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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STUDENT: | Louis-Claude ROUX | PROFESSOR: | Philippe René Gillet | CASE: Virgin Mobile USA “Pricing for the first time” | DATE: 20/02/2012CLASS: MBS-Entrepreneuriat | PART I) ANSWERS BASED ON MY “GUT FEELINGS” Virgin Mobile targets the 14 to 24-year-olds market. The case lays out three pricing options. Which option would you choose and why? I would go for option number two for several reasons. The first one is that I think offer number one is not sufficiently different from the rest
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PEST analysis for Organix (UK) Political factors Stable political system‚ good-working legal system‚ guaranteed compliance with the laws (especially what affecting business)‚ general government stability and risk aversion policy are positive factors for Organix to start up their business in UK. Economical factors Stable economic system‚ high level of GDP per capita (for UK and EU countries where products are mostly selling) and middle-high growth rate (historical tendency)‚ very high level of
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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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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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Virgin mobile Failure in Indian Market Introduction Virgin‚ a leading branded venture capital organization‚ is one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson‚ the virgin group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony‚ to transportation ‚travel‚financial services‚leisure‚music‚holidays‚publishing and retailing. Virgin has created more than 200 branded companies worldwide employing approximately 50000
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The implications of an ageing population for the UK economy Garry Young garry.young@bankofengland.co.uk The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank of England. I am grateful to seminar participants at the Bank of England‚ Financial Services Authority and National Institute of Economic and Social Research and two anonymous referees for comments on earlier drafts. This paper has been prepared as background to a study on the implications
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University of Nottingham Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mobile Communications Project (H64MOC‚ 10 credits) Design of a CDMA based mobile communications system Your report should be around 3000-4000 words and include diagrams and other appropriate data. Your report should be submitted on or before Tues 3rd May 2011. You are reminded that late submission of coursework will result in marks being deducted. Orange Island is a remote island with one major city‚ Voda‚ in the
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Abstract Samsung is best known as one of the world’s biggest sellers of smart TVs‚ it is also the world’s second biggest handset seller after Nokia. To explore Samsung’s success this report develops a theoretical framework for analyzing their strategies in UK market‚ it first explores the external conditions for Samsung Company and their competitors. A major part of the report is devoted to analyzing Samsung’s resent strategies and perceiving the strategic issue they have. The strategy suggestion is applied
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Virgin mobile is planning to bring a cellphone service to the 14- 24 year market‚ which are overlooked by the big carriers. The young market is overlooked by carriers because they lack good credit or any credit history at all. In addition‚ the customer dissatisfaction in the industry is high so Virgin plans to improve customer experience for young users. The goal for Virgin is creating brand loyalty. It is would make the most sense to analyze the landscape of the whole industry using the Porter’s
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