Corporate Decathlon - Universe workshop
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
In July 1976, Michel Leclercq of DECATHLON created the first large area devoted to sports at Englos, near Lille. 30 years later the brand has 331 stores including 113 abroad, and achieved a turnover of 3.431 billion Euros for 2005, up 10.3% over the previous year. It holds the first place in...
Marketing Case Study: United Colors of Benetton
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
Advertising is not necessarily ethical. This does not mean that it is an area without scruples, but it's just that the practice is always characterized by exaggeration. Awareness of the product helps increase consumption, and sometimes even creating needs. In a world where principles do not...
Post-launch study: Caribbean Axe
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Introduction Axe Caribbean has been available on the market for the last three months. The first elements from a secondary data that was referenced by our marketing department via our MIS (Marketing Information System), intranet, accounting and financial information and various reports indicate...
Market research: L'Oreal
Case study - 83 pages - Services marketing
The market potential represents the number of persons likely to consume in a given geographic area. The market potential for the cosmetic brand L'Oreal extends to the entire world population, since the number of countries where its products are distributed and the number of segments available to...
How companies deal with cultural differences: the example of Disneyland Resort Paris
Case study - 97 pages - Services marketing
"Globalization, understood as the extension of the market economy and capitalism in the world, has accelerated over the last thirty years. " Thus the companies that choose to internationalize are growing. This internationalization promotes contacts between cultures, which play a fundamental role...
Comparison of packaging: Nestle and Blédina
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
In this document, an analysis of the packaging of foods for children is presented. Two recipes equivalent from two market leaders were chosen: the "Bledichef, turkey planter" from the Bledina P'tit Menu, and the simmered turkey peasant from Nestle. Above all, it needs to be clarified that...
Marketing plan for iPad in China
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
In this document, we are going to market the iPad in the Chinese Market. The iPad is a product of Apple, the well?known American company led by Steve Jobs. First of all, we will take a quick look at the Apple Company concerning the iPad. So in the first part, we will briefly describe the Apple...
Chanel global strategy: Mix marketing
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
The Chanel fashion house, more commonly known as Chanel, is a French fashion house founded by Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971) called "Coco Chanel". At a time when many famous and luxury fashion houses were created, Chanel has maintained its independence. Since 1924, Chanel has belonged to...
H&M's Marketing Analysis
Thesis - 9 pages - Services marketing
H&M´s founder Erling Persson, began as a buisnessman in Vasteras, Sweden. During a trip to the USA in 1947, Erling became interested in a new kind of clothing store that combined a high turnover of garments with low prices. Upon his return home, he opened the first Hennes retail store in Vasteras...
Strategic Marketing - Apple
Case study - 11 pages - Services marketing
With the help of PESTLE model, it is possible to understand Apple's strategic opportunities. The political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and environment factors are the components of the PESTLE model that allow us to evaluate key elements that have a great influence on the...
"Unmasking Zara!" - Analysis of the sales strategy of the Zara group
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
This document is a presentation of the Zara group's strategy through a series of questions and answers that address the company's marketing strategy, sales organization, management of logistic flows, etc. Extract from the document: "The consistency of the marketing mix of Zara is based...
The Future of the Beer Industry after the World Economic Crisis
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
Beer is an alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation. It is made from water, malt (sprouted grain, usually barley, sometimes wheat or rye) and hops. Beer may either be produced industrially or manually in a brewery, but can be manufactured by an individual. It can be grouped by the structure or...
Study of perfume brands: Chanel 5 and Nicole Kidman
Case study - 2 pages - Services marketing
Founded in 1909 by Gabrielle Chanel, Coco Mademoiselle has been continually enlarged by including cosmetics, clothing, accessories, perfumes in its basic package, especially with the appearance of Chanel No. 5 in 1921. In this study, we will see how Chanel perfume makes its offer value through...
The design and development of Michelin
Essay - 1 pages - Services marketing
Michelin has reinvented the wheel with Active Wheel technology. The new wheel features a series of devices which reduces consumption while increasing comfort and handling. The weight of 7 kg and technology is that of the wheel is 32 kg, which is below the recommended maximum weight of 35 kg. The...
Sector analysis- the iPhone 3G in Réunion
Market study - 5 pages - Services marketing
The iPhone 3G is the latest product launched by Apple. Apple is an American firm that also produced the Mac. It is based in California and tried to improve their ‘smart' mobiles by producing something that is halfway between a mobile phone and a handheld PDA. From a technical standpoint, it...
Strategic analysis of the European industry of beer
Essay - 5 pages - Services marketing
Europe is a major player in the beer market. It includes large beer producing countries like the Netherlands, France, and Germany, which are the source of well-known beers such as Heineken, for example. It is also one of the places where it is most consumed. However, in recent years, many factors...
Comparison between BLU-RAY and HD DVD
Case study - 3 pages - Services marketing
Slowly but surely the video quality available to us is migrating to high definition. HDTV channels are now appearing on the satellite and DTT. TVs are also firmly based in the HD flat screen technology, and the use the European label "HD ready”. Unfortunately, only less than 15 minutes of...
The toy industry and the study of Jurassic Toys
Market study - 3 pages - Services marketing
The dominant strategy of manufacturers of Jura is the ability to create toys that cannot be easily copied by Asian manufacturers. To accomplish this, they play on several criteria, including the size of the toys. Indeed, the import of toys is carried out by sea, and transport containers can be...
The labor market of elite European footballers
Market study - 5 pages - Services marketing
On closer inspection like any other occupation, the profession of football is governed by the application of subordination between employers and employees. Moreover, unemployment is present and the rights are allocated to agents in this market. To enforce these rights and face the difficulties...
Market for luxury items in Brazil
Market study - 12 pages - Services marketing
Brazil is a country undergoing economic and social growth for several years now, and it is also a part of BRIC (the acronym for four large developing countries at the beginning of the century: Brazil, Russia, India, China, which will represent over 20% of the total weight of the world economy in...
The growth of organic products in the United States and in China
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
An organic product is a product of organic farming, i.e. it claims the total non-use of chemicals. It must contain at least 95% ingredients from an organic production method by implementing agricultural practices and friendly livestock and natural balance of environment and animal welfare. In...
Switzerland and the watch making industry
Market study - 40 pages - Services marketing
For decades, Switzerland has been one of the most economically dynamic countries in Europe. Despite its persistence to stay on the outskirts of the European Union, it took advantage of several sectors such as banking and financial sectors and was more focused on the luxury market of Swiss watch...
The image of McDonald's in France
Case study - 1 pages - Services marketing
For the French people McDonald's is a symbol of junk food, like all fast food. But it has more the image of American food with the results it provides, such as obesity. The French consider this diet is not balanced with those fries and burgers full of these sauces. To make matters worse in the...
Five forces of Porter
Essay - 7 pages - Services marketing
The five forces of Porter's work on corporate strategy were defined in 1979. Its founder, Michael Porter, professor at Harvard, draws on his specialty to create the matrix bearing his name. As part of his business strategy, Michael Porter's specialty was based on optimizing the...
The innovation at Procter & Gamble
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is one of the largest consumer product firms, operating on a highly competitive market employing over 140,000 people and having one of the largest and strongest portfolio of brands.The company has become an industrial giant producing the greatest brands in history including...
Case study of Jurassic Toys, Strategy Marketing and External analysis
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
This study of Jurassic Toys is to examine the major trends in order to remain competitive. The study is set up around four points: 1. using the model of PESTEL, and identifying the central variables in the toy industry worldwide. 2. Perform an analysis of the 5 competitive forces of the toy...
Strategy and marketing of Christian Dior
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Dior or the House of Dior was established in 1947 by Christian Diorwho controlled and managed the house for ten years. After his death in 1957, Christian Dior's young assistant, Yves Saint Laurent became the art director of the House of Dior. His “Spring 1958 collection” saved the...
The brewery industry in Ireland
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The beer is considered to be a very old and one of the best selling alcoholic beverages in the world. The first concrete evidence of beer dates back to 4000 BC. It was in Mesopotamia that the first traces of brewing could be found. Nowadays, beer has become a staple drink but it is found that...
Analysis of the strategy of Air France - KLM (2009)
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Pierre Henri Gourgeon, the current CEO of Air France, explains the success of the functional group on three main axes: a balanced and diversified operation, in Hub, an international alliance. These axes are the basis of the strategy of Air France KLM. In a sluggish economy, Air France- KLM...
Marketing Mix of Zara
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Thanks to cheaper raw materials such as fabrics, Zara is able to offer models based on collections of top designers at a cost which is up to 10 times lower than those of designers such as Armani and Prada. The products offered, are thus, accessible to many people at very attractive rates, and...
