'The Computer is Personal Again': A Global Integrated Marketing Communications Campaign
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Case Details:
Case Code : MKTG193
Case Length : 16 Pages
Period : 2006-2007
Pub Date : 2008
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Large
Industry : Computers
Countries : Global
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The history of HP dates back to January 1, 1939, when Bill Hewlett and David Packard started the company in California. Its first product was a resistance-capacitance audio oscillator8 called the Model 200A. The Walt Disney Company was one of the first buyers of the product. In 1951, HP invented the 524A high-speed frequency counter, which reduced the time required to measure high frequencies. In 1957, the company went public. In 1959, HP became a global company with the establishment of a marketing organization in Switzerland and a manufacturing plant in Germany. In 1961, HP entered the medical equipments industry through its acquisition of Sanborn Company.
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The medical equipment business was to become a significant source of revenue for the company. In 1966, the company established HP Laboratories to conduct research activities relating to new technologies and products. During the same year, HP launched its first computer, HP 2116A. In 1968, HP introduced the world's first desktop scientific calculator, HP 9100A. However, in the advertisements for the product, HP called it a 'personal computer' (PC).
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In 1974, HP launched its first minicomputer. In 1980, it entered the printer market with the launch of inkjet printers and laser printers that connected to PCs. In 1981, HP introduced the HP-85, a PC. In 1983, it introduced its first touch screen PC, the HP-150.
In the 1980s, HP emerged as a major player in the computer industry, with products ranging from desktop machines to powerful minicomputers. In 1995, HP entered the home computing market with the HP Pavilion PC. In 2001-02, the company merged with Compaq9. Initially, HP's various divisions and regions10 advertised and marketed their products independently... |
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