.5 Positioning 10 4.6 Strategic Options & Strategic Choice 10 4.7 Marketing Mix Decision 11 5.0 Implementation 12 5.1 Timeline 12 5.2 Financial Costing 12 6.0 Controls 13 7.0 Conslusion 13 References 14 Appendix 15 1.0 Executive Summary Swatch was one brand
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Maryam Tahririha GSB576 L. Grant Swatch and the Global Watch Industry Case Analysis July 13‚ 2005 THE SWATCH GROUP: COMPETING IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MARKET FOR WATCHES Nicholas Hayek and Ernst Thomke formed the Swatch Group (the Group) in 1983 by merging two bankrupt watch-making groups. The merger gave the Group ownership of many of the Switzerland’s dominant watch brands. Swatch‚ their first product initiative‚ was so successful that it helped pull the squandering Swiss watch industry
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Distribution Swatch Group products are distributed mainly via a global distribution networkthat has been carefully selected by Group subsidiaries. The network is developed through shops in its own name or under the Tourbillion brand. However‚ in order to maintain a direct link with end consumers‚ the Swatch Group has created a retail section that develops global retail strategies and new approaches to consumer markets‚ including monobrand stores and a network of multibrand prestige watch and jewelry
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1. INTERNAL ANALYSIS 1.1 Mission‚ Vision‚ Goals and Performance Mission and Vision: The explicit mission statement has not been announced‚ Swatch’s mission is likely to be "to offer low cost‚ high quality‚ and accurate watch with synthetic material"‚ targeting to young people who are most likely to buy low-priced watches. According to the low cost objective‚ the operation has been separately managed in global manner in Switzerland‚ Brazil‚ China‚ and India where the labor cost is low enough to compete
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1. Prior to the introduction of the Swatch‚ what kind of watches were popular among consumers? In what ways was a Rolex different from a Timex‚ or from a gold-plated Seiko? How did consumers make buying decisions? Initially watchmaking was almost an art. Watches were luxury goods‚ produced by skillful jewelry makers and micromechanical engineers and consisted of a lot of little mechanical movements. Made in Switzerland they automatically became symbols of status‚ prestige and a very high Swiss
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function and the operations function to the success of Swatch? Please explain in sufficient detail. The Swatch brand launch in the 1980s was marked by new and great styles and designs. It was originally intended to regain the market share that was lost to Japanese manufacturers. The combination of marketing and manufacturing expertise‚ and stylish product design was able to restore Swiss made watches as major players in the watch industry. Swatch watches are manufactured in Switzerland‚ which has
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Case Analysis: The Swatch Summary: In 1978‚ when Dr. Ernst Thomke became managing director of ETA‚ the position of this Swiss flagship industry had changed dramatically. Especially with the presence of a strong competency (Japan and U.S). Macro-environment: (PESTEL Analysis) * Economic: Threat: The market share had fallen from 56% to a mere 20%. Opportunity: The production had grown from 61 million to 320 million pieces and movements annually. Opportunity: the decline of the dollar was
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companies helped create a new market for Swiss watches. Asuag and SSIH merged to create Societe Micromecanique et Horlogere (SMH). They developed a line of watches called "Swatch" that appealed to a younger target audience. Their new design‚ distribution and production strategies created a niche market that became popular worldwide. The Swatch Watch Company transferred itself from near bankruptcy in the early 1980 ’s to a world leader in terms of value by the late 1990 ’s‚ at this time facing again new sets
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Swatch: The Global Watch The IMC Plan in Brazil‚ Japan‚ and Switzerland GM614 Global Advertising Professor Christin Walth Jenessa Carder‚ Chia-Ying Chen‚ Fango Lin‚ Yi-Hsuan Su‚ Ya-Ling (Claire) Wang‚ Winette Yee May 5‚ 2010 Statement of Purpose Swatch (‗Swiss‘ + ‗watch‘) watches‚ created under the management of Nicolas Hayek‚ are fashion statements and pop-culture icons. They feature witty‚ outlandish designs that use intense colors and are youthful‚ provocative‚ stylish‚ and unpredictable
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