raise needed funds? Would you kiss a pig? Organize a game of cow chip bingo? Paint Pepsi on your school roof? As school budgets seem to buy less and less of what educators and parents believe students need‚ money from fund-raising is becoming more and more important. Some school districts are discovering -- or creating -- new ways to raise money. Whether it is selling candy and wrapping paper or such items as T-shirts‚ candles‚ pizza kits‚ posters‚ cookies‚ collectibles‚ or magazines‚ fund-raising
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A. How can growth companies afford hybrid debt facilities‚ which are riskier and more expensive than senior loans obtained by mature value companies? The Paradox: “Growth companies” notoriously generate lower Cash Flows than “Mature companies”‚ but at the same time Growth companies have to finance their business through more expensive instruments (mezzanine finance) as the information available to the public‚ i.e. the investors‚ are much less than those released by big and mature companies. Therefore
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Distribution Channels Discovery Learning Exercise #6 (20 points) 1. What happens on Facebook‚ stays on Facebook? An importance of social media for the tourism‚ recreation‚ event and hospitality industry is constantly growing. a) Assume you are a revenue manager at a business of your choice (hotel‚ travel agency‚ cruise line‚ theme park‚ recreation‚ sport management company‚ event planning company‚ etc.). Please specify the industry segment that you selected for this question. a. Hotel Revenue
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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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presentation is to discuss the theory of distribution strategy with the underlying real life examples of McDonald ’s fast-food restaurants in Australia. In other words‚ the aim is to discuss McDonald ’s distribution channel‚ the way this fast-food restaurant gets its products to the market. Nonetheless‚ this presentation will demonstrate that McDonald ’s distribution strategy is effective in many cultures. In the theory of marketing mix‚ place (distribution) determines where the product will be sold
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perform a distribution function. The distribution function is vital to the economic well-being of society because it provides the goods and services desired by the consumer. Economists often describe the value of distribution in terms of ownership‚ place‚ and time utility. The marketer contributes to the product’s value by getting it to the right place at the time the consumer wants to buy it and by providing the mechanism for transferring ownership. Firms that do not perform the distribution function
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responsible for formulating effective distribution strategy (place) in order to keep the other Ps moving (Distributionstrategy.org.‚ 2013). As a result‚ studies described distribution strategy as crucial prerequisite for success of any business (Chapter 15: Product Distribution‚ n.d.). It is a plan of actions employed to move service/product from the manufacturer to the end consumers through different approaches such as physical distribution and distribution channels. Generally‚ it tries to describe where
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Physical distribution is a term used to describe the methods and means by which a product or a group of products are physically transferred‚ or distributed‚ from their point of production to the point at which they are made available to the final customer.(Rushton at el 2010) In other words is the set of activities concerned with efficient movement of finished goods from the end of the production operation to the consumer. Physical distribution takes place within numerous wholesaling and retailing
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Intra/Entrepreneurship and Business Management Business Failure Case Study Washington Mutual Failure Failing in business isn ’t fatal. It ’s often a precursor to success. It ’s not uncommon for successful entrepreneurs to fail before achieving success. During turbulent economic times‚ such as now‚ we can easily find ourselves shifting the blame for the failure of our businesses to factors outside of our control. Similarly in economic boom times we can find ourselves being quite proud
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Brief History of Cable Television: The traditional mass media had a confined sphere in countries where it initially grew‚ functioning strictly in line with the values‚ norms‚ traditions and basic requirements of the local populace. But‚ the inventions of new technologies like satellite communication‚ cable television and internet has helped it across national boundaries and addresses the worldwide audience. These boosting inventions have‚ in fact made the world a global village by transforming media
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