WACC calculation: 1) Lodaging: For Risk free rate‚ we use the 30-year U.S. government interest rate to match the duration of lodge. rf = 8.95% For the expected return of the market portfolio‚ we use the average of S&P 500 index returns from 1926 – 87 as the proxy. rm = 12.01% Therefore‚ the Market Risk Premium‚ MRP = rm - rf = 12.01% - 8.95% = 3.06% The debt rate spread of lodging = 1.10% βD = spread of lodging / MRP = 1.1 / 3.06 = 0.3595 rD = rf + MRP * βD = 8.95% + 3.06% * 0.3595
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Market segmentation‚ targeting and positioning Introduction You must have ever wondered why marketers only target certain markets and how these markets are identified. Think about universities: how do they identify which students to touch with about degrees schemes? What criteria or base (variables) do they use? Do they base it on where you live‚ your age‚ or your previous schooling scores? Do they market to postgraduate and undergraduate groups differently‚ what about international and domestic
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Market Segmentation HTC Desire According to (Philip Kotler‚ 2008) “Market Segmentation is the subdividing of market into homogeneous sub-set of customers‚ where any subset may conceivably be selected as market target to be reached with distinct Marketing Mix. Smartphones went from being a luxury and became an everyday tool for executives‚ students‚ employees and even for those who do not need even 50% of the capacity of these magnificent examples phones. Thus‚ thanks to overcrowding and the entry
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Market segmentation of the Nike company Demographic Segmentation Demography segmentation they include age‚ race‚ family income‚ and education level‚ among others.Besides‚ it was observed that the majority of the respondents consist of professional from various fields like engineers‚ software professionals‚ working executive etc. who effective form 38% of our database. While 36% were students from various fields. Others constitute designers and athletes etc. the further study is carried on the buying
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segmenting consumer markets. Answer: Bases for Consumer Market Segmentation: There are number of variables involved in consumer market segmentation‚ alone and in combination. These variables are: Geographic variables Demographic variables Psychographic variables Behavioral variables By using any of these segmentation bases‚ either individually or in combination‚ an organization can construct market segments for evaluation to help them select appropriate target markets. Geographic
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2.0 Market Segmentation Market segmentation is the process that companies use to divide large markets into small markets that can be reached more efficiently and effectively with products and services that match their unique needs. 2.1 Geographic Segmentation Geographic segmentation is dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ states‚ regions‚ countries‚ or cities. Introduced the different type of packages‚ according to the needs of people in different
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0309-0566.htm The construct ``lifestyle ’ ’ in market segmentation The behaviour of tourist consumers Ana M. Gonzalez  University of Leon‚ Leon‚ Spain and   Laurentino Bello University of La Coruna‚ La Coruna‚ Spain Ä Ä The construct ``lifestyle ’ ’ 51 Received January 1999 Revised September 1999 Accepted June 2000 Keywords Lifestyles‚ Market segmentation‚ Consumer behaviour‚ Tourism Abstract The swift and wide-ranging changes that
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Market Segmentation and Consumer Profile Segmentation is sometimes referred to as differentiated marketing. Instead of trying to sell just one product to the whole market as in mass marketing‚ different products are targeted at different segments. This is a form of niche marketing. To be effective‚ firms must research and analyses the total market carefully to identify the specific consumer groups or segments that exist within it. Below are some examples of market segmentation: Computer manufacturers
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MARKET SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETING and POSITIONING Objectives: At the end of the lesson‚ students will be able to: • Define market segmentation‚ market targeting‚ and market positioning. • Discuss the major bases for segmenting consumer and industrial markets • Explain how companies identify attractive market segments. • Explain how companies position their products in the marketplace. TARGET MARKETING Different Marketing Practices Organizations recognize
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Marriott Corporation : The Cost of Capital( Abridged) (บริษัท Marriott : ต้นทุนของเงินทุน (สรุป) ในเดือนเมษายน 1988 Dan Cohrs รองประธานของโครงการการเงินที่บริษัท Marriott ได้มีการเตรียมตัวแนะนำรายปีสำหรับ Hurdle rates(อัตราส่วนลด)ของแต่ละแผนก 3 แผนก โครงการการลงทุนแต่ละจะถูกคัดเลือกโดยอัตราส่วนลดที่เหมาะสมของ แต่ละแผนก ในปี 1987 Marriott มียอดขายเติบโต 24 % ละ ROE มียอดขาย 22% และรายได้ต่อหุ้นเพิ่มขึ้น 2 เท่า จากเมื่อ4ปีก่อน และกลยุทธ์การดำเนินการมีเป้าหมายตามแนวโน้มนี้ต่อไป
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