In the brand hierarchy show above, we have target our target audience at master brand .It let us more easy to understand the hierarchy of Microsoft, what we done been rationalize the brand portfolio from 300 brand to 7 strategic brand.
I will briefly explain the function on the hierarchy of Microsoft
Microsoft
-The main function of the Microsoft is Endorsement on all offerings, Example like press conference, game studio, hardware, certified partner and executive circle
Window
-Provide window operating system to the customer
Microsoft Visual -The target market is It professionals and technology. It prove a additional cloud service for those development project that done in house
Microsoft office
-The target market are business worker. This
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They have expand their business from only on computer software and hardware to online search engine, home gaming devices and smartphone, those business are the popular business in the world, Microsoft is trying to adapt the new market.
Customer brand-based equity pyramid
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Brand salience
When people think buying a new computer, they will normally call to mind about the Microsoft, Microsoft operating system use on more than 90% computer in the world. Microsoft operating system is more users friendly. Microsoft operating system can compatible with more software compare to other competitor
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Brand performance
In 2014 Microsoft brand performance is rated as AAA, it mean the brand has meet more customer functional satisfaction than 2013.The utilitarian, aesthetic, and economic customer needs and wants in the product or service category have been improve and quality of the services is more better than previous year.
Brand Imagery
User Profile-Microsoft company have a huge target market, the service they provide from daily office operation to home entertainment. The user of Microsoft mostly are who have basic knowledge on
Product positioning is the most difficult aspect of Microsoft’s marketing strategy for the Xbox. Consumers know that Microsoft is a great company and most computer owners have positive brand images of Microsoft. This really helps Microsoft get a jumpstart on their new product. But, the hard task comes when Microsoft
“Microsoft aspires to be a great company, and our success depends on you. It depends on people who innovate and are committed to growing our business responsibly. People who dedicate themselves to really satisfying customers, helping partners, and improving the communities in which we do business. People who are accountable for achieving big, bold goals with unwavering integrity. People who are leaders, who appreciate that to be truly great, we must continually strive to do better ourselves and help others improve.”
Brand positioning is essential to the success of any firm because it delivers a perception into the consumer’s minds which differentiates them from their competitors. Microsoft began to grow their brand over 20 years ago with Bill Gate’s an underlying vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home”. This resulted in Microsoft developing into a huge multinational company with personal computing at the forefront of their business. Microsoft dominated this industry for many years which is reflected in the high brand recognition of Microsoft products worldwide.
Microsoft has grown into an enormous and powerful corporation by a combination of aggressive business practices and having written operating systems (DOS and Windows) for personal computers. From operating systems it branched out into other software which has, along with the operating system, become something of an industry standard.
Microsoft was founded in 1975, and is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions (Career). Microsoft is proud to offer great products and employ outstanding people. Previous Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer once said, “There are many things that are true about Microsoft. We have big goals, big dreams, and big aspirations for the future. We are both competitive with our products and in the way we attract and retain talent. For me, the most important factor is competition for talent, because I know our success comes from the people who work here” (Foley).
Another strength that the Xbox One has is that it is financially backed by Microsoft. This company is very successful and can continue to finance the Xbox One, even during times in which the brand is having any difficulty breaking even or making a profit. Microsoft is also one of the most prominent technology companies in world, which is due in part to its willingness to continue to innovate through research and development. Because of this, many of Microsoft’s technological achievements have been incorporated into the Xbox One. For example, the Microsoft Cloud, which improves the quality of Xbox Live for many gamers as it speeds up load times and causes no host advantage. Microsoft’s achievements
Microsoft has been fighting competitors in the Operating System fields as well as the Search field for many years. After Apple launched its new Macintosh computer, Microsoft came out with its first production of Windows which had a graphic user interface. Microsoft had 95% of all OS on individual PC’s in the 2000’s where apple only had about 2%-3% (Rivkin 2). A new venture that Microsoft was working toward was application software where the produced Microsoft Word and Excel. At first these two applications where not very popular on PC computers because WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 where the main applications being run. Microsoft’s solution to this competition was
Microsoft operates in many geographic locations around the world and are behind the world’s most popular desktop operating system in the world. Microsoft is primarily a software company but have flexed their arms into internet services and are behind certain products in consumer market which is directly against Google. Microsoft’s market includes end-customers, enterprises and institutions just like Google. Some of the key Microsoft products are Bing which is a search engine just like Google.com and Microsoft ad center which is a direct
Buyers have other choices when it comes to an operating system, but not many. The Windows operating system faces competition from other software products offered by well-established companies, including Apple and Google, and from the Linux operating system. Since there are few choices, buyer power is low.
It’s successful because of their workplace environment, empowerment of employee ideas, and their employee benefits. These elements are the result of the strategy that the Microsoft
It’s successful because of their workplace environment, empowerment of employee ideas, and their employee benefits. These elements are the result of the strategy that the Microsoft is
in order to create possibly the most effective and versatile workforce of any corporation in existence. To study Microsoft's way of doing business is to look at the company from many angles, from a managerial and organizational standpoint to its process of developing products and services for its customers and its competitive environment. The purpose of this paper is to analyze Microsoft from a strategic fit
Of all international companies, Microsoft has to be one of the largest. Microsoft is a mix between a Software Development company and an Entertainment Provider. With millions of PC’s around the world running Microsoft’s Windows, it is easy to see their influence. Not only that, but their other products such as Xbox and Microsoft Office used across the world. Almost every company uses some aspect of Microsoft office, and any gamer owns or has used an Xbox console in their life. Microsoft employed over 100, 000 people since 2014, and has made a net profit of roughly 5.3 billion United States Dollars. Overall, Microsoft has snaked itself into almost ever partition of our lives, both at the office and at home. Microsoft started off as a small
Microsoft Dynamics – The draw to Microsoft products typically revolves around easy integration. Windows based PCs are present in most businesses today,
Microsoft became the global leader of software services and internet technologies for the computing industry in the early 90’s. It provides wide range of products & services and is involved in developing manufacturing, licensing and supporting software support. Microsoft’s software product includes operating system, business solution aps, computer and server applications as well as software development tools. Microsoft offers different range of services from its five