In the early 2000’s‚ rapper Lil Wayne coined the term‚ “bling bling‚” It is a synonym for expensive‚ often flashy jewelry including watches‚ earrings‚ chains‚ rings‚ teeth‚ and almost about any other gaudy accessory you can think of in hip hop culture. The word “Bling” was actually added to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary in 2002‚ and has stuck with America since. This word’s significance is just one of the many examples that contribute to America’s growing obsession in materialism. Although
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Bling H20 Case Study The expansion of products into overseas markets is a commonly used method for businesses to increase revenue; however‚ the latest product within the bottled water industry‚ Bling H20‚ is making headlines as this product sells at the starting price of $45 US. If this product were to hit the shores of Australia‚ the potential target market would be those who come from a high socio-economic class along with a selected amount of businesses and also the entertainment industry.
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Targeted audience of Bling h2o if it were available in Australia would mainly be single Generation Y females who live in a an urban or suburban area and from higher priced region such as North Shore of Sydney‚ Southern regions of Melbourne due to the fact that people with residency in such suburbs have a soaring average income upwards of $90 000 (Saulwick 2009) and are more likely to forfeit money for a bottle of Bling h2o. The Bureau of Statistics shows that 23% of residents of Sydney’s Mosman
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Inflation targeting Lecture 11 Objectives to explain the concept of inflation targeting; to see how is implemented inflation targeting; to identify the role of credibility and transparency on the monetary policy efficiency. 23.05.2012 2 Inflation targeting Brief history Canada – 1991 UK –1992 Finland – 1993 Sweden – 1993 Spain – 1994 Australia – 1994 Chile – 1991 Israel – 1992 Peru – 1994 Poland – 1998 Czech Rep. – 1998 Romania - 2005 New Zeeland - 1990 23.05.2012
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Segmentation‚ Targeting‚ and Positioning Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning together comprise a three stage process. We first (1) determine which kinds of customers exist‚ then (2) select which ones we are best off trying to serve and‚ finally‚ (3) implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment and communicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs
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Market Targeting Market targeting is the process of evaluating each market segment’s attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter. The key steps in target marketing are market segmentation‚ market evaluation‚ and product positioning. Market segmentation means dividing mass markets into distinct groups of buyers with relatively homogeneous preferences‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors‚ which distinguish them from the rest of the market. Second step after Market segmentation is market
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Inflation Targeting Guillermo Ortiz Martínez INTRODUCTION This paper discusses several issues regarding inflation targeting to illustrate how this well-known framework has influenced the implementation of monetary policy in several economies‚ particularly in emerging markets. It also discusses some of the challenges ahead. Over the years‚ it has been clearly accepted that one of the contributions of inflation targeting has been its provision of a framework within which to systematically
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Age Targeting: A Marketing Point of View Chris O’Malley BUS340A Marketing for Managers Professor Valerie Charles Warner Pacific College November 12‚ 2013 Age Targeting: A Marketing Point of View Effective marketing to specific age groups can leverage brands and products to create value and lift demand based on how individuals and groups within age groups perceive that the brand or product meets or exceeds both seen on unseen expectations. I personal fall into an age category called
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In linguistic terms‚ "bling" is an ideophone (a sound intended to evoke an idea)—it is not onomatopoeia‚ because the act of jewelry shining does not make a sound. The form "bling-bling" is a case of reduplication. Coinage of the term "bling"‚ which came into use in the late 1990s‚ is often attributed to rap artists B.G. and Cash Money Millionaires. It was used in a song title by Cash Money Records rapper B.G.‚ and in 1998 by fellow Cash Money artist Lil Wayne on the track "Millionaire Dream" ("I
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