larger purpose. In the Metal Gear Solid series‚ Hideo Kojima criticizes social‚ political‚ and cultural issues through video games by introducing today’s generation to fears of nuclear fallout and technological anxiety‚ the government control of information and data during the Information Age‚ and through the theory of intertwined fictional and actual history called Hyperreality. Though he is a Japanese video game developer‚ Hideo Kojima gained all of his inspiration for the Metal Gear Solid series
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Feature Historical Insight The Impact of Metals on Society Part I: Antiquity Raymond L. Smith Over 5‚000 years‚ our quest for metals has led us to strange lands‚ on bold adventures‚ through terrible hardships‚ and to great riches and devastating failures. Immeasurably‚ the fates of entire nations and peoples have been shaped by this quest. tion for many centuries. A product or process might have been developed in one area and‚ through trade‚ passed to another in a short period; or‚ because
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Part IV. The global marketing mix 2. Global pricing strategy 1 Cheap and cheaper… 2 Expensive and more expensive… 3 1. Basic pricing concepts Introduction Price: the amount charged to customers/consumers in exchange for goods or services Market price: the price that prevails in the market for a particular good at a specific time 3 key elements of market price: supply‚ demand and time Eg: hotel prices – peak season during summer – higher prices driven by the demand (more
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Pricing Strategy Today’s highly competitive business world forces companies to create different tactics and relatively rely on multiple pricing strategies to conduct business. As is known‚ pricing is one of the most important steps for business plan which needs good research‚ calculations and formulations. There are different pricing strategies to put into effect due to the market and product conditions‚ such as premium pricing‚ penetration pricing‚ economy pricing‚ price skimming(Voice
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Marketing Mix Paper – Price Pricing is the amount of money that customers are willing to pay a business for a good or service. There are a lot of contributing factors that businesses must take into consideration when it comes to effectively setting a price for a good or service. It includes direct and indirect cost as well as opportunity cost. Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix. It is the only one of the components that generate revenue‚ while promotion‚ place
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There are several differences between cost-based pricing and value-based pricing. In this essay we will consider a few of them. Value-based pricing is based on the customer’s perception of value rather than the seller’s cost as the key. Cost-based pricing is based on the product. A company comes up with an idea of what they think would be a good product and sets the price after considering all the production costs plus a target profit. (Kotler‚ Armstrong‚ 2008‚ p. 285‚ 286) Instead of starting
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DHL Case 1. Using the EVC framework (i.e.‚ differentiation value)‚ what opportunities exist for price customization at DHL? (In other words‚ where is there value that is not priced out?). Based on the differentiation value‚ the following price customization opportunities exist for DHL. - DHL can charge a premium for its extensive network span and coverage in remote areas that they serve‚ which are not serviced by their competitors‚ like Africa. - Differentiation premium could be charged on
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Selecting a Pricing Method 3 major considerations in price setting : costs of production‚ distribution‚ communication set a floor to the price competitors’ prices and the price of substitutes provide an orienting point customers’ assessment of unique features establishes the price ceiling (plafond) Companies select a pricing method that includes 1 or more of these three considerations. We will examine 6 price-setting methods: Mark-up pricing‚ target-return pricing‚ perceived-value
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Chapter 11 Pricing Strategies Questions for Discussion 1. Which of the different product mix pricing strategies discussed in the text applies best to Payless’s new strategy? : The strategy for setting a product’s price changes when the product is the part of a product mix. Firms are look for a prices that maximizes the profits on the total product mix. There are five product mix pricing strategies for the firms. Product line pricing‚ optional-product pricing‚ captive-product pricing‚ by-product
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COMPARING THE PRICING STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS STORES Firstly‚ Wendy’s uses many different types of pricing methods to attract customers to buy their food items. One of the strategies they use is price discrimination (same product sold in different markets at different prices) by offering discounts to seniors for 10% and children with a hamburger Kid’s Meal for only $2.69. Wendy’s also uses promotional pricing (charging a low price to entice customers and to build brand awareness) by presenting discounts
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