The perils of best practice: Should you emulate Apple? Outliers are exactly that. Duplicating their performance is harder than we might wish. SEPTEMBER 2012 • Marla M. Capozzi‚ Ari Kellen‚ and Sven Smit Source: Strategy Practice http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/The_perils_of_best_practice_Should_you_emulate_Apple_3013 It’s no mystery why companies emulate their most successful peers. Tried-and-true approaches often seem preferable to starting from scratch‚ whether for developing new products
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Consumer Surplus: The difference between the maximum price that consumers are willing to pay for a good and the market price that they actually pay for a good is referred to as the consumer surplus. The determination of consumer surplus is illustrated in Figure 1‚ which depicts the market demand curve for some good. | | | | The market price is $5‚ and the equilibrium quantity demanded is 5 units of the good. The market demand curve reveals that consumers are willing to pay at least
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5. Analyzing Consumer Markets LECTURE QUESTIONS 1. How do consumer characteristics influence buying behavior? 2. What major psychological processes influence consumer responses to the marketing program? 3. How do marketers analyze consumer decision making? 4. How do consumers make purchasing decisions? INTRODUCTION * The aim of marketing is to meet and satisfy target customers’ needs and wants better than competitors * Marketers are always looking for emerging customer trends
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For instance‚ while attempting to shape Sniffy’s behavior‚ I employed the successive approximation method. Initially‚ the goal behavior for Sniffy was to associate the bar press sound to the food pellet dispenser; hence‚ magazine training. Once Sniffy proceeded to get closer to the food pellet dispenser‚ I rewarded him with a food pellet by pressing the bar. After many attempts to reinforce the sound of the bar administering a food pellet to shape Sniffy’s response‚ the association was made
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licensed‚ expansion restricted and locations for setting up plants decided by the government. Two wheeler productions were under a lakh during the 70’s and iconic brands like Royal Enfield’ s bullet and Bajaj Auto’s Chetak won the hearts of Indian consumers. "There was dowry and chetak. Dowry was bad and chetak good‚� says Rahul Bajaj‚ chairman‚ Bajaj Auto After almost decades of a monopoly for Bajaj Auto‚ things began to change. The 70’s and 80’s saw new manufacturers like LML Scooters India and
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & REDRESSAL FORUM SUBMITTED To: PROF: N. JAYARAM SHETTY JKSHIM EVALUATOR: JKSHIM SUBMITTED By: K.SANDEEP.SHETTY 1st YEAR MBA ‘B’ SECTION JKSHIM *CONSUMER RIGHTS & REDRESSAL FOR*U*M UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ *1986 Gandhiji has rightly said: ORIGIN OF CONSUMER RIGHTS Right to Safety Right to Information Right to choice RIGHT TO SAFETY RIGHT TO CHOICE RIGHT TO BE HEARD RIGHT TO SEEK REDRESSAL RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCATION Awareness
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What is Consumer Learning? Consumer Learning is the process by which individuals acquire the purchase and consumption knowledge and experience they apply to future related behavior. Most of the learning is incidental. Some of it is intentional. Basic elements that contribute to an understanding of learning are: 1. Motivation 2. Cues 3. Response 4. Reinforcement There are 2 theories on how Individuals learn: 1. Behavioral Theory 2. Cognitive Theory Both contribute to an understanding
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Consumer protection laws are designed to ensure fair competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves. Consumer Protection laws are a form of government regulation which aim to protect the interests of consumers. For example‚ a government may
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In this paper we will define consumer behavior and how marketing is related to consumer behavior. We will also select a purchase we made recently and describe in detail how each of the 4 P ’s (product‚ price‚ promotion‚ and place) affected our purchasing decision. Consumer behavior is the study of how people buy‚ what they buy‚ when they buy and why they buy. It is a subcategory of marketing ends elements from psychology‚ sociology‚ sociopsychology‚ anthropology‚ and economics. It attempts to understand
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How Place Shapes Us Where we live makes a big impact on our sense of self and our attitude about how “normal” people live. Traveling to different areas of the country exposes us to samples of cultural differences within just the United States. In New York‚ affluence is measured in fashion and dollars. In Boston it is about history‚ who you know and education. In Hawaii‚ the focus is on hospitality‚ "Mahalo"‚ being laid back‚ and the waves. In the Mid-West‚ for some it is about the family farms
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