The Attivio Case study discusses in detail about the product growth of Attivio Inc. from a software service to a full-fledged product. The study describes the organizational thought process that drove Attivio into a different category of products. It goes into detail about the differences between a vertically aligned product and a horizontally aligned product while keeping in mind the competitive nature of the industry and the economics- pricing paradox that causes havoc for any product. With a brief
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EDWARD T. ROJAS Case Analysis Report: Elektra Products‚ Inc. June 16‚ 2011 Case Analysis Report: ELEKTRA PRODUCTS‚ INC. RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENTS Elektra Products‚ Inc.‚ an 80 year old publicly held company‚ had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. In recent years‚ it had experienced several problems such as declining market share‚ increasing competition against foreign and domestic markets‚ necessity for innovation of products‚ relationships
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PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND MARKET SEGMENTATION AS ALTERNATIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES WENDELL R. SMITH Alderson & Sessions decade the 1930’s‚ the work of D URING theRobinsonofand ofChamberlin resulted in a revitalization economic theory. While classical and neoclassical theory provided a useful framework for economic analysis‚ the theories of perfect competition and pure monopoly had become inadequate as explanations of the contemporary business scene. The theory of perfect competition assumes homogeneity
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Product Placement placements in Movies and TV-shows Authors: Jens Abrahamsson Marketing Programme Niclas Lindblom Marketing Programme A study about Swedes attitude towards product Tutor: Examiner: Subject: Level and semester: PhD. Rana Mostaghel PhD. Pejvak Oghazi Marketing Bachelor´s esis‚ Spring 2012 Abstract Marketers have always been looking for alternative ways to reach the target population with their messages. One approach that has grown the last decades is product placement
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Sermorelin : Product Description Sermorelin is a synthetic hormone which was created to stimulate the production of Growth Hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland in the brain. It is a growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) peptide analogue which contains a peptide sequence of 29 amino acids. It is the shortest synthetic peptide that has all the functional properties of GHRH since it is a copy of the active portion of the natural human GHRH. As such‚ it is a growth hormone secretagogue. GHRH is a hormone
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Manchester Products: A Brand Transition Challenge Case Q&A 1. HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE INDUSTRY? In 2004‚ the Household Furniture Industry’s annual growth was 4%‚ it was a $36.4 billion industry. There a many competitors within the industry because of low cost imports from Asia and Mexico. The household furniture industry is also closely tied with the economy. After the housing boom in the early 2000’s‚ companies needed to focus on a more innovate and stylist product
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Why Implement Product Safety Product safety is important to both manufacturers and consumers. Most of the company today does apply product safety management in their company to reduce unwanted inccident to happen. By implementing product safety management into the organization‚ it enable to reduce accidents‚ reduce product recalls‚ reduce insurance premiums‚ increase the safety and quality of products‚ provide a more defensible product and company in the event of litigation‚ and minimize the chance
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ask the question "where does product liability end and consumer responsibility begin?" This question has been further complicated by occurrences that stretch to the most far-reaching ends of this spectrum‚ the spectrum ranging from strict product liability of the company to complete consumer responsibility. On the strict product liability of the company side‚ we have the cigarette industry where the CEOs of the largest cigarette companies denied that their product was liable for the cause of addiction
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Product Levels: The Customer-value Hierarchy The marketers need to address five product levels. Each level adds more customer value‚and the five constitute a customer-value hierarchy. 1. Core Benefit The fundamental need or want that consumers satisfy by consuming the product or service. Example 1: In case of a car Transportation from one place to another. Example 2: The customer in search of a hotel room demand only rest and sleep from a marketer. 2. Basic Product
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Question 1: There are three product levels‚ they each add more customer value than the previous level and they constitute a customer value hierarchy. The decision of customers is usually based on the value that they expect to receive from buying and consuming it. The first level is the core benefit. It is the actual or fundamental benefit that the customer seeks when he buys the product. It is need to the most basic need that he/she wants to satisfy. For example‚ someone will go buy a red bull
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