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Pest Analysis On Cartoon Network Studios : Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio. A subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System (an arm of the Time Warner media conglomerate), Cartoon Network Studios focuses on producing and developing animated programs for and related to Cartoon Network. Some programming produced by Cartoon Network Studios has also been broadcast, on the now-defunct Kids' WB, Cartoon Network's sister network.
The studio began in 1994 as a division of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons which was dedicated to producing original programming for the Cartoon Network, including latter-day Hanna-Barbera creations such as Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel and The Powerpuff Girls. In 1997, the division's productions credited them as their parent studio Hanna-Barbera.
In 2001, conciding the death of William Hanna, the Hanna-Barbera name was dropped as a production entity and the H-B studio was folded into Warner Bros. Animation. Cartoon Network Studios was revived as a separate entity from Hanna-Barbera, growing out of the animation studio. The studio has continued to thrive with productions such as The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Samurai Jack and newer productions such as Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Adventure Time.
As of 2010's Regular Show, the Cartoon Network Studios logo has changed to fit the network's new logo.
Strategic groups have to be seen as “organisations within an industry with similar strategic characteristics, following similar strategies or competing on similar bases ( 2002, p. 122).” When identifying such groups one may refer to a broad range of different characteristics e.g. extent of product diversity, company sizes, perceived product quality etc.
The number of groups and different companies which form the single strategic groups depend on the characteristics, one refers to. As you may see the main competitors in the UK food retailing industry are Asda, Tesco, Morrisons (including Safeway) and Sainsbury’s, which are either in the same strategic group or the one next to it.
However every supermarket has its own implemented strategy but one may has to mention that each one is mostly (low)-priced based and that only Sainsbury’s stragy is customer focused relying on quality and offering outstanding value (F October 23rd 2003).
However, Asda is with the lowest price offers the cheapest one of the three companies but closely followed by Tesco and then Morrisons ( September 6th 2003). In fact, most of all big supermarkets lost their strategic position and as well their SCA. Therefore, one may has to point out that their strategies are easy to imitate and it also makes it much easier for ‘rivals’ to win the competition battle.
Moreover, whenever a company wants to expand its position and therefore needs a new strategy, it needs to bear in mind the different strategic groups. The mixing up of these strategic groups could have tremendous effects on each individual success.
Even though several companies in the same industry may share common characteristics, each organisation itself may be shaped by more or less specific and original characteristics. So how can one figure out the “right” set of characteristics as the basis for an analysis?
In addition, the evaluation of several characteristics may be quite subjective in pointing out the ‘leader’ of the special category.
This specific analysis has been applied as “the conceptualization of strategic groups can make the process of competitor analysis more manageable ( 2001,).” Within the food retailing industry there are numerous competitors. Therefore, it does not seem to be feasible to analyse all of them individually.
Furthermore, “a knowledge of the strategic group structure can be extremely useful (Aaker, D., 2001, p. 61)”, when reviewing a company’s strategy, according to the knowledge gained on the current and future profitability within the different strategic groups.
The studio began in 1994 as a division of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons which was dedicated to producing original programming for the Cartoon Network, including latter-day Hanna-Barbera creations such as Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel and The Powerpuff Girls. In 1997, the division's productions credited them as their parent studio Hanna-Barbera.
In 2001, conciding the death of William Hanna, the Hanna-Barbera name was dropped as a production entity and the H-B studio was folded into Warner Bros. Animation. Cartoon Network Studios was revived as a separate entity from Hanna-Barbera, growing out of the animation studio. The studio has continued to thrive with productions such as The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Samurai Jack and newer productions such as Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Adventure Time.
As of 2010's Regular Show, the Cartoon Network Studios logo has changed to fit the network's new logo.
Strategic groups have to be seen as “organisations within an industry with similar strategic characteristics, following similar strategies or competing on similar bases ( 2002, p. 122).” When identifying such groups one may refer to a broad range of different characteristics e.g. extent of product diversity, company sizes, perceived product quality etc.
The number of groups and different companies which form the single strategic groups depend on the characteristics, one refers to. As you may see the main competitors in the UK food retailing industry are Asda, Tesco, Morrisons (including Safeway) and Sainsbury’s, which are either in the same strategic group or the one next to it.
However every supermarket has its own implemented strategy but one may has to mention that each one is mostly (low)-priced based and that only Sainsbury’s stragy is customer focused relying on quality and offering outstanding value (F October 23rd 2003).
However, Asda is with the lowest price offers the cheapest one of the three companies but closely followed by Tesco and then Morrisons ( September 6th 2003). In fact, most of all big supermarkets lost their strategic position and as well their SCA. Therefore, one may has to point out that their strategies are easy to imitate and it also makes it much easier for ‘rivals’ to win the competition battle.
Moreover, whenever a company wants to expand its position and therefore needs a new strategy, it needs to bear in mind the different strategic groups. The mixing up of these strategic groups could have tremendous effects on each individual success.
Even though several companies in the same industry may share common characteristics, each organisation itself may be shaped by more or less specific and original characteristics. So how can one figure out the “right” set of characteristics as the basis for an analysis?
In addition, the evaluation of several characteristics may be quite subjective in pointing out the ‘leader’ of the special category.
This specific analysis has been applied as “the conceptualization of strategic groups can make the process of competitor analysis more manageable ( 2001,).” Within the food retailing industry there are numerous competitors. Therefore, it does not seem to be feasible to analyse all of them individually.
Furthermore, “a knowledge of the strategic group structure can be extremely useful (Aaker, D., 2001, p. 61)”, when reviewing a company’s strategy, according to the knowledge gained on the current and future profitability within the different strategic groups.
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