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Marketing a new service by a public utility company: the case study on Videolink.

by Luk Wai-keung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaf 80. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Proliferation of New Products --- p.1 / Impact of Market Forces --- p.2 / The Case of New Service Launch --- p.4 / Outline of Study --- p.5 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.6 / Multi-dimensional Approach --- p.6 / Literature Survey --- p.7 / Review of Company's Own Records --- p.8 / Discussion with Product Management Team --- p.9 / Field Observation of Marketing Activities --- p.9 / User Interviews --- p.10 / Chapter III. --- INDUSTRY & COMPANY OVERVIEW --- p.12 / Global Trend in the Telecom Industry --- p.12 / Rapid Development & Proliferation of New Services --- p.12 / Deregulation of Telecommunication Industry --- p.13 / Telecommunication Industry in Hong Kong --- p.14 / The Hong Kong Telephone Company - Monopoly & Its Impacts --- p.17 / Company Strengths --- p.19 / Company Weaknesses --- p.20 / Chapter IV. --- VIDEOLINK SERVICE & ITS DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG --- p.22 / What is VideoLink ? --- p.22 / Some Technical Information --- p.23 / VideoLink Service Development in Hong Kong --- p.24 / Development History --- p.24 / Service Format & Pricing --- p.26 / Preliminary Assessment of Marketing Progress --- p.27 / Chapter V. --- VIDEOLINK MARKETING PROFILES --- p.29 / Product Profile --- p.29 / Product Strengths --- p.29 / Product Weaknesses --- p.32 / Competitive Profile --- p.33 / Competing Products & Services --- p.33 / Evaluation of Competitors --- p.34 / Customer Profile --- p.37 / User Requirements & Characteristics --- p.37 / Application Types & Market Potentials --- p.39 / Chapter VI. --- ANALYSING THE MARKETING PROBLEMS --- p.44 / Review of Marketing Program --- p.44 / Product Strategy --- p.45 / Pricing Strategy --- p.45 / Sales & Distribution --- p.46 / Promotion Strategy --- p.47 / Identifying the Marketing Problems --- p.49 / Exploring the Underlying Causes --- p.52 / Technology Driven Culture --- p.52 / Monopoly Status --- p.54 / Organisational Hindrance --- p.55 / Chapter VII. --- STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATION --- p.57 / Reformulating the Marketing Program --- p.57 / Identifying the Target Market --- p.57 / The Product Offerings --- p.60 / The Promotion Mix --- p.62 / The Sales Strategy --- p.63 / Establishing a Marketing Orientation --- p.64 / Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.70 / APPENDIX / Chapter 1 --- User Interviews Discussion Guideline --- p.73 / Chapter 2 --- VideoLink Tariff Schedule --- p.75 / Chapter 3 --- Customer Profile Analysis --- p.76 / Chapter 4 --- Orangization Structure of VideoLink Team --- p.77 / Chapter 5 --- VideoLink Service Configuration - Comparison of Fixed & Switched Connections --- p.78 / Chapter 6 --- Hong Kong Telephone Corporate Vision Program --- p.79 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.80

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318680
Date January 1991
ContributorsLuk, Wai-keung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, iv, 80 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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