CHAPTER 13: THE MARKETING OF SERVICES ADDITIONAL CASE STUDY NEW LINE IN MOBILE PHONES One of the oldest principles of marketing is that sellers may sell features‚ but buyers essentially buy benefits. This is a distinction sometimes lost on technology led organisations‚ and the service sector is no exception. Recent experience of the UK’s largest telecommunications company‚ Vodafone Airtouch‚ illustrates how crucial it is to see service offers in terms of the benefits they bring to customers
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ATLANTIC COMPUTER – CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1.- What Price should Jowers charge DayTraderJournal.com for the Atlantic Bundle (that is‚ Tronn servers + PESA software tool) according to the following four criteria? Option A): Status-quo pricing $4000 for the Atlantic Bundle. Option B): Competition-based pricing $6800 for the Atlantic Bundle. Option C): Cost-plus pricing $4491.04 for the Atlantic Bundle. Option D): Value-in-use pricing $8400 for the Atlantic Bundle. 2.- Think broadly about
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Stabucks Starbucks which from small businesses to todays global cafe‚ has managed to become one of the best coffee chain and suppliers in the world. As early as in 1971‚ three friends (Jerry‚ ZEV and Gordon) sell fresh coffee beans and accessories in Seattle are the idea of passion. Things started to change; Schultz wanted to sit environment friendly coffee service development the business. Schultz provides coffee spread the idea of sitting together in a culture‚ and since that time‚ Starbucks is in
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As we know‚ starbucks is one of big brands in the world ‚ so ‚ how do they do it to maitain the organization for along time ? because they have unique cultures that I’ll show you right now. Starbucks enjoin all new employees to consummate twenty-four hours of training. During the period‚ they will have learned the operation of espresso machines‚ the customer service reflective of their mission statement‚ the processing and production of coffee beans. After training‚ Starbucks employees are already
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THE STARBUCKS EXPERIENCE An Impacting Journey towards Globalization 1. An Insight to the Starbucks Company: ➢ Formed in 1971 ➢ Current position- 12‚440 + stores across 37 countries ➢ Average is more than 35 million customers per week ➢ Loyal patrons visit 18 or more times a month ➢ If you invested $10‚000 in 1992‚ it would have resulted in an income of $6‚50‚000 by 2007-08 ➢ Value of leading company’s since 1992- S&P= 200% rise‚ Dow= 230% rise
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…………………………………………………………………………………………References Company Description Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is a company specializing in the “coffeehouse experience”. Starbucks is named after the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The logo is also inspired by the sea – featuring a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology. After being founded in 1971 as a single store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market‚ in 1987‚ Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman‚ president and chief executive officer) purchased Starbucks with the help of local investors
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Questions for Consideration When Preparing Cases Riley Supply 1. Use a spreadsheet program such as excel. Keep all numbers for a particular year in the same column. 2. Prepare two indirect statements of cash flows. One for 2004-2005 and one for 2005-2006. 3. Calculate common sized income statements for each year. 4. Calculate all financial ratios. Use “A Basic Set of Financial Ratios” from Desire2Learn as a guide. 5. Identify the major factors influencing Riley’s cash flow. Use the cash flow statements
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products Customers are willing to pay this high price in order to receive The Starbucks Experience‚ in which “we’re not in business of filling bellies‚ we’re in the business of filling souls”. * Anytime‚ anywhere By opening new shops‚ Starbucks allows people to reach their stores anytime‚ in the shortest distance. It seems that there are not many places left without Starbucks. * Food offerings: Starbucks add in their menu everything from Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Fresh Fields gourmet
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Starbucks Schultz created a “third place”‚ among home and work‚ that people could come‚ relax and socialize. His prototype was the coffee shops he saw in Italy and he wanted create the same culture in United States. Also‚ at the time‚ coffee consumption was declining‚ so this was a quite radical idea. The goal was to create a coffee culture‚ offering people a variety of quailty coffees in a friendly and sociable environment. The service was also very important. They needed to combine this coffee
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StarStarbucks mission is “…to establish Starbucks as the most recognized and respected brand in the world and become a national company with values and guiding principles that employees could be proud of…” However‚ this mission was threatened in 2008 when the company found itself in trouble with slow growth and profits. Determined to continue its mission‚ Starbucks reevaluated its resource-based model of returns and made some changes which resulted in increased revenue and above-average returns
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