Infosys has built a powerful brand in the IT world through a dedicated team that monitors its brand health and ensures the brand grows from strength to strength. This is done through soft tools that create a halo around the brand, rather than big advertising budgets. The brand helps Infosys get invited to bid on more deals and obtain repeat business from existing customers. Behind the scenes, Infosys measures its brand perception regularly and has seen improvements in awareness, fewer people saying they don't know the brand, and more people having a positive perception of Infosys.
The document analyzes the motorcycle industry and Ducati's position within it, discussing key segments, customers, technology, manufacturing, distribution channels, and competitors like Harley Davidson. It describes Ducati's turnaround under new leadership, focusing on improving products, engineering, and branding to grow market share beyond ultra-high performance bikes. Finally, it considers whether Ducati should expand into new segments like cruisers or maintain focus on its core high-performance brand and customers.
This document provides a case study and agenda for SG Cowen's recruitment process of new candidates. SG Cowen focuses on recruiting from top business schools to find loyal, committed candidates with strong cultural fits. They also consider candidates from other top universities and former associates. The selection process involves on-campus interviews and assessments at "Super Saturday" events. While this process allows for collective decision making, it could be improved with online testing and multiple interview phases to reduce bias. The document analyzes four candidate profiles and considers their strengths and weaknesses for the role.
Dell Computers (A) : Field Service for Corporate Clients Vijay Somu
Dell is considering expanding into the large server business by outsourcing field service to Decision One. This would allow Dell to leverage Decision One's experience while maintaining its strategy of outsourcing non-core functions. Financial projections estimate an initial loss of $38 million but profitability going forward. Outsourcing to Decision One is determined to be the best option to support the new large server business while maintaining Dell's customer-centric and low-cost business model.
Yabe, a train cleaning company, faces several challenges: meeting tight 7-minute cleaning windows, unmotivated part-time employees who lack job security and career prospects, and safety issues that have increased accidents. To address these, the company should reduce part-time workers and hire more full-time employees to boost morale and lower turnover with better benefits like job security and higher pay. They should also recruit more young, energetic employees and change perceptions of the job through improved uniforms to attract and motivate better performers.
Best Buy faces competition from online retailers who can offer lower prices. While Best Buy has higher operating costs for its physical stores, it also provides a valuable in-person shopping experience. The document evaluates alternatives for Best Buy and recommends that it invest in improving its stores and online platform while focusing on customer experience rather than just price to better compete against online retailers.
Siebel System: Anatomy of a Sale, Part 1Anant Lodha
Gregg Carman's job was to serve financial services clients in the New England region, including FleetBoston, Siebel's largest client. Carman was negotiating a $2.1 million deal with Quick & Reilly, a stockbroker acquired by FleetBoston. After the acquisition, Carman had to decide whether to continue supporting Quick & Reilly or focus on FleetBoston's wishes. The document discusses Siebel's goals, products, partnerships, and approach to ensuring customer satisfaction. It also evaluates Carman's interactions with potential customers from Quick & Reilly.
- Apex Corporation is facing problems with its organizational structure including informality, lack of structure and financial planning, and increasing customer complaints.
- The document evaluates changing to a circular, functional, or divisional structure.
- It recommends a divisional structure to improve accountability, budgeting, planning and focus on financial targets while balancing control from upper management and freedom from lower management.
Thomas Green recently joined Dynamic Displays as an Account Executive and has quickly been promoted due to his success in securing a large contract. However, he has developed a poor working relationship with his superior, Frank Davis, the Marketing Director. Green challenges Davis' authority and fails to provide updates or back up his claims with data as requested. He also works individually rather than collaborating with the team. Going forward, Green needs to improve his marketing knowledge, build trust with Davis and his team through communication and collaboration, and take responsibility for his mistakes.
The document analyzes the motorcycle industry and Ducati's position within it, discussing key segments, customers, technology, manufacturing, distribution channels, and competitors like Harley Davidson. It describes Ducati's turnaround under new leadership, focusing on improving products, engineering, and branding to grow market share beyond ultra-high performance bikes. Finally, it considers whether Ducati should expand into new segments like cruisers or maintain focus on its core high-performance brand and customers.
This document provides a case study and agenda for SG Cowen's recruitment process of new candidates. SG Cowen focuses on recruiting from top business schools to find loyal, committed candidates with strong cultural fits. They also consider candidates from other top universities and former associates. The selection process involves on-campus interviews and assessments at "Super Saturday" events. While this process allows for collective decision making, it could be improved with online testing and multiple interview phases to reduce bias. The document analyzes four candidate profiles and considers their strengths and weaknesses for the role.
Dell Computers (A) : Field Service for Corporate Clients Vijay Somu
Dell is considering expanding into the large server business by outsourcing field service to Decision One. This would allow Dell to leverage Decision One's experience while maintaining its strategy of outsourcing non-core functions. Financial projections estimate an initial loss of $38 million but profitability going forward. Outsourcing to Decision One is determined to be the best option to support the new large server business while maintaining Dell's customer-centric and low-cost business model.
Yabe, a train cleaning company, faces several challenges: meeting tight 7-minute cleaning windows, unmotivated part-time employees who lack job security and career prospects, and safety issues that have increased accidents. To address these, the company should reduce part-time workers and hire more full-time employees to boost morale and lower turnover with better benefits like job security and higher pay. They should also recruit more young, energetic employees and change perceptions of the job through improved uniforms to attract and motivate better performers.
Best Buy faces competition from online retailers who can offer lower prices. While Best Buy has higher operating costs for its physical stores, it also provides a valuable in-person shopping experience. The document evaluates alternatives for Best Buy and recommends that it invest in improving its stores and online platform while focusing on customer experience rather than just price to better compete against online retailers.
Siebel System: Anatomy of a Sale, Part 1Anant Lodha
Gregg Carman's job was to serve financial services clients in the New England region, including FleetBoston, Siebel's largest client. Carman was negotiating a $2.1 million deal with Quick & Reilly, a stockbroker acquired by FleetBoston. After the acquisition, Carman had to decide whether to continue supporting Quick & Reilly or focus on FleetBoston's wishes. The document discusses Siebel's goals, products, partnerships, and approach to ensuring customer satisfaction. It also evaluates Carman's interactions with potential customers from Quick & Reilly.
- Apex Corporation is facing problems with its organizational structure including informality, lack of structure and financial planning, and increasing customer complaints.
- The document evaluates changing to a circular, functional, or divisional structure.
- It recommends a divisional structure to improve accountability, budgeting, planning and focus on financial targets while balancing control from upper management and freedom from lower management.
Thomas Green recently joined Dynamic Displays as an Account Executive and has quickly been promoted due to his success in securing a large contract. However, he has developed a poor working relationship with his superior, Frank Davis, the Marketing Director. Green challenges Davis' authority and fails to provide updates or back up his claims with data as requested. He also works individually rather than collaborating with the team. Going forward, Green needs to improve his marketing knowledge, build trust with Davis and his team through communication and collaboration, and take responsibility for his mistakes.
Dominion Motors faces a challenge from an engineering report that could reduce demand for their motors. Their alternatives are to lower prices on a larger motor, reengineer smaller motors to higher torque, or build a new smaller motor. Building a new 5 HP motor allows them to be prepared if the report is accepted while avoiding actions that acknowledge the report prematurely. They will also lobby regulators and the engineer conducting the report to delay its impact and independently verify its findings.
Wal-Mart has been able to sustain its competitive advantage and superior performance over the years through several factors:
1) Efficient distribution capabilities and low-cost partnerships with suppliers
2) Advanced data collection and analysis to improve demand forecasting
3) A customer-oriented workforce culture focused on low prices and continuous improvement
4) Maintaining everyday low prices (EDLP) to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty
To continue this success, Wal-Mart should focus on cost leadership through large scale operations and private label brands, address public relations issues, and enhance worker benefits to protect its reputation.
Virgin mobiles pricing for the very first timeSwapnil Soni
Virgin Mobile aims to address high customer dissatisfaction in the US cellular market through a radically different pricing approach. It plans to eliminate contracts, reduce hidden fees, simplify pricing without buckets or peak/off-peak differentials, and increase handset subsidies to attract customers. This strategy aims to make pricing transparent and flexible to meet customer needs. However, it may face challenges in achieving profitability due to higher expected churn without contracts and lower monthly margins from simplified pricing. Virgin Mobile must carefully set prices to break even on its reduced acquisition costs and maximize customer lifetime value.
Coffee Wars in India examines the competition between global coffee chain Starbucks and Indian chain Café Coffee Day in India's growing coffee shop market. Café Coffee Day has over 1,400 outlets across India but faces competition from Starbucks' expansion. While Café Coffee Day targets young Indian customers and positions itself as an affordable hangout, Starbucks targets upper middle class customers and positions itself as providing a great coffee experience. Both chains differ in their store formats, pricing, promotion strategies, and customer service quality as Starbucks and Café Coffee Day battle for dominance of India's coffee shop market.
Clique Pens - Case Study Solution by Kamal Allazov (Essay type)Kamal Allazov (MSc.)
Clique Pens Case Study by Harward Mba Center. This paper introduces possible solutions and recommendations by MSc. Marketing student - Allazov Kamal. (https://allazov.org/)
S.G. Cowen is an investment banking firm focused on healthcare and technology with over $430 billion in assets. It has a medium size and less bureaucracy than larger banks, allowing it to move faster. Hiring is central to the firm's success as compensation costs make up 50% of revenue. The hiring process involves informational interviews, on-campus interviews conducted by associates and senior bankers, and "Super Saturday" with multiple interviews to identify the best talent from top business schools with a 66% yield. Interviews are assessed to be an imperfect process for evaluating candidates. The firm looks for cultural fit in addition to grades, skills, and other criteria.
Cola Wars - Coke Vs Pepsi Harvard Business School Case StudyMohan Kanni
A brief presentation on case study Cola Wars where we try to analyse the past history and predict the future of their business and growth opportunities from a Marketing Management Perspective.
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Case Analysismbartugs
Harrah's Entertainment needs to decide how to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and regain lost customers while facing competitive pressures. It has strengths in strategic focus, 100% profit growth year-over-year, and strong marketing targeting specific customer segments. Harrah's has 18 casino locations, competitive pricing, and a loyalty program with 15 million members. However, aging facilities and increasing competition pose weaknesses and threats as competitors invest in newer, superior venues and technology like player cards and internet gambling expands.
Tanishq - Positioning to capture Indian woman’s heart - Marketing Management...Abbas Dhuliawala
Tanishq is a jewelry brand owned by Titan Industries, a Tata Group company. It was launched in 1994 to capture the Indian women's jewelry market which was dominated by unorganized local jewelers. Initially, Tanishq faced challenges due to consumers' preference for 22-karat gold and perception of jewelry as investment over ornament. Through market research, Tanishq repositioned itself by offering 22-karat gold, promoting purity using a karat meter, and changing its designs to appeal to local tastes. It also launched sub-brands like GoldPlus to target different segments. Today Tanishq is a leading player with over 165 stores pan-India pursuing opportunities for growth in India and other Asian markets.
The marketing manager of Pillsbury's refrigerated baked goods category in Canada faces declining sales and market share. He commissions a market research study to understand consumer preferences and identify the root causes of the problems. The research reveals significant differences between Canadian and US consumers in terms of baking preferences and attitudes towards cookies. It also shows the company was targeting only mothers, missing out on other key segments like kids. Based on these insights, the manager needs to redefine the marketing strategy to target a broader audience, position the products differently to appeal to Canadian preferences, and tailor advertising campaigns for the local market.
Tweeter Electronics: Marketing Case AnalysisDipak Senapati
Tweeter is a specialty consumer electronics retailer founded in 1972 providing mid to high-end equipment through 21 stores by 1996. While Tweeter's growth rate had been better than the industry average, it faced challenges with its sale-based pricing reducing its quality/service positioning. To address this, Tweeter abandoned sales, introduced Automatic Price Protection to assure best prices, and shifted marketing from print ads to radio/TV to promote competitiveness. This helped change consumer behavior from waiting for sales to everyday fair pricing, improving Tweeter's performance.
The document discusses the cola wars between Coca-Cola and Pepsi from 1970 to 2010. It describes how consumption of carbonated soft drinks grew steadily at 3% annually from 1970 to 2000 due to increasing availability, new diet and flavored varieties, and declining prices. While Coca-Cola and Pepsi dominated the cola segment, their market share has declined in recent years as consumers have shifted to healthier beverage alternatives like water, juice, and sports drinks. Both companies have adapted by expanding their product portfolios internationally and acquiring companies in the snack and beverage industries to sustain profits in the face of flattening carbonated soft drink demand.
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India-HBS Case StudyRawad Mroueh
Silvio Napoli was appointed as the head of Schindler's new subsidiary in India in 1997. He recruited an Indian team and developed an initial plan to standardize elevator products, outsource manufacturing, and achieve breakeven within 4 years. However, challenges emerged such as lack of support from European plants and large increases in import duties. While Napoli's initial strategies focused on costs, his impatience and lack of flexibility made adapting to the new challenges difficult.
Coda Coffee was founded in 2005 in Colorado with a goal of sustainable and socially responsible coffee wholesaling. Bext 360 was founded separately to use technology like machine vision, AI, blockchain and IoT to determine coffee quality. In a pilot project in Uganda, Bext 360's technology helped Coda Coffee and local coffee farmers by providing instant payment and supply chain transparency. This included quality details and premium payments for farmers accessible throughout the chain.
Transactional customers currently make up 25% of A/S's sales. Express could impact A/S in two scenarios: optimistic where all 25% of transactional customers switch to Express, and pessimistic where all transactional (25%) and some relationship (40%) customers switch. This would lead to declines in total sales of 42.1% in the optimistic scenario and 82% in the pessimistic scenario. A/S's suppliers may try to undercut A/S's margins by lowering prices for products on Express. However, suppliers would lose control over demand generation without A/S's sales team. Overall, Express poses more threats as a competitor than opportunities for A/S due to potential loss of customers
The presentation analyses the strategy used by Nintendo which is one of the worlds leading brand in the video game industry. The case also discusses in detail strategy used by its competitor ATARI and it also analyses the different strategy used by Nintendo in both Japan and US.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Inc - Case StudyIshan Parekh
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMM) is facing increasing problems with defective seats from its single supplier Kentucky Framed Seat (KFS). The defects have reduced TMM's production run ratio from 95% to 85%, costing over $8 million per year to make up the lost production. The issues are caused by a lack of TPS implementation in both TMM and KFS operations, as well as increased seat variety from product proliferation. Suggestions include having TMM personnel assist KFS with quality control, replacing defective seats on the line, reducing seat variety, and implementing drum-buffer-rope pull systems between the companies.
This document provides a strategic analysis of Infosys, an Indian IT company. It begins with an introduction and environmental scanning using a PESTEL analysis and analysis of the Indian IT industry using Porter's Five Forces model. It then discusses Infosys' business lines, revenues by geography and industry. McKinsey's 7S model is applied to analyze Infosys' leadership style, staff, strategy, shared values, structure and skills. A SWOT analysis of Infosys identifies strengths such as proven global delivery model and commitment to quality, weaknesses like overdependence on the US and BFSI sectors, opportunities in new geographies and acquisitions, and threats from other low-cost offshore locations.
Corporate branding involves using a company's name as a brand name for its products to leverage the equity and recognition of the corporate brand. It facilitates easy market entry, gains customer confidence, and reduces advertising costs. However, corporate branding also has limitations if not consistently managed, such as potential loss of brand value or not guaranteeing success. The process of successful corporate branding involves discovery of target markets, development of differentiated strategies, effective communication of market presence, and management through hiring employees with the right attitudes. In conclusion, corporate brands must be carefully managed like other assets to uphold the standard they represent.
Dominion Motors faces a challenge from an engineering report that could reduce demand for their motors. Their alternatives are to lower prices on a larger motor, reengineer smaller motors to higher torque, or build a new smaller motor. Building a new 5 HP motor allows them to be prepared if the report is accepted while avoiding actions that acknowledge the report prematurely. They will also lobby regulators and the engineer conducting the report to delay its impact and independently verify its findings.
Wal-Mart has been able to sustain its competitive advantage and superior performance over the years through several factors:
1) Efficient distribution capabilities and low-cost partnerships with suppliers
2) Advanced data collection and analysis to improve demand forecasting
3) A customer-oriented workforce culture focused on low prices and continuous improvement
4) Maintaining everyday low prices (EDLP) to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty
To continue this success, Wal-Mart should focus on cost leadership through large scale operations and private label brands, address public relations issues, and enhance worker benefits to protect its reputation.
Virgin mobiles pricing for the very first timeSwapnil Soni
Virgin Mobile aims to address high customer dissatisfaction in the US cellular market through a radically different pricing approach. It plans to eliminate contracts, reduce hidden fees, simplify pricing without buckets or peak/off-peak differentials, and increase handset subsidies to attract customers. This strategy aims to make pricing transparent and flexible to meet customer needs. However, it may face challenges in achieving profitability due to higher expected churn without contracts and lower monthly margins from simplified pricing. Virgin Mobile must carefully set prices to break even on its reduced acquisition costs and maximize customer lifetime value.
Coffee Wars in India examines the competition between global coffee chain Starbucks and Indian chain Café Coffee Day in India's growing coffee shop market. Café Coffee Day has over 1,400 outlets across India but faces competition from Starbucks' expansion. While Café Coffee Day targets young Indian customers and positions itself as an affordable hangout, Starbucks targets upper middle class customers and positions itself as providing a great coffee experience. Both chains differ in their store formats, pricing, promotion strategies, and customer service quality as Starbucks and Café Coffee Day battle for dominance of India's coffee shop market.
Clique Pens - Case Study Solution by Kamal Allazov (Essay type)Kamal Allazov (MSc.)
Clique Pens Case Study by Harward Mba Center. This paper introduces possible solutions and recommendations by MSc. Marketing student - Allazov Kamal. (https://allazov.org/)
S.G. Cowen is an investment banking firm focused on healthcare and technology with over $430 billion in assets. It has a medium size and less bureaucracy than larger banks, allowing it to move faster. Hiring is central to the firm's success as compensation costs make up 50% of revenue. The hiring process involves informational interviews, on-campus interviews conducted by associates and senior bankers, and "Super Saturday" with multiple interviews to identify the best talent from top business schools with a 66% yield. Interviews are assessed to be an imperfect process for evaluating candidates. The firm looks for cultural fit in addition to grades, skills, and other criteria.
Cola Wars - Coke Vs Pepsi Harvard Business School Case StudyMohan Kanni
A brief presentation on case study Cola Wars where we try to analyse the past history and predict the future of their business and growth opportunities from a Marketing Management Perspective.
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Case Analysismbartugs
Harrah's Entertainment needs to decide how to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and regain lost customers while facing competitive pressures. It has strengths in strategic focus, 100% profit growth year-over-year, and strong marketing targeting specific customer segments. Harrah's has 18 casino locations, competitive pricing, and a loyalty program with 15 million members. However, aging facilities and increasing competition pose weaknesses and threats as competitors invest in newer, superior venues and technology like player cards and internet gambling expands.
Tanishq - Positioning to capture Indian woman’s heart - Marketing Management...Abbas Dhuliawala
Tanishq is a jewelry brand owned by Titan Industries, a Tata Group company. It was launched in 1994 to capture the Indian women's jewelry market which was dominated by unorganized local jewelers. Initially, Tanishq faced challenges due to consumers' preference for 22-karat gold and perception of jewelry as investment over ornament. Through market research, Tanishq repositioned itself by offering 22-karat gold, promoting purity using a karat meter, and changing its designs to appeal to local tastes. It also launched sub-brands like GoldPlus to target different segments. Today Tanishq is a leading player with over 165 stores pan-India pursuing opportunities for growth in India and other Asian markets.
The marketing manager of Pillsbury's refrigerated baked goods category in Canada faces declining sales and market share. He commissions a market research study to understand consumer preferences and identify the root causes of the problems. The research reveals significant differences between Canadian and US consumers in terms of baking preferences and attitudes towards cookies. It also shows the company was targeting only mothers, missing out on other key segments like kids. Based on these insights, the manager needs to redefine the marketing strategy to target a broader audience, position the products differently to appeal to Canadian preferences, and tailor advertising campaigns for the local market.
Tweeter Electronics: Marketing Case AnalysisDipak Senapati
Tweeter is a specialty consumer electronics retailer founded in 1972 providing mid to high-end equipment through 21 stores by 1996. While Tweeter's growth rate had been better than the industry average, it faced challenges with its sale-based pricing reducing its quality/service positioning. To address this, Tweeter abandoned sales, introduced Automatic Price Protection to assure best prices, and shifted marketing from print ads to radio/TV to promote competitiveness. This helped change consumer behavior from waiting for sales to everyday fair pricing, improving Tweeter's performance.
The document discusses the cola wars between Coca-Cola and Pepsi from 1970 to 2010. It describes how consumption of carbonated soft drinks grew steadily at 3% annually from 1970 to 2000 due to increasing availability, new diet and flavored varieties, and declining prices. While Coca-Cola and Pepsi dominated the cola segment, their market share has declined in recent years as consumers have shifted to healthier beverage alternatives like water, juice, and sports drinks. Both companies have adapted by expanding their product portfolios internationally and acquiring companies in the snack and beverage industries to sustain profits in the face of flattening carbonated soft drink demand.
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India-HBS Case StudyRawad Mroueh
Silvio Napoli was appointed as the head of Schindler's new subsidiary in India in 1997. He recruited an Indian team and developed an initial plan to standardize elevator products, outsource manufacturing, and achieve breakeven within 4 years. However, challenges emerged such as lack of support from European plants and large increases in import duties. While Napoli's initial strategies focused on costs, his impatience and lack of flexibility made adapting to the new challenges difficult.
Coda Coffee was founded in 2005 in Colorado with a goal of sustainable and socially responsible coffee wholesaling. Bext 360 was founded separately to use technology like machine vision, AI, blockchain and IoT to determine coffee quality. In a pilot project in Uganda, Bext 360's technology helped Coda Coffee and local coffee farmers by providing instant payment and supply chain transparency. This included quality details and premium payments for farmers accessible throughout the chain.
Transactional customers currently make up 25% of A/S's sales. Express could impact A/S in two scenarios: optimistic where all 25% of transactional customers switch to Express, and pessimistic where all transactional (25%) and some relationship (40%) customers switch. This would lead to declines in total sales of 42.1% in the optimistic scenario and 82% in the pessimistic scenario. A/S's suppliers may try to undercut A/S's margins by lowering prices for products on Express. However, suppliers would lose control over demand generation without A/S's sales team. Overall, Express poses more threats as a competitor than opportunities for A/S due to potential loss of customers
The presentation analyses the strategy used by Nintendo which is one of the worlds leading brand in the video game industry. The case also discusses in detail strategy used by its competitor ATARI and it also analyses the different strategy used by Nintendo in both Japan and US.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Inc - Case StudyIshan Parekh
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMM) is facing increasing problems with defective seats from its single supplier Kentucky Framed Seat (KFS). The defects have reduced TMM's production run ratio from 95% to 85%, costing over $8 million per year to make up the lost production. The issues are caused by a lack of TPS implementation in both TMM and KFS operations, as well as increased seat variety from product proliferation. Suggestions include having TMM personnel assist KFS with quality control, replacing defective seats on the line, reducing seat variety, and implementing drum-buffer-rope pull systems between the companies.
This document provides a strategic analysis of Infosys, an Indian IT company. It begins with an introduction and environmental scanning using a PESTEL analysis and analysis of the Indian IT industry using Porter's Five Forces model. It then discusses Infosys' business lines, revenues by geography and industry. McKinsey's 7S model is applied to analyze Infosys' leadership style, staff, strategy, shared values, structure and skills. A SWOT analysis of Infosys identifies strengths such as proven global delivery model and commitment to quality, weaknesses like overdependence on the US and BFSI sectors, opportunities in new geographies and acquisitions, and threats from other low-cost offshore locations.
Corporate branding involves using a company's name as a brand name for its products to leverage the equity and recognition of the corporate brand. It facilitates easy market entry, gains customer confidence, and reduces advertising costs. However, corporate branding also has limitations if not consistently managed, such as potential loss of brand value or not guaranteeing success. The process of successful corporate branding involves discovery of target markets, development of differentiated strategies, effective communication of market presence, and management through hiring employees with the right attitudes. In conclusion, corporate brands must be carefully managed like other assets to uphold the standard they represent.
Who are the most famous female mathematicians and their contributions? If you think that the world of math is exclusive for men, think again.
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The Branding People (TBP) is a team of artistic and creative brand designers with a fine hold on portraying brand’s message in the most elegant manner. A presentation " All about Branding" shared by TBP team on brand identity, design strategic planning and on branding facts.
A corporate branding is describing when a company applies their name to a particular item. The item and the organization together turn into the "brand." At times, the brand will include one item, in spite of the fact that it can be far more extensive and include different items that are promoted under one primary brand name, which is something known as family branding.
Fabindia is a retailer known for its high quality handloom fabrics that was founded in 1960. It has faced increasing competition from e-retailers, domestic brands, and international brands. To address problems of low brand awareness and changing consumer habits, Fabindia plans to advertise creatively, launch a youth brand, use brand ambassadors, and improve store layout and displays. It has established best practices such as personal relationships with suppliers, improving craftsmen's livelihood, customizing products, and diversifying its business model.
Infosys was founded in 1981 in Pune, India by N. R. Narayana Murthy and initially had a starting capital of $250. It is now a global consulting and IT services company ranked 14th among the most respected companies. Infosys has a vision to be a globally respected corporation providing best-of-breed business solutions using technology delivered by best-in-class people. The company has experienced significant growth over the years and now has divisions and operations spread across multiple countries. Infosys emphasizes employee welfare and development through training programs and benefits to attract and retain top talent.
1. Corporate branding represents an organization's values, culture, and strategy and aims to build trust in the company as a whole rather than individual products. It reflects all customer experiences and perceptions of the company.
2. The process of corporate branding involves understanding target audiences, developing a strategic communication plan, and managing branding consistently. Successful brands communicate a company's core beliefs through advertising, PR, and by ensuring internal and external experiences align with the brand.
3. For corporate branding to be effective in India, companies need strong leadership and management that matches international standards to help Indian brands prosper globally.
TCL Unified Communication Services (TUCS) provides a comprehensive solution for unified communications needs. It offers end points for voice, video and collaboration applications. The platform supports IP telephony, audio/video conferencing, instant messaging and presence features. It addresses key challenges around managing heterogeneous environments, multiple smart devices, and cost and productivity improvements. TUCS integrates applications and networks to deliver an integrated solution for customers' communication and collaboration requirements.
This document discusses S.W.O.T. analyses for Infosys Technologies and Infosys Consulting. For Infosys Technologies, strengths include operational excellence and a strong client relationships, while weaknesses include overreliance on the US economy and limited presence in consulting. Opportunities include market growth, while threats include wage inflation and new business models. For Infosys Consulting, strengths include access to Infosys clients and a blended business model, while weaknesses include low brand equity and inexperience in consulting relationships. Opportunities include opening new market segments, while threats include easy replicability of the model and increasing competition.
This document provides information about Vodafone's operations in India. It includes a list of faculty and students for an academic year, as well as sections on Vodafone's brand elements, segmentation strategies, business segments, enterprise services, market analysis, branding, advertising, pricing, and distribution. Vodafone is the second largest mobile operator in India with over 68.8 million subscribers as of March 2009. The company uses various branding elements like its logo, slogans, and characters in advertisements to promote its services across India.
Corporate Branding and The Effect It Has On BusinessBryan Calabro
Corporate branding plays a significant role in business success. A brand represents a company's message to consumers. Strong brands simplify purchase decisions and build loyalty through consistent branding across marketing. Research shows perceived brand fit increases when explanatory links connect parent brands to new products. Repeated pairing of brands with positive stimuli through advertising conditions favorable attitudes over time. Maintaining a parent brand's integrity is crucial, as poor extensions damage credibility and satisfaction. Further research on branding strategies and styles could provide guidance for effective multi-product branding.
The document provides 25 surprising facts about various brands. Some key facts include: Walmart averages $1.8 million in profit per hour; Starbucks round tables were designed to make customers feel less alone; the red and white Coca-Cola logo is recognized by 94% of the world's population; Amazon employees, including the CEO, work customer service every two years to better understand customer needs; and Candy Crush brings in $633,000 in daily revenue. The document concludes by providing contact information for the company Happy Marketer and their original vision to combine marketing and natural language processing.
The document discusses corporate branding versus product branding strategies for firms entering emerging markets. It proposes that firms are more likely to use corporate branding when stakeholder interests are broad, corporate image is emphasized, markets are complex, marketing costs are high, and industrial products are being sold. Larger, more experienced international firms are also positively associated with corporate and product branding. Future research could develop and test additional hypotheses about branding strategies across different stages of market entry and expansion.
Infosys industrial , company analysis and option Deep Kumar
This document provides an analysis of Infosys, an Indian IT company. It includes information on Infosys' profile such as its founding date and major clients. It also analyzes India's macroeconomic indicators, the IT industry forces using Porter's five forces model, and Infosys' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats through a SWOT analysis. Financial ratios and the intrinsic value of Infosys are also calculated. It recommends selling Infosys shares since the market value is higher than the intrinsic value. Finally, it discusses a long call options strategy to benefit from being bullish on Infosys.
This document provides an analysis of the integrated marketing communications plan for the launch of the Apple Watch. It begins with an industry and market analysis of the smart watch market. It then describes the Apple Watch product. Next, it analyzes target consumers and competitors. It outlines the segmentation, targeting and positioning strategy. It defines the communication objectives and integrated marketing communication channels and phases of product launch. It then describes the marketing and promotion channels of advertising, public relations, sales promotion and cause marketing. Finally, it provides an integrated marketing communication budget.
The document discusses the importance of developing a strong corporate brand. It notes that corporate brands have more complex audiences than consumer brands, including customers, employees, investors, and governments. This requires tighter branding and communication strategies. The document also outlines several benefits that a strong corporate brand can provide, such as capturing a company's vision and values, guiding its strategy, uniting employees, and maximizing value. It emphasizes that an effective corporate brand needs a compelling story behind it.
Achal Raghavan's case analysis (along with those from other authors) published in Vikalpa (the IIM Ahmedabad journal) in Oct-Dec 2007. Deals with the challenges faced by Infosys in transitioning from low-end system maintenance jobs to high-end consulting / solutions projects. The analysis includes a strategy recommendation. Though published several years back, the analysis is especially relevant now, when the "Infosys 3.0" growth strategy is under increasing scrutiny.
Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company. It produced its first people's car in India and had a net profit of 9,274 crore (US$2.07 billion) in 2010-2011. The company uses various promotional strategies including public relations, trade fairs and exhibitions, sponsorship of events, and offering customers promotions such as financing options, test drives, insurance, scholarships for college students, and space flights. It promotes across various media including television, radio, print, and online through methods like ads, podcasts, games, and social media pages.
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Building brand infosys
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BUILDING BRAND
INFOSYS
A dedicated team makes sure the information technology brand grows
from strength to strength. Here’s how Bhupesh Bhandari & Kirtika Suneja
he brand is rarely seen in the the country and abroad, and it gets work it grows from strength to strength. The
T
mass media, makes do with place, transparency and governance tools employed are soft in nature and seek
minimal advertising budgets, awards with unfailing regularity. Its cam- to create a halo around the brand. No big
operates in a sector that runs puses are world class. A large chunk of its bucks spent below the line, no media
the risk of turning into a com- stock is held by employees. blitzkrieg - the whole effort is to work on
modity and is still worth almost Rs 37,000 That's the public face - what investors, the conscience of stakeholders like cus-
crore. Infosys is a powerful brand in the associates, analysts and employees get to tomers, partners, shareholders, employ-
world of information technology. Its see. Behind the scenes, there works a ded- ees and the society. “Infosys 1.0 raised the
founders like NR Narayana Murthy and icated team that regularly monitors standard for delivery predictability,
Nandan Nilekani enjoy iconic status in Infosys' brand health and makes sure that financial transparency and corporate gov-
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one hump at a time. We have moved
ahead of other Indian brands in the busi-
ness and are in the second level after the
big spenders like IBM, Accenture,
Deloitte and Hewlett Packard. In 2004, we
were at the third level,” says he.
There is noticeable improvement,
says Jha, in Infosys' brand perception as
well. The company measures it on six
parameters: Knows my business, has
solutions to my business problem, is a
technology leader, has a quality focus, is
reliable and delivers on promise, and
works like a partner. Respondents can say
don't know, not there, getting there,
always the best or the best there is. Jha
says that there are two noticeable shifts
between end-2004 and now: One, fewer
people now say don't know. This means
that more and more people now have
some perception of Infosys. And two,
there is an improvement in the number of
people with a positive perception. But
this is a gradual process. Jha admits that
movement in perception is sluggish when
compared to awareness.
Brand pull
One question that needs to be answered
here is that why does an information tech-
nology company need to develop a
brand? The brand comes handy in two
ways. One, it shortens the journey to the
bidding table. Companies that have a
strong brand are more likely to be called
by prospective customers than those with
lesser brands. Those companies thus
need to spend a lot of money on marketing
themselves. This game, Infosys knows, is
a bottomless pit. Big names in the busi-
ness like IBM, Accenture and Hewlett
Packard have marketing budgets that run
ernance,” says Infosys Technologies' head up the current assignment at Infosys. into hundreds of millions of dollars. Then
of global branding and corporate market- Since end-2004, the Bangalore-head- there are others like Capgemini and
ing, Aditya Nath Jha. “The next stop is tal- quartered company gets a quarterly Logica which spend tens of millions of
ent management, scalability and sustain- health check up of its brand done. dollars. Infosys, which has always been
ability - how do I paint the enterprise of According to Jha, Infosys' unaided brand sharply focused on the bottom-line of its
tomorrow.” Jha's choice as the brand man- recall in the US (the largest market for business, cannot match these numbers.
ager is interesting. He studied at the information technology in the world) has So, it has no option but to work on its
Indian Institute of Technology, improved from zero then to 8 per cent in brand. Infosys monitors all unsolicited
Kharagpur, and worked as the creative March 2010, while the aided recall has invitation to deals in excess of $8 million
head of Ogilvy. He wrote the script for two shot up from 18 per cent to 70 per cent. per annum. Jha does not share the details
soap operas - Aflatoon and Wagle Ki The survey, carried out by Ronin, is con- as it is sensitive information but discloses
Duniya II - and ran a start-up in the educa- ducted not amongst CTOs but amongst that the increase from 2005-06 to now has
tion vertical (“The model worked, the ordinary people. Jha, of course, is pleased been well over eight times.
business failed,” says he.) before he took with the results. “We believe in crossing Two, a brand helps get repeat business
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from the same customer. The business brands than their individual products. world” - a take on the book of a similar
logic here is that getting a new customer Since the health of the parent brand has name by Thomas Friedman who was
on board is up to six times more expen- occupied centrestage, it is important for inspired by his long conversations with
sive than getting an order from an existing companies to nurture their brand image Nilekani. So, what's the impact? Jha reels
customer. It is important for information with care. In Infosys' case, this perhaps off a string of numbers: Subscribers of
technology companies like Infosys to also stems from the firm belief of the Infosys blogs from the Fortune 500 com-
leverage its customers for another reason. founders of the company that they will panies have more than doubled in the
Most customers start by outsourcing chase not revenue or profit but respect. last two years, while their downloads
peripheral work. Those who stay with a To this end, the points of action identi- from the Infosys website have increased
customer one day graduate from low-val- fied by Infosys are: Integrity & transparen- 68 per cent. Between April 2010 and
ue peripheral jobs to value-added core cy, fairness (prejudices of the past should April 2009, YouTube (it has populated
work. “Between 92 per cent and 97 per not affect business decisions), leadership the video-sharing website with short
cent of our revenue in any quarter comes by example, customer delight and pursuit films and interviews of its leaders) view-
from repeat business,” Jha informs with of excellence. Infosys has got several ership has gone up 1.6 times, slideshare
quiet pride. awards for integrity and transparency. downloads 2.8 times and Twitter follow-
The traditional role of a brand has Recently, it was voted the “best managed ership 12 times. Also, says Jha, there has
been to fetch a premium over rivals. Does company” in India by investors and ana- been an increase in the ranks of evange-
its brand help Infosys command a better lysts across Asia in a poll conducted by lists who talk positively about the
price than others in the market place? Jha Finance Asia , a financial magazine. IR Infosys brand and recommend it to oth-
says it does, and this gets reflected in the Global Rankings and MZ Consult ranked ers. These could be customers, public
company's superior net profit margins it amongst the best companies in Asia- speakers, analysts or even journalists.
(27.55 per cent for 2009-10) than rivals Pacific and China in the categories of Most analysts believe Infosys has
like TCS (23.62 per cent) and Wipro (17 investor relations website, financial dis- made all the right moves. “Infosys wants
per cent). “Brand-building is a key part of closure procedures and corporate gover- to make its brand visible in the market.
Infosys' strategy, and I think it is able to nance practices. For ten years in a row, And it has improved because that is the
command a price premium because of way the company pitches itself,” says
this. The tools it has used well are public
relations, investor relations, analyst rela-
INFOSYS FEELS THE Punish Mishra, engagement director at
consulting firm Everest Group. But some
tions and, in the past few years, thought
leadership,” says ex-Infosys hand and for-
DIFFERENTIATOR feel there is still an unfinished agenda - it
needs to do more in terms of succession
mer Wipro chief marketing officer Jessie FOR THE BRAND COULD LAY planning. “The perception is that the
Paul who is now the managing director of succession line is not clearly demarcated
Paul Writer Strategic Services, a market- IN HOW IT BEHAVES and the new CEO may not be of the same
ing consultancy. Paul calls Infosys a “sur- public stature as the old ones,” says an
round” brand which relies on the sur- analyst who is not willing to be named.
round aspects of its business to position The Wall Street Journal has named it the Still others point out that branding is a
itself. most admired Indian company. What game most information technology com-
Still, Jha knows that brand premiums about customer delight and pursuit of panies have woken up to. “Most of these
are down across categories including excellence? How do Jha and his team companies now are a brand persona in
information technology as the search for measure it? “Our number of defects per themselves. For instance, Cognizant is a
value has intensified amongst customers. kiloline of code,” says Jha “is way below deep-rooted company with offerings
Much of what information technology the published benchmark of CMM Level from consulting to maintenance, while
companies like Infosys do is standard- 5 companies.” TCS is one that brings big deals, size,
ised. In the initial years, Infosys tried to scale and pricing on the table. So, brand-
create a differentiator with its global Communicate to engage ing has gone up for the industry has a
delivery model - it promised to go to any This is not to say that Infosys does not whole,” notes Alok Shende, principal
location where the costs were the lowest, communicate. But it is different, says analyst, Ascentius Consulting.
which invariably was India. But others Jha, from mainline brand communica- At the moment, the exercise seems
have caught up. Even foreign-owned tion. “We have moved from information to have paid off for Infosys. The valua-
companies like IBM and Accenture have to engagement. The new media is all tion of Infosys, the brand, has improved
a huge presence in the country. Now, about conversation.” Thus, the Infosys from Rs 14,153 crore in 2005 to Rs
Infosys feels, the differentiator for the brass can be found at the World 36,907 crore in 2010. It was 23.2 per
brand could lay in how it behaves. This Economic Forum talking to business cent of the company's market capitali-
has, in fact, become a global trend. leaders from across the world. The com- sation five years ago; it stands at 24.6
Companies like Microsoft, Google and pany has also sought to engage with per cent now. Jha and his team can take
even Toyota and Samsung are bigger opinion makers on the subject of “the flat some credit for that.
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