complementary capabilities‚ resources and businesses. Furthermore‚ the major competitors of UPC are Ziggo‚ KPN‚ Telfort‚ TELE2‚ Online‚ and Vodafone. UPC Ziggo What are the different strategic groups? Dimensions to Consider for Structural Analysis (Strategic Groups) within Industries 1. Specialization - Width of product line 2. Brand identification - Advertising 3. Product Quality 4. Cost position According to these dimensions we can group the companies in the telecommunication industry
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INTRODUCTION Even though Eastman Kodak is the leader in digital camera sales‚ all is not well. Film has always been a high-margin product for Kodak but as this part of the business is rapidly shrinking it’s time to look to new products and markets. For the first quarter of 2005‚ Eastman Kodak reported a $142 million loss. While it may appear Kodak is in dire straights‚ they are taking actions to establish themselves in the digital printing market. With the leadership of new CEO‚ Antonio
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SWOT -Opportunities One of the opportunities presented to Starbucks is the growth in coffee market. In the United States‚ specialty coffee sector accounts for approximately 15% of the total retail coffee market which is equivalent to $21billion. In 2005‚ the retail coffee market was valued to be around $23billion and specialty coffee accounted for nearly 45% of the market and was still expected to grow. Starbuck has a 40% market share in the specialty coffee sector which provides an indication
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1.Who are the biggest customers? The most profitable? The most attractive potential customers? Do the customers fall into any logical groups based on needs‚ motivations‚ or characteristics? Please make clear what your answers are based on and state used sources. In the past Nokia customers are consist of high-end‚ mid-end‚ and lower-end customers. But when the market was penetrated by IOS from Apple and Android from Google slowly Nokia is losing their market share. Now their biggest customers
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Regional Economic Models‚ Inc. Economic Impact of Shopping Center Developments Final Report Prepared for International Council of Shopping Centers By REMI Consulting‚ Inc. Using REMI Policy Insight Three-Region EDFS-23 Model January 9‚ 2006 306 Lincoln Ave.‚ Amherst‚ MA 01002 Telephone: (413) 549-1169 Fax: (413) 549-1038 e-mail: info@remi.com © Copyright Regional Economic Models‚ Inc. 1999-2004. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................
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Dish Network The external analysis of Dish Network shows the TV service providers industry and environmental factors that affect those companies in the industry. The two studies that were used to examine the external factors were PEST Analysis and Michael Porter’s Five Competitive Forces. Through these two studies‚ Dish Network can have a better understanding of not only their industry factors‚ but other environmental issues that may cause a need for concern. The first study that we will discuss
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Executive Summary In early 1990‚ Warner-Lambert Ireland planned to launch an innovative new product named Niconil‚ which was made for people who would like to quit smoking. Niconil would be the first patch-type product in the smoking cessation market in Ireland. While existing smoking cessation products of the other companies had not been successful due to the concerns about negative side effects‚ Warner-Lambert executives had an optimistic view that Niconil would be recognized as a safe and effective
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Warner - Lambert Ireland : Niconil Summary Warner-Lambert Ireland is an international pharmaceutical and consumer products company. Its product portfolio includes Dentyne chewing gum‚ Listerine mouth wash and Hall’s cough drops. It was going to launch Niconil in the market. Niconil was a product that would help smokers who wanted to quit smoking. It was an innovative product that that promised to be more effective than other products which were in the market. In 1989‚ 30% of the adults smoked
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Journal of Financial Economics 14 (1985) 3-31. USING North-Holland DAILY STOCK RETURNS The Case of Event Studies* Stephen J. BROWN Yale Universiry. New Haven‚ CT 06520‚ USA Jerold B. WARNER Universrty of Rochester‚ Rochester‚ NY 1462 7‚ USA Received November 1983‚ fmal version received August 1984 This paper examines properties of daily stock returns and how the particular characteristics of these data affect event study methodologies. Daily data generally present few difficulties for
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Macro Environmental Factors 1. Demographics In the beer industry‚ 40% of the US population consumes beer regularly (at least once a week). Amongst that‚ 30% of drinkers are frequent beer shoppers. However‚ the beer drinker profile is skewed towards younger males between the ages of 21-30 years old with only a moderate education and modest household incomes. It has also been determined‚ that consumers drink less beer as they age because of health and wellness concerns. For Heineken‚ in the
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