BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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Date: February 11‚ 2014 Subject: Red Lobster Question: Should Lopdrup make Experientials the target segment and modify Red Lobster’s positioning accordingly. If so‚ how should he change its marketing mix (4P)? Red Lobster has history since 1968; it is oldest and largest national full-service casual dining chain in U.S‚ operating nearly 700 restraints. Red Lobster has been built on the premise of bringing affordable top quality seafood to mainstream America. Americans spend about 40 %
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Brand Architecture • Brand architecture is the structure of brands within an organizational entity. • It is the way in which the brands within a company’s portfolio are related to‚ and differentiated from‚ one another. Brand Architecture • There are three key levels of branding: • Corporate brand‚ umbrella brand‚ and family brand - Examples include Godrej‚ Samsung‚ LG‚ Sony • Endorsed brands‚ Dual ‚ and sub-brands - For example‚ Nestle KitKat‚ Cadbury Dairy Milk • Individual product
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1. How might the implications of the P-O-L-C framework differ for an organization like Goodwill Industries versus a firm like Starbucks? 2. What are Goodwill’s competitive advantages? It is engaged in a quasi-public service i.e job training‚ employment placement services are non-rival but exclusive‚ so Goodwill stands to make lots of profits in countries were there is a high unemployment rate while keeping even in countries with low unemployment. 3. Goodwill has found success in the social services
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hundreds of colors‚ brands‚ styles‚ even materials to choose from‚ it makes shopping for something you need fun! Victoria’s Secret annual fashion show is where we are introduced to the themes. Their themes are one of the most important parts of their marketing. It separates the types of products they have; fun and playful‚ innocent‚ naughty‚ time of year‚ and so many more. VS themes are huge when it comes to advertising at certain points in the year. VS themes are often sold by the brand separated by
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Although to most people it may just be a brand of good tasting pizza‚ The Red Barron was actually a German fighter ace of World War I. His full name was Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen‚ who will be referred to as von Richthofen for simplicity ’s sake. By the Germans‚ he was called "der rote Kampfflieger" (The Red Battle-Flyer)‚ the French called him "le Diable Rouge" (Red Devil)‚ and in the English-speaking world he is known as "The Red Barron." In a time of ancient aircraft
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I am writing in response to your request that I analyze Stewart Brand’s “The Case for De-Extinction: Why We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth” and make a recommendation for or against publication in The Shorthorn. I have considered the rhetorical appeals of Brand’s piece and determined that a large majority of students would find this to be unappealing due to the large amount of Christians‚ Catholics‚ Muslims‚ and other religious groups on campus‚ so therefore‚ it should not be published. This
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Case Study: A case study is an account of activity‚ event or problem which contains a real or hypothetical situation. It includes complexities you would encounter in workplace. To learn about a case study we need the following skills: 1. Analyzing a case 2. Ability to apply knowledge 3. Reasoning and 4. Drawing conclusions According to Kardos and Smith (1979) a good case has the following features: It is taken from real life (true identities may be concealed). It consists of many parts and each
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Brand Personality – Puma Tazon II ‘Personality traits are what the brand will live and die for’ Rohan is a 22year old boy‚ tall and fit. He is a 3rd year student of bachelor of commerce. He studies at Symbiosis‚ Pune. He’s full of life – entertainer‚ hardworking and a go-getter. He comes from a rich family. He rides to college everyday on his sports bike. He likes hanging out with his friends during his free time. He loves adventure sports. He party’s hard on weekends. He is also good
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