BMW presentation Marketing Planning Week 3 What are the pros and cons to BMW’s selective target marketing? What has the firm done well over the years and where could it improve? * Reaches a small percentage of a target market has financial fluctuation‚ more consumers segment lower than others * Market too small fluctuate when there is an economic downturn * Know what the general weaknesses restricts its ability to sell to a wide range of the population more specific segment of the
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enjoyable and memorable Marketing strategy Kia’s marketing strategy is designed to answer two questions; firstly‚ which customers will need to be served? And how value for customers will be created? The first one will be answered through the process of segmentation and targeting and the second one through the process of differentiation and positioning. Kia uses data from surveys such as NCBS (New Car Buyers Survey) and TGI (the world’s leading provider of marketing and media surveys) to gather
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Case Analysis of BMW Problem: While the worldwide performance of BMW had continually improved around 1990s‚ its position in the U.S. had not improved. BMW experienced the steady unit sales decline in the United States from its 1986 peak of 96‚000 units to 53‚000 in 1991. Thus‚ Karl Gerlinger‚ the president of BMW North America‚ needed to find a solution to carry BMW to a leading position in the U.S. market. Before achieved the final goal‚ Gerlinger had to focus on three issues: first‚ he must
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make your marketing campaign “viral”? How do you get 2 million people to register to your company website? Let’s look at one of the largest luxury car brands to learn how. One of the first viral marketing campaigns that came to mind for this assignment was the BMW short films. The BMW short films were launched in 2002 as part of a large BMW marketing campaign. BMW‚ the “Ultimate Driving Machine” became the ultimate interactive marketing campaign through BMW Films. Traditionally‚ BMW had always
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Marketing audit analysis of BMW. The marketing audit has certain similarities to a financial audit in that it is a review of your existing marketing activities. Carrying out the marketing audit provides the opportunity to review and appraise your whole marketing activity‚ enabling you to assess past and present performance as well as to provide the basis for evaluating possible future courses of action. Because the business environment is constantly changing‚ the marketing audit should be used
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Strategic Analysis of BMW AG 1.1 Evaluation of strategic factors affecting BMW strategy To understand factors that influence on the competitiveness of BMW the SWOT analysis is applicable. Strength Weakness • Strong Brand Reputation • High cost policy • Trained and highly skilled workforce • Inefficient brand portfolio • High quality products • High product prices • Corporate Social Responsibility • Inefficient level of acquisition and • Contribution to the environment
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BMW Z3 Launch HBS Case Study Date: 18th August 2009 Question 1 Define what you see as the 2 main risks and 2 main benefits of non traditional marketing. Use the BMW case to support your assertions. A paragraph explaining each point will be sufficient. Answer 1 The Z3 case shows how communications strategy and tactics have evolved beyond traditional TV and print advertising. *Two key* Risks of Non-Traditional Marketing are highlighted below: *Systems not in place to measure
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Beamish‚ K. (2002) Marketing Operations: Chartered Institute of Marketing‚ Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd‚ Woburn‚ UK. Best‚ J.W. & Khan‚ J.V (1993)‚ Research in Education‚ Allyn and Bacon‚ Boston. Berry‚ L. (1982)‚ Relationship Marketing: In Perceptives on services Marketing‚ American Marketing Association‚ Illinois‚ Chicago. USA. Bloemer‚ J‚ Ruyter‚ K.D. and Peeters‚ P. (1998)‚ Investing drivers of bank loyalty‚ International Journal of Bank Marketing‚ Vol. 16 No. 7
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"BMW OF NORTH AMERICA: DREAM IT. BUILD IT. DRIVE IT" BMW has been in the mass customization business since 1992. This longevity in the customization expertise has enabled them to deliver on schedule and also make last minute changes in the production process. Customization at BMW also was instrumental in the successful re-launch of the iconic MINI. Technology and media have also impacted greatly to the buyers mentality in car purchase. Online research is a driver in the buying process‚ whether
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represented almost the same cross the world but it is never identical from one country to another (Aaker; Joachimsthaler‚ 1999). That means global brands do not need to be identical in all markets‚ the adaptation might be involve partly in global marketing strategy. According to Wright et al (2007)‚ brand name‚ advertised benefit and perceived reputation are three components creating the world wide recognition of global brands. However‚ there is a debate that brand awareness is not enough for multinational
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