Download or read book Business Report Microsoft Xbox Marketing concept and strategy written by Stefan Lacher and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2004-06-06 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: High Distinction, Deakin University (Faculty of Business and Law), course: Marketing Management, language: English, abstract: By launching the game console Xbox, Microsoft did not only introduce a new product but stepped into a totally new market where there company did not have any experience yet. Although they had a huge marketing budget, they focused on spending it as effective as possible. Therefore Microsoft’s marketing team had to find out, who their target customers are and with what marketing strategy they could reach their challenging goal to become leader in the game console market. But has their way of segmenting the market and choosing a marketing mix for the Xbox really been successful? The Marketing concept consists of three principles that hold that achieving organizational objectives require determining needs and wants of targets markets and delivering the desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently than competitors do (Hoffman et al 2003, pp.10-11). Microsoft took advantage of all three principles. Microsoft did put enormous effort in identifying potential customers’ needs. The research was concentrated on so called “hardcore gamers” who spend more than 25 hours playing a week. This group was seen as early adopters as well as opinion-leaders. Of high importance were an appealing design to young customers and performance like speed of the console and high quality of audio and graphics. [...]

Download or read book Analysis of the Marketing Environment for Microsoft Xbox written by Stefan Lacher and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2004-05-04 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: Distinction, Deakin University (Faculty of Business and Law), course: Marketing Management, language: English, abstract: What comes first to your mind when you hear the names Sony and Nintendo? Maybe you associate them as the two huge players on the video console market which dominate this segment. So what happens if the giant of the software industry, Microsoft, steps into a so far protected territory and introduces a perfect planned marketing campaign that brings the green Xbox-logo in everybody’s mind? Considering that Microsoft is a very aggressive and well financially equipped company, therefore one of the most successful in the world, you can expect a major showdown. But what will happen to the customer who should be the driving force of the ma rketing effort of those players?

Download or read book Business Marketing the case of Microsoft written by Fuat Beyazitoglu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B, University of Southern Denmark, language: English, abstract: Microsoft is leading computer technology corporation in the world and Microsoft has some opportunities in the market to preserve its position such as good reputation of the brand and huge assets in terms of financial, human and technology; however they have many strong rivals against their units. This paper aims to identify the problems and challenges which are faced by the Microsoft Corporation; and to describe the most appropriate strategy which responds the indicated challenges.

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Download or read book Briggs written by Barry Briggs and published by Microsoft Press. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you start? How should you build a plan for cloud migration for your entire portfolio? How will your organization be affected by these changes? This book, based on real-world cloud experiences by enterprise IT teams, seeks to provide the answers to these questions. Here, you’ll see what makes the cloud so compelling to enterprises; with which applications you should start your cloud journey; how your organization will change, and how skill sets will evolve; how to measure progress; how to think about security, compliance, and business buy-in; and how to exploit the ever-growing feature set that the cloud offers to gain strategic and competitive advantage.

Download or read book Opening the XBox written by Dean Takahashi and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is this new Microsoft venture just another experiment that, like WebTV, was launched to much fanfare but will be quickly forgotten? Or will it become the next Windows, finding its way into the homes and lives of millions of people around the world?".

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Download or read book Making a Difference The Societal Marketing Concept Supporting Educational and Cultural Issues written by Robert Motzek and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2002 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 1,3 (A), European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Economics - International Business Administration), course: Marketing Seminar, 25 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In June 1995 the off-shore oil rig Brent Spar, owned by oil and petrol giants Dutch-Shell and British Esso, was supposed to be dumped in a depth of 2400 metres near the Scottish westcoast. British institutions had already permitted the dumping, which due to institutional investigations didn't violate the international environmental conventions made in Oslo and Paris to protect the sea. But suddenly the environmental organization Greenpeace launched a European-wide protest campaign to prevent the dumping of Brent Spar, which resulted in massive boycotts of Shell's petrol stations all over the continent. The enormous public support of Greenpeace's campaign forced Dutch-Shell not to dump Brent Spar but to tow it into a Norwegian fjord where it has been stored until today. By now there hasn't been a solution for the disposal of the oil rig. In the case of Brent Spar everyone mentioned responsibility. The responsibility of the Dutch-Shell company to protect the environment, to report about future actions and their consequences and to base decision-making on more than just the opinions of shareholders. According to the public opinion, Dutch-Shell hadn't taken this responsibility, the so-called social responsibility, which turned out to harm the image and sales of the company for years. This project work will explain the meaning and the role of social responsibility in marketing concerning past, present and future developments. Looking at the societal markteting concept supporting educational and cultural issues, we'll see why and in which way firms adopt the societal marketing concept and how this affects their busine

Download or read book Microsoft Business Information Systems written by Natasha Maingi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, grade: A, University of Kent, course: BSC, language: English, abstract: Information is necessary for many businesses whether small, medium, or large, and the necessity of the information depends on a variety of uses. For example, in the case of proper planning in the business, senior managers will require information to facilitate this planning. However, middle-level management relies on detailed systems of information in order to properly control and monitor various activities in the business. At the same time, various employees who have operational roles also tend to rely on information systems in order to efficiently carry out their duties in the business. Due to all these necessities, many businesses tend to develop information systems that operate at the same time. The Microsoft Company applies Management Information Systems (MIS) in dealing with internal affairs of the company. An Office Automation System (OAS) improves the productivity of employees who need to process data and information (Bill 2006). The Microsoft Company deals with several software systems and the use of OAS becomes handy since it enhances employees’ productivity. Employees have the ability to work from their own homes, as well as other areas at their convenience. Apart from these two systems of information, the other systems of information applicable by the Microsoft Company is the use of Decision Support Systems commonly known as DSS. A decision support system enables the management to make decisions in situations surrounded by uncertainty (Bill 2006). A lot of uncertainty occasionally arises from these big companies such as Microsoft and in such times, the use of DSS becomes handy. This method consists of techniques and tools capable of collecting relevant information and providing analysis of all the relevant information gathered. In the process of analysis provisions, the method also provides alternatives used in case of absence of relevant information. Apart from the provisions of alternatives, this method also involves the use of complex spreadsheets and various databases used to develop several “what-if” models.

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