Seaside Resort Holiday - Brighton Symbol of vacationing‚ first time when people began to travel & vacation. Resorts lined Brighton in England. The opening of the resort in Brighton extended the seaside as a resort for health and pleasure to the much larger London market‚ and the beach became a centre for upper-class pleasure and carefreeness. This trend was praised and artistically elevated by the new romantic ideal of the picturesque landscape. A seaside residence was considered as a highly
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10138_Levine_3p_01_k.qxd 2/3/03 12:17 PM Page 1 CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS BRANDING‚ ANYWAY? “[Branding is] a 15-second elevator pitch that every employee in the organization can not only get and articulate‚ but can talk about their role in bringing that to life.” —SCOTT M. DAVIS‚ MANAGING PARTNER‚ PROPHET CHICAGO T here is no concept as vital‚ as discussed‚ as mentioned‚ as of the moment in the world of marketing and advertising today as Branding. Everyone uses the word in every conversation‚ there are countless
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using profitability ratios for making a financial statement analysis. We will state opinions in regard to the previously analyzed figures and comment on them. The overall profitability (ROI) is 23‚01% in 2011 and 24‚18% in 2012. So the ROI is showing an increase in the period analysed because of the increasing PMR (from 18‚29% to 19‚55%)and ATOR decreases slightly (1‚26 to 1‚24). The earning capacity analysis (PMR) shows a positive development. The main reason for that is an increase in the
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{draw:frame} University of Derby/Buxton Hospitality Management MA Hotel Renovation A Tool For Repositioning In the Hotel Industry Submission Date: 7th May 2009 Business Analysis and Decision Making Student: Nana Yaa Addo Module Leader: Norman Dindsdale Introduction The hospitality industry has grown phenomenally since 2001 and has been driven by both leisure and business demand (kloppers 2005). The needs of the consumer have now become dynamic rather than static. Consumers
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COMPANY OVERVIEW MGM Resorts International is a Paradise‚ Nevada based corporation that brands itself as a global hospitality company. It is the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue - about US$6 billion in 2009. It owns and operates 15 properties in Nevada‚ Mississippi and Michigan‚ and has 50% investments in four other properties in Nevada‚ Illinois and Macau‚ China. The company began as MGM Mirage on May 31‚ 2000‚ with the merger of MGM Grand Inc. and Mirage Resorts Inc. In the mid-2000s
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Branding We have mentioned brands periodically throughout this chapter. But what is a brand? A brand is a name‚ picture‚ design‚ or symbol‚ or combination of those items‚ used by a seller to identify its offerings and to differentiate them from competitors’ offerings. Branding is the set of activities designed to create a brand and position it in the minds of consumers. Did you know that The Beatles started a recording studio called Apple? When Apple Computer (the iPod company) was formed‚ Apple
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Title: Surrogate Branding as a tool to build Brand Equity Submitted to: Prof. Anushree Introduction: Brands perhaps are the most valuable assets an organization can have. Brands create an image for themselves through the constant attention and nurture given to them by the organization. Over a period of time some of the brands become the bread winners for the organizations. Any damage to the reputation of these brands can really change the scenario for the organization. Corporations spend huge
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Maggi’s Brand Extension: Spreading in Indian Kitchen from Fast Food to Healthy Food "Maggi noodles has managed to enter Indian homes to change the traditional food habits of Indian children on their promise of convenience. This brand has understood the psychology of Indian mothers and positioned itself for mother-child indulgence." - The Business Magazine‚ 2008 “What Xerox is to photocopier and Colgate to toothpaste‚ Maggi is to noodles in India.”- the Times of India‚ 2009 In December
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` CUSTOMER CARE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN HOTELS A CASE STUDY OF SHERATON HOTEL BY NATUHWERA CHRISTINE 07/U/13737/EXT SUPERVISOR: MR. TIBAINGANA ANTHONY A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD OF A DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE JULY 2011 DECLARATION I‚ Natuhwera Christine hereby declare that customer care and customer satisfaction in hotels is entirely my own original work and has never been presented
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The major profitability ratios are: 1.1.1.1 RETURN ON CAPITAL: Describes the earning capacity of the enterprise and it is measured by the following ratio: Profit before interest and taxation Average operating Assets The Return On Capital ratio measures how well the average operating assets (assets such as debtors‚ cash‚ fixed assets‚ stock) are generating the company s income‚ and is indicative of the management techniques applied by the company to utilise its assets
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