MACRO AND MICRO FACTORS AFFECTING THE STEEL INDUSTRY (TATA STEEL) The world GDP‚ as reported by International Monetary Fund‚ was on an upturn‚ growing by 5% in 2010 as compared to a negative growth of 0.5% in 2009. While the growth in the advanced economies was 3.0% in 2010‚in contrast to -3.4% in 2009‚ the emerging and developing economies grew by 7.3% in 2010 when compared to the growth of 2.7% in 2009. The growth in the developing and emerging economies slowed down during the end of 2010
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Chapter 7 Targeting‚ and Positioning Building the Right Relationships with the Right Customers Learning Objectives 1. Explain how companies identify attractive market segments and choose a target marketing strategy. 2. Discuss how companies position their products for maximum competitive advantage in the marketplace. Chapter Overview The chapter emphasizes the key steps in target marketing: market segmentation‚ market targeting‚ and market positioning. Market segmentation provides
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Apple Inc. (Consumers Electronics Company) Economic Environment: More or less‚ every economic factor has an effect on the operations of Apple Inc. These may include; current economic situation (boom‚ recession‚ etc.)‚ credit terms‚ inflation or deflation‚ strictness of interest rates‚ unemployment levels‚ stability of exchange rates‚ stock exchange trend‚ etc. Apple’s business can be affected by all these factors either positively or negatively. For example‚ during the inflation periods
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implementation‚ and control over the macroenvironment‚ discussed in this report‚ in terms of political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ and natural forces‚ by turning risks into opportunities that benefit the company as a whole. 2.0 Political Environment 2.1 Government Assistance One of the major factors that assist in the growth of AirAsia would be the continuous support and assistance of the Malaysian government. Over the years‚ AA has noticeably boosted tourism in Malaysia and has helped transform
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above reflects the overall marketing strategy of Heineken. Heineken aims to balance the financial sustainability with playing a role in society and to make positive long-terms commitments to investments in the environment‚ communities‚ people and partnerships. I. Marketing Environment This is the cluster of outside factors that affects on an organization’s relationship with its targeted market. It includes microenvironment – features related to the company that affect its ability to serve the
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Business: Cambridge‚ 7(1)‚ 302. Retrieved October 10‚ 2005‚ from ProQuest database. Welcome to McDonald’s India. Retrieved October 10‚ 2005‚ from http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/ourfood/nonveg/index.html www.mcdonalds.com‚ People‚ 2005 www.mcdonalds.com‚ Environment‚ 2005 www.rmhc.com‚ Ronald McDonald House Charities‚ 2005
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Demographics Mercury Drugstore’s Primary Target Market Demographics : Ages ranging from 18 to 65 years old who may be male or female that belong to any social class – B‚ C‚ D‚ and E Marital status – no specific status. The available market size using research data show that 6 out of 10 Filipinos are now opting for generic medicines over the more expensive branded counterparts. For a $2 Billion Pharmaceutical market in the Philippines $1.2 Billion (60%) - Generics Medicines $800
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Petro-Chemical companies in the world. They achieve superior results in regards to operations and financially. They also adhere to business conduct in a higher standard. In this assignment‚ we will discuss two things. First we will see how the macro-environment has influenced its marketing decision-making. Secondly‚ we will see how the marketing mix used by the strategists helps to gain competitive advantage over its competitors.
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Subject: macro level factors in an external environment Date: November 20‚ 2012 Hello Mr. Doe‚ It is my understanding that the large presentation on social networking is quickly approaching and a brief memo discussing how macro level factors in an external environment have impacted the structure of the online social networking industry in the global marketplace is required. In order for that to be done properly there is some information that needs to be addressed. Just what are Macro environment
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ABSTRACT This paper explores the differences between macro risk management and micro risk management. This paper explains the definitions provided by Kendrick and then compares and contrasts them. It also gives an example of a project and assigns classification of either macro or micro risk management. It analyses the risk factors associated with the project and the impacts of the associated decisions involved with the completion of the projects. Furthermore‚ it discusses the factors that determine
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