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  • 8/8/2019 Marketing Management- Assessment 1a

    1/5

  • 8/8/2019 Marketing Management- Assessment 1a

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    S. No Strength Points Weakness Points

    1. Design of Milestone, Sturdy yetCompact; slim at 13.7mm

    7 Heavy Smart phone at 165g,and with a footprint of 115.8 x

    60mm

    -6

    2. 3.7-inch WVGA (854 x 480-pixel).Sharp display indoors andoutdoors esp. under sun.

    8 Battery needs to be removedto swap Memory cards

    -5

    3. Ability to upgrade from Android2.1 o.s to o.s 2.2 with access toandroid app store.

    8 Keys placed without physicalseparation from one another

    -7

    4. MotoNav program preinstalledfor navigation and maps

    5 5 megapixel camera capturessharp images but image noiseoccurs under sunlight.

    -7

    5. 550MHz processor and 256MBRAM provides excellentoperative speed, good voicequality

    8 Battery life subpar as fullcharge depletes before 24-hour period transpires if Google apps are sync.

    -7

    Total of Strengths 36 Total of Weaknesses -32

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    S. No Opportunities Points Threats Points

    1. Priced at 24 k offers very good

    option for Smart phone users

    7 Nokia s N8, Samsung Galaxy

    (around 26 k) offer stiff competition

    -6

    2. Android store has over 80 kapplications. Over 60% are freeoffering immense options.

    8 Apple and Nokia are comingwith newer apps while appleapp store has over 2 lakh.

    -7

    3. First android 2.0 smart phone inIndia

    8 New launches are coming upas HTC boasts on androidplatform

    -7

    4. After years of exile, Motorolacame into the limelight with sales

    jumping by 27%

    9 Significantly lost its marketshare and is now 5 th in marketshare from once 1 st

    -9

    Total of Opportunities 32 Total of Threats -29

    Grand Total for SWOT: +7

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    S. No Political Factors Points Economical Factors Points

    1. Android s former debate with EU. -8 Exchange rate controversy. -6

    2. Pricing regulations. -6 Labor costs. 7

    3. Product labels not always up topar.

    -4 Infrastructure quality 6

    4. Contract enforcement. -10

    Total Political factors -28 Total Economic Factors 7

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    S. No Social Factors Points Technological Factors Points

    1. Environmentally friendly and notoffending consumer sensibilities.

    6 To capture the market share,invested heavily in Android.

    6

    2. Pioneers of Android createdhuge market goodwill ininnovation

    10 Aside from the OS,emphasised aesthetics indevice models.

    6

    3. Named Sustainability leader byDow Jones.

    5 Set high standards for allfuture phones and models .

    4

    4. Lauded for brand management,privacy protection andphilanthropic efforts.

    9 A lot of proprietary softwarewas initially locked causingunease.

    -12

    Total Social factors 30 Total Technological factors 4

    Grand total for PEST: +11