The Artifact That Best Describes My Personality Sharon Soj Instructor: Jennifer Ferraro English 090 July 27‚ 2010 The artifact that best describes my personality is my 1993 Nisson pickup truck. It is an automatic so it is a classic because they only made five hundred automatics that year. I have been told by everyone that has met me that I am a very classy lady. My truck is a 4-cyclinder engine that is very thrifty on gasoline. Put twenty dollars of gas in the tank
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ANSWERS TO CONCEPT CHECKS‚ FINANCIAL PLANNING PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS‚ AND CASES CONCEPT CHECK ANSWERS Concept Check 1-1 (p. 7) 1. What personal and economic factors commonly affect personal financial decisions? Personal financial decisions are affected by personal factors such as income‚ household size‚ age‚ and personal value. Economic factors that affect personal finance include global business activities‚ inflation‚ and interest rates. 2. For each of the following situations‚ indicate if
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Marketing: separating fact from fiction Most people‚ when asked what marketing is all about‚ usually give the following responses: Advertising! Sales! Products! Free gifts! Research! This isn’t unusual. These words often describe what most people think marketing represents‚ whether they’re students or indeed fellow professionals who work in industry. The descriptive words above certainly form part of the jigsaw puzzle of what the world of marketing constitutes‚ but marketing itself
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equity‚ which occurred in the late 1980’s was pivotal because it changed the way that marketing was perceived. Brand Awareness – is assets that can be extremely durable thus sustainable. It can be very difficult to dislodge a brand that has achieve dominant awareness level. Brand Loyalty - An existing base of loyal customers provides enormous sustainable competitive advantages. It reduces the marketing costs of doing business‚ since existing customers usually are relatively easy to hold
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Europe‚ and America. Each of the hotels has its own pricing criteria according to the location. Marketing strategies employed by individual hotels ensures they get enough customers in accommodation. Their main target of clients is the tourist visiting different countries like Kenya. To capture these customers‚ the need to create awareness of what services are offered arises. The hotel has marketing criteria where different prices are charged for the different seasonal period in a year. The pricing
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Chapter 1 Questions 1. Explain the concept of opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is that which has to be forgone in order to obtain a good or service 2. List goods‚ or services‚ that compete for your income. Similarly‚ list activities that compete for your time. In deciding what you will spend your income on and how you will allocate your time‚ do you minimize your opportunity costs? Goods or services competing for your income might include rent‚ food‚ heating and travel. Activities
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P2-describe the limitations and constraints of marketing Limitations and constraints include; Sales of Goods Act 1979 Trade Descriptions Act 1968 Consumer Credit Act 2006 Data Protection Act 1968 Voluntary constraints Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Pressure groups and consumerism Acceptable language Sales of goods act 1979 The sales of goods act needs sellers to trade goods that are as they advertised and described. The good or service has to be of satisfactory quality. Effectively
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Simulation #1 Evaluation Change Management: Power and Influence By: Eiley Morrison MHR 300 7/13/14 As the CEO of an organization‚ one must make large-scale decisions on a regular basis in order to promote company growth‚ keep the employees happy‚ and achieve success. In this simulation assignment I was the CEO of Spectrum Sunglass Company‚ a company that provides its customers with high quality sunglasses. The future was looking bright because the market was growing‚ there was no pressure
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improved in the two following years. However from 2003‚ the economy has evidenced improved performance from the aftermath. In 2004‚ the hotel industry had recorded revenue of $113.7 billion and grossed $16.7 billion in pretax (Chap 6‚ Pg 332‚ Strategic Marketing Problems‚ Kerin and Perterson). All hotel segments also proved to have improved performance on the three most important factors: occupancy‚ average daily rate and revenue per available room. For that reason‚ it could be predicted that 2005 will be
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The rise of personal computers in the mid 1980s spurred interest in computer games. This caused a crash in home Video game market. Interest in Video games was rekindled when a number of different companies developed hardware consoles that provided graphics superior to the capabilities of computer games. By 1990‚ the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the product category. Sega surpassed Nintendo when it introduced its Genesis System. By 1993‚ Sega commanded almost 60 per cent of Video game market
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