Question 1 (5 points) 1. Which of the following may lead to vertical integration? a) Technological interdependencies b) Reduced search and bargaining cost c) The hold-up problem d) All of the above Question 2 (5 points) Effective collusion generally is more difficult when a) the number of oligopolistic firms involved decreases b) the number of oligopolistic firms involved increases c) when customer orders are small‚ frequent‚ and received on a regular basis as compared
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MARKETING HOSPITALITY SERVICES IN INDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY TERM PAPER REPORT August 2009 Table of Contents 1. Marketing 5 2. Evolution of Marketing 5 3. Recent Marketing Trends 6 4. Services Marketing 6 4.1. Intangibility 7 4.2. Heterogeneity 7 4.3. Perishability 7 4.4. Simultaneity/Inseparability 7 5. Services Marketing: How is it different? 7 6. Services Marketing challenges in the 21st Century 8
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any other factors other than those mentioned in the text that explain the differences in profitability and sales growth between these companies? I just wanted to add the importance of going above and beyond the product or service you offer and think about your customer service. Although the text was very detailed and explained all the factors that I feel are necessary for profitability. 3 Explain the “customer lifetime value” concept. CLV (Customer Lifetime Value) is a prediction of all the value
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NAME: MBONU CATHERINE CHIDINMA YEAR: 2B COURSE: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING COURSE CODE: MCS 272 TOPIC: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE MARKETING OF GOODS AND SERVICES INTRODUCTION In the technology boom of the late 1990s‚ several companies launched extensive and expensive projects to help them better manage customer relationships through enhanced use of customer data. Social media has reinvented the relationship between companies‚ customers‚ employees‚ suppliers and regulators‚ shortening
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Service Marketing Lecture 1 Maija Rökman Introduction KATMAA13 is number of Service Marketing (5 ECTS/op) Visiting Lecture Tue 18th September PhD Nina Mesiranta Books: Grönroos Christian Service Management and Marketing‚ 2nd ed. 2002 Service Management and Marketing‚ 3rd ed. 2007 Gummesson Evert Total Relationship Marketing‚ 2nd ed. 2002 History of Service Marketing * 4 P’s of Philip Kotler * Change of paradigm in marketing theory. What is the forthcoming (грядущая) one?
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SERVICE MARKETING ABOUT TAJ The Taj was built at a time when Indians were not allowed entry into most of the prestigious hotels and clubs in British ruled India. Legend has it that this was one of the reasons why Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata‚ the first Indian industrialist built India’s first luxury hotel. He went ahead with the project although he was busy with plans to industrialise India. The first Taj Hotel‚ the flagship of the Group was born in 1903 and stood alone for almost half a century
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Introduction: Apollo Hospitals Dhaka‚ being in the business of hospital service marketing where one needs to wear the shoes of the customers‚ feels that the demands of business environment are neither small nor simple. At Apollo Hospitals Dhaka‚ business development is everyone’s business. They promote total quality management in every aspect of their service‚ promising and delivering a total atmosphere of support and comfort. They believe no amount of skilled health care professionals and cutting-edge
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supermarkets‚ food service outlets etc; and marketing designed to convince the public of the purity and safety of bottled water. This report will aim to discuss the various consumer behaviour issues facing marketers of bottled water. This report will also discuss the influences that affect the purchase of bottled water as well as the importance of brands and product symbolism. Meeting Consumer Needs Meeting changing customer needs by providing the right products or services has been an ongoing
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POINT OF PARITY AND POINT OF DIFFERENCE These can be utilized in the positioning (marketing)[->0] of a brand[->1] for competitive advantage[->2] via brand/product[->3]. In essence: Points-of-difference[->4] (PODs) – Attributes or benefits consumers[->5] strongly associate with a brand‚ positively evaluate and believe they could not find to the same extent with a competing brand i.e. points where you are claiming superiority or exclusiveness over other products in the category. Points-of-parity
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Marketing Plan for McBride Financial Services Paper Jody Cosentino BSA310 Business Systems I August 09‚ 2010 Jason Black Marketing plan for McBride Financial Services McBride Financial Services is a start-up regional mortgage lender headquartered in Boise‚ Idaho (Apollo Group‚ Inc.‚ 2004). McBride Financial Services will be the preeminent provider of low cost mortgage services using state -of- the- art technology
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