Waitrose's marketing strategy
Case study - 27 pages - Services marketing
Supermarkets are becoming more competitive due to the increased amount of buying needs of customers. They try their best to attract customers by researching market demand, re-creating their marketing strategy and identifying their marketing positioning to satisfy their customers. A marketer has...
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin in "Wines and Champagne" market
Case study - 15 pages - Services marketing
Champagne belongs to the "Wines and Champagne" market. This market is constituted of numerous actors which are the wine growers, the Houses of Champagne and the cooperatives. These actors are at the same time suppliers and competitors on the Champagne industry but also on the grape...
Walmart success story
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
The large scale retail sector consists of multiple companies of very heterogeneous sizes. This disparity can be explained by the strategy adopted by certain companies to grow rapidly in order to be a market giant, by implementing waves of fusion-acquisitions, which make it possible for the brands...
China analysis: Marks & Spencer
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
China being a highly appreciated country for its power in the global market and its rapid growth, enterprises are keen to invest in it in order to remain competitive. In recent years, China has evolved and developed rapidly in many areas. For this reason, many companies such as Carrefour, a...
Case study: EasyCruise
Case study - 21 pages - Business strategy
The Easy group began in November 1995, when Stelios Haji-Ioannou (the serial entrepreneur as he likes to call himself) decided to create (he is the son of a Greek shipping magnate) an airline based on low prices through massive reductions in costs (small airports, hotlines, e-tickets, no...
Analysis of Michelin's strategies and recommendations
Case study - 40 pages - Business strategy
254% - this is the performance level of Michelin since March 2003; such high-flying results have enabled the company to emerge as the leader in a very competitive market where rivals such as Bridgestone and Goodyear are on the lookout for the slightest weakness of the French manufacturer. The...
Strategic analysis of Cake Masters
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
David Kuchen commenced his career in the investment division in a Canadian bank. However, his zest for challenges and desire to build his own business led him to create and run his own business in investment banking. But the company did not reach the dimensions that Kuchen wished. So he plunged...
The Microsoft case
Case study - 19 pages - Economy general
When we talk about tying, it refers to the strategy of a firm that sells two different goods in a consignment. Thus the seller demands that when a consumer buys product A, he must also buy product B. With Windows 95, and especially with Windows 98, Microsoft has tied its Web browser, Internet...
Player in the international market: The introduction of Emmi energy drink
Thesis - 20 pages - Services marketing
As the leading Swiss maker of cheese and milk, Emmi hopes to continue being one of Europe's innovation leaders and trendsetters in the market of milk products. The brand expects to see an above average growth in the international markets over the course of a year and annual growth of 2-3% over...
Can Tesco expand and succeed in North America?
Case study - 30 pages - Business strategy
In the first part of this report we evaluated Tesco's international expansion to date, taking their main global competitors into consideration. Results showed that Tesco has one main strategy that they use to approach international markets. Although, the company uses a different entry...
Expansion and innovations strategies of Coca-Cola Company
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
Andy Denton was a very determined person towards his business. He has exhibited his sense of commitment to his business by giving his 100% to it and not opting for a normal routine life which would have given him monthly salary and pension. This is the way he considers his life to be ad has been...
The Palm Pilot
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
Palm Inc. is the leading global provider of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for both hardware and operating systems. The company sold its first PDA in 1996 and quickly established a leadership role in the PDA industry. In a span of four years, its revenues grew from $1 million to $564 million....
Easyjet competitive advantage
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The objective of the report is to bring out the competitive advantages of EasyJet through an in-depth analysis of EasyJet, its main competitor Ryanair and its environment. In the later part of the report, we will demonstrate these competitive advantages. The report reveals that its two...
United Colors of Benetton
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
United Colors of Benetton, a major brand of the Benetton Group, is a leading apparels manufacturer and designer based in Treviso, Italy. Its operations are mainly based in the European Union market; however, recent market trends and developments have compelled the company to expand its presence...
Case study: New Frontiers
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
G rowth of the budget of households for leisure and travels, increase in the free time of employees, retirement of the “Baby-Boomers” who want to travel more, general decrease in the air transportation prices… The European tourism market takes advantages from a structural positive...
The VSM Group: Company analysis
Case study - 8 pages - Management
VSM group has been developing, manufacturing and selling household sewing machines for more than 130 years after its first sewing machine was launched in 1872. It became an independent company after it was divested from Electrolux and acquired by the investment fund, Industri Kapital in 1997....
The relevance of Michael Porter's 5 forces model to modern day business
Essay - 9 pages - Services marketing
In 1979, a new model was developed for the industry analysis and for the business strategy development: Porter's 5 Forces model. This framework is named after its creator Michael Porter who is a university professor specialized in strategy at Harvard Business School. The model was published for...
Beneteau, an international market leader
Case study - 39 pages - Business strategy
Beneteau, the giant in the nautical industry, was founded by Benjamin Beneteau in 1884, with the creation of a familial shipyard. After the long wars period, the apparition of the polyester had cost the yard to develop itself considerably, by starting a mass production. Thus, Beneteau has really...
Burger King in South-Africa
Case study - 14 pages - Services marketing
Burger King was established in 1954 in Miami, Florida, by James McLamore and David Edgerton. They were among the pioneers of fast food. The Whopper , launched in 1957, was an instant success, and is today the emblem of the brand. Burger King quickly distinguished itself by its unique taste and...
L'Oreal company case study: Management and performance
Case study - 49 pages - Management
L'Oreal, the global leader in the cosmetics industry celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The group's history began in 1907 with the development of a formula for hair dye. That was when L'Oreal was launched officially. It is the world leader in cosmetics today. As part of a...
Panera bread company
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Founded by Louis Kane and Ron Shaich in 1981, Au Bon Pain Company was the forefather of Panera Bread. After many years of success in St Louis, Missouri, the Company grew up fast and now Panera Bread Company represents 1,027 units in 36 states and is one of the dominant restaurant operators in the...
Strategic analysis of Ferrero
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Chocolate confectionery accounts for 58% of the market value of French confectionery. It reaches a value of 2, 26 billion. Ferrero has a large market share of the chocolate confectionery market; approximately 22 % by value; but it does not dominate that market as much as it dominates the market...
Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy
EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...
International customer behavior: How mp3 industries created and developed a new market?
Thesis - 26 pages - Services marketing
We prefer to study the MP3 player market as it is a novel and fast growing one. Flourished in 2004, the MP3 player replaced the old devices like walkman and disc man, thanks to the technological developments. In 1998, an unfamiliar brand introduced the first MP3 player and it was only in 2001...
The Google case: Who can dethrone this leader of the industry?
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
We begin by studying the situation of the e-services in Google and a thorough analysis of its business model to explain its success. Secondly, we examine the leading position of Google, particularly by analyzing the strategic map of this industry, to examine the limits of this leadership with...
iPad, the new star product of Apple's strategy to reach China's market
Dissertation - 10 pages - Management
This is a study about the international marketing of Apple for the product I Pad in China. This analysis is divided into three parts. The first one deals with the environmental scanning of the brand. We initially propose a presentation of the company, and then present a strategic diagnosis with...
Analysis on the group of JC Decaux SA
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
The group JC Decaux invests on an average of about 200 million Euros each year to fund its growth. It is important to note that the investment turns primarily to urban furniture as the detriment of other areas of strategic activity. This seems consistent strategy for several reasons: the group...
Intel Strategic Analysis
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Intel is a semi conductor, microprocessors, and chips manufacturer. It is an industry leader in the market with competitor such as Samsung, ARM, ADM and Toshiba. Intel's strategy revolves around technological innovations, quality service delivery and maintains a platform that gives them a...
Internationalization with a concrete example of the IKEA group
Case study - 70 pages - Finance
In specialty marketing and strategy management, in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for any manager, we studied the strategic concepts and phases of internationalization of a large group of Sweden: IKEA. Thus, by using personal research and theoretical concepts seen in class, we...
Burger King - International Marketing Planning
Thesis - 15 pages - Services marketing
According to Omahe (2005), over the past 20 years, we have been gradually noticing the emergence of a global village. The world is becoming increasingly global: major examples are the trends, the way of thinking and the needs. Nowadays, it is easier to have products and services from other...
