Hi All, This is the post by my Husband Kumar who is the Founder of this blog. He has been my true source of inspiration for almost 13 yrs since the time we got married. Sadly, he believes that he is married to Technology and Management as well. An Honest, Hardworking personality who speaks his mind.
Over to you Kumar:
Hello Everyone, I would like to share my Latest experience with one of the client who was completely involved with his Research and Development of the Product without knowing where the competition is. I will present you a similar case study quoting one of the Mobile Giants:
Images used in Infographic, courtesy FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Now its your turn:
Your views on Nokia and how you foresee its future ? You are requested to share your thoughts in comments.
Thanks for taking your time and reading this.
I lost a chunk on that stock.
Never say never regarding turnarounds. Look what happened to Apple.
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Hi Steve,
Turnaround seems to be difficult but not impossible, Leadership change at the top is the need of the hour. They cannot keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
Thanks for sharing your views.
Kumar
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Hey Kumar and Sapna,
I’m not big on this technology Kumar and I’m way behind with upgrading all my stuff. I would have to say though that knowing what they know now, they can and probably will come back. So now I guess it’s just a wait and see!
What do you think? As Steve said, look what happened to Apple so anything is possible.
Happy New Year to you both and I’m excited about what the new year will bring.
~Adrienne
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HI Adrienne
In case of Nokia, person at the helm of affairs doesn’t have the great track record while Apple had a visionary in Steve Jobs who made a remarkable turnaround story.
Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
I think it will a good year for Nokia though it will be hard for them to reclaim that top spot but overall it will be a better year for them.
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HI Karan
As a die hard Nokia fan, I’m optimistic, but they need to rethink their strategy and come up with innovative products. That’s the only way they can ever make it.
Thanks for sharing your views.
Kumar
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kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hey Kumar,
Wonderful indeed
Very nice Infographic and valid for everyone in any industry.
Nokia accused for over-sleeping and employees had to pay for it too. Mobile market is very dynamic and I amazed why Nokia didn’t thought of new ideas and consistency. Same goes for Apple where they think they are the best and fight with copyright and marketing their brand name instead of giving what their customers need. I love Apple products but it doesn’t mean I accept everything they do. They can make mistakes, but not without assessing the risk
Finally, no one can survive without satisfing needs of people.
Well, it’s not over and I think very good long-term strategy will save Nokia in the smartphone category. Industry iss not driven by the best, so always have the room for everyone. Windows platform is getting better now and I think Microsoft will help Nokia if they acheive success through it. It’s not nowhere near for Nokia as I see though
Everyone can do their best and let’s see how they will bloom with maximizing customer satisfaction
Happy 2013, Kumar and Sapna
Cheers…
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Hi Mayura,
Glad you liked the infographics. You have been very correct in your saying – this infographic is applicable to the entire industry. Nokia really slept for too long, the similar thing happened with Blackberry as well and to certain extent Microsoft suffered the same fate when they kept boasting their Operating systems and Lost the market share in web based products.
Apple is driven by innovative products, they have been smart-movers and reaped the benefit for the same.
I’m a die hard fan of Microsoft and Nokia, but want to see Nokia’s revised long term strategy as well as the tactical plans. I am closely following them.
Thanks for your insightful thoughts and I really appreciate your efforts in writing your heart out.
Kumar
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kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Nokia was indeed a brand of trust but now the days are gone. Its the time of Samsung and apple. These two are grabbing the marketing very fastly. I am not sure if Nokia can comeback.
Nice infograph Kumar.
Hi Siddhartha
Welcome back. Nokia was clearly outperformed in smartphone category and that’s the reason it cannot be compared to Samsung and Apple. It’s tough to make a comeback with both these companies becoming a force to reckon with.
Kumar
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kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Yes agree with you, but Nokia’s Lumia series have better battery back up and still people trust the “Nokia” brand, though Samsung has some of the best smartphones with them!
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Yes agree with you, but Nokia’s Lumia series have better battery back up and still people trust the “Nokia” brand, though Samsung has some of the best smartphones with them!!
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Hi Kumar,
First of all, I would like to say, infografic posts on this website are awesome. Every company will face ups and downs at some point of time or other. Currently, nokia went down. Tommorow, Samsung or Apple might go down.
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Hi Anant
True any company can meet the same fate as Nokia did. Important – what we can learn from that and how we can improve our internal processes to accommodate any change that industry demands.
Glad you like the infographics.
Thanks for giving your opinion.
Kumar
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kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Sapna and Kumar.
I like the part that read, “Time for some sleep, (Suspension of consciousness).” I am going to use that in a blog post.
With the right leadership and the personnel to carry out the work any business can make a comeback. Will Nokia make it? even the wisest of people cannot know that answer. Only time will tell.
Take Care.
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HI Justin
Glad you like that part. Nokia need to first try to embrace the change, bring some revolutionary ideas in place, learn to adapt and remove the bureaucratic culture, by doing so they can be in a position to challenge the mighty.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Sapna and Kumar,
Great post. I love the infographics and they are indeed valid for any type of business or industry.
I am not that updated about these technologies but I do remember that Nokia was taking the market by storm at some point and then all of a sudden, I started to hear about so many other brands in the market that overnamed Nokia and then I just lost track. But my opinion, if Nokia persisted to come back, it can and it may even come stronger. Everything is possible but only time will tell.
Thanks for the infographics and for the post which is thought provoking.
Wish you both a Happy New Year!!
Be Blessed,
Neamat
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Hi Neamat
Appreciate your great feedback on infographics.
Nokia use to be the market Leader in dumb phones and was leading the pack in Europe and in Asian markets as well.
Nokia lost the momentum when the transitioning took place from Dump phones to Smart phones. The last Model which really rocked was N95 Series and Some N Series phones.
It had to set its house in order if it ever wanted to compete in smartphones category, a long overhauling of its strategies is the name of the game for Nokia.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts, I really appreciate that.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Kumar,
Indeed it’s never good being caught sleeping in business, especially in this world that’s going so fast. If we are caught sleeping we are going to lose out and the competitor will take over for sure.
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Hi Sylviane
One has to be nimble footed, agile and remain connected to the ever changing demands of the customers in this fiercely competitive world, otherwise another Nokia in making.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Kumar and Sapna,
I wouldn’t like to say whether Nokia can make a comeback – but this is a great lesson in why it’s so dangerous to sleep on the job – and to stop paying attention to your customers.
Lovely infographic – really enjoyed it, thank you!
Sue
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HI Sue
True, you are inviting the trouble by overlooking the competition and Industry demands, a recipe for self destruction.
Glad you enjoyed the infographics.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hello Sapna and Kumar
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Firstly a happy new year to u both, I felt that it(2012) is totally Samsung’s year as its Galaxy serious smashed the all serious of Nokia.
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HI Khushal
Appreciate your honest opinions and thanks for commenting.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Kumar & Sapna,
What a great message there! In my view, when someone is complacent, he or she is 99% a loser. Why? The world is changing. And changing FAST.
For example, what means ‘job security’ decades ago may not be the best path for our adult children now. What about the future? Can a corporate high pay position guarantee us a decent retirement lifestyle?
REALITY Check is important. Personally, I have seen enough real life stories to understand that more than one source of family income is crucial. Nokia will probably not be able to have a great come back. What about our own lives. Do we have to screw it before we start thinking about come back strategies?
Great work inviting your talented hubby in! Wishing you both a Most Successful Year in 2013!
Viola The Business Mum
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Hi Viola
Thanks for your so kind words. You know Viola when I was in college my professor use to quote “Poor Firms ignore their competitors, average firms copy their competitors and winning firms lead their competitors”. Nokia chose to remain poor for a considerable period of time and then went into damage control mode. For a change I believe Nokia make a strong comeback which seems to be arduous.
Thanks again for your lovely comments and sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hey Sapna and Kumar,
Very nice Infographic indeed. I’m also not that on Technology, but I have to say that Nokia is still a trusted brand, no matter how many companies came and gone, but still Nokia has It’s place in market.
The Infographic is nice, but It could be more better If you could add a link to your blog or your name at the End, isn’t it?
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Thanks for that Ehsan. You rightly said – Nokia is still a trusted brand when it comes to DUMBO phones and the trust is based on some key factors – reliability and durability, but it lost its mammoth market share overlooking the demand for the smartphones. Had they kept the momentum going their way they would never ever have to start fresh in that segment.
Appreciate your visit and hope to see you more here.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
The message is loud and clear
But going on a tangent I dont see why is Apple or the Iphone regarded so high, I find it not so great. and if we look at the trend Iphone or apple have actually lost clients .. or maybe I am living on a different planet ..
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Bikram Jee, there are two things what makes Apple stand out – 1. Stylish, high quality product range 2. First mover advantage which helped them to form a global community. They may have lost some market share but they still command premium for their products and have a very strong community who swear by their products.
Appreciate your visit and hope to see you more.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Nice Infographic,
Before it was Iphone, now Samsung is displacing Iphone, so hope Nokia will too come back with good marketing strategy.
~@Khajamoin1
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Thanks Khaja. I hope it is cyclic as you mentioned. I firmly believe that its the high time Nokia rethink its strategy or comes up with out of box idea or product to challenge the mighty.
Appreciate your visit. Do keep coming back.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
I truly believe that Nokia was leading in mobile phones but it could not keep up.Symbian was the greatest operating system which Nokia had introduced and all the smart phones that have been evolved now are the result of Symbian.I hope that Nokia does something unique with its operating system to regain its position in the mobile world.
Thanks mate. Hope to see you back with Gravatar.
Kumar
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brilliant article
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i had some shares at nokia long ago and they lost half of their value,
not being innovative certainly costs a lot
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Thank you so much Farouk. Sad, you lost the bet on Nokia. Nokia had innovative product portfolio to start with, but went in hibernation, didn’t pay heed to the market changing trends and became obsolete. Thanks once again. Appreciate your visit. Will love to see you more here.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Kumar Sir and Sapna MA’AM
you are absolutely Right Nokia Couldn’t understand the value of App store… nice infographic… Thanks for Sharing….
Mosam
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Mosam, Nokia won’t be able to compete in near future, even though I want to get this wrong.
Thanks for your visit and sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
My money is on Nokia
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One thing you should note – “The best series of Windows Phones is Lumia.”
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Kalpit, I hope you don’t loose. Lumia is still in nascent stage vis a vis iPhone and is still Light years away from achieving the un-achievable.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts via comments.Appreciate your time.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hi Kumar and Sapna,
Your infographic is a great reminder on the importance of continuous innovative in business. Without listening to the audience, you may be singing to a deaf crowd.
I have also learned from the informal DIY nature of your infographics that an infographic can succeed even though it is not outsourced to a design company.
In fact, I am sure we would not enjoy these graphics as much if they were polished and and custom made.
Great initiative!
Yeremi,
It’s like innovate or perish for Nokia, they need to provide the customers what they desire for and that has to be cost-effective.
Appreciate your time. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hey Sapana,
You did really a great job, It’s wonderful post. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks
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Thanks for your comments.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
I like the nokia lumia 920vey much . Finally people got like phone nokia. !!!
Appreciate your time.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Lol, That is good Infographic and serious lesson as well, from my point of view I think Nokia has a pretty strong chance of marking it’s spot in the smartphone world if it keeps moving foward like it’s doing right now.
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Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Hmmm, a lot to think about here. First things first, India too has a great number of mobile users, so India can definitely turn Nokia’s balance sheet around. Let’s see. Nokia has launched several Windows phones for as low as 10k (not sure), in the same range as that of ‘good’ android smartphones and nowhere near apple iphones.
Personally, I dislike apple (though Steve Jobs is a great inspiration). So if someones is looking to buy a quality phone, their budget would get them a Windows or Android smartphone.
Samsung has run it’s course, several other brands like HTC and particularly Micromax and Spice are popping. Though I’m left wondering why Motorola phones are ignored, seriously they are the best in the market.
With apple also slapping a huge compensation on Samsung, Samsung’s reputation has certainly gone down and this is the best chance for Nokia to hit the ground running and no wonder we’re seeing so many ads of Nokia Smartphones. The giants have certainly woken up, only time will tell what’s gonna happen.
Plus Windows 8 being common for desktop and phone is a massive feature and can play to Nokia’s advantage.
Great post, food for thought. Nice
Aditya
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HI Aditya
They need to set their house in order and need to recognize the signs of the bad management. Recently there was a news that they were selling NOKIA house, their HeadQuarter in Espoo. Many downtrodden companies have started raising capital using this methodology. Don’t you think if their story of turnaround had been working they would have been digging around in their couch cushions for this loose change.
Having said that still, My Heart says yes they will make a strong comeback but mind says no.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your valuable thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
No one knows what will gonna happen next ..how Nokia make comeback in this competition.. I have the same question too. but great infographic here. very unique and creative. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Anmol
They should go all out and create a great turnaround story.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Kumar
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Kumar recently posted..When Nokia was Caught Sleeping – An Infographic
Nokia is about as obsolete as MySpace.
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Nokia can make a comeback if they make drastic changes in their overall strategy.
Thanks
Kumar
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Hi, Sapna,
The moral of the story is simple. The train of advanced technology is traveling with the speed of light. Of Nokia wants to catch the train, it is ok. If not, it is still ok. Someone else will replace it.
The same with internet. many people, especially elderly, do not like neither accept internet. It is fine. The train is leaving. The question is: Are you in?
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HI Margarita
This is the perfect Analogy, I really loved it. People need to embrace the latest technology or become obsolete.
Thanks
Kumar
Hello Sapna, No matters how they started and how they manufacturing. Nokia is still the one of most trusted brand. Although 3Q of 2012 was not so good for Nokia but I believe they will do comeback this year.
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Hi
Nokia will remain trusted brand in the dumbo phones category for long time to come, but lost the race in smart phones segment.
Thanks
Kumar
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Hi Kumar,
Not a good idea to rest at this time and age when technology is changing faster than you can say ‘hello.’ The competition never sleeps. You can rest on your laurels when you’re dead.
Absolutely LOVED your infographic. Nice visuals!
All the best for the New Year!
Ilka
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HI Ilka
I believe they have missed their first train and now have to wait longer to get to the other one. Nokia got complacent with their success and now they are paying for that.
Thanks
Kumar
Nokia has a lot of work on its hands if they hope to turn things around.
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Hi Josh
Task is not that tough, but intentions and attitude doesn’t seem to be there.
Thanks for your comments.
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Kumar, a very nice scenario of what happened to Nokia. The infographic is dead on, it shows what really has happened.
I seriously doubt Nokia will be the giant it once was. thanks for the info.
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Hi Kumar, Excellent and accurate infographic! When I moved to Europe in 2006, I was surprised at how popular Nokia was there. But by the time I moved back to the UK in 2010, Nokia had lost its luster to Apple.
You’re right, they have a long road back to make their brand successful again. Their partnership with Microsoft for Windows phone hasn’t been as successful as they had hoped. I am rooting for Nokia though because competition is a good thing.
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Nokia got complacent with their success and now they are paying for that.
Thanks
Nokia used to make good phone in the early age and nokia 1100 is the best selling phone in the world no doubt. But one should remember the change. We must change ourselves according to the time . Nokia still stuck in the symbion where on other hand people are crazy about iOS and Android. Well windows is helping him to build the name again . Hope for the best