INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING Several definitions have been proposed for the term marketing. Each tends to emphasize different issues. Memorizing a definition is unlikely to be useful‚ ultimately‚ it makes more sense to thinking of ways to benefit from creating customer value in the most effective way‚ subject to ethical and constraints that one may have. The 2007 definition offered by American Marketing Association is listed below in several points. * A main objective of marketing is to create
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PICS01C Student Number: 7305-272-8 Due Date: 15 March 2011 [pic] a) Five-forces diagram for analysis of the retail car industry in the greater Johannesburg area 1. Competitive Rivalry Competitive rivalry exists between companies with the same or similar products/services and similar markets. Factors to be considered include: • The number and size of competitors • The rate of industry growth • Differentiation and switching costs • Fixed costs or perishable products • Expansion
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discount retail industry‚ low switching cost of purchasing products at different stores for customers make the threat of new entrants seem fairly high. Yet‚ there is high capital needed in order to be comparative with current dominating companies in addition to the established customer relationships and customer shopping preferences in the current industry which ameliorate the high threat of new entrants. With the high number of distributed store locations of small or big discount retail stores‚ customers
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been built upon the more deeply established commercial vehicle product line. PEST ANALYSIS A PEST analysis is one of them that is merely a framework that categorizes environmental influences as political‚ economic‚ social and technological forces. Sometimes two additional factors‚ environmental and legal‚ will be added to make a PESTEL analysis‚ but these themes can easily be subsumed in the others. The analysis examines the impact of each of these factors on the business. The results can then
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The toothpaste market in India is estimated at 7000 crores with a CAGR of approximately 12% between the 2008-2013 timeframe. The toothpaste (or in general‚ the oral care) industry is marked by: Low Bargaining Power of Suppliers owing to commoditized raw materials High Bargaining Powers of Customers owing to low switching costs and high number of options. High Rivalry amongst players owing to multi-player nature of the industry with frequent product launches. Medium Threat of New Entrants owing
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Pest Analysis Croatia PEST-Analysis Croatia Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………………page 3 Political Environment……………………………………………………………………page 4 Economic Environment………………………………………………………………….page 4 Social-Cultural Environment…………………………………………………………….page 6 Technological Environment……………………………………………………………...page 7 References………………………………………………………………………………
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ANALYSING THE MACROENVIRONMENT OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The textile industry occupies a unique place in our country. One of the earliest to come into existence in India‚ it accounts for 14% of the total Industrial production‚ contributes to nearly 30% of the total exports and is the second largest employment generator after agriculture. Textile Industry is providing one of the most basic needs of people and the holds importance; maintaining sustained growth for improving quality
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Restaurant Industry in India - Trends and Opportunities Restaurant Industry in India - Trends and Opportunities HVS International (India)‚ Mr. Navjit Ahluwalia‚ Associate Director and Mr. Dushyant Singh‚ Consulting & Valuation Analyst Research‚ Report Writing Mr. Shyam Suri‚ Secretary General‚ FHRAI Editing‚ Report Fianlisation Mr. Pooran Chandra Pandey‚ Assistant Secretary General (Research)‚ FHRAI Hotel Questionnaire & Co-ordination Mr. Raj Rajeshwar Sharma‚ Computer Data Assistant Design‚
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time off Severity of the disease. 4. High non-medical costs. criteria examples home economy economy trends overseas economies general taxation taxation specific to product/services seasonality issues market/trade cycles specific industry factors market routes trends distribution trends customer/end-user drivers interest/ exchange rates international trade and monetary issues criteria examples lifestyle trends demographics consumer attitudes and opinions
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SWOT Analysis. Definitions of SWOT profiling‚ SWOT intelligence analysis‚ SWOT tools‚ matrix‚ templates and utilities. Strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats analysis. SWOT analysis definitions‚ descriptions‚ SWOT templates‚ examples and explanations. SWOT profiling & analysis in market & competitive intelligence. Tools and utilities in support of final SWOT analysis. Winword templates‚ screen shots‚ PowerPoint slides and word files. A standard marketing tool for market and
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