The French aerospace sector
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Each country tries to realize a comparative advantage in a sector and also to have the benefit of producing goods. In the past, at the earliest of capitalism, Ricardo explained this comparative advantage with two main factors, the natural resources and the labor force. Nowadays, in a world...
Procter and Gamble
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
Procter & Gamble was founded in the United States in 1837. The company prospered during the 19th century and is now the world's biggest manufacturer of packaged consumer goods and a global leader in six main categories: laundry and cleaning (detergents), paper goods (toilet paper), beauty...
The future electric car of Renault: 'Renault ZE', 2009
Market study - 25 pages - Services marketing
Renault is one of the major competitors in the automobile industry and its presence is evident in each continent of the world. From 2004-2007 the global automobiles industry has grown each year both in volume and value. However in 2008, because of the world economic recession, the automobile...
Corporate Strategy: outdoor case
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
The world market for sporting goods has two parts. The team sports and fitness market is worth $ 80, against $ 42 billion for the outdoor goods market. Three kinds of products are made: clothing (46% of production), footwear (30%) and equipment (24%). Here we deal with the environment of the...
What's the future for biological cosmetics in France?
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Biological cosmetics know a recently very fast growth, so they constitute a new market segment. Many brands of cosmetics like Loreal want to increase their market shares thanks to this new segment. What's the future for biological cosmetics in France? In the first part, I will see the notion of...
Business tourism market of Paris
Market study - 11 pages - Services marketing
Since the beginning of the first trade shows, direct contact has emerged as the best way to communicate. The development of IT has enhanced this trend. Virtual contacts can stimulate or initiate physical meetings however in any case, they cannot be substitutes. This explains the massive growth of...
Organic cosmetics market in Europe
Market study - 113 pages - Services marketing
The European market for natural cosmetics is a dynamic market. The organic cosmetics segment is no more a niche market in Europe and has gained marketshare in the classical cosmetics segments. It has grown at double digit speed (30-40% for France, the fastest growing market). As a consequence,...
Global Forces and the European Brewing Industry
Market study - 4 pages - Services marketing
This case study focuses on the brewing industry which developed in Europe. Because of the growing pressure in the global market, this industry is currently rethinking its strategy in order to strengthen the brand images and ensure the development of major firms. Consumer needs are changing and...
International management: french capsule market
Market study - 10 pages - Services marketing
In its early years, coffee was considered a luxury product reserved for the rich. Then in the 80s, this changed and coffee became a common beverage that the everyone could afford. Because of this changed image, sales plummeted and coffee companies had to work hard to restore coffee's luxury...
Chocolate Bar Industry
Market study - 35 pages - Services marketing
This report focuses on the chocolate bar industry. Products are tangible and their core element is the chocolate itself, the formal element is the brand and the augmented product could be the guarantee of complying with health and safety regulations. Dominant companies in the chocolate...
The water market : actors and strategies
Market study - 26 pages - Services marketing
Nestle and Danone are the two main players in the bottled water segment market in the world, competing against each other in certain markets, whereas differentiating from each other in others. Before discussing the environment in which these two companies are evolving, first will shed light on...
Case study: Airline industry
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
After deregulation, many carriers came into the airline industry to compete against the main airline companies. Why and in what way could these entries be successful? Government Regulation was the main barrier to entry in the airline industry. To regulate prices and stability of this industry,...
Market evolution of luxurious products and service
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
The global luxury goods market has today, reached a peak. “We estimate the market of new luxury products and services to be $400 billion, growing at an annual rate of 15 percent” says Silverstein. According to Keane & McMillan (2004) “spending on luxuries (in Britain) has...
Car rental industry
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
The history of the car rental industry is almost as old as the history of the car industry. The first car rental was done with the first real mass-produced car: The "Ford T" by a man called Joe Saunders who rented his car for ten cents per mile, using a mileage counter. In 1925, Joe Saunders had...
International marketing: Vina San Pedro
Market study - 18 pages - Services marketing
The following paper is dedicated to design a marketing plan to expand the Chilean wine company "Viña San Pedro" in France. Chilean wine has an image of quality over the world and is now competing against French AOC Wines. The company is the second largest producer in Chile and is represented in...
Marketing plan for the French fashion house 'Caroll' who are aiming to enter the growing 'middle market' in China
Market study - 16 pages - Services marketing
To build a marketing plan, this is necessary to understand the business we are talking about. In this document, we will present recommendations to the Caroll brand, which will help expand its clothing business in China to target the middle market. Thanks to the different tools and matrices we...
The Ready-to-eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994
Market study - 2 pages - Services marketing
Statement: Because of no price competition in the breakfast cereal segment, no company has any clear dominance over any of the others. Thus, in order to gain market share over the market leader Kellogg, and improve the company's profits, General Mills came up with its "April 1994" reduction...
Chaos in the Skies ? The airline industry pre- and post-9/11
Market study - 12 pages - Services marketing
The 9/11 attacks were a series of co-ordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States of America (USA) carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The global economy and the airline industry felt the shock, and is still trying to recoup. This essay will discuss the impact of the 9/11 attacks...
Unilever's European ice cream market
Market study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Unilever was established in 1930 by the merger of British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie. Unilever has more than 179,000 employess in and around 100 countries worldwide and have 317 manufacturing sites in the world. In 2007, Unilever's turnover was a whopping...
Levi Strauss Japan K.K.: a denim jeans market
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Levi Strauss is a world renowned brand in the apparel industry. Its core product lines for men, women and youth are the LSJ brands of jeans and jean-related products. Facing a period of economic crisis in the Japanese market, Levi Strauss risks to lose its market shares. How can LSJ manage to...
International Marketing: the Bergamote of Nancy (06/2006)
Market study - 4 pages - Services marketing
The use of the essential bergamot oil in Lorraine has gone up in the 19th century. The tradition reports that it was introduced in 'Nancy' by King Stanislas Leszcynski, as a perfume. Then 'Bergamote de Nancy' was born in 1850 due to the talent of Jean Frédéric Godefroy Lillich, a...
Entry mode strategies of wall-mart in MEXICO
Market study - 15 pages - Services marketing
Entry mode in the international business: The joint venture of Wal-Mart and Cifra. This paper will study why this venture is called a wealthy marriage. There will be a comparison of Wal-Mart's entry mode in Mexico and China, and a recommendation for foreign investment, as well as an analysis...
Targeting the Teenagers in Marketing
Market study - 15 pages - Services marketing
Teenagers today are a very integral part of almost every western society including France and represent a very big market. Owing to the increase in the number of adolescents, the need to understand them and their needs becomes quintessential. This essay goes on to define teenagers and what they...
An analysis of the structure of the Canadian retail industry
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The Canadian retail industry is evolving at a rapid pace. External factors, such as the growth in the relative purchasing power of the Canadian dollar, increasing competition from discount rivals such as Wal-Mart, shifting consumer trends, and the emergence of the retail industry in Western...
US Condom Market
Market study - 11 pages - Services marketing
The total U.S. market for condoms, including sales through all retail channels touched $398.3 million in 2005. It has been increasing by 2.8% from 2004. The U.S. condom market is a stable and matured one growing at a steady rate every year. So in terms of main players which preoccupied the...
The online dating market
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Dating is a form of human courtship consisting of social activities done by two persons with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse. It is a specialized meeting system where the objective of the meeting, be it live or phone or...
Tobacco industry
Market study - 14 pages - Services marketing
Today, tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. It is currently responsible for the death of one in ten adults worldwide (about 5 million deaths each year). If the current smoking pattern continues, it will cause about 10 million deaths each year by 2020. All companies of tobacco...
Men's luxury ready to wear clothes in France
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
The Haute Couture and the luxury ready to wear clothes account for a worldwide turnover of €20 billion. This activity is characterized by a multiplicity of actors and strategies. The weight of the fashion industry in the French economy represents a sales turnover of € 10 billion (17%...
The music industry: industry analysis, the future of the paid content
Market study - 15 pages - Services marketing
Contents : Industry Analysis : flow chart, value chain, the vc2 matrix. Paid content : iTunes & Co, demand & deterrents. Future Scenario : tows matrix. Music industry: a complex system of product, information, and capital flows. Value chain: highly fragmented, thus high potential for...
The energy drinks market in Europe : a market for the future ?
Market study - 35 pages - Services marketing
The on-the-go market has witnessed continued, robust growth over the past five years and this shows no signs of abating in the next five years. The demand for on-the-go products has been set in motion by significant shifts in the underlying structure of socio-cultural and economic patterns. These...
