MM1 CASE STUDY SUMMARY THE FASHION CHANNEL-Introduction 1. The Fashion Channel (TFC) is a cable TV network 2. It was founded in the year 1996. 3. Jared Thomas is the CEO. 4. Experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. 5. Almost 80mn U.S. households subscribed to cable and satellite TV. 6. In the beginning of 2006‚ the company started facing stiff competition from other networks. 7. In July 2006‚ Dana Wheeler was appointed as VP of TFC. PROBLEMS: TFC was facing
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their potential customers and in recent years the direct sales and product promotion method is gaining popularity among the companies‚ thus it is important to know what factors affect the company’s direct sales organization for direct selling business function to be successful. The bachelor thesis is based on the analysis of the theory by studying the organization of direct sales in company SIA "Bite Latvija"‚ research seeks proposals for direct sales organization within the enterprise. Undergraduate
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Channel levels Most businesses use third parties or intermediaries to bring their products to market. They try to forge a "distribution channel" which can be defined as "all the organisations through which a product must pass between its point of production and consumption" Why does a business give the job of selling its products to intermediaries? After all‚ using intermediaries means giving up some control over how products are sold and who they are sold to. The answer lies in efficiency of
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Course: Marketing Management MBA 752 Case: The Fashion Channel The Fashion Channel should choose scenario 3 as the strategy of market segmentation with the goal of increasing its industry standing. They should do this for the following reasons: 1) to make maximal profit in expected advertising revenues and return on investment‚ 2) to capture significant piece of market share in the chosen target market‚ and 3) to increase their Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM) on advertising revenue.
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is Fashionistas and market data is a research study on customer satisfaction with cable networks if I were Dana Wheeler. The goal is building on the momentum TFC had created to date and stave off any competitors trying to make inroads. For the channel that needs to obtain competitiveness advantage‚ it is important to attract Fashionistas including highly valued demographic groups and increase customer satisfaction of the segment. 2. Consider 3 primary options presented. Discuss the pros and
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Informedika‚ Inc. Rebrands as Health Gorilla(TM)‚ Inc. Online Healthcare Marketplace Renamed 1888 PressRelease - Informedika‚ Inc.‚ has rebranded the company name to Health Gorilla™‚ Inc. Health Gorilla‚ Inc.’s online healthcare market is a HIPAA compliant‚ ONC modular certified Meaningful Use 2 (MU2) solution. Health Gorilla‚ Inc. enables doctors to order tests and view results from any diagnostic lab or radiology center in the United States. SUNNYVALE‚ Ca.‚ - Informedika‚ Inc.‚ the first
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provider‚ a channel that is focused only on delivering high quality and do not intends to satisfies all. A positive by product of this approach would be higher customer retention which has higher monetary value than the casual viewer (acquiring a new costumer is estimated to cost about 5 time more than retaining one). Note that although scenario-2 as well delivers these values it incurs higher risk due to its aggressive and narrow market segmentation. Finally‚ although the channel is still
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Year (units) Selling Price per Unit Direct Materials Direct Labor Debbie 50‚000 $13.50 $4.30 $3.20 Trish 42‚000 $5.50 $1.10 $2.00 Sarah 35‚000 $21.00 $6.44 $5.60 Mike 40‚000 $10.00 $2.00 $4.00 Sewing kit 325‚000 $8.00 $3.20 $1.60 The following additional information is available: a. The company’s plant has a capacity of 130‚000 direct labor-hours per year on a single-shift basis. The company’s present employees and equipment can produce all five products. b. The direct labor rate of
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>cases Yahoo Consumer Direct Marries Purchase Metrics to Banner Ads >Abstract As little as two years ago‚ many advertising pundits were bemoaning the inevitable demise of the banner ad on the Internet. But maybe they were too quick to judge. This case reveals how Yahoo!‚ in combination with ACNielsen’s Homescan®‚ has developed a methodology (Consumer Direct) to evaluate the true effectiveness of banner ads‚ from ad exposure to shopping cart. It also reveals the role Dynamic Logic played
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worldwide attention. In addition‚ Pakistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Sri Lanka‚ Bangladesh‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan‚ and the Maldives are on the global radar for their political developments‚ social upheavals‚ festering insurgencies‚ military actions and environmental challenges. Why IANS? The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) was established in 1986‚ initially to serve as an information bridge between India and its thriving diaspora in North America. Today it is a full-fledged‚ 24 by 7 agencies putting out the real-time
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