Case: Jones Blair Company Question: 1. What share does Jones Blair have of the rural household market segment? Rural professional market? Answer: Rural Household Market Segment 14.6% Rural Professional Market Segment 56.3% Rationale: Household Professional TOTAL DFW (non-rural) $1‚800‚000/$33‚600‚000 = 5.4% $4‚200‚000/$14‚400‚000 = 29.2% $6‚000‚000/$48‚000‚000 = 12.5% Non-DFW (rural) $4‚200‚000/$28‚800‚000 = 14.6% $1‚800‚000/$3‚200‚000 = 56.3% $6‚000‚000/$32‚000‚000
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institutional structures. The purpose of OEM coatings are for durable goods. Special purpose coatings are employed for special applications‚ environmental conditions‚ highway markings‚ and aerosol paint. In these segments‚ Jones•Blair Company produces and markets architectural paint under the Jones•Blair Company brand name. 2) Architectural paint industry and distributions In 1999‚ U.S. sales for architectural coating account for $5.6 billion ($13B * 43%). Because of growing of substitute products‚ such
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Jones Blair Case Analysis Executive Summary: Jones-Blair needs to increase their sales while keeping their margins consistent with limited resources on advertising and sales promotion. With the four different alternatives present‚ the chosen alternative is to hire another sales representative rather than cut prices by 20%‚ increase advertising to $350‚000‚ or keeping everything the same. WIth the additional sales force‚ JB should set forth their focus on the non-DFW household market. Problem
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Jones Blair Case SWOT Analysis: Strengths High quality products High quality service with Knowledgeable sales representatives that know customers personally Mature market 1-2% sales growth long-term Shelf goods 43% of total industry dollar sales Specialty paint stores & lumberyards most frequently patronized Distributes through 200 independent paint stores Maintaining margins while increasing R&D‚ material‚ & labor costs Market to major business/financial center (DFW)
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Written Analysis and Communication Situation Analysis based on “The Madison Corporation” Case Study. Submitted By – Akhil Chopra (B20127673) The Madison Corporation: The Madison Corporation‚ producers of electric clocks have been in the market for more than 28 years .i.e. before the year 1932. They have 40 models in line for production. Out of these 40 models there is one model # 329. Model #329 was introduced in September‚ 1959 and soon became a quick
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MBA770 Corporate Finance Case “Jones Electrical Distribution” Description Jones Electrical Distribution (“JED”)‚ which sells electrical components and tools to general contractors and electricians‚ is experiencing rapid growth in a highly-fragmented‚ highly competitive industry and despite profits‚ experiencing a cash shortfall‚ resulting in increased borrowing from Metropolitan Bank (the “Bank”) to $250K‚ the max loan amount the Bank will make to any one client. JED has been able to remain
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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Re: Jones-Blair Company New Marketing Efforts Executive Summary Mr. Barrett faces different propositions of where and how to organize corporate marketing efforts in the architectural paint coatings market under Jones-Blair Company. Each executive has a different proposal such as: increasing brand advertising‚ lowering paint prices‚ hiring new representative or keeping status quo. This executive community still has not decided on which proposition to choose. I recommend hiring a new representative
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Libel Case: Clark Jones v. WorldNetDaily.com‚ Inc. Charles C. Akwari East Tennessee State University 1. Origin of the Case Tennessee businessman Clark Jones sued WorldNetDaily.com‚ a socially conservative news and opinion website‚ and freelance reporters Charles C. Thompson II and Tony Hays for libel in Tennessee state court‚ after WorldNetDaily.com published an article written by Thompson and Hays claiming that Jones had interfered with a criminal investigation‚ had been the subject of a law
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Session 5 Tuesday‚ Feb. 1 Case: Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting success. [9-707-497] Retail Financial Services in 1998 (skim for major trends) [799051] Reading: Hambrick‚ D. C. and Fredrickson‚ J. “Are You Sure You Have a Strategy?” Academy of Management Executive‚ November‚ 2001. Focus questions: (1) Using Hambrick and Fredrickson’s Strategy Diamond framework‚ what is Edward Jones’ strategy as of 2006? Which elements of the strategy represent
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