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...this attention has prompted Eric Kim, 47, Samsung's savvy Korean-American marketing chief, to boldly suggest that he hopes to surpass Sony in brand recognition by 2005. Don't laugh; Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei certainly isn't laughing. Samsung has the second most recognizable consumer-electronics brand in the world, according to Interbrand, the New York City-based consultancy. Idei has said privately that Samsung is on the verge of overtaking Sony in the consumer-products race. Graeme Bateman, head of research in Seoul for Japanese investment bank Nomura Securities, says Samsung is "no longer making poor equivalents...
What's more, at a time when most of the world's tech companies are still shuttering plants and trimming R. and D. to weather the global economic slump, Samsung is extending its reach. Bolstered by the resurgent Korean economy--which is expected to grow 3% to 6% this year after nearly collapsing during the 1997 Asian financial crisis--Samsung Electronics' worldwide revenue reached $25 billion last year...
That's not even half the revenue stream of giant Sony, but Samsung Electronics is growing fast. It is the best performer in the family-controlled conglomerate that spawned it, the Samsung Group. Some analysts complain that the family of founder Lee Byung Chul, who died in 1987, still treats Samsung Electronics as a personal fief and that murky financial reporting makes it hard to discern the company's true profits. But neither worry has stopped investors from pouring money into the stock, which is up 65% over the past 12 months. Korea's consumers are spending more than ever...
Since the early 1990s, Samsung has led the global market in DRAM semiconductors, the memory chips that are vital to almost every digital product we use. During the current slump, as competitors like Hitachi and NEC have been backing away from the chip business, Samsung has been diving in, introducing two new lines. The company has leveraged its digital know-how to dominate the manufacturing of computer monitors and state-of-the-art flat-panel displays. This summer Samsung, in conjunction with Texas Instruments, will introduce the world's first 50-in. TV with digital light-processing technology, now used...
Consider that Samsung got into the U.S. phone business only in 1997, through a $600 million deal with Sprint. Samsung Telecommunications America, established that year in Dallas, pledged that it would become a Top 5 phonemaker within five years. It made it in two, with the clamshell-shaped 3500, which became America's top-selling cell phone in 2000. Last year, among a rush of other introductions, Samsung started selling the I300, a Palm-based PDA with a built-in wireless phone. Although there are plenty of combo PDA phones on the market, none have sold as well or enjoyed...