Archives tagged: Blockbuster

Strategic Movements: April 2019

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 30, 2019

Ford is gearing up its Flat Rock, Michigan plant to produce an EV (electric vehicle) SUV (sports-utility vehicle).  Intended sale date of 2020. This is market is hot. Good luck Joe Hinrichs, President of Global Operations.

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The Netflix Success Story: Reaping Rewards from Disruptive Innovation

By James T. Berger November 30, 2018

Netflix, a company founded in 1997 as a direct mail retailer of DVD movies, has made a series of brilliant business decisions that have elevated the company to an elite player in today’s home entertainment marketplace.

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Marketing High-Quality Commercial-Free Cable TV – And How It Makes Money?

By James T. Berger May 15, 2017

Since programming is the coin of the realm for the cable networks, an annual expenditure of $60 million is chump change when compared with the basic subscription revenue stream as well as lucrative secondary and merchandising market streams of income.

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The One That Got Away: Nokia and Blackberry Lose a Market

By James T. Berger January 7, 2014

On 1 January 2014, 12 states raised their minimum wages, making 21 states in total that have a minimum wage above the federal rate. What is the effect of this increase in minimum wage rates on pricing?

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Hewlett-Packard’s Downfall, AT&T Detangles its Network, and other Year-End Blockbusters

By James T. Berger December 3, 2012

The year 2012 is ending with a number of key happenings that are changing the face of strategic marketing. Jim’s take on At&T, H-P, McDonalds, and Hostess

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Lessons from Fortune’s “The 12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time”

By James T. Berger May 4, 2012

What secrets can we gain from Bezos, Jobs, Zuckerberg, Mackey, Kelleher, and Walton? Examine Fortune’s 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time.

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Celebrating 10 Years, 500 Articles, and 250,000 Readers

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 4, 2012

10 years ago, the first Wiglaf Journal published. What have we accomplished and where are we going?

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Killing the Golden Goose – Part 2

By James T. Berger November 3, 2011

Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix (NFLX) has cemented his position on my Hall of Shame. Whether hubris (outrageous arrogance) or stupidity, Netflix has taken an ill-advised price increase and transformed it into a runaway train that threatens to jeopardize the company. The story began when Reed Hastings and his management team, after doing apparently no market research, decided to raise their prices by approximately 60 percent. This action was taken amidst a continuous stream of record earnings, customer loyalty and a growing customer base.

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Eastman Kodak — Another Corporate Icon Fights to Survive

By James T. Berger August 11, 2011

The 2011 graveyard of dead icons might get another — Eastman Kodak. This 131-year old mainstay of Corporate America is struggling to survive. It recently posted a much higher than anticipated loss and lower revenues. It continues to struggle from selling film to selling digital camera and printers.

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Infographic: How Netflix is Destroying Blockbuster

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 2, 2011

 

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