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1. What are the key elements of Microsoft's marketing strategy for the Xbox 360?
Microsoft introduced the new Xbox 360 using a direct-to-consumer approach, putting it in the crosshairs of its target market 4 days before the launch of its competitors. This direct-to-consumer strategy gave the new Xbox an advantage and transformed the game industry's marketing and product development practices. The software giant unveiled the Xbox 360 during a pretaped MTV broadcast, unveiled the Xbox 360 to consumers four days before Sony and Nintendo to become the first to reveal details of a new console. Microsoft "jumping the gun" was a ploy to get advantage from the games foothold it got with its first Xbox, launched in 2001, and to get a jump on its competitors.
In revealing and promoting its new console through nontraditional means with multiple partners and six months before shipment, Microsoft stood to create goodwill with demanding gaming consumers and beyond. Talking to consumers now......

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