Friday, February 7, 2014

Project Successes and Failures

Successful Product

Samsung Galaxy S3

How was the product advertised?
  • Print Advertisement
  • Media (Commercials)
  • Network (On various websites)
Who were the targets?

  • Smartphone Customers
  • Previous and Still Customers of Samsung brand
  • Apple Customers
How did the company affect the sales of the product?
  • Samsung sold 44.5 million smartphones in January-March - equal to nearly 21,000 every hour - giving it 30.6 percent market share.
What were the goals of the company selling this product?

  • Be better than the iPhone 5
  • Sell more of the Samsung Galaxy S3 than the iPhone
What were the fads of this product?

  • The company that displayed the Samsung Galaxy S3 was sued for having similar apps or inner construction within the making of the phone as the iPhone.
  • Had to give over $1 billion to the comply Apple





Failed Product
Cheetos Lip Balm

How was the product advertised?
  • It’s continued to be sold at Claire’s or at an online site Called Lotta Luv, the company who teamed up with Frito-Lay to manufacture the product.
Who were the targets?
  • Consumers who enjoy Frito-Lay products
How did the company affect the sales of the product?
  • There was generally low sales in the product, alongside of that, there was numerous bad reviews.
What were the goals of this company selling this product?
  • Selling Snack Foods
What were the fads of this product?
  • The Fad of Flavored Lip Balms, such as soft drink flavored lip balms.
Cheetos Lip Balm Rap (unprofessional)


Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. Apple iPhone 5