HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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Abstract: Co-channel speech may be defined as a speech that is mixed with another speech. An example of a co-channel speech signal is generated when two or more people are speaking simultaneously (e.g. the cocktail-party. Processing the co-channel signal‚ i.e speaker identification‚ speech recognition‚ etc.. still have problems. Questions like how many speakers are talking together?‚ and if it is possible to decide for sure that a certain speaker is presented among the talking people‚ may need some
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Introduction Conflict usually occurs primarily as a result of a clash of interests in the relationship between parties‚ groups or states‚ either because they pursuing opposing or incompatible goals. Although the term war is sometimes used as a synonym for conflict‚ it is more usual to restrict the meaning of war to violent conflict‚ involving armed forces. But like war‚ conflict is and has been throughout history a normal way of conducting disputes between political groups within human
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ASSIGNMENT OF PM TOPIC: VIABILITY OF NEWS CHANNELS IN INDIA [pic] SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: MR. SATINDER KUMAR SURJEET SINGH (LECTURER) MBA II (D) 5918 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES PUNJABI UNIVERSITY‚ PATIALA INTRODUCTION TELEVISION NEWS media is one of the most important catalysts that has an invariably important role to play in shaping up public opinions‚ sentiments‚ and dogmas by promulgating accurate and desirable information and knowledge
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marketing communication channel. But there are varieties of ways to attract the consumers. And‚ a marketer needs to choose the effective way of communicating to their target markets. Marketing communication channels accomplish a specific communication task with a specific target audience during a specific period of time. Ref: Kotler‚ P. Armstrong‚ G. (2004) Principles of Marketing‚ 10th Edition‚ Pearson‚ Prentice Hall Among the different marketing communication channels or advertising media
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Research & Methods Concerning Potassium Channels in the Cardiovascular System Response to Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension ABSTRACT Research concerning the functional role of potassium ions in the cardiovascular system with respect to hypertension and diabetes mellitus has boomed in the past decade. Through a series of experiments‚ data has been gathered which shows the diverse response of K+ channels in the cardiovascular system when exposed to these diseases. In elevated glucose
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distribution channel is the specific chain of businesses or intermediaries through which products or services flow till these arrive the end customer. This encompasses wholesalers‚ retailers‚ distributors or the internet or web-based. Channels can be classified into direct and indirect channels. A direct channel enables the customer to purchase the products from the manufacturer‚ and an indirect channel enables the customer to purchase the items from wholesaler or retailer. A distribution channel is a
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assuming that they are highly cost-effective (forward integration). As a substitute conclusively‚ it has to acquire more challenger wound up accretions (horizontal integration). A strategy in which an industries boosts it is profit and sales backward‚ vertical and horizontal integration within it’s an organization. An organizations be allowed to decide growing
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in a comparatively slower growth industry environment‚ Ohmeda has to aggressively gain market share for its high-tech products over the next 5 years; some of which have recently not been successful in their market launches. Ohmeda must shift its channel strategy to a primarily specialized‚ direct sales force that can effectively communicate the value of its high tech products to the industry’s opinion leaders. The current approach of selling to only the end users of equipment and hospital administrative
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Sales Order Capture Channels A multi-channel retailer would usually have orders being captured on a number of unique order capture channels. Some of these are discussed here. Web sites - Orders may be placed by customers on the organization’s website‚ after browsing through the online product catalog. The customer adds items and quantities to the shopping cart‚ and then checks out the items in the cart after providing the payment information. Payment authorization is also done at this point.
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