NEW-PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN TOURISM COMPANIES CASE STUDIES ON NATURE-BASED ACTIVITY OPERATORS Raija Komppula University of Joensuu Department of Economics Box 111 FIN-80101 JOENSUU Raija.Komppula@joensuu.fi ABSTRACT New product development in tourism companies has been a nearly ignored theme in tourism marketing literature. Research on product development has in major studies handled destinations‚ development of resorts or sites as a total tourist product. This paper will introduce two case
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There are four elementary differences between marketing services and the marketing of products. The reason for the differences is that services are intangible‚ in separable‚ variable‚ and perishable. (Marketing. Grewal and Levy pg. 230). Imagine going to a restaurant‚ you order a steak and request it to be good medium rare. You have thought about the steak since you ordered. You are excited to taste it. The server brings you the delicious steak; you cut into it to find that the steak is well done
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ITC3009 Product Quality and Evaluation Student: Kong Ka Yu Kate ID: 11301265D Lesson 5 Fabric Properties Homework 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. E 5. List some important physical properties of the fabric. The properties of textile fabrics are important for the control of quality‚ as well as for end use determination. There are several physical properties of fabric which affecting the performance and aesthetic of fabric. The first one is fabric count‚ it influences thickness of the fabric
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said that Ben is a “consideration” type of leader‚ while Phil is an “Initiating Structure” one. (Yukl‚ G‚ 2006‚ p.51). Each Manager’s weakness is described by the author allowing the profiling of their specific leadership behavior. CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS Answer to Question N# 1. Ben is a (relations)-oriented boss who provides lots of sympathy to his employees by taking the time to listen to them‚ support them‚ and try to help them with their problems. He tried to develop their skills by using
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PRODUCT STRATEGIES {draw:frame} When an organization introduces a product into a market they must ask themselves a number of questions. We must remember that marketing is fundamentally about providing the correct bundle of benefits to the end user‚ hence the saying “Marketing is not about providing products or services it is essentially about providing changing benefits to the changing needs and demands of the customer” For a more detailed analysis please refer to principles of marketing
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Chapter 12: Setting Product Strategy GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. Marketing planning begins with the formulation of an offering to ________ target customers’ needs or wants. a. exceed b. meet c. capture d. compete with e. comprehend Answer: b Page: 372 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. The customer will judge the offering by three basis elements: ________‚ services mix and quality‚ and price. a. performance b. salespeople
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Advanced Finance 1. Homework Investment Analysis 1. Question Rainbow Products Savings - $5000/year Machine costs $35.000 Expected to last for 15 years Cost of capital 12% A. payback?‚ NPV?‚ IRR? Payback: The amount of time required for a firm to recover its initial investment. by dividing the initial investment by the annual cash inflow. In our case $35.000/$5000= 7years NPV: Investment- the PV of its cash inflows discounted at a rate( the firm’s cost of capital)
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The Tang Dynasty (618-907) was a time of slightly deconstructed misogyny which allowed for the advancement of women. In fact‚ the Tang Dynasty experienced a small interruption with the second Zhou Dynasty (690-705) established by the only female monarch in Chinese history—Empress Wu. Empress Wu rose to power through ruthless tactics to move her from the emperor’s concubine‚ to the emperor’s consort‚ and eventually to the position of empress of China. Her significance as a Chinese ruler is exemplified
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Forests and their Products 1. Managed forests are manmade forests‚ usually of one or two tree types and in which all the trees are the same age. Natural forests‚ which contains different tree species and of different ages. 2. 1. Draining the land and fencing 2. Planting of young trees 3. Tinning 4. Harvesting 5. Second rotation 6. Transportation 3. The trees are planted closely because as they grow their branches form a mat which excludes the light. This prevents the growth of branches
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Robert Lee V. Dagting BSBA-II MM6 Tuesday 4:00-7:00 International Advertising Company: 1. Omnicom Group 2. WPP Group 3. Interpublic Group of Companies 4. Publicis Groupe 5. Dentsu 6. Havas 7. Aegis Group 8. Hakuhodo DY Holdings 9. Asatsu DK 10. MDC Partners Philippine Advertising Agency 1. Publicis Manila 2. Y&R Philippines Inc. 3. BBDO Guerrero/ Proximity Philippines 4. Dentsu Indio Inc. 5. Dentsu Philippines 6. Draft FCB
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