tolerated Be neat. If I can’t read or understand your answer‚ I can’t give you credit Cheating will not be tolerated Questions are based on the “RocketTheme: Thriving on the Web” case. A summary is given below. RocketTheme sells digital products in the forms of templates and extensions that are used with the open source content management system (CMS) Joomla. The Joomla CMS allows anyone with at least a limited knowledge of web site construction or Internet technologies to start a web site
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Blue Nile Inc.; Case Analyst Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and today‚ it is one of the largest online retailers of diamonds. In addition to selling diamonds‚ it also offers platinum‚ gold‚ peral‚ and sterling silver jewelry. It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washington and it operates in 25 countries‚ offering products through its United States‚ Canada and the United Kingdom Websites. The Company is public traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange and has received several rewards for its service price
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competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. The companies that are competing in this industry are Blue Nile‚ Zales‚ Tiffany ’s‚ Online Jewelry Stores (Diamonds.com‚ etc…)‚ and Local Jewelers. The Rivalry among the competing sellers is strong because there are many competitors and they are basically offering the same product. Also‚ the costs buyers experience
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The product The first market mix element is Product. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Product decision normally base on brand name‚ functionality‚ styling‚ quality‚ safety‚ packaging‚ repairs and support‚ warranty‚ accessories and services. These product attributes can be manipulated depending on what the target market wants. Also‚ customers always look for new and improved things‚ which is
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Date: 02/05/2013 Article: Harvard‚ Blue ocean strategy “Competing in high overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market place.” This quote that is on the top of the first page just about sums up the article‚ but I will go further in depth in what the article says. What is the best way to drive profitable growth in an industry? Or company? According to the article it is to enter into the market place that
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merchandise. The Plaintiff who is a resident of Settle Washington was a part of the test market and he saw the commercial that he contends constitutes an offer of a Harrier Jet for seven million points. 2. What is the core legal issue the court needed resolve? How did it resolve the issue? The court ruled that the Harrier Jet commercial was just an advertisement meant as an offer to negotiate and not as a contract. The core legal issue is whether an advertisement can be considered a serious offer
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A product/customer focus is a pivotal characteristic that entrepreneurs must have in order for the entrepreneur themselves and their business to be successful. With that said‚ an entrepreneur with a product/customer focus is one that clearly understands the needs and wants of their customers and thereby producing and developing products that enhance people’s lives‚ but also products that meet and satisfy customers needs and wants. Although there is a vast array of characteristics for successful
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Effective Leadership Essay Brittany Schutten February 18‚ 2015 Leadership is something hard to define but can be easily identified. Through my professional career I have had the opportunity to work with many people in leadership roles‚ but few that were true leaders. By leading by example‚ enabling others to act‚ motivating and inspiring them to achieve the vision they outline‚ and recognizing them for their accomplishments is what my leader does effortlessly. Due to all of these qualities and
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subject of my developmental interview was a twenty year old female‚ who thoroughly illustrated many of the concepts studied this semester during early adulthood‚ specifically the “social clock” and she is undoubtedly in Erikson’s theoretical stage of: Intimacy versus Isolation. (Berk‚ 2010) During my interview encounter I learned that she had experienced many things in her young life that influenced her decisions to this point. Growing up in the military and living overseas afforded her unique opportunities
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Effects of Quality Management for Organizational Excellence Nowadays the concept of quality management is emerged as a significant business practice that everyone wants to adopt in concern to his or her business operations for making them more effective and customer-oriented. By adopting quality management‚ “companies have become able to ensure quality in their products and services‚” (The Importance of Quality Management‚ 2010). A number of quality management programs are available to entrepreneurs
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