This document summarizes Netflix's business strategies. It includes a PEST analysis noting political issues like piracy and content licensing. A five forces analysis finds high threats from substitutes and new entrants. Netflix's core problem is the high threat from all five competitive forces, especially the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers. Netflix's strategy is to pursue market penetration through excellent service and low prices, focus on creating its own content, increase innovation spending, use pricing cautiously, transition fully to streaming, partner to optimize its platform, and maintain high availability distribution.
3. No mission and vision!
Statement
Becoming the best global entertainment
distribution service
Licensing entertainment content around the
world
Creating markets that are accessible to film
makers
Helping content creators around the world
to find a global audience
4. Company profile
Founded in 1997
Flat rate DVD by mail
Data mining
Successful transition to streaming content
>40M members, > 1 billion hours of TV Shows and movies per month
6. PEST analysis
Political
Social
Piracy
Wish to watch on tv screen, applicable
Content licenses and copyright
everywhere
Economical
Technological
Unlimited market size
VOD increased popularity, Need for high
Technology applicable for all countries
internet speed
7. Five forces analysis
Threat of new entrants – high (Apple, Amazon, Hulu, Youtube)
Threat of substitutes – high (Apple TV, Hulu)
Bargaining power of customers – high (a lot of choice for substitutes)
Bargaining power of suppliers – high (content is key)
Intensity of rivalry – high (HBO, low entry barriers, major players present)
Complementors – high (Microsoft, Wall-Mart, Roku, Vizio, LG)
15. Strategy
Pursue market penetration strategy by excellent service and low prices
Focus on creating its own content to maintain competitive advantage
Increase its innovation budget by 5% next year and continue to do so
Use pricing as a last resort measure to increase margin
Choose to stream content only, milk its mailing DVD’s within the next 5 years
Create more partnerships to create perfect hardware platform for its software
Continue its high availability distribution strategy