Marketing Maladies - Nokia USA

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Pop Quiz What’s the #1 mobile phone brand in the world? Jae Kwon, Michael Nudelman, Nancy Sagar, Andrew Wright


#5# Glocalization Study


The World’s #1 Mobile Brand HQ:$$Finland$

36.6%$$

$58.7$B$

2009 global market share (goal: 40%)

150$$countries

2009 global sales (USD)

440$million$ units$shipped$2009$

“The central brand elements are maintained but the execution is regional, if not local.” Anssi Vanjoki, Executive VP, Mobile Phones


But Glocalization Strategy Needs Work India: Emerging Market 2008 sales: €3.7B 2009 sales: €2.8B

US: Mature Market 2008 sales: €1.9B 2009 sales: €1.7B

VolaAle#but#successful# $4,000$$ $3,500$$

#3,684##

79%#

56%# 48%#

$2,000$$

#2,809## 60%$ 54%# 50%$ 40%$

$1,500$$

30%$

$1,000$$

20%$

$500$$

10%$

$B$$$$

0%$ 2006$

2007$

2008$

40%$

80%$ 70%$

#2,713##

45%$

90%$

#3,719##

$3,000$$ $2,500$$

Motorola$

Market$Share$

2009$

Nokia$

Samsung$

LG$

41%#

35%$

Market#Share#

Sales$(EURm)$

Plunge#from##1#to##4#

30%#

30%$ 25%$ 20%$

20%$ 19%$

15%$ 10%$ 5%$ 0%$

8%$ 4%$ 1%$

25%$ 17%#

22.3%$ 21.7%$

21.4%$

11%$ 10%$

5%$

Jun$02BMay$03$ May$05BJun$06$ May$06BJun$07$

8.7%# FebB10$


4#3#Ps## MARKET HIGHLIGHTS: Comparing and contrasting local decision-making


Distribution dominance


Original focus: GSM GSM#dominates#the# GLOBAL#MARKET#

When$Reliance$launched$CDMA$in$2003,$$

Nokia’s$share$plunged.$$ But$they$quickly$responded.#

GSM##

CDMA$

Nokia's$Market$Share$$

90%#

60%#

50%#

75%#

22%# 2002#

2003#

2004#

2005#


Odd distribution choices DistribuAon#structure#is# completely#dierent#

Major#US#Carriers#W#Share#of# Subscribers#

TW Mobile# 14%#

Sprint## 21%## #Verizon# 31%#

Green$=$ GSM$$ (Nokia's$ focus)$ $ Red$=$ CDMA$ (Nokia's$ missing)$$

%#of#phone#purchases#

AT&T# 34%#

100%$ 90%$ 80%$ 70%$ 60%$ 50%$ 40%$ 30%$ 20%$ 10%$ 0%$

95%#

20%# Phone$is$ purchased$ through$ carrier$ Unlocked$ phone$is$ purchased$ ďŹ rst$

US#

Asia#


More blunders Branding battles with powerful carriers

Failed flagships selling expensive unlocked phones


Price:

Success across the range Indian$GSM$Mobile$Handset$Market$(May$2004)$ Price## Range#

Market## Leader#

Market#Leader’s## Share#

Motorola$

96%$

Rs.#3000W4000#

NOKIA#

77%#

Rs.#4000W5000#

NOKIA#

73%#

Rs.$5000B8000$

Samsung$

45%$

Rs.#8000W15000#

NOKIA#

55%#

>#Rs.#15000#

NOKIA#

68%#

<$Rs.$3000$ 65%#of# the# market#


Very few phones through carriers,

and mostly free (with subsidy)


Unlocked, unsubsidized, sky high $549#for#this#vs#an#iPhone?#

Avg$retail$price$paid$$

Young,#techWsavvy#consumers#are#willing# to#spend#

$102.50# $101.80#

$83.00$ $61.30$

$54.20#

$43.40#

18B24$

25B34$

35B44$

45B54$

55B64$

65$or$older$


Leading through

product innovation Customized products to meet local needs. Flashlight, extreme battery life, nonslip, impervious to heat/dust

1100 Series: world’s best-selling consumer electronics device

Nokia was 1st to provide Hindi user interface, and text messaging in other Indian languages


Largest product range and

dominates the top 10

•  62%#buy$because$of#looks# •  Phone$=$“style#icon”$ •  Nokia$listens$&$leads$


Products lack appeal for US customers

No top 10s

Low rank on stylishness 43$

1$

Like India, style/size/shape is #1 Factors$in$seleceng$current$phone,$ June$2008$$

Size,#shape,#and/or#style$

18B24$ 25B34$ 35B44$ 64# 61# 59#

Free#or#cheap#w/contract$

36#

37#

36#

Trust$the$brand$

30#

27#

28#

38$

3$

37$

3$

34$

6$

31$

3$

30$

Stylish$

27#

3$

27$

7#

6$

25$

5$

21$ 6$

Behind$ the$ emes$

But Nokia missed every US trend


%#of#US#mobile#phone#sales#

Missing smartphones Smartphone#penetraAon#is#growing# rapidly#in#the#US…# 100%$ 80%$ 60%$

#$12,707##

#$11,499##

Standard$ phones$

Market$share,$smartphone$ category,$Feb.$2010$$

Google,$ 9.00%$

Smartphones# Microsoi ,$15.10%$

40%$ 20%$

…and#Nokia#is#invisible#

#$4,781##

#$12,005## US$sales,$$M$

0%$ 2006$

2008$

Nokia is known as a “low cost product for over-55s.” The new N-Series is hoped to revive it among critical young technophiles. But the N-8 is late and reviews are terrible.

Apple,# 25.40%#

Palm,$ 5.40%$

RIM,# 42.10%#


The US media and blogosphere is hard to impress.


Marketing Strategy

Recommendations Product •  Replace N-Series to catch smartphone trend (70% by 2015) •  Better high end CDMA models to plug gap •  Open Ovi store to win consumers / developers –  Beat Apple: partner with Wholesale Applications Community

•  Use friendly names instead of numbers for models •  Don’t rely on global phones: design to address local tastes Price •  Basic phones are very (too?) competitive; smartphones are too expensive. Narrow pricing boundaries Promotion •  Product placement (Matrix) for younger demographic Distribution •  Work within established distribution system in mature markets


Marketing Strategy

Recommendations Product •  Be innovative and anticipate style trends in the US Price •  Disguise cost of phones through carrier subsidies Promotion •  Exploit social web to drive discussion and interest; invest in content, community and brand awareness specifically for US market Distribution •  Distribution through very powerful carriers is essential; consider co-branding •  Drop attempts at independent retailing


Marketing Strategy

Recommendations Product •  Maintain broad product range and customization options to appeal to Indian sense of style •  Develop more mid-price smartphones to avoid losing market share during transition to smartphone dominance •  Emphasize ruggedness and quality to differentiate from local manufacturers


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