1.1 Aim of the Thesis This project presents an interactive algorithm to automatically segment out a person’s face from a given image that consists of a head-and-shoulders view of the person and a complex background scene. The method involves a fast‚ reliable‚ and effective algorithm that exploits the spatial distribution characteristics of human skin color. To fulfill this aim‚ the following objectives are carried out: 1. Implement different types of image segmentations. 2. A universal skin-color
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According to Schiffman and Kanuk (2007)‚ market segmentation is the process of dividing a potential marketing into distinct subsets of consumers with a common need or characteristic and selecting one or more segments as a target market to be reached with a distinct marketing mix. When a mass customization approach cannot satisfy buyers’ individual needs‚ market segmentation is essential for determining which sizes will best fit groups of customers who share similar needs‚ thereby increasing customer
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of mass marketing‚ as opposed to segmented marketing? What advantages does a company gain from market segmentation‚ as opposed to treating the market as single entity? MASS MARKETING:- Mass marketing is a market strategy in which firm or industry treat market with single offer or one strategy. In this marketing term wide range of customers and audience are concentrated. As there is no segmentation and focusing concern so large amount of customers are possibly exposed to the product. For example
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INDIA SEGMENTATION DEMOGRAPHIC Population 1‚173‚108‚018 (July 2010 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 187‚197‚389/female 165‚285‚592) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 384‚131‚994/female 359‚795‚835) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 28‚816‚115/female 31‚670‚841) (2010 est.) Median age total: 25.9 years male: 25.4 years female: 26.6 years (2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.376% (2010 est.) Urbanization urban population: 29% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual
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Market Segmentation The purpose for segmenting a market is to allow your marketing/sales program to focus on the subset of prospects that are "most likely" to purchase your offering. If done properly this will help to insure the highest return for your marketing/sales expenditures. Depending on whether you are selling your offering to individual consumers or a business‚ there are definite differences in what you will consider when defining market segments. Market segmentation is a marketing
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Why Dogs are the Most Useful Animal to Humans For as long as anyone can remember dogs have been bred and used to help humans. Whether it be for hunting and gathering‚ companionship‚ to help with the disabled‚ or to help law enforcement officers do their jobs better‚ dogs are the most versatile and useful animals to humans. Most scientists agree that dogs are descended from the Grey Wolf. Dr. Robert K. Wayne of UCLA has shown through DNA research that the Grey Wolf and common dog are so closely
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I have found CPD a useful tool with which to stretch and challenge myself to do things that I would not otherwise choose to do. CPD will help me to discover my preferred learning style‚ my needs from training courses or sessions‚ ideas and knowledge and making me think about my future career direction. It will help me to drive my future by linking learning to actions and theory to practice. Adds-value‚ by reflecting it will help me to consciously apply learning to my role and the organisation’s
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Marketing Segmentation Targeting‚ and Positioning Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning together comprise a three stage process. (1) Determine which kinds of customers exist. (2) Select which ones we are best off trying to serve and‚ finally. (3) Implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment and communicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs exist
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KFC Marketing Segmentation: Geographic: The perfect place for KFC to do business is in the city because people are gathered there including people from the countryside. So the busiest blocks where there are people passing by 24 hours a day are KFC’s targets. Moreover‚ by positioning the store in the capital city Phnom Penh and a touristic city as Siem Reap‚ KFC can benefit from the excessive amount of labor force and a less expense on delivering raw material to each branch. Beside targeting the
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It will depend. With basic phones‚ there isn’t much you can do with them unless it is good enough to do email‚ but I would therefore have a dedicated account for that phone. Some phones offer web browsing‚ but if it’s a basic phone‚ you might also just have .WML browsing which is a very limited number of sites. The only wide use of WML in current days and standards will be .TEL domains (such as fsp.tel ). If you have a smart phone‚ you will be able to do a lot more‚ but expect a higher cost per
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