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After Verdict, Assessing the Samsung Strategy in South Korea
Coyner’s Comment: Observers on both side of the Pacific are trying to digest the back-to-back Apple vs. Samsung court decisions. Almost immediately, everyone seems to have forgotten the Seoul judicial decision that ruled both companies had infringed on each other’s … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged Apple, chaebol, Galaxy, iPhone, Korea, profit, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, smartphone, South Korea
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Samsung tops Apple, Sony, HP as most preferred consumer electronics brand
Success stories like this will eventually erase the so-called “Korean discount.” Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Japan, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA, chaebol
Tagged brand, chaebol, electronics, Korea, marketing, Samsung, South Korea
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W2 mil. per share for Samsung Electronics myth or foresight?
Samsung Electronics still has to come out with a truly innovating product that creates a new product niche that forces others to emulate. Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Japan, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged Apple, chaebol, Galaxy, iPhone, Korea, profit, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, smartphone, South Korea
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Gov’t mulls price hike to curb electricity usage/Public corporations face operating losses, large debt
Cheap electricity prices are like holding a bomb that could go off anytime. Continue reading
Korea becomes proving ground for products
Multinationals are also increasingly exploiting the technology and ideas of their local units Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, Selling, Society, Technology, Trade
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Samsung Posts Record Profit
Imbalance of technology over product marketing may prevent Samsung from moving up from a solid Number Two ranking. Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade
Tagged Apple, chaebol, Korea, profit, Samsung, South Korea
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Start reading “Doing Business in Korea: An Expanded Guide” on your Kindle
Kindle Price: US$11.99 includes free international wireless delivery; $9.99 within US. Continue reading
Park Tae-joon, Founder of a Giant in Steel, Dies at 84 / Building Korea on Pillars of Steel
Selfless devotion to work, strong moral code define late Posco founder. Continue reading
Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Management, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Technology, Trade
Tagged development, industry, Korea, Park Tae-joon, POSCO, South Korea, steel
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South Korea and U.S. Differ on Nuclear Enrichment
S Korea wants to reprocess spent fuel from its 21 reactors, but for peaceful reasons. Continue reading
Posted in Defense, Doing Business in Korea, North Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged America, atomic, diplomacy, Korea, nuclear power, proliferation, South Korea, US, USA
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What Is Sony Now?
While Samsung’s success is the result of the Koreans innovation and hard work, they have also been helped by Sony’s blunders. Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Marketing, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA
Tagged electronics, Japan, marketing, Sony
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