CASE 46 Making Socially Responsible and Ethical Strategic decisions move a company toward its stated goals and perceived success. Strategic decisions also reflect the firm’s social responsibility and the ethical values on which such decisions are made. They reflect what is considered important and what a company wants to achieve. Mark Pastin‚ writing on the function of ethics in business decisions‚ observes: There are fundamental principles‚ or ground rules‚ by which organizations act. Like the ground
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marketing academia as the 4Ps Marketing Mix framework‚ “the Rosetta stone of marketing education” according to Lauterborn (1990). The Mix has its origins in the 60’s: Neil Borden (1964) identified twelve controllable marketing elements that‚ properly managed‚ would result to a “profitable business operation”. Jerome McCarthy (1964) reduced Borden’s factors to a simple fourelement framework: Product‚ Price‚ Promotion and Place. Practitioners and academics alike promptly embraced the Mix paradigm
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Course ADVANCED RELATIONSHIP MARKETING TOPIC MONITORING & CONTROLLING RELATIONSHIP Code BDMM 8013 [pic] Program Doctor of Business Administration Lecturer’s Name ASSOC. PROF.DR NOR AZILA MOHD NOOR AHMAD FAIZAL ISMAIL MATRIC NO :- 93891 Submission date: 10th August 2012 Interlude Government transformation program introduced by Prime Minister ; Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak has caused a paradigm shift to all walks of life to all Malaysian
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Marketing Strategy A Marketing strategy is a way of achieving a marketing objective. Marketing Tactics Marketing tactics are short-term actions to achieve the marketing strategy. For example: Marketing Objective – increase sales by 20% Marketing Strategy – selling the product in overseas markets. Marketing Tactic – Advertise the product in France and Spain first and then open up to other European countries if the campaign is successful. Examples of Marketing Strategy
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There are many ways to segment markets‚ but the most effective approach for Tesla would be to use a concentrated segmentation strategy. Tesla should not try to appeal to everyone by engaging in a mass marketing campaign. A concentrated segmentation strategy will allow Tesla to employ its limited resources more efficiently. Tesla needs to study different segmentation methods to better understand the profile of the customers in each segment. Studying and differentiating the segments will allow Tesla
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MARKET SEGMENTATION P & G makes eleven brands of laundry detergents‚ eight brands of hand soap‚ tooth pastes‚ 3 brands of floor cleaner‚ toilet-cleaner‚ two brands ofdeoderant. These brands compete with one another on the same super market shelves. But‚ why P 7 G introduces several brands in one category instead of concentrating its resources on a single brand? The answer lies in the fact that different people want different MIXES OF BENEFITS from products they buy. For EG;
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International Marketing and research | Marketing Plan | Altoids | 5/26/2009 | | Executive summery This marketing plan is based on Altoids‚ which in an American product introduced into Australian market. Altoids are produced by Wrigley a US based company. In order to increase the market share Altoids will be introduced into Australian market through retailers by distribution and promotion. The PEST and SWAT analysis states that there
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Successful companies study their competitors as closely as they do their customers. Analyzing and evaluating competition helps management decide where to compete and how to position against the competition in each market margin. The changing patterns of global competition require continuous analysis of competing forces. Business and marketing strategies need to take advantage of opportunities and to avoid threats. Market leaders and competitors cannot fulfill their executive role unless customer’s
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INTRODUCTION Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning strategy are important because it provides the information the business needed about the market and the consumers out there. By segmenting the market‚ the company can know about what each market segment needs and wants. Then they analyze whether the company’s resources are enough to meet those needs and wants. Resources are limited‚ and this will help the company to carefully target to the right market segment. Positioning helps the company to
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according to risk potential. The company has remained competitive by closely managing expenses and achieving operating efficiencies‚ and by refining its risk measurement and price segmentation skills. Superior customer service‚ claims adjusting and strong brand recognition are also important factors in the company’s competitive strategy. b. Overview of Products Personal Automobile is Progressive’s primary insurance product. It provides coverage to individuals from basic liability to full coverage. This
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