profitable Starbucks customer typically possesses the below characteristics: • Belongs to a diverse population group: Starbucks originally targeted affluent‚ well-educated‚ white-collar female patrons‚ aged between 25 and 44 years. However‚ a recent study has revealed that newer/first-time customers tended to be younger‚ less well-educated‚ and in a lower income bracket than Starbucks’ more established customers. • Provides Repeat Business: Market data suggests that a satisfied customer visits the
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Marketing MBA Fall 2013 Mattel Individual Case Report I. Executive Summary Mattel‚ Inc. (Mattel or ’the company ’) designs‚ manufactures and markets toys across the globe. The company operates in the Americas‚ Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in El Segundo‚ California‚ and the company employs approximately 30‚ 000 people as of December 31‚ 2012. Mattel has some of the highly recognized brands in the toy industry‚ with its core brands providing strong sales
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Corporate Social Responsibility of TOMS Shoes BUS 311 Ethical Management May 20‚ 2013 Tom’s Shoes Corporate social responsibility is defined as "actions of an organization that are targeted toward achieving a social benefit over and above maximizing profits for its shareholders and meeting all its legal obligations" (Ghillyer‚ 2012). The for-profit company‚ TOMS Shoes‚ takes social responsibility seriously starting with their central goal: "We can create a better tomorrow by taking
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Universidad de La Sabana Mercadeo Presentado a: Luis Fernando Correa Presentado por: Vivian Jimena Mesa Torres 201120968 ------------------------------------------------- Febrero 27‚ 2013 FIRST PARTIAL EXAM Disney: The happiest brand on earth Case Analysis 1. Background: During the second half of the 1980s and 1990s‚ the Disney Studio experienced a significant growth‚ and the division had a "golden age" with annual box office hits with such regularity that even their creative structure started
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Apple‚ Inc. Marketing Strategy Plan Prepared by Techno-Geek Consultants MARKETING APRIL 28‚ 2012 BY: GROUP C Executive summary Apple has dominated the market with its innovative line of products like iPod‚ iPhone and iPad. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple in 1976‚ and in the 34 years until the launch of the iPod‚ the company had many difficulties. In 1980‚ Apple was leading the market with its Macintosh that was worth $1B annually. Their product stood alone at the top in a primitive
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Introduction After the end of World War II‚ the consumption of fossil fuel has skyrocketed. The high rate of vehicle manufacturing has been one of the main reasons. Since then the automobile industry has bloomed rapidly. The aim of the automobile companies is to provide motorized vehicle for consumers and it mainly manufactures the metal framework‚ engine and other mechanical parts as suggested by Fernie & Sparks (2014).However‚ for the completion of the final products
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Only a nominal fee of RM2 is charged to the customer on top of their fare fee. The rates follow the standard rates set by the government. Apart of that‚ to reach out to more customers‚ coupons and promotions are given out for ride discounts. A good marketing and pricing strategies has made these both companies popular among both drivers and passengers. As for Uber‚ the company has 2 different product
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Question 1 Why did IKEA decide to enter the Malaysian market through franchising? Do you agree with this strategy? What could have been alternative strategies? IKEA is one of the top sellers in furniture goods around the world. IKEA expanded to Malaysia and approaches high-risk market by franchising. IKEA used a conservative policy to globalize its business. IKEA never enters a new potential market by opening a retail outlet. IKEA sets up a supplier link with host country to reduce approach in which
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MKT 421 - Marketing (Plan) Mgmt Student: GalVal Instructor: Mr Tom Wall Section #: _25___ Assignment #2: Actual Case Study - Starbucks Coffee 1. The main or primary product that Starbuck’s sells or distributes is coffee beverages but‚ according to this article or company analysis‚ it also now offers a whole line of complementary products - from sandwiches to CD’s! Yet essentially‚ Starbucks product was the de- velopment of the ultimate‚ out of home (OOH) coffee-drinking
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There are many people‚ such as myself‚ who collect shoes for the sake of collecting them. With various styles and uses‚ many individuals have a collection of shoes to choose from. I prefer to classify my shoe collection into three separate categories‚ based on function. Each section has their specific uses which I define as work shoes‚ dress shoes‚ and sneaker type shoes. Classifying your shoe collection into categories can be very beneficial to keep organized‚ and saves me time when I am getting
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