... all orders are built-to-order, and manufactured by Dell. Dell has always taken pride in their close customer relationships, many of them being large businesses and government. The company also markets to homes, home offices, education institutions, and small business. The term direct marketing often brings thoughts of annoying telemarketers that call during dinnertime or the catalogs that we ... products are accompanied by colorful descriptions. Customers can easily buy online, or if they prefer the sound of a human voice when spending thousands of dollars, they can call a toll free numbe...

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... Technology (3) LOOK AT SOURCE • In the latest acceleration of China's information revolution, the government has announced it is slicing prices in half for Internet access, also providing a free second telephone line to all Chinese homes that already have a phone. It is expected that this will lead to an increase in the continuous acceleration of the Chinese Internet usage ... costs. Threat of substitute products: • There are really no direct substitute products because this world is very technically innovative and the computer electronics are the main force driving many businesses an...

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... these relationships through innovative uses of the Internet. Analysis: low/medium Bargaining power of buyers: Dell sells to the individual consumer, the small office/home office (SOHO), the government, corporations worldwide, as well as to educational institutions. There are many well-established and highly reputable computer companies, which ... industry: bypass the middleman. By using this innovative direct-marketing approach and by taking pioneering steps such as offering the industry's first unlimited, toll-free technical support and next-day, onsite service programs, Dell Computer ...

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... 's motto is "old computers have the power to give new life" and we want to encourage consumers across the country to not let their old computers gather dust at home but rather help organizations in their communities use that "re-use power" to help others," said Yvette Marrin, president of National Christina Foundation. John Hamlin, vice president of ... to achieve the benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development". Its 4,500 members include recycling and environmental organizations, large and sma...

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