27-Sep-11 16:22:00 PM Pages 1-20 A firm’s performance is stricktly related to the strategy they adopt‚ and good strategy affect all of the functional areas of the firm. Three main concepts are essential to develop competency in strategic managment. 1- firms and industries are dynamic‚ therefore we can’t see a firm as a snapshot in one particular moment‚ but as a ongoing movie. Therefore‚ if a firm is successful now‚ that is the result of many decisions made over time. 2- In order to succeed‚ it’s
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1.2 Introduction ’Marketing is so basic that it cannot be considered as separate function. It is the whole business seen from the point of view of its final result‚ that is‚ from the customer’s point of view’. - Peter Drucker. Marketing is indeed an ancient art; it has been practiced in one form or the other‚ since the days of Adam and Eve. Today‚ it has become the most vital function in the world of business. Marketing is the business function that identifies unfulfilled needs and
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a firm ’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with customers.Two levels of the environment are: 1)Micro: The micro environment consists of the internal forces in the business.They are: • The Company Itself • Suppliers • Marketing Intermediaries • Customers • Competitors • Public 2)Macro: The macro environment consists of the external forces in the business.They are: • Demographic Forces • Economic Forces • Political Forces • Technological Forces • Natural Forces
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Introduction: The article ‘Managing yourself’ talks about the importance of self assessment by an individual at every stage of professional life. Inspite of exceeding the expectations and delivering targets successfully and being the best team player‚ one must needs to assess and think strategically and develop winning strategy when holding a senior executive level title. In this article‚ the author talks about various senior level executives who failed
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The Article I have chosen to summarize is titled “Life and Death” by Cindy Waxer and the same was published in the February 2013 issue of The PM Network Magazine‚ The article is on Risk Management planning and execution and its requirement before any type of risky operation. The Management team of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ USA faced a dramatic challenge on 9th June 2012 when they moved 127 patients from their aging facility to a new 23-storied $855 building on Northwestern
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behavior. It is every marketer’s dream to have real‚ up-to-date information about consumers: their preferences‚ opinions‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ interests‚ education level‚ behavior are the base of understanding their needs. Businesses often employ Marketing research to determine
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INTEL case study 1. Discuss how Intel changed ingredient-marketing history. What did it doso well in those initial marketing campaigns?In 1980s‚ Intel faced a problem to distinguish itself from the competitors and tried to convince consumers to pay more for its high performanceproducts. By creating the ingredient-branding campaign‚ Intel mended thematter and made history in 1991. To become distinctive‚ it chose a namefor its latest microprocessor introduction that could be trademarked Pentium. The
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application at knowledge about the how people - as individuals and a groups - act within organization. It strives to identify ways in which people can act more effectively." "Organizational behaviour can be defined as the understanding‚ prediction and management of the human behaviour affect the performance of the organizations is conerned with the study of what people do in an organization and how their behaviour affect the performance of the organizations. Organizational behaviour is a scientific descipline
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Past Exam Questions Question 1 (Marketing – delivering and capturing value) a) Imagine you are purchasing a new IPAD device during the summer holidays. Discuss the types of marketing value you would get from purchasing and using this product offering (8 marks) b) Discuss what is meant by the following marketing terms a. the production concept b. marketing concept c. societal marketing concept (6 marks) c) Why are marketing relationships becoming more important for sellers? Identify
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Europe‚ and America. Each of the hotels has its own pricing criteria according to the location. Marketing strategies employed by individual hotels ensures they get enough customers in accommodation. Their main target of clients is the tourist visiting different countries like Kenya. To capture these customers‚ the need to create awareness of what services are offered arises. The hotel has marketing criteria where different prices are charged for the different seasonal period in a year. The pricing
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