AI & Soc (2014) 29:11–21 DOI 10.1007/s00146-012-0435-x ORIGINAL ARTICLE Authentic virtual others? The promise of post-modern technologies Taylor Dotson Received: 17 May 2012 / Accepted: 18 September 2012 / Published online: 30 September 2012 Ó Springer-Verlag London 2012 Abstract While modern technological development has promised the liberation of humanity from the constraints of the natural world: disease‚ toil‚ hunger and so on‚ postmodern technological developments promise a
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Case study The contents of this case study should be used to illustrate the answers to all five assessments that make up this Unit. Candidates are expected to use additional resources and research in order to answer the questions. ZK Industrial Company Limited are a toy manufacturer based in Shantou‚ Guangdong Province‚ People’s Republic of China. They were established in 1995 and produce a range of toys and gifts‚ undertaking the entire production process from design
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London School of Commerce Toyota 2013 Brand Equity and its measures Table of Contents 1.0. Introduction: 1 2.0. Brand Equity: 2 2.1.0. Financial perspective: 2 Toyota Financial statement (Example 3 2.1.1. Caculating Brand Equity through discounted cash flow 3 2.2.0. Non-financial perspective: 5 2.2.1. the real and implied brand attributes 5 2.2.2. Importance of a company’s brand logo‚ symbol or trademark: 6 3.0. Different approaches for building brand equity 7 3.1. Cost based approaches
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concept of written ideas. The protagonist‚ Montag‚ goes through multiple trials and transformations until he reaches the crossing or return threshold‚ where he gains the will to share his newfound wisdom with the world. Montag’s journey reflects the message and theme Ray Bradbury conveys: the opposition to censorship‚ and how controlled our world will become if we do not take action. In the beginning‚ Guy Montag is oblivious of the issues of his society. He then becomes conflicted between his current
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Brand Positioning One of the aspects of brand equity is brand positioning. AsiaTravel has not distinguished itself from other competitor in terms of products and services. The company does not have clear view of which market segmentation they want to enter and has not built a good brand image. In order to create good brand position in the market‚ AsiaTravel should look into market segmentation‚ focuses in point-of-parity (POP) and point-of-difference (POD)‚ and brand image. The current travel
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02/13/07 Analytical Summary of The Median isn’t the Message by Stephan Jay Gould Gould’s "The Median isn’t the Message" is an essay about Stephan Jay Gould’s experience with cancer and the strategies he employed to overcome them. He comments on the necessity for a positive state of mind (164) as well as a full understanding of the information one is reading (165). These necessities lead to a pinnacle point: Gould insists we are not average and therefore‚ our fate will be anything but average. Therefore
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Find the paradox • Brand value pyramid Another tool: Find the paradox • Overcome negatively correlated attributes and benefits (paradox) Examples of neg. correlated attributes and benefits • Price and quality • Taste and low calories • Power and safety • Comprehensiveness (variety) and simplicity • Strength and refinement Strategies to Overcome Attribute and Benefit Trade-offs • Establish separate marketing programs • Leverage secondary association (e.g.‚ co-brand‚ use celebrities)
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Reliance Industries Limited About Reliance Reliance is India’s largest private sector conglomerate and amongst Fortune Global 500 companies. They enjoy global leadership and are the largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn‚ having the largest refining capacity at any single locations and also have fully integrated operations spanning exploration and production of oil and gas‚ petroleum refining and marketing‚ retail and telecommunication. Mission of RIL for the environment •Use sustainability
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a. Competition situation Product Length Competitor Product width TV/audio/video Television Sharp‚ LG‚ Philips‚ Panasonic‚ Sony Blu-ray Home theater Camera/camcorder Camera Canon‚ SONY‚ NIKON‚ Panasonic‚ Kodak‚ Fuji‚ Olympus Camcorder Home appliance Refrigerator‚ LG‚ SONY‚ Whirlpool‚ Electrolux Washing Machine‚ air conditioner Mobile device Mobile Phone & Smartphone Nokia‚ RIM‚ Apple‚ LG‚ Sony‚ HTC‚ Huawei Tablet Apple Computer/printer
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1) Why does Unilever want fewer brands? First of all let’s define what we mean does “brand” mean? I think brand is the practical‚ emotional‚ or instinctual response that is stimulated in the brain by a product or company. Brand is the image and feeling that get to people minds and hearts when they hear‚ smell‚ see and think of your name‚ product‚ and benefit. A brand may identify one item‚ a family of items‚ or all items of that seller. If used for the firm as a whole‚ the preferred term is trade
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