2. INTRODUCTION
Products: apparel, consumers
electronics, medical equipment,
telecommunications…
Headquarters: Seoul, South
Korea
Employees: 369,000 (2012)
The name Samsung
literally means “three
stars” or “tristar” in
Korean, reflecting the
Samsung Group’s
dominance. Let’s see
Samsung’s Strategy and
Advantage in the
market.
2012 Annual Revenue: $247,5
trillion
2012 Net Income: $18,3 trilion
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3. PLAN
1.
Samsung’s History
2.
Mission statement
3.
Strategic Business Unit
4.
Competitors and level of competition
5.
Competitors’ analyse
6.
Competitive advantages and positioning strategy
7.
S.W.O.T Matrix
8.
Development strategies
9.
Samsung Molecular Model
10. Product hierarchy
11. Product Mix Table
12. Marketing Mix decisions
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4. 1. HISTORICAL INFORMATIONS
03/01/1938: Samsung’s early stages
1994: Birth of the Samsung’s “global power”
1970’s: Industrial and electronic diversification
1997: Beyond the digital technology’s border
1970’s end – 1980: Samsung’s entry in the global
market
2000 – today: Digital era cutting-edge
Beginning of 1990: A competitive company in a
changing technological world
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5. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Focus on a limited number of goals
Strong desire of growth and constant innovation
Creating, providing, and maintaining high-
quality products
Providing a new, innovative, and “potential
revealing” experience to customers
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7. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Major competitive spheres
Industry scope
Electronic and high technology industry
Building industry and civil engineering industry
Education, Health, Hospitality
Products and application scope
Especially mobile phones market
Electronic products market
Semi-conductors market
Market segment scope
Young people (18-30)
Professionals
“new geek” people
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8. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Vertical scope
Conception
Retailers (mobile operators or electronic & household equipment shops)
Its own stores
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9. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Core Competences
Significant skills and key knowledge that
represent a source of competitive advantage
- Technical (conception + technical assistance)
- Innovation
- Creation (products + innovative solutions)
- In operating
- Commercial
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- In R&D (1/4 of the employees
10. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Application in a wide variety of markets
Difficult for competitors to imitate
Mobile phone operator
High-differentiated products
Electronic products (televisions, DVD lectors, phones,
music speakers…)
A 7-year know-how
Oligopoly position
High-technology products (tablets, computers…)
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11. II. MISSION STATEMENT
Geographic
Almost all over in the world
A long-term view
Slogan: “Inspire the World, Create the Future”
Always creating & innovating to suit to the environment
Both modern / high tech and suitable products
Short, memorable, distinctive brand
1 name, easily pronounceable in every languages
Repetition of the “S” sound + simple logo
Specific/original design (“outside” and “inside” the products)
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12. III. STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
=> SAMSUNG GROUP COMPOSITION
Samsung
group
Electronics
Trade and
services
Financial
Service
Machinery
and
chemicals
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13. Samsung Electronics
III. STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
=> SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS BUSINESS AREAS
Consumers
Electronics
IT & Mobile
Communication
Device
Solutions
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14. III. STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
=> SAMSUNG STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
Printers
TVs
Health and
medical
equipments
Digital
business
appliance
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15. III. STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
=> SAMSUNG STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT
Mobile
Phone
Smartphone
Cameras
Enterprise
solutions
Tablets
Gear
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16. IV. COMPETITORS AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION
TVs
Smartphones
Entertainment devices
Communication devices
TV
Phones
3D TV / HD TV
Smartphones
Samsung Smart TV HD 3D
Samsung Galaxy S4
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17. IV. COMPETITORS AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION
TVs
Competitors
Smartphones
Competitors
Entertainment devices
Computer, phones,
tablets…
Communication devices
Tablets, Fablets,
Computer, Skype…
TV
Thomson, Haier, TCL,
Grundig…
Phones
Alcatel, Doro…
3D TV / HD TV
Toshiba, Philips, Sharp,
Blaupunkt
Smartphones
Nokia, Blackberry,
Apple, Sony, Huawei,
Wiko
Samsung Smart TV HD
3D
LG 55LA660S TV
3D/HD
Samsung Galaxy S4
Apple iPhone 5S
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18. Mc Kinsey Matrix
High
Business Unit Strenght
Medium
Market Attractivness
High
Low
TV
Phones
Medium
Computers
Appliance
Low
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21. VI. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND POSITIONING STRATEGY
=> COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF SAMSUNG
Affordable
cutting-edge
technology
Strong
commitment
to research
and
development
Competitive
advantages
The support
you need –
when and
where you
need
Quickness
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22. VI. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND POSITIONING STRATEGY
Design
Quality
Affordable
“It is our Quality Policy that
we deliver on the basis of
an effective quality system
the best products and
services that exceed our
customers requirements
and expectations.”
Reliability
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23. VI. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND POSITIONING STRATEGY
POD vs POP
Iphone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy S4
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Samsung
Apple
24. VI. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND POSITIONING STRATEGY
POD vs POP
Samsung Smart TV vs Philips Ultra HD Primé
Samsung
Philips
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26. Strengths
Weaknesses
1. Hardware integration with
1. Patent infringement
many open source OS and
2. Too low profit margin
software
(is the largest technology company
2.Excellence in engineering and
in the world in terms of revenues.
producing hardware parts and
BUT this low prof. marg. is due to its
consumer electronics
semiconductors sales and
3. Innovation and design
aggressive price cuts)
4. Focus on environment
3. Main competitors are also largest
5. Low production costs
buyers
6. Largest share in mobile
4. Lack its own OS and software
phones and 2 place in
5. Focus on too many products
smartphones sales
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27. Opportunities
Threats
1. Growing India’s smartphone
1. Saturated smartphone
market
markets in developed countries
2. Growing mobile advertising
industry
3. Growing demand for quality
2. Rapid technological change
3. Declining margins on
application processors
hardware production
4. Growth of tablets market
4. Breached patents
5. Obtaining patents through
5. Apple’s iTV launch
acquisitions
6. Price wars
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28. VIII. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Investing Advertising and branding
Devoting resources to innovation and
product development.
strategy for continued growth and
expansion follows three basic lines:
the expansion of its range of appliances
and televisions
screens and innovation in the information
technology
improving their handsets through
diversification (increase in the average
range and low) and innovation.
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29. IX. SAMSUNG MOLECULAR MODEL
Distribution/Price
Plans
Samsung Galaxy S4: Molecular
model
Samsung
Galaxy
S4
Tangible elements
Intangible elements
Package(
Phone +
accesorie
s)
Connectivity
(HDMI/VGA
)
warranty
After
Selling
Services
Market positionning
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30. X. PRODUCT HIERARCHY
Samsung Galaxy S4: Product
Hierarchy
Item : Samsumg Galaxy S4
Product type : Smartphone
Product line : Samsumg galaxy
Product class : Personal mobile phone
Product family : Sony phone, Nokia phone, Apple
phone, Samsumg phone
Need family : Communication
Brand : Samsung
Item : Samsung Galaxy S4
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32. XI. PRODUCT MIX TABLE
What does it show ?
Samsung covers many part of the market for many products:
from the low cost (BAR mobile phones) to the really high standart
(Hybrid Notebooks)
Samsung covers B2B and B2C: it is a very large and complex
company.
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33. XII. MARKETING MIX ANALYSIS
Mobile phones: Very cheap to very high standards
Netbooks and tablets: A little bit more high leveled because the
product is more technological and for a different type of customers
Television and home appliances: High Standart
Business and industrial: High R and D, high products: customers
such as Apple, LG, ST Micro Electronics …
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35. CONCLUSION
Largest multi-billion dollar corporations in the world.
One of the world’s top three companies in the electronics industry.
Cost advantage clearly visible (managing of the suppliers).
Product differentiation => Innovation and ergonomy.
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