Charles 22 November 2010 Table of context Introduction Assignment 1.2: Course Project—Target Company Profile and Its Approach to Marketing Assignment 2.2: Course Project—Marketing Environment Analysis Assignment 3.2: Course Project— Market Segmentation Assignment 4.2: Course Project— Customer Behavior Analysis Assignment 5.2: Course Project—Product Strategy Assignment 6.2: Course Project—Pricing Strategy Assignment
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TARGET CORPORATION CASE I. Current Situation A. Current Performance Target is an upscale discounter that provides high-quality‚ on-trend merchandise at attractive prices in clean‚ spacious and guest-friendly stores. Target Corporation is the nation’s #2 discount chain. The company operates about 1‚745 Target and SuperTarget stores in 49 states‚ as well as an online business called Target.com. After a reversal in fortune that coincided with the onset of the deep recession in the US‚ Target
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Executive Summary Target Corporation operates general merchandise stores in the United States and has just begun opening stores in Canada. The company offers a wide variety of goods ranging from household essentials and furnishings to hardlines comprising of various forms of personal entertainment and apparel and accessories. Target has opened more than 20 of its 124 locations already and has received mixed feedback from Canadian shoppers. Retail pricing is on average at least 10% higher in comparison
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is more than just “telling and selling.” Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships. The twofold goal of marketing is to attract new customers by promising superior value and to keep and grow current customers by delivering satisfaction. Hence‚ marketing is defined as the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return. Today‚ marketing must be understood not in the old sense of making
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Subway target segmentation Young optimism People who fall in “young optimism” segment are one of the regular customers who want a fast healthy and cheap meal. This segment includes young professionals‚ technocrats and students who would visit during lunch time and/or dinner time. These young optimists are busy with their jobs or studies and therefore wouldn’t be able to make their own meal at times. Since they enjoy outgoing lifestyle they’ll love to stop by Subway and eat there. Socially aware
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Market Segments and Targets Many organizations are utilizing target marketing to compete more effectively. Companies focus on the customers which they can most likely satisfy‚ instead of scattering their marketing effort. Effective target marketing requires identifying distinct groups who have different needs and preferences which is called market segmentation and select one or more market segments to enter which is called market targeting. In addition‚ for each target segment‚ marketers must establish
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Customer Analysis Customer analysis is an important and critical section in the company business plan or marketing plan. The analysis is using to identify the target customer‚ make the strategic and ascertains the needs of these customers‚ and specifies the product that satisfies these needs. The customer analysis and customer profile is a simple tool to help the business better understand and investigate the trend and the potential customers‚ therefore the company can increases the sales and grow
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Over the next couple of months‚ I will be conducting research on Target (TGT) and J.C. Penny (JCP). The reason for this is so that I may give my insight on which company I feel will be the most desirable one for Celash‚ Byrne & Moovon (CB&M). . Using detailed financial statements on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as data available on each of the companies web sites‚ Foundations of Financial Management With Time Value of Money‚ course book‚ Interpretation of Financial Statements
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CLEANLINESS 3. REAL WELCOME & THANK YOU 4. HOSPITALITY GESTURES 5. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS & RECOVERY 6. SECURITY 7. GOOD COMMUNICATION & FOLLOW-UP 8. BIRTHDAY PARTIES 9. LOCAL STORE MARKETING (LSM) 10. PRODUCT AWARENESS AND COMPANY INFORMATION 1 11 28 32 37 42 50 56 58 64 1. INTRODUCTION 3. The One-Day Course The final stage of your development will involve your attendance on the Customer Care Course. Attending the one-day Customer Care Course will give you an opportunity to further improve and
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Question 1: What microenvironmental factors have affected Target’s performance over the past few years? Microenvironmental factors have been a combination of the following factors‚ Target itself‚ marketing intermediaries‚ suppliers‚ customer markets‚ the public and its competitors. All of these forces have contributed to target overall performance. Question2: What macroenvironmental factors have affected Target’s performance during that period? The macroenvironmental factors that affected target’s
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