I saw this ads in instagram. The ads has specific target market which is Indonesian people who love to have short getaway while long weekend. I believe with the survey that most of Indonesian will not choose Australia as destination idea when planning for long weekend due to its distance and traveling time. Domestic destination... Continue Reading →
iPhone Price Increase Every Introducing New Model: Pricing and Earnings Strategy?
iPhone XS priced to the Max A year ago, Apple made a daring bet with the iPhone X: that customers would pay as much as $1,000 for a giant leap forward in smartphone technology. The gambit paid off that time, but will it work again? A fully kitted-out XS Max could easily top $1,800, whereas Asian... Continue Reading →
Acquisition as Strategic Move, PayPal
PayPal is market leader in online peer-to-peer payment. To expand its business to retail in-store payment, PayPal acquired a small existing company: iZettle. This moves is part of firm's corporate strategy. Corporate strategy is a firm’s theory of how to gain competitive advantage by operating in several businesses simultaneously. - Jay B. Barney and William S. Hesterly. Strategic Management and Competitive... Continue Reading →
Yield reached almost 7 years fresh high due to better than expected for consumption retail and PMI data.
Indonesia Retailer Revenue as Signal to Consumption Pick Up
Indonesian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Q1 2018, did not came as expected. A 5,06% growth in first quarter was away from government 5,4% full year 2018 target growth. Consumption growth, the biggest component in GDP, was slightly lower if compare with Q4 2017 (4.95% vs 4,97%) but just 0,01% above Q1 2017 growth.... Continue Reading →