large share of the industry’s output or sales‚ it is a consolidated industry. The type of competition in fragmented industries is generally very different from that in consolidated industries. A consolidated (concentrated) industry‚ like the cruise industry‚ typically has a more attractive industry structure‚ though the nature and extent of competition in consolidated industries is hard to predict. Such industries typically exhibit high entry barriers‚ differentiated products‚ established brand
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THE CRUISE INDUSTRY The cruise industry is a highly profitable international activity‚ and the fastest growing sector of the travel‚ tourism and leisure industry. The cruise industry has gone through significant changes from the days of transoceanic transportation and tropical vacations only available to the domain of society’s elite‚ to the modern multimillion tourism and leisure industry that offers an affordable vacation option and a level of comfort difficult to match for the average citizen
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Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of what a cruise vacation is like. Attention getter: Have you been on a vacation where it was just you and the sea. Where you can have access to endless buffets around the clock? Where you can see different places in a short amount of time? Thesis Statement: Taking a cruise vacation is an exciting way to travel. Overview: There are so many different things you can do on a cruise ship. You can relax by the pool‚ do different activities‚ dress up for shows
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MID 107 Cohort: Spring 2015 Alec Lekas January 16‚ 2015 The Industry of Cruise Liners and How They Succeed Introduction Over the course of this paper‚ the Cruise Line industry will be thoroughly examined and discussed in order to answer some important questions. First‚ the current state and some brief history of the industry will be looked at. Some topics that will be discussed will be the structure of the industry‚ trends within it‚ the treat of substitutions and new entrants
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Princess Cruises 24305 Town Center Drive Santa Clarita‚ CA 91355 April 22‚ 2014 Mrs. Erica Evander 2408 Fairview Road Costa Mesa‚ CA 92629 Dear Mrs. Evander‚ Thank you for taking the time to write us about your concerns regarding receiving a full refund for the Diamond Princess cruise you were on. We at Princess Cruises pride ourselves on offering customers the best possible service and accommodations. Princess Cruises understands and apologizes for the disappointment caused by missing
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Executive Summary Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is rapidly becoming one of the best cruise lines in the industry. It has a strong financial position due to the 1Billion dollar cash equity investment made in the company by the private equity group Apollo Management. The company was started by Knut Kloster in 1966 under the name Kloster’s Rederi‚ which is one of Norway’s oldest shipping firms. This is a global company based in Miami‚ Florida but is considered a Bermuda Corporation with subsidiaries
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make some of the best shoes (Dogiamis & Vijayashanker‚ 2009). The issue that is discussed later in this paper would be of how Adidas had positioned its product in the market. 2.0 Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning The process of segmentation‚ targeting and positioning is shown figure 1 below. Segmentation is defined as dividing the market into distinct group of buyers that possess different needs‚ characteristics or behaviour that might need separate products or marketing mixes to satisfy
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CRUISE SHIP A cruise ship or cruise liner is a (usually very large) passenger ship used for pleasure voyages‚ where the voyage itself and the ship ’s amenities are part of the experience‚ as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose‚ as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port‚ so the ports of call are usually in a specified region of a continent. In contrast‚ dedicated transport oriented ocean liners
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Product Introduction: Chik Shampoo: Chik shampoo is a product of a Chennai based FMCG company Cavin Care. According to www.business-standard.com Article Chik mate by Gouri Shukla / Mumbai June 3‚ 2003 “Chik has become the second-largest shampoo brand — after fast-moving consumer goods giant Hindustan Lever Limited’s (HLL) Clinic Plus — in volume terms.” As per www.moneycontrol.com‚ “The shampoo sachet‚ which unlocked instant consumer recognition and cult-brand status for the company‚ today
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Market Segmentation Of Pepsi At An International Level The history of Pepsi-Cola starts in 1896 in the town of New Bern in North Carolina‚ USA in a drugstore owned by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham. He came up with many recipes of new drinks to be served at the soda fountain of his drugstore. Brad ham aim was to create a drink both delicious‚ healthy‚ aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of impurities and it should not contain any strong narcotics. Eventually one of his drinks became
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