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WorksheetsSWOT Analysis & Corporate Culture
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
1. Acquisitions [...] to acquire other mass media companies like 21st Century Fox. [...] Acquiring a new media company would be an ideal way to grow more.
2. Reduce Subscription Prices [...] to reduce the subscription prices for its customers. As Disney Plus is becoming popular, reducing its costs would bring more customers to subscribe to the platform.
3. More Service for Children As children make use of technology these days, the brand should include more education services for children and try to integrate technology on the classroom.
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1. Competitors [...] There are many online streaming service platforms across the world, and it becomes quite tough for the company to provide unique content and various services to stand ahead of its competitors.
2. Addiction by Children [...] most of the children are becoming more technology savvy. This might lead children to be more addicted to the platform.
3. Restructuring Disney Content [...] few contents are not available to the public [...]. Disney has switched its focus to provide original content on the Disney Plus platform. This would lead to many people unsubscribing from the platform.
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1. Niche Content Disney + has niche content being offered that would not be appealing to all the customers. Also, the platform features only family-friendly content,[...]. It looks like an extension to the Disney channel. Due to this, some people might not subscribe to the Disney Plus service, eventually losing customers and revenue.
2. Negative Connotation [...] the negative connotation that is linked with the brand, that is, ‘Disneyization’. This concept infers that Disney is used and spread so widely that the company exists in all places, even at places that customers do not notice always. [...] This belief is mostly formed by the acknowledgment of the various methods in which Disney has influenced society.
3. Expensive Disney Plus products are very expensive. Even though Disney Plus’s price is a little less compared to Netflix, some people think this is a method to make money. This may lead to the customers not to subscribe to the platform. [...] when there are not many subscribers; it would not be beneficial for the company
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1. Continuous Video Playback Disney Plus has an adaptive video streaming technology.[...] Due to this, it gives a good video experience on Wi-Fi internet connections and mobile networks as well. The Digital Plus video is flexible to be played on mobile networks and provides a high-end experience. [...].
2. Smart Search Disney Plus provides a secure method of content searching. It has been optimized to decrease complexity and reduces the delay to access the content. It gives accurate search results with a quick auto-complete suggestion so that the users can navigate easily.
3. User Interface Content is well-organized on the Disney Plus platform. [...] Disney + makes use of many algorithm mixes and human curation to help users to interact at any stage. Users' experience would be generated with the interaction patterns over time.
4. Excellent Content Catalog Disney Plus provides up-to-date and current TV, movies, and content[...] It has content in about nine languages, and it runs in about 15 TV channels.[...]
5. Unique Content [...] its original content that aims to provide meaningful engagement to the viewers. It generates content by considering the viewer’s attitude and emotions and has become successful in producing original content . 6. Accessibility Disney Plus is easily accessible from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for devices like tablets and mobile. It can also be accessed from their website.
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1.Competitors - Streaming industry is easy to enter into. In the past few years Apple, HBO, Showtime, Disney have launched their own services.
2.Content and UI - According to reviews, Prime Video comes in after Netflix and Hulu for it's user experience. New cord- cutting users would select sleek, nicely-optimized user interface as compared to the complicated Prime Video platform.
3.Piracy - Piracy has been a problem for a number of years now
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1.Platform UI Issues - Prime Video is plagued by a number of UI issues such as currently watching section not available on some platforms, slow content search, difficulty to find available content(free vs paid), separating shows by seasons in search etc.
2.Mediocre Content - Other pain point is the content available on prime. Fresh content needs to be uploaded more often.
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1.User Data Availability - Around 64% of households subscribe to Amazon Prime services globally. Amazon has a large amount of user shopping data/ trends due to Prime which it can use for developing better recommendation engine.
2.IMDB usage - Amazon acquired IMDB on April 27, 1998. It can use IMDB ratings and provide it as a filter for users who are searching for movies/ tv shows.
3.Original Content - Amazon can focus on developing original Prime content for different geographies. This can increase the number of memberships in countries that don't have a lot of Prime subscribers.
4.Cash Availability - Cash on hand can be used to expand into new regions, obtain better streaming technology, purchase new content etc
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1.Free with Prime Membership - One of the great things about Prime Video is that you don't have to buy a separate membership as compared to Netflix/ Hulu/ HBO max etc.
2.Brand Awareness - As other competitors had to build their brand, Prime Video was uniquely positioned because it was a part of Amazon. As of January 2020, there are 150+ Million Amazon Prime Video users
3.IMDB Database - Prime Video has brilliantly used IMDB's database to mine information about the cast for movies/shows which is readily available on-screen
4.Cash Availability - Amazon cash on hand for the quarter ending June 30, 2020 was $71.391B as compared to Netflix(7.153B).
5.Sports Streaming - Amazon recently started streaming sports which not a lot of direct competitors are currently into. Sports streaming on the platform helps target a new customer base and provides expansion opportunities.
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Enron another one of the top businesses that eventually fell is the American energy company, Enron. It is inarguable that Enron is one of the largest corporations in the 90s, with roughly 29,000 employees, earning more than a hundred billion dollars in revenues. All of this success was in vain after shedding light on the company’s accounting fraud. The company’s poor financial reporting and accounting loopholes resulted in billions of dollars in debt from failed deals and projects. The downfall of Enron now is an icon of corporate fraud, in which people called it – Enron Scandal. After the exposure of the accounting fraud of the company, they filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy of Enron during that time made it the largest corporate bankruptcy in the history of the United States until WorldCom came into the scene.
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Although DeLorean has forever embedded itself in pop culture thanks to Back to the Future, the car manufacturer itself has had a turbulent time and an abrupt end. John Z. DeLorean left General Motors in the late 1970s to create a new American sports car. This project was backed by $200 million in investment funds, and in 1981, production finally began.
Due to the rising costs, DeLorean had to rush the car back into the market and sell it at a steep price, almost twice the original asking price. This high price was seen negatively, and coupled with bad reviews, DeLorean Motors sold only half of what it expected. This caused a significant disturbance in the company, which eventually declared bankruptcy in 1982 after the founder got involved in personal scandals.
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Answer the questions below after watching the video
What is the core 5-word principle guiding employee behavior at Netflix, replacing traditional policies like vacation and expense rules?
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What is essential for a global company like Netflix to succeed in different regions?
Standardizing all cultural practices globally.
Adopting a global culture that is inclusive of different values.
Focusing solely on local market demands.
Implementing strict feedback protocols across all nations.
What cultural change did Netflix implement after the 'Qwikster' mistake?
Encouraging employees to avoid disagreement.
Focusing on actively seeking out opposing viewpoints to improve decision-making and innovation.
Implementing stricter top-down decision-making.
Separating DVD and streaming services more slowly.
What is the primary role of leaders at Netflix, especially with high-performing employees?
To closely supervise and direct daily tasks.
To manage all aspects of employee performance.
To inspire creativity and set broad context.
To enforce strict adherence to company policies.
What does the noun dissent mean?
Morally upright; moral or respectable.
difference of opinion
an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling.
a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.
