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A Cutting-edge Company 

Ann-Cathrin Starosky s1897624

Marloes Thijssen s1863584

Robert van Kasteel s1651552

John Hein s1942727

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Table of Contents

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1 Introduction........... 3 

1.1 History of Philips............. 3 

1.2 Products .... . 3

1.3.1 Values..... .4

1.3.2 Vision 2010........ .4 

2 Philips performance over the past 5 years......5

  3 Philips Strengths.....6 

4 Marketing strategy...........7

4.1 Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning............7 

4.2 Product Strategies.........8

4.3 Market entry and distribution strategies.........9

4.4 Promotion Strategies.......11

4.5 Pricing Strategies....... .12

5 Conclusion......12 

6 Appendix A (SWOT-Analysis)...........................................................................14 

7 References.......................................................................................................15 

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MP3 players are summarized. Other products of Philips are mens shaving, hair care, coffee makers,

toasting, energy-saving lamps, car lamps, phones. These are just a few of Philips whole product range.

The sector with the most earnings is the Healthcare sector with an EBITA of 452 million euro in the 4 th 

quarter of 2009. 5 Philips has not only a great product range, but they are also well-known all over the

world and sell their products in a great variety of countries, like for instance Germany, Canada,

Australia and India. The market cluster with the most sales in the 4th

quarter of 2009 was Western

Europe with sales of 2,832 million euro. Also a big market with 1,794 million euro sales was North

America. 6 

1.3.1 ValuesThe strategy update Vision 2010 laid down the values which reflect the ambitions Philips has The

values are called the four Ds and act like a compass for the company to guide how to behave and to

remind them of the attitudes they should have towards their work, customers and other employees.

With Vision 2010, we are putting people right at the center of things, with Health and Well -being as

our overarching theme. We are thereby putting into practice our mission: improving the quality of life

through the introduction of meaningful innovations. ( Gerard Kleisterlee, President and CEO of Royal

Philips Electronics)

1.3.2 Vision 2010

Delight Customers

We anticipate and exceed customer

expectations

y  We demonstrate Passion for Philips and

sense and simplicity

y  We create superior customer

experiences, based on deep insights

y  We act as One Philips ambassadors all

the time

Deliver great results

We continually raise the bar

y  We play to win big and always set

ambitious targets

y  We challenge the status quo and

experiment with new ways

y  We take clear decisions and implement

with speed and discipline

Develop people

We get the best from ourselves and each other

y  We attract the best players to create

strong diverse teams

y  We take risks by giving people stretch

assignments to accelerate their

development

y  We personally invest significant time to

coach and recognize people

Depend on each other

We deliver more value by working as One Philips

y  We think as One Philips and act as

owners

y  We trust and empower each other to

contribute our best

y  We team up and allocate resources to

the most promising opportunities

(Source: http://w ww.philips.com/about/company/missionandvis ionvaluesandstrate gy/values.page )

In addition to the Vision 2010 Strategy Philips has a specific mission and vision of how they will work in

the future. The mission of Philips is to "improve the quality of people¶s lives through timely introduction

5http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/confidential/resources/corporate/quarterly_results/R_4Q09.pdf 

6http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/confidential/resources/corporate/quarterly_results/R_4Q09.pdf 

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of meaningful innovations."7

Furthermore, Philips¶ vision is that ³In a world where complexity

increasingly touches every aspect of our daily lives, we will lead in bringing sense and simplicity to

 people.´8 

2. Philips performance over the last 5 yearsTo discuss the overall performance of Philips over the last f ive years, we have looked trough all available

annual reports. Here we found all the data we needed to analyze the performance.

Philips is a brand that is known all over the world and is one of the largest electronics companies in the

world. In recent years Philips has gone through a transformation that has given the company a more

  balanced portfolio of businesses in the domain of well -being and health. These and the other Philips

 businesses have been able to develop and improve their market share during the last five years. Since

2005 Philips has made some significant acquisitions, with the biggest being the acquisition of Genlyte

and Respironics in 2008. These two acquisitions are the reason why over 50% of Ph ilips¶ global sales aregenerated by activities in which they are the world market leader. As a result of these acquisitions

Philips has amassed an exceptional range of well-respected brands, including Lightolier, and makes up

the world¶s largest integrated lighting solutions provider. As a consequence of this, Philips has build up

an extensive portfolio combined with a g lobal commitment to sustainability.

In 2009, Philips had sales that exceeded ¼23 billion. Philips has done quite well over the last few years

with steadily increasing sales since 2005 from ¼25 billion to ¼26,7 in 2007, until a 4% decrease in 2008

due to the economic malaise. Over the last five years Philips has always been profitable, with profits

even as high as ¼5 billion in 2006, except from 2008 when there was a global recession. In 2009 the

recession was still felt although there was a minimal profit of ¼424 million, but this was mainly due to

several layoffs. Philips has also become very aware of the environment in these last couple of years and

this is why they additionally started to sell Green products in 2006. They set a few targets for themselves

over the period 2007-2012 (as can be read in the annual report of 2006), for example that they wanted to

double their revenues from Green products to 30% of total sales, and double their investment in making

Green innovations.Finally Philips has done very well the last couple of years and exceeded expectations

 by bringing revenues of Green products to 30,9% in 2009, and investing ¼409 million in Green in 2009

as to the ¼284 million of 2008.

That Philips has done well over the last five years is also noticeable in the brand value of the Philips

which has increased gradually.

Value of the Philips brand (Amounts in USD billions) (www.philips.com)

7http://www.philips. com/about/company/missionandvisionvaluesandstrategy/index.page

8http://www.philips.com/about/company/missionandvisionvaluesandstrategy/index.page

 

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(all figures and data comefrom www philips com)

 

3. Philips strengthsAt the macro-level of Philips international competitiveness is Porter¶s Diamond In Porter¶s Diamond

there are a couple of characteristics that explain the competitiveness of a firm The Factor conditions arestrong £  which for Philips means that they are very good at innovation and have advanced research and

development labs Another important thing is th at Philips has highly skilled people in these R&D labs

The company also has a strong position in their main markets£ 

with a great demand for their products in

Europe and North-America Because of the large home market in Europe this gives Philips a cost

advantageand a lot of experience

Porter¶s Five-Forces model focuses at the meso level of a company¶s marketing strategy9

Because

Philips is such a large company and a respected global brand£ 

it has a lot of bargaining power over its

suppliers This is mainly because there are only a few companies that sell electric shavers and Philips is

the market leader in almost every part of the world Due the company¶s size it is able to produce in large

quantities £  and therefore it can buy resources in bulk at a l ower price at the same time There is however 

the presence of a substitute£  namely the normal razor  But most buyers are not willing to substitute£  as

they find the electric shaver more convenient Another strength of Philips is that they are very well

established in their main markets£ 

and have build up a strong reputation and market base Their brand

identity is good and a lot of customers are loyal to the brand This makes it hard for other companies to

enter this market and try to decrease Philips marke t share The perceived value is the customer¶s overall

evaluation of the product offered by the firm10

In Philips¶ case the customer buys a Philips product

 because they expect it to deliver a certain levelof standard

Furthermore Philips has a good acquisition strategy This way they expanded their product market and

segment

 9 E ssentials of Global Marketing 2008 (Svend Hollensen), p 78 

10 E ssentials of Global Marketing 2008 (Svend Hollensen), p 83 

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2008

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4. Marketing StrategyAfter having introduced the company of Philips, its product range and its global presence as well as

having studied the past five years and the firm¶s nati onal and international competiveness, we will

analyze in the following section relevant marketing topics and tools.

Philips, as being the largest electronic company in Europe, offers a gigantic range of products. These are

divided into the three major segments: Healthcare, Lightning and Lifestyle. We decided to focus on the

Lifestyle segment and more specific on electric shavers in this report.

4.1 Segmentation, targeting and positioningA commonly wrong assumption is that companies should try to win as many customers as possible

without performing a detailed targeting of the market. Certainly a great customer base is one of the most

important aims of any profitable company, but to ensure long-term success, it is impossible to serve all

customers equally. That means that it is crucial to define a target group to be able to p roducecompetitive, tailor-made and delighting products.

To determine which segment Philips serves, we firstly want to divide the market into segments. The

  plainest distinction which can be made in the world of razors is between manual blade shavers and

electronic shavers. While Philips focuses only on the electrical shavers segment there can be made even

more distinctions. The two most common options are rotary shavers and foil shavers, furthermore there

can be differentiated between wet- and dry-use shavers. Although the company has a great range of 

 products which are differentiated in uncountable specific features, all of the products belong to the group

of rotary shavers for which the company once became so famous under the  Philishave brand name.

However, wet- as well as dry-use shavers are being produced.11

 

To further determine the target group we want now to go into more detail concerning societal aspects.

The major part of shaving products produced by Philips is aiming at the male population. Nevertheless

the company is aware of the potential of the female serving market and pays growing attention. Currently

there is a special product group called ³female depilation´ offering epilators, lady shavers, bikini

trimmers as well as partially so called IPL hair removal systems. Moreover there is a complementary

men¶s grooming segment with different kinds of hair trimmers. Ne vertheless we want to focus in our 

report on the men¶s shaving section which offers products from 30£ to 250£. Due to the uncountable

number of blade shaver offers and the great advertisement campaigns many people, especially younger 

generations, prefer this cheaper option. To be precise, only 18 percent of all men use solely electrical

shavers.12 Therefore the targeting group can be summarized as the wealthy segment of males between 35

and 54 which can afford to buy these premium razors. But what should not be neglected is that there is

also a great amount of women who still prefer male shavers.

To make Philips targeting more clearly we want to include the company¶s position in the world market.

On 9th

of May 2007 the company was able to announce that it had reached the phenomenal production

11 http://www.shavers.co.uk/introduction_to_electric_shavers.php  

12 http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b40 38413.htm

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line of 500 million electric shavers. Certainly, with more than 70 years of heritage and sales of razors in

56 countries worldwide the company is the global market leader in electric shavers. The value

 proposition of the razors is very high as the former  Philishave company aims at the highest premium

segment in this market

4.2 Product strategiesIn the following we want to go into more detail regarding marketing management. We have already

discovered that Philips is aiming at the upper class of society with premium products, but we want to

figure out to what extent the company takes action in favor of its customers in comparison to the interest

of the organization and society as a whole.

After analyzing the situation we came to the conclusion that Philips chose a combination out of the

Production Concept, the Marketing Concept and even of the Societal Marketing Concept. To explain this

let us begin with the Production Concept. In this concept the most valuable aspect is continuousimprovement and innovation of the product. Philips has clearly proven that it is an innovative company,

as it was the first who started with the production of rotary shavers. But there were several other 

innovations which contributed to the current position as a market leader. The latest innovation is based

on the cooperation with  N ivea. To reduce skin irritations and improve the feeling of shaving the

companies developed a razor with implemented  N ivea-products such as lotions. Another example is the

newest flagship of the razor segment, the Arcitec. This razor is the first rotary razor with three

independently flexing heads which ensure an excellent shaving result. However, what is most important

is that the company has never forgotten that customers do not want an innovative razor, but much more

an excellent shaving result. This means that Ph ilips is aware of the so called marketing myopia.

What goes along with the Marketing Concept is related to our last point. Philips slogan is ³sense and

simplicity´ and this comprises the importance to satisfy the true customer¶s needs. It is not the main goal

to design the most innovative razor on the market, but much more the most effective one. It is not about

the way to get somewhere, but about the result. And therefore Philips is not trying to establish new

customer¶s needs which might be irrelevant at the second glance, but it is trying to develop products

tailor-made to the customer segment resulting in delighted consumers. A very important evidence that

the Marketing Concept is applied is the fact that Philips refers its decisions to direct market research. In

2006 the company conducted intensive market research interviewing 5000 men about their true problems

and needs concerning the perfect shaving experience. The outcome was a not very hidden problem, but

still it opened a true opportunity to outperform competitors. Many customers claimed that it was

extremely difficult to get a satisfying shaving result on the neck under the chin. Philips took this issue toheart and invented the new arcitec which is able to deal with this problem better than any other shaver in

advance. Another indicator are the four D¶s representing Philips values: Delight customers, Deliver great

results, Develop people and Depend on each other 13

.

13 Philips, Annual Report 2009 

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Finally, we also found indications of the Societal Marketing Concept as we consider the Philips

Company as a whole. In recent years Philips emphasized sustainability very much and included it in

important performance goals. The ³EcoVision4 targets´ for example include the doubling of revenues

from green products to 30% of total sales, a doubling of the investment in so called green innovat ions to

a cumulative 1 billion euro and an improvement of operational energy efficiency by 25% as well as a

reduction of CO2 emissions by 25% (Annual Report 2009).

Additionally it is important to consider the general and after-sales service of the company. As Philips¶

shavers segment is a relatively strong  Product-dominant entity the level of services is rather low.

  Nevertheless the company tries to achieve high customer satisfaction through additional services like

shaving advice via video tutorials on the webpage, the ability to register products to stay up to date about

the latest news and innovations, very user-friendly and effective buyer's guide with comparison function

of the features of all models and consultations for every kind of customer and the possibility to join clubs

like the Philishave Collectors Club (PCC).14 

4.3 Market entry and distribution strategiesSo far we have addressed the first ³p´ of the 4P-Marketing mix; the Product. In the next step we want to

address the  place more detailed. Currently Philips has sales and service outlets in 100 countries, 127

 production sites and 7 research laboratories in Europe, North America as well as Asia. One important

aspect which enabled Philips to internationalize more easily is its great range of products. The company

had the ability to enter markets which were especially attractive to specific products. That means for 

instance if one country had a weak industry for light bulbs, Philips could enter this market and achieve

relatively easy strong positions due to good market research, analyses and decisions regarding the

country of internationalization. Through this early presence in many different countries the company was

able to establish a good brand image and reputation resulting in opportunities for other products, as

management could use the already established wholesaler, retailer and supplier networks. Additionally,

this meant that Philips often had the chance to enjoy first-mover advantages.

In the history of Philips the company has completed a great amount of mergers and acquisitions.

Amperex, Magnavox, Signetics, Mullard, VLSI, Agilent Healthcare Solutions Group, Marconi Medical

Systems,  Agilent Technologies and  Respironics, Inc. to name just a few.15 These new acquired

companies definitively provided Philips with local knowledge, acceptance in the market and essential

relations with suppliers.

To describe the current situation we want to apply the model introduced by Uppsala. He used four 

different stages to describe the mode of entering international markets. From the first to the fourth stage

the level of commitment is steadily increasing. Philips can be classified as a member of the third as well

as the fourth stage. Stage three implies the establishment of foreign sales subsidiaries and stage four the

14 http://home.wanadoo.nl/philiclub/indexeng.htm  

15 http://www.answers.com/topic/philips#Acquisitions.2C_subsidiaries_and_spinouts

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establishment of production and manufacturing units. As Philips has sale subsidiaries in 100 countries

and produces in 127 places, we can assume that a great percentage of the 100 countries of sales have also

 production sites. However, we have to focus on Philips Shavers, which are being sold in 56 countries, but

currently only produced in two production centers for shavers, which are Drachten in the Netherlands

and Zhuhai, China.16 This means, that Philips follows a relatively strong ex port mode strategy with high

flexibility, low risks and low control.

The remaining question is which are these 56 countries Philips is selling electrical shavers in? The most

important markets for this product segment are definitively Europe and the USA in which the company

was selling razors under the name  N orelco. But also the Asian market is getting more important as there

was a significant 11 percent increase in value only in the year 2006.17 In 2004 both Europe and China,

due to its great population, contributed 34 percent of the total sales. The USA is the third most important

region with 26 percent of total sales, followed by the Middle East together with Africa and Latin

America, with 2 and 4 percent respectively.18 The underlying reason why Philips does not enter the

electrical shaver market in India and China as intensively as it does in Europe and America are the

following: Firstly it was proven by research that Chinese man have in genera l less hair than men in other 

cultures. Moreover their hair is thicker and grows more slowly, so that there is no need and demand for 

three headed, expensive razors like the arcitec. Nevertheless Philips will offer two headed razors as well

as the arcitec as the premium razor on the market to be present in the China. Concerning the Indian

market there has been determined another problem. Due to the fact that it is still possible to ³get a shave

at the corner stand for 20 rupees, or 50 cents´ the Indian population has not yet the want and therefore

the demand which is crucial to sell the shavers.

The primary channel Philips uses to sell its products is certainly through a tremendous network of retailers. For instance, if you go in a random city into a random electronic store the chances to find

Philips electronic shavers are extremely high. To put it briefly, Philips follows the intensive coverage

a pproach. Moreover Philips uses the internet effectively to sell products. Unfortunately is it only

 possible to buy products from the online shop from 47 out of the 56 countries Philips sells razors in.

While this form of e-marketing is already well established and contributes essential stakes, the m -

marketing techniques have not been adopted, yet.

Adaption takes most obviously place in the United States, as the company is selling razors there under 

the brand name  N orelco. However, this adaption is steadily reduced due to the fact that Philips is aiming

to unify all products under one brand name. 19 Another adaption is the special offering of two headed

razors for the Chinese market.20 But, to put it in a nutshell, there is in general no need to adapt razors to

different cultures, as the demand for having an excellent shaving result is the same throughout the world

16http://www.answers.com/topic/philishave

17http://iavbbs.com/gflinn/news.htm

18 E ssentials of Global Marketing 2008 (Svend Hollensen), p. 476 

19 http://www.answers.com/topic/philishave  

20 http://iavbbs.com/gflinn/news.htm 

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and the products are greatly standardized throughout the world. Differences might only occur in the

 promotion of the product in different cultures, which we will address under the following topic.

4.4 Promotion strategiesFinally one of the most important questions arises when a company is facing its promotion opportunities.

In 2006 Phillips has chosen to follow the S traight extension strategy as it decided to steadily reduce its

last major adaption to the US market. The brand name  N orelco will be changed in two steps from

 Phili p s- N orelco to simply  Phili p s in order to unify the products and benefit from the more positive

associations of the great company¶s brand name. In other words this means that until 2006 there was

used to some extend the Promotion ada ption strategy. An additional positive effect will be a reduction of 

 promotion costs as these can be more standardized.

This leads us to the next topic of promotion: standardization. As we have already discovered, human

demands for shaving results are similar throughout the world. Nevertheless it can be essential to the

 product¶s success to adjust advertisements to cultural differences. Still, Philips did not see the need to

adjust its commercials to a great extent besides of the language.21

 

But, what Philips does is advertising through effective co -operations. The probably most famous channel

of promotion is Philips connection to world class sports. One important example emerged out of the

Philips Sport Club, the soccer club PSV ( Phili p s Sport Vereniging), which is currently one of Europe¶s

top clubs. Philips owns also the naming rights of the Philips Stadium, which is the team¶s home stadium

in Eindhoven. Moreover the company has the naming rights of the Philips Arena in Atlanta (Georgia)

and even the Australian premier basketball league is named Philips Championship. In total the company

has sponsored uncountable sports events, teams and even music events. The most current and success ful

campaign was started in 2006 in partnership with AT&T and the Williams F1. Therefore Philips is now

sponsor of one of the ³Big three´ F1 teams and attracts a lot of attention.22

The company uses this

valuable partnership by developing razors with the Williams F1 design in order to address this hu ge fan-

 base as well as younger generations.

Lastly we also want to mention Philips involvement in several Hollywood movies like the James Bond

movie ³A View to a Kill´ and ³The Long Wait´. Moreover the company uses extensively television, full -

 page magazine and billboard advertisements. The budget for advertising and sales promotion was 804

million euro in 2009 (2008: 949 million ¼).

21 E ssentials of Global Marketing 2008 (Svend Hollensen, p.479-480

22http://www.answers.com/topic/philips#Sports.2C_sponsorships_and_naming_rights

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4.5 Pricing strategies

A major element in marketing is pricing; this is because the price of a product has an immediate impact

on other aspects of the marketing process. As well as having an impact on profit, a higher or lower price

of a product can also change gross margins and sales volumes.

One of the strategies that Philips is using is skimming. Skimming means you sell your product at a high

 price to achieve high profits. Philips puts quality in this case before quantity, with a higher price but also

a high quality product which is appreciated by their buyers. This and the fact that the company is aiming

at the top level of the market is the explanation why Philips can ask these high prices because their 

aiming at the top of the market. People want to pay more for their electric shaver, because Philips is an

innovator and they know that it is a quality product. For example they have a special electric shaver that

moisturizes your skin while you shave, by dispensing a NIVEA conditioner. This way you get a smooth

shave and your skin gets looks after at the same time.

Another strategy is market pricing; with market pricing the company bases its price on similar products

in the target market. Philips as one of the market leaders in electric shavers can put up competitive prices.

And, as seen with their skimming approach, people are willing to pay their prices as they know that

electric shavers are that costly.

6. Conclusion Philips is the largest electronics company in the world. They made a positive transformation over the

years and became market leader. The company has been profitable over the last couple years except in

years of global recession. In this assignment we focused on the Lifestyle segment, in particular electronic

shavers.

It is crucial to define a target group to be able to produce tailor-made and delighting products. Males,

who are able to afford premium razors are the target but without neglecting the great amount of women

who prefer male shavers.

An important aspect is that the company has never forgotten that the customers mainly want an excellent

shaving result, they are aware of marketing myopia. They focus on the effectiveness of the product and

therefore they try to develop products tailor-made to the customer segment resulting in delighted

consumers.

Philips invented the new arcitec which solves the problem of getting a satisfying shaving result on the

neck under the chin. Another indicator are the four D¶s representing Philips values: Delight customers,

Deliver great results, Develop people and Depend on each other.

One important aspect which enabled Philips to internationalize more easily is its great range of products.

Philips follows a relatively strong ex port mode strategy with high flexibility, low risks and low control.

The primary channel Philips uses to sell its products is certainly through a trem endous network of 

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Appendix

SWOT-Analysis 

Strengths (internal)

y  Strong position in main markets

y  Good geographical diversification (25% of 

sales is generated in emerging countries)

y  Great innovation capability

y  Good acquisition strategy (new products)

Weaknesses (internal) 

y  The consumer lifestyle division is sensitive to

the economic slowdown 

y  Sensitivity towards the rate of the dollar  

y  Lack of brand recognition

y  Products marketed under different names then

Philips

Opportunities (external)

y  Philips is a strong global brand which makes it

easier to differentiate and launch new products.

y  A lot of potential in the long term (population

aging is positive for the health care sector)

y  Rising demand for health care equipment

y  Growing awareness for energy efficient

lighting

Threats (external)

y  Highly competitive market (especially in the

electronics market)

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References

Websites

Philips

URL: www.philips.com/about/company/companyprofile.page

URL: www.philips.com/about/company/history/ourheritage/index.page

URL: http://www.philips.com/about/company/missionandvisionvaluesandstrategy/index.page

URL:www.newscenter.philips.com/main/confidential/resources/corporate/quarterly_results/ R _

4Q09.pdf 

Shavers.co.uk 

URL:  www.shavers.co.uk/introduction_to_electric_shavers.php

Businessweek 

URL: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038413.htm

Philipshave collectors club

URL: home.wanadoo.nl/philiclub/indexeng.htm

 Answers.com

URL:www.answers.com/topic/philishave

URL: www.answers.com/topic/philips#Sports.2C_sponsorships_and_naming_rights

URL: www.answers.com/topic/philips#Acquisitions.2C_subsidiaries_and_spinouts

URL: www.answers.com/topic/philips#Sports.2C_sponsorships_and_naming_rights

Others

URL: www.avbbs.com/gflinn/news.htm

Bibliography

E ssentials of Global Marketing 2008 (Svend Hollensen)

Principles of Marketing, E leventh E dition (P. Kotler and G. Armstrong)

Pictures

URL: htt  p:// www.designawards.com.au / images /INDUSTRY/  Phili p s%20Arcitec.j p g 

URL: htt  p://f  arm4.static. f  lickr.com /3365/3453191149_c0c94ea346  _o.j p g