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Alphabet Company
Alphabet Inc., the internal parent company of Google, is a major power in the tech world,
forming and forming the digital arena with its advanced offerings and services. With the intend
to reach both brief-term ambitions, such as market widening and product improvement, and
long-term objectives, for example technological advancement and diversification, Alphabet has
skillfully skirted the intricacies of the international market. Mergers and procurements have been
key in Alphabet's growth pattern in recent years, swaying its performance and corporate
objectives. This paper will examine Alphabet's short-term and long-term targets, measure the
effects of mergers and acquisitions during the past 3 to 5 years, call out a indispensable merger
or procurement that has benefitted Alphabet's prosperity notably, and evaluate the productivity of
its operating plan.
Short And Long Terms Goals
Alphabet's immediate objectives encompass widening its hardware portfolio with items
such as Google Pixel mobile devices and Google Home speakers, intensifying its position in the
cloud infrastructure market by means of its Google Cloud Platform, and founding newer services
and solutions. The firm's future objectives concern investing in progressive technologies such as
AI, ML, and self-driving cars, and diversifying its appeal to different sectors extensively.

Mergers And Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been instrumental in promoting Alphabet's
growth during the past few years. During the past 3 to 5 years, the company has taken over a
number of firms that helped boost its results and move it closer to its goals. In 2018, Alphabet
acquired Xively, a provider of internet of things (IoT) solutions, thus widening the capabilities of
Google Cloud Platform in the realm of IoT (Hill, 2019). .A year later, the company picked up
Looker Data Sciences, a company in business intelligence software, which lent a hand to the
Google Cloud Platform's data analytics sector. Most recently, Alphabet has obtained Fitbit, a
wearable technology firm that aids Google to spread its hardware sector . These strategic
takeovers have allowed Alphabet to remain a major player in the tech industry by broadening its
services and goods.
Most Critical Merger Or Acquisition

The most consequential mergers or acquisitions that have been instrumental in

Alphabet's performance and success in meeting their objectives is the acquisition of YouTube
back in 2006 for $1.65 billion. Elias and Graham (2021) claim that in the year 2020, Google
gathered $104 billion through their "search and other" offerings, representing 71% of their ad
proceeds and 57% of Alphabet's all-inclusive income.YouTube has grown to become a
ubiquitous video-sharing platform with over two billion people visiting it every month. This
procurement gave Alphabet a foothold in new zones and pulled in a plethora of new clients to
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their services. On top of that, YouTube has been a prodigious source of income for Alphabet due
to its advertisement sales in 2020 amounting to around $147 billion (Elias & Graham, 2021). The
ownership of YouTube has been crucial in Alphabet's prosperity, being of huge assistance to
them in order to remain competitive in the video-sharing industry and widening their revenue
sources.

Effectiveness Of Alphabet’s Operational Plan

Alphabet's operational plan for global strategies focuses on a transnational approach that
accentuates local responsiveness and global unification. This approach enables Alphabet to
conform to local market climates while preserving a global footprint. For instance, Google has
put together search engines that are custom-made to local languages and cultures (Ashraf, 2020).
This tactic has aided Google in widening its reach to new markets around the world while
sustaining a steady brand persona. Nonetheless, this approach can also prove to be a challenge as
it necessitates Alphabet to find a balance between local responsiveness and global integration.
Alphabet must make sure that its products and services are adjusted to local market conditions
while keeping a consistent brand identity across every market.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Alphabet's creative takeovers, especially the purchase of DeepMind
Technologies, have been of great assistance in expediting the firm's progress and invention. On a
similar note, the acquisition of YouTube has contributed to Alphabet's success by sustaining its
power in the expansive video-sharing market and broadening its income sources. Alphabet's
global strategies are structured on a transnational framework to permit it to alter its practices
according to localized contexts while still sustaining a global existence. Together with an
operational plan for global strategies that is organized around a transnational approach, Alphabet
has accomplished harmony between global systematization and local transformation,
guaranteeing its continuing triumph in the ever-transforming technology sector.

References

Elias, M. G. & Graham, M. (2021, May 18). How Google’s $150 billion advertising business
works. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/18/how-does-google-make-money-advertising-
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List of mergers and acquisitions by Alphabet - Wikipedia. (2011, December 7). List of Mergers
and Acquisitions by Alphabet - Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Alphabet

Hill, S. (2019). Scalable iot platforms (Master's thesis). https://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/10483

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Ashraf, K. (2020). Alphabet’s tactical, operational and contingency managerial role finding.
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Ashraf - Academia.edu.
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