Assignments for the course Operations Management and Quality course (MBA): Note: The process of task preparation be discussed and presented in class on a regular basis. It should be delivered in ppt format. 1. This is what we read in the news on the 8th of August‚ 2014. A problem with the iPhone 6 screen delayed production of the new handset over the summer: Apple’s plans to launch an ultra-thin iPhone 6 next month may have to be revised‚ according to reports that technical problems
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DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Distribution Channels and Their Impact on Marketing Strategies Name: Institution: DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Abstract This paper discusses the importance of choosing appropriate channel members and also identifies and discusses criteria that should be used by the car compact disc player manufacturer when evaluating potential intermediaries for the firm’s distribution channel. This is important for this firm since it’s only through these marketing channels that their product
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The Fashion Channel is a well known cable television network dedicated to fashion only. CEO Jared Thomas founded the network in 1996 and had seen constant growth in sales‚ revenue and profit since its beginning. Thomas understands that in order to stay aggressive the company needs to strengthen its competitive position. Thus‚ Thomas hired Dana Wheeler‚ an expert in marketing. Dana needs to prove that her recommendations of spending more than $60 million in national and affiliate advertising‚ promotion
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Study: The Fashion Channel Case Study: The Fashion Channel Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Problem Statement 3 Proposed Scenarios & Analysis 4 Scenario #1 4 Scenario #2 5 Scenario #3 6 Proposed Solution 7 Implementation Plan 9 Conclusion 10 Exhibits 11 Exhibit 1: GFE Associates: National Consumer Survey (excerpts) 11 Exhibit 2: GFE Associates: Analysis of Attitudinal Clusters in U.S. Television Households for The Fashion Channel 12 Exhibit 3: Ad
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Introduction into Apple: Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and incorporated in 1977; it is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California. Apple’s focus is designing and developing personal computers and other software programs and portable devices. Apple’s mission statement is “Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile
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PRELIMINARY EXAM IN CHANNEL MANAGEMENT CHANNEL MANAGEMENT HISTORY OF PROCTER & GAMBLE: Procter & Gamble Co.‚ also known as P&G‚ is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ United States. Its products include pet foods‚ cleaning agents‚ and personal care products. Prior to the sale of Pringles to the Kellogg Company‚ its product line included foods and beverages.[2] In 2012‚ P&G recorded $83.68 billion in
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COMMUNICATION CHANNEL Communication channels carry the data from one computer to another Two categories of communication channels Physical Connections Ethernet cable – consists of twisted pair cable; slowest; being phased out by more advanced and reliable media Coaxial cable – single solid copper core; 80 times transmission of twisted pair; television and computer networks Fiber optic – 26‚000 times capacity of twisted pair cable; more secure and reliable; best over limited distances; lighter‚ more
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Course: Marketing Management MBA 752 Case: The Fashion Channel The Fashion Channel should choose scenario 3 as the strategy of market segmentation with the goal of increasing its industry standing. They should do this for the following reasons: 1) to make maximal profit in expected advertising revenues and return on investment‚ 2) to capture significant piece of market share in the chosen target market‚ and 3) to increase their Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM) on advertising revenue.
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between CSR communication‚ identity‚ image and reputation. 31 8.6 Preliminary conclusion 31 9.1 The perfect identity - Aaker’s brand identity planning model 34 9.2 A framework for CSR communication (SKC) 37 10. Apple inc. – The most admired company in the world (LMP) 41 11. Apple and CSR (SKC) 43 11.1 Apple’s current CSR situation 43 12. Apple’s brand identity (LMP) 49 12.1 Apple’s mission statement 49 12.2 Brand-as-product 50 12.3 Brand-as-organisation 52 12.4 Brand-as-person 53 12
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provider‚ a channel that is focused only on delivering high quality and do not intends to satisfies all. A positive by product of this approach would be higher customer retention which has higher monetary value than the casual viewer (acquiring a new costumer is estimated to cost about 5 time more than retaining one). Note that although scenario-2 as well delivers these values it incurs higher risk due to its aggressive and narrow market segmentation. Finally‚ although the channel is still
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