1. What are Harrah’s brand’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats? Strengths General - Strong and consistent revenue growth over the past years and reliable stock market performance allowing for Harrah’s to gain a leading market position. - Harrah’s national presence with a network of 26 casino locations in all “traditional” and most of the new U.S. casino markets across 13 states‚ including land-based‚ dockside‚ riverboat‚ and Indian casino facilities. - First-mover advantage:
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Exotic Animals in Entertainment: The Pros and Cons Abstract The entertainment industry is a controversial subject‚ especially pertaining to the use of exotic animals for human enjoyment. The purpose of this research paper is to explore the history of exotic animals in entertainment and how the industry is viewed by the general public in the twenty-first century. The explanation of the history‚ legal aspects‚ organizations involved‚ public image‚ and the controversy of the industry will be covered
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Computer Role in Entertainment & the Arts How will my leisure activities be affected by information technology? Information technology is being used for all kinds of entertainment‚ ranging from video games to telegambling. It is also being used in the arts‚ from painting to photography. Let’s consider just two examples‚ music and film. Computers‚ the internet‚ and the World Wide Web are standing the system of music recording and distribution on its head and in the process are changing the
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Sports entertainment is a huge part of American culture today. Two of the most popular events are the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The UFC and the WWE‚ two industries geared towards the same thing but different nonetheless. The UFC is a no-holds barred competition to see who is the better fighter‚ whereas the WWE is strictly for entertainment purposes. However you look at it‚ either sport can be entertaining and dangerous at the same time. There
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can hear phrases such as‚ Move‚ bitch and‚ Ima bust a cap in yo punk ass. The game not only celebrates the gang lifestyle at a time when gang membership is rising nationwide‚ but makes a mockery of a tragedy thats all too real. This modern day entertainment‚ as one might call it‚ shown by video games‚ music‚ television‚ books‚ and blockbuster films‚ has the uncanny ability to destroy our society. It can invade and infect the minds of impressionable youth‚ encouraging drug-use‚ violence‚ and premarital
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Consumer Groups: Generation X Integrated Marketing Communications October 30‚ 2012. Not too old‚ Nor too young Consumer groups has always been an important issue in the understanding of consumer behavior. Studies of these Groups go from demographics to psychographics analyzing their attitudes‚ feelings‚ their ways of thinking and behavior about products‚ marketing of a brand‚ etc. So far we have a wide variety of consumer groups and
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Final Paper: Galaxy Entertainment Group (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 0027) 1. Company Overview Galaxy Entertainment Group ("Galaxy") is a major player in the gaming and entertainment industry in Macau Special Administrative Region ("Macau SAR"). The company currently operates six casinos‚ including the major casino attraction - Galaxy Macau - which was opened on 15 May 2011. 2. Recommendation The share is currently trading at 13% discount and therefore we suggest a buy recommendation
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affected by the strike other people are also being affected. It is a wide spread problem that is having a trickle down effect. The WGA strike is a complex problem including the history‚ separate sides‚ the cost of the strike and the effect on the entertainment industry. The 20072008 Writers Guild of America strike is a strike by the Writers Guild of America‚ East and the Writers Guild of America‚ West that started on November 5‚ 2007. The WGAE and WGAW are two labor unions representing
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Harrah’s Entertainment – Think Piece Organizational Assessment: Harrah’s Entertainment is one of the largest casino based entertainment companies in the US. They have invested a heavy amount of 100 million $ in information technology and they have moved away from “product centered” to “customer centered”. They use a strategy of “Database Marketing” where they utilize their collected data to make business decisions regarding marketing. They have an extensive rewards program where regular customers
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All too often animals suffer for our amusement or entertainment. One of the worst aspects of animals that are used for entertainment or sport is that many of the people involved are not responsible for the animals they create. For instance Thoroughbred Race horses are bred in huge numbers. The ones who are not good enough or get hurt or when they are too old to race are disregarded with no care. Most end up in slaughter. Same thing with Greyhounds. But by far the best example happened recently when
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