How should you alter your management style based on Hofstede ’s four value dimensions? Illustrate and reinforce your answer with any value dimensions referred to and with practical examples. To understand the management in countries such as China‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ etc.‚ one must have a clear understanding and knowledge of the country’s entire cultural group. Signs create meaning for each member of a cultural group therefore no culture can exist without signs. Whether in the form of language‚
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Marketing Mix and the Four P’s The marketing mix is what most marketing people call "the 4 P’s" and it consists of Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ and Promotion. "Some people will increase the marketing mix to the "five P’s"‚ to include people. Others will increase the mix to "Seven Ps"‚ to include physical evidence (such as uniforms‚ or facilities) and process (i.e. the whole customer experience e.g. a visit to Disney World)" (Marketing Teacher‚ 2000). The marketing mix is a very important aspect of
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Product Development And Marketing Mix. * Mountain Dew Product in Nigeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BY: Peter Isimhanze‚ Tuesday‚ June 26‚ 2011. Table of Content Introduction…………………………………………………………………………. 1 Brief on Seven-up Bottling Company Plc………………………………………... 3 * Company’s Product Mix……………………………………………….. 5 * Company’s Marketing Strategies……………………………………... 6 The Product – “Mountain Dew”…………………………………………………… 7 Product Mix…………………………………………………………………………
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marketing mix: product and packaging The role of product in the marketing mix The product itself is the most important feature of the marketing mix. After deciding the market segment for the product‚ the other parts of the marketing mix will be decided. Large companies often have a department to develop new products. Whilst deciding the marketing mix‚ the company will also have to take into account the competitor’s products. Types of product There are several types of products involved in
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strong consumer preference towards its ‘value-for-money’ products. It was way back in ‘60s and ‘70s‚ where the domestic detergent market had only premium segment‚ with very few players and was dominated by MNCs. It was 1969‚ when Karsanbhai Patel started door-to-door selling of his detergent powder‚ priced at an astonishing Rs. 3 per kg‚ when the available cheapest brand in the market was Rs. 13 per kg. It was really an innovative‚ quality product – with indigenous process‚ packaging and low-profiled
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Problem Statement Present the cost per pound of the nuts included in the Regular‚ Deluxe‚ and Holiday mixes. Discuss the optimal product mix and the total profit contribution. Give recommendations regarding how the total profit contribution can be increased if additional quantities of nuts can be purchased. Give a recommendation as to whether TJ’s should purchase an additional 1000 pounds of almonds for $1000 from a supplier who overbought. Give recommendations on how profit contribution could
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Product Mix Product mix is a combination of products manufactured or traded by the same business house to reinforce their presence in the market‚ increase market share and increase the turnover for more profitability. Normally the product mix is within the synergy of other products for a medium size organization. However large groups of Industries may have diversified products within core competency. Larsen & Toubro Ltd‚ Godrej‚ Reliance in India are some of the examples. One of the realities
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their quest to acquire and develop new products‚ will the use of the PTSTP method help Pepsi develop new products in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage?A product is defined in three levels; core‚ actual‚ and augmented. The core of the product is the benefit it offers the consumer. For the example of colas‚ it could be refreshment‚ energy (sugar and caffeine)‚ alertness‚ or just pleasure. The soda itself is the actual product. The augmented product for a cola could be the recognition
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known as "work centrality." It is the "degree of general importance that working has in the life of an individual at any given point in time." In Japan‚ work is accorded a very high value according to research. The Japanese consider work to be important as a source of income and a way to keep one occupied. They don’t necessarily see it in aesthetic terms as do people in the Netherlands and Belgium‚ who‚ nonetheless aren’t keen on the notion of work. Studies show that those nationalities who value
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Product Features and Benefits Lululemon offers a comprehensive line of performance apparel and accessories for women‚ men and female youth. Their apparel assortment includes items such as fitness pants‚ shorts‚ tops and jackets that are designed for healthy lifestyle activities such as yoga‚ running and general fitness. Although Lululemon benefits from the growing number of people that participate in yoga‚ they believe the percentage of their products sold for other activities will continue
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