sell” (Microsoft annual report ). Often times‚ Microsoft will distribute software in bundles rather than individually such as MS Office Suite (Msdn). Microsoft distributes products through four main channels; OEMs‚ distributors and resellers‚ and online (Microsoft annual report). Distribution Channels OEMs Microsoft distributes software through OEMs that pre-install their software on PCs‚ servers‚ smartphones‚ and other devices that they sell to end customers (Microsoft annual report). The largest
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WP/04/152 What Are the Potential Economic Benefits of Enlarging the Gulf Cooperation Council? Saade Chami‚ Selim Elekdag‚ and Ivan Tchakarov © 2004 International Monetary Fund WP/04/152 IMF Working Paper Middle East and Central Asia Department What Are the Potential Economic Benefits of Enlarging the Gulf Cooperation Council? Prepared by Saade Chami‚ Selim Elekdag‚ and Ivan Tchakarov1 August 2004 Abstract This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF
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Case Study: The Fashion Channel (TFC) June 30‚ 2009 Overview The Fashion Channel (TFC)‚ founded in 1996‚ is a successful cable TV network dedicated to all things fashion. Although quite young compared to other TV networks‚ TFC has experienced steady growth and in 2006 forecasted its revenue at $310.6 million. TFC operates primarily as a niche network‚ focused solely on fashion and fashion related programming‚ but still manages to reach almost 80 million US households that subscribe
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market : * Core users‚ Patagonia tried to remain true to them. They had ambassadors. * Will to expand to customers outside the core Product Line Eight smaller lines Gross margin from 40% to 55%‚ variability on geography and distribution channel Patagonia’s activities Design and Development : 3 criteria : quality‚ impact on environment and aesthetics Feedback on products by professionals Environment : use of recycled polyster new supply chain more expensive Procurement and Production
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made through advertisements. It allows the people to choose what they want to buy and want to scorn at. It provides a source of entertainment. It helps circulate money to the society. Advertising companies pay other companies for showing their advertisements‚ therefore allowing these companies to offer “free” services to the public. Without advertising companies‚ we would not have a free yahoo or Gmail account‚ and also “free” channel stations like ABS-CBN or GMA-7. It engenders creativity by
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Religion and control of stress for national development Religion plays important roles in human’s life‚ activities and cultural practices. It restructures and influences his other endeavours including stress control. In Nigerian traditional ethnic groups‚ traditional religion plays important role in controlling the total life of the people. Today‚ apart from the traditional religion‚ Christianity and Islam are the two predominant religions practiced. Their cumulative effects of long patronage
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Module Manual: Going To Market: Managing the Channel & the Sales Force PGDM 2011- 2013 Course Credits: 04 Course Marks: 40 1-INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE * Going to Market introduces the students to the sales and distribution discipline as the final delivery vehicle of marketing and covers elaborately its two constituents --Managing the Channel (External to the organization) and the Sales Force (Internal to the organization). * * A product or service has been
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THE CONFLICT PROCESS The conflict process can be seen as comprising five stages: potential opposition or incompatibility‚ cognition and personalization‚ intentions‚ behavior‚ and outcomes. The process is diagrammed in Exhibit 13-1. Stage I: Potential Opposition or Incompatibility The first step in the conflict process is the presence of conditions that create opportunities for conflict to arise. They need not lead directly to conflict‚ but one of these conditions is necessary if conflict is to
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It was July 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan‚ after the majority of South Sudanese voted to separate from Sudan and create its own country. Since that separation‚ many problems faced the new nation. Soon after‚ in 2013‚ people got angry when the president of South Sudan fired his debuty. South Sudan was separated into different religions‚ tribes‚ and ethnic groups. Government troops and rebel factions started fighting against each other. Because of the major violence‚ after only
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What potential effects do multinationals have on developing countries? Introduction The Multinational Corporation (MNC) has been a central feature of economic activity in the past decades. According to the World Investment Report 2001‚ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by MNCs in 2000 grew faster than any other economic aggregated indicator1. The spread of MNCs around the globe continues to generate controversy about their benefits and costs to host countries. However‚ before commencing an analysis
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