Purpose: To discuss the components of the marketing mix‚ outline the product offerings of the agency and define strategic planning from an open systems perspective. Monifa K. Jackson December 26‚ 2003 Dr. Harold Carter Thesis Development Marketing mix is a management function linking the organization to its external environment. The linking or transaction occurs not only between customers and the organization‚ but also amongst the organization ’s task environment. Kotler & Andreasen (2002)
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Wal-Mart: The high cost of the low price Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton‚ Wal-Mart has grown to be one of the biggest transnational retail stores in the world. As of today‚ it has over eight thousand five hundred stores worldwide in fifteen different countries. It is reported that Wal-Mart has a net income of 15.2 billion dollars and sales revenue of 312.4 billion dollars. That’s enough to pay for seven years of health care fee for every man‚ women‚ and children in the United States! Providing one
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Chapter Two Legal/Ethical Challenge Wal-Mart What would you do if you were an executive at Wal-Mart? 1. Give Casias his job back. He is a great employee and is not violating state law about using marijuana for medical conditions. If I were an executive at Wal-Mart‚ I would amend the drug policy. I know that according to the Controlled Substance Act‚ marijuana is a controlled substance primarily because it has a high potential to be abused and there is no currently acceptable use. Under
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What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it? Wal-Mart is trying to implement the Kronos system which will automate a process that usually requires personal judgment. The Kronos system will create work schedules that are favorable to the company’s profit margin. Wal-Mart will be responsible for the potential conflicts the new system may cause its employees. Wal-Mart employees will face an ethical dilemma
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MKT/421 Version 12 Marketing Copyright © 2011‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ 2005‚ 2004‚ 2003‚ 2001 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course involves an integrated analysis of the role of marketing within the total organization. Specific attention is given to the analysis of factors affecting consumer behavior‚ the identification of marketing variables‚ the development and use of marketing strategies‚ and the discussion of international marketing issues. Policies
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What are the management‚ organization‚ and technology factors that have contributed to the success of both Wal-Mart and Amazon? First of all‚ convenience and ease of use of both companies’ services made them successful. Regarding Amazon‚ large selection is the most essential point. Publisher relations‚ wholesale relations‚ and unlimited virtual shelf space is crucial. Supportive factors that contributed to Amazon’s success; • High Performance Service ‚ great customer service‚ superior service
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My views on Wal-mart and the company’s effect on the standard of living within the United States varies drastically. I do not think that it is possible to say definitively whether or not their practices are positive or negative when it comes to the effect they have on the standard of living‚ however‚ we can measure their effect based on what has been seen in the time they have been open and attempt to foresee a trend. Because the standard of living is used to refer to the level of material goods
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fundamental facts in marketing is that every product has a target audience. Rarely are there products that cross all age‚ gender‚ social background‚ ethnic group‚ etc.‚ in their appeal. Although not impossible‚ if there ever were such products‚ they are extremely few and far between. Why is it important to understand that each product has a specific target audience? Because‚ without identifying the target audience‚ one is unable to utilize the marketing mix to build a successful marketing strategy. According
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Wal-Mart employs more people than any other company in the United States outside of the Federal government‚ yet the majority of its employees with children live below the poverty line. "Buy American" banners are prominently placed throughout its stores; however‚ the majority of its goods are made outside the U.S. and often in sweatshops. Critics believe that Wal-Mart opens stores to saturate the marketplace and clear out the competition‚ then closes the stores and leaves them sitting empty. Freedom
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Marketing Mix What is the Marketing Mix? Professor E Jerome McCarthy first used the term Marketing Mix in the 1960’s. He suggested that it contained 4 elements‚ which are now commonly referred to as the 4 P’s‚ which are used to describe the position of a product in a marketplace. They are the variables that marketing managers can control in order to best satisfy a customer in a target market. The 4 P’s are: 1. Product The product is the physical product or service that it is offered to the
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