GR Hotels Student: 1057835 February 7th‚ 2014 Executive Summary GR Hotels has modified its corporate goals and looks to increase occupancy as well as business travellers. Though there are financial constraints‚ upgrading both hotels would best allow GR Hotels to achieve this objective. The implementation plan will insure that brand and other issues with this alternative will not hinder its success. Introduction The purpose of this report is to perform a financial analysis
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Keller- Best practice cases in branding Kevin Lane Keller (born 23 June 1956) is the E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is most notable for having authored Strategic Brand Management (Prentice Hall‚ 1998‚ 2002 & 2008)‚ a widely-used text on brand management. The book is focused on the "how to" and "why" of brand management‚ this strategy guide provides specific tactical guidelines for planning‚ building‚ measuring‚ and managing brand equity
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BRANDING DECISIONS IN RURAL MARKETING (Sonal Purohit‚ Kahkashan Qayyum) “The rural consumer is discerning and the rural market is vibrant. At the current rate of growth‚ it will soon out strip the urban market. The rural market is not sleeping any longer. We are.” So sad Mr. Adi Gogrej of Godrej industries. This makes it clear that the importance of rural market at present competition is to capture market share and consumer loyalty. India is shining then! India is Unique in many ways. A population
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MK543E Advanced Brand Management Patek Philippe Branding in Web2.0 Luxury Branding in Web 2.0 Introduction With the development of science and new technology‚ usage of Web 2.0 as a communication has become a very important concept in terms of the modern consumer behavior and marketing management. Nowadays‚ people has got used to obtain the
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Working Paper Series British Airways and Balmer’s AC3ID Test of Corporate Brand Management Professor John M T Balmer Dr Helen Stuart Working Paper No 04/26 July 2004 The working papers are produced by the Bradford University School of Management and are to be circulated for discussion purposes only. Their contents should be considered to be preliminary. The papers are expected to be published in due course‚ in a revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. W O R
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CH9 Brand and Branding One of the most valuable intangible assets of a firm is its brands‚ Building a strong brand is both an art and a science. It requires careful planning‚ a deep long-term commitment. A strong brand commands intense consumer loyalty—at its heart is a great product or service. In this chapter‚ we focus on building brand equity and the benefits we derive from brand equity. What is a Brand? A brand is a name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol or design‚ or a combination of them‚ intended
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and limited the spending capabilities of consumers and business owners alike. Due in large part to the limited supply of energy‚ the hotel industry began employing programs and techniques to reduce their overall energy usage. Though these programs were employed mainly to maintain profitability‚ they represent the beginning of a significant change in the way hotels are operated to this day. Hoteliers pushed for greater energy efficiency in the interest of cost reduction throughout the 1980’s‚ but
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Literature Review Corporate Identity What is corporate identity? The task of defining corporate identity is challenging. Different views and definitions were introduced to the concept. The first time the “corporate identity” term was used was in 1957 by Lippincott and Margulies (Cornelissen & Elving‚ 2003). It was constrained by the visual representation of the organization by which means it identify itself. The understanding of the concept has expanded later to include all the characteristics
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destination‚ a visit a doctor‚ a hotel service‚ a meal at our favourite restaurant‚ or a day at school. Services constitute over 50% of GDP in low income countries and as their economies continue to develop‚ the importance of services in the economy continues to grow. Especially the economy hotel sector is the fastest growing market in global travel. Hotel operations vary in size‚ function‚ and cost. New World Hotel is one of the most impressive business hotel in HCM city‚ conveniently located
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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