HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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SPEECH 2009 First of all ‚I would like to take this opportunity to thank and extend my appreciation to all of you who are present tonight. It is often understated the influence a caring family‚ an interested teacher or a supportive friend can have upon the success of a person regardless of age. Whether you are parents‚ teachers‚ family members‚ or friends‚ you have all contributed for the class of 2009 in reaching this goal ‚of acquiring their High School Certificates. Class of 2009‚ Congratulations
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Executive Summary The business world is very competitive‚ so every business decision should be taken carefully. When a company is facing a problem‚ it usually uses a problem solving process to identify a problem and analyze pros and cons among possible solutions. This paper is an analysis in regard to Citigroup Inc in order to identify possible problems that the company is facing. We are going to set out the problem-solving process based on PSU SBA framework. PSU SBA represents six steps in problem-solving
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IBM Corp Mission Possible Antwan Buie‚ Regina Hailey‚ Cassandra Hayden‚ Valerie Wilson Shorter University Introduction International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation is a worldwide supplier of advanced information processing technology‚ communication systems‚ services‚ and program products (IBM‚ 2012). The company creates business value for clients and solves business problems through integrated solutions that leverage information technology and deep knowledge of business processes.
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Research Note on the Stocks of CALATA CORPORATION Submitted by: Shaira Marie Bual Aries Kathleen Cambarijan Napoleon Fortis Cristel Mercado Debbie May Poblacion Nova Angelique Ramos Janica Bianca Talisayan Submitted to: Mr. Rolan Literatus CPA‚ MBA Date: May 25‚ 2015 I. Corporate Background CALATA CORPORATION fully owns and operates its own chain of retail stores named AGRI - the largest retailer of the country’s choice brands such as AGRI Crop Protection‚ Heisenberg veterinary
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Cumbria Floods 2009 Between Wednesday 18 November and Friday 20 November 2009‚ up to 372mm of rain fell on Cumbria. In the 24 hours ending 00:45 on Friday the 20th‚ 314mm of rain fell on Seathwaite. This is a record daily rainfall for the UK. The rainfall earlier in the week ensured that the ground was saturated in many areas. Flooding occurred in five out of the six Boroughs‚ the only one escaping being Barrow. The effect on properties was concentrated in Allerdale and South Lakeland with the most
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Credit CARD Act SUMMARY “THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTABILITY RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLOSURE ACT” The CARD Act of 2009 May 19‚ 2009 Prevents Unfair Increases in Interest Rates and Changes in Terms • Prohibits arbitrary interest rate increases and universal default on existing balances; • Requires a credit card issuer who increases a cardholder’s interest rate to periodically review and decrease the rate if indicated by the review; • Prohibits credi
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Draft MW Petroleum Corporation (A) Background: In late 1990‚ the group of Amoco Corporation and Apache Corporation had begun talking regarding the possible acquisition of MW Petroleum from Amoco to Apache. MW Petroleum Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amoco Corporation which has its own reserves‚ management team and with full ownership in geologic and engineering data. MW Petroleum‚ a free-standing exploration company that was even as large as some of independent oil companies. It
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Why did LTCM have difficulty raising its level of risk? What is Value at Risk‚ and what role did it play in the LTCM failure? In September 1997‚ the Fund had an annualized standard deviation of approximately 10.7%‚ which was significantly lower than the Fund’s long-run goal of 20% annualized standard deviation. There are several reasons to explain why LTCM had difficulties in raising its level of risk. LTCM structured the majority of its trades in a way that required minimal initial outlay
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Marriott Corporation Abstract Marriott Corporation has three divisions – lodging‚ contract services and restaurants – with dissimilar operations. The company uses three separate hurdle rates for the three divisions to value the proposed projects. It is believed that this strategy is more appropriate that using a single firm-wide discount rate because the operations of the three divisions differ drastically. However‚ the company has to ensure that the company uses an appropriate discount rate for
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