Strategic Marketing Essays and Term Papers
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Market Segmentation
You are Senior Marketing Exec of a local company which deals in skin care products.You have proposed that the company produce a line of consumer skin care (sunscreen) products under the brand name "MATAHARI 00".You are required to discuss the matter of market segmentation of that proposed product at a meeting of the Board of Directors.If they are satisfied with you explanation as to the potential of the product,you stand a chance of being appointed
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Market Segmentation
Segmentation is important in consumer analysis because understanding the consumer will allow us segment the market more meaningfully. To get a product or service to the right person or company, a marketer would firstly segment the market, then target a single segment or series of segments, and finally position within the segment(s). Market segmentation is the basis for customer orientation and differentiation Segmentation is essentially the identification of subsets of buyers within a market who
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Marketing Management
Singapore Airlines (SIA) started off in May 1947, when Malayan Airlines operated out of Kallang Airport. SIA itself was born in 1972. SIA was in a different position than most other airlines at the time. As there were no domestic routes to serve, it was forced to immediately start competing with international airlines for routes, getting access to airports, securing flight slots and landing rights, and attracting a new customer base. This tough start created
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Kudler Fine Foods Marketing Research Paper
How do businesses thrive? What makes one company more popular then the next? Well, many different things can come into play such as how well that company’s product is or by word of mouth. But the best way for a company to truly get its message across would be through that company’s business marketing plan. It is very important that large and small companies alike have their own marketing department specifically aimed to come up
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Strategic Business Plan
ANDY PULLEN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 100 EXAMINATION NUMBER TWO Lars this is how you create a business plan. First you have to set the vision, goals, and objectives of your business. The most important driver for almost any business plan is return on investment (ROI). Commonly, when someone starts to write a business plan for the first time you need to determine what is your objective? The essential planning elements are identifying your objectives. What you
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Celebrities Marketing
Celebrity Marketing Assignment Objective Describe how Celebrities can be used as a reference group for different types of consumers. When does it make sense for marketers to use celebrities in their marketing strategies? Use ads to demonstrate how celebrities have been effectively used. Celebrity Endorser: What and Why? Credibility is the basic source of the endorser and it is created by transfer of meaning to the audience. Some companies in the world want to create
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Strategic Resume
I am a non-traditional student who has had training in resume writing, but this training was 20 years ago. Doing this workbook on Strategic Resumes has brought me to the here and now. I went to school directly after graduating from high school and received a degree in business/secretarial studies. I worked for several years in this field. I got married, had two children, and then I got a divorce. It took five years after
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Strategic Management
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Every firm competing in an industry has a competitive strategy which may be clear and precise or embedded and understood by default. These strategies are either developed through a planning process or they are developed depending on the changing external and internal factors. Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long-term: which achieves advantage for the organization through its structure of resources within a challenging environment, to meet
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Guerrilla Marketing
GUERRILLA MARKETING Guerrilla marketing is a fast-growing unconventional way of performing marketing activities on a very low budget. Jay Conrad Levinson is its “creator”, and has influenced many companies into implementing this into their regular marketing criteria. Guerrilla marketing is a great way to introduce a new company or product and also is best for smaller businesses. In my personal opinion I think it has a very strong impact in today’s society. Mostly due to
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Coke Vs Pepsi Fighting for Foreign Markets
Introduction The soft-drink battleground has now turned toward new overseas markets. While once the United States, Australia, Japan, and Western Europe were the dominant soft-drink markets, the growth has slowed down dramatically, but they are still important markets for Coca-Cola and Pepsi. However, Eastern Europe, Mexico, China, Saudi Arabia, and India have become the new "hot spots." Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are forming joint bottling ventures in these nations and in other areas where they
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Marketing Plan - New Nivea Product
Executive Summary: Youth, timeless beauty and the pursuit of perfection seem to be on the forefront of everyone’s agenda. From television portraying reality shows such as “Extreme Makeover” and fictional dramas such as “Nip and Tuck”, it is no wonder Americans are obsessed with finding the ultimate secret to looking flawless. The beauty industry is a 40 billion dollar enterprise, (News Target, 2005) dedicated to helping women look their best so it is no
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Online Marketing in Sri Lanka
I. Online Marketing in Sri Lanka 1. Introduction The development of online marketing in Sri Lanka is lagging behind when compared to developed countries. The adoption of online marketing is more than a technical issue. Country specific factors such as differences in culture and business environment are influencing the nature and type of appropriate IT solutions including online marketing. Therefore the marketing strategies must be suitable for the country to reach and communicate with the
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Walmarts Company Structure and Strategic Management
Wal Marts company structure and strategic management Wal-Mart is known today as the largest retailing discount store in the world. Wal-Mart was merely a vision to Sam Walton forty-five years ago as being a discount store that could sell products at the lowest price possible. Wal-Mart has grown tremendously over the past few decades by making several wise acquisitions as well as having an unbeatable pricing strategy. In this paper, we will discuss Wal-Mart’s history,
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Marketing Plan - Microfreeze
Executive Summary The reverse microwave market is a newly forming market, and our new product the Microfreeze hopes to grab a 5% market share in our first year. There have been certain trends in the current microwave market, and since our product is so similar to the microwave, we hope to use these trends for our success. Our competition is going to be from the already large corporations and microwave producers such as GE, Sharp,
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Principles of Marketing
The management of the hotel wants to know the opinions of his guests on what facilities he needs to improve and so he can find out what type of customers use his hotel. The research method employed was that of focus groups and questionnaires. Focus groups are small groups selected from border population and interviewed through facilitator-led discussions, for opinions and emotional responses about a particular subject. Focus groups are a common market research tool.
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Amtrak - Strategic Use of It
Overview of the Organization Amtrak (a combination of “American” and “track”) is the brand name of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, created in 1970 by an act of Congress. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a private, for-profit corporation established by government with all of its preferred stock, owned by the federal government and its budget subsidized by federal money totaling more than $1 billion per year. Some common stock is held by the private
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Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan
I. Summary: Article 9. Lippitt, Mary Burner. "Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan." Journal of Business Strategy (Jan.-Feb. 2003): 21-24. Rpt. in Annual Editions. Ed. Fred H. Maidment. 13th ed. Management 05/06. Dubuque: McGraw, 2005. 54-57. When a company is not successful in prioritizing, it is more likely to fail or fall behind in competition. Lippitt’s “Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan” explains the best way a business can prioritize its
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Ebay Marketing
eBay in 2002: The Challenges of Sustained Growth By Group 1 4849198 Mr. Wuttichai 4849073 Ms. Piyanee 4849078 Ms. Salita 4849195 Ms. Rachna Presented to A. James P. Fitzpatrick MGMG509: Strategic Management College of Management, Mahidol University Company Background eBay is The World's Online Marketplace® with a global customer base of 181 million. Founded in 1995, eBay has created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of
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Marketing Plan: Power Shirts
Marketing Plan Powershirts CASE OVERVIEW Powershirts is a potential e-tailing partner for a clothing manufacturer located in Guadalajara, Mexico. The information we were given about Powershirts and the manufacturer is very limited, and we had no direct contact with management. The manufacturer has sold shirts in the Mexican market and has also sold men's slacks in the United States under a label undisclosed to us. They can produce shirts in any color; sleeve length, weight,
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Gap Analysis - Marketing
Apply Gap analysis model to a Fine Dining Restaurant or Hotel Service used by you as a customer. Gap analysis is done to map the gap which exits between implied & specified customer requirements and existing process In a restaurant, in Gurgaon, we went in to have lunch. The restaurant was a well heeled restaurant and the prices indicated that it certainly was catering to the upper to upper middle class. A study of the
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The Marketing Mix
The Marketing Mix There are many items or situations that require a well-balanced mixture in order to be successful. For instance, a cake mix requires a specified amount of each item, otherwise the cake might be too sweet or just not good at all if the ingredients aren’t mixed right. The same is true with marketing. Marketing requires a good mixture in order to be successful in the final sale of the product at a
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Strategic Restructuring and Organizational Developments
Strategic Restructuring and Organizational Developments Introduction This discussion is directed toward company restructuring and repositioning, specifically my personal experiences in a project dependant industry, and the evolution of a business structure and organizational culture of flexibility and adaptability. Many companies operating in a project specific and contract dependant industry are required to align employees with processes and strategies to ensure smooth transition in an often dynamic and changeable environment. Companies competing in dynamic market environments
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Strategic Planning Tools
STRATEGIC PLANNING TOOLS Strategic planning may be characterized as a systematic effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what a business organization is, what it does, and why it does it. The objective of strategic planning is to develop a map by which to manage an organization's positioning. Although some would suggest that strategic planning has lost some of its effectiveness, most managers continue to recognize the need for effective strategic
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Singtel Broker Report Asian Capital Markets October 2007
Singapore Telecommunications SingTel Ltd Reuters: STEL.SI Bloomberg: ST SP Exchange: STI Ticker: SGT.SG Regional growth attraction BUY Singtel Performance Highlights SingTel reported 1Q operating revenue of S$3,567m (+10.5% yoy) and net profit of S$927m (+10.4% yoy). Moreover, EBITDA increased to S$1,769m (+9.2% yoy). Its main subsidiaries SingTel and Optus saw slower single digit growth compared to its regional associates which contributed to the strong performance with a recent acquisition of WARID Telecom from Pakistan.
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Marketing Plan for Internet Cafes in India
Marketing Plan for INTERNET CAF?S IN INDIA Table Of Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 2 Situation Analysis 3 2.1 Market Summary 4 2.1.1 Market Demographics 5 2.1.2 Market Needs 6 2.1.3 Market Trends 7 2.1.4 Market Growth 9 2.2 SWOT Analysis 10 2.3 Competition 14 2.4 Services 14 2.5 Keys to Success 16 2.6 Critical Issues 16 2.7 Macro Environment 17 3.0 Marketing Strategy 17 3.1 Mission 18 3.2 Marketing Objectives 19 3.3 Financial Objectives
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