...marketing in order to get an answer to the question everyone wants to know. When considering major business chains, such as that of a movie theater, many external environment factors play a key role in determining the success of a chain. It is imperative to consider aspects including demographic, geographic, income, and more in order to determine the organizations success and performance. The ability to know how many people live within proximity to a movie theater location, ages of people within that radius, average income of the areas’ population are wise to take into consideration for the movie theater chain to thrive. Also, it would be of value to know how many other theater chains are within the geographical area. Incorporating specials, such as free popcorn on a specific night and discounted rates for children and seniors are strategies to set your movie chain apart from others and make your company more appealing. The world we live in today is largely based on what is trending. Movie managers are no exception of people who need to understand trends in order to learn what effects it may have on their business. The continuous advancement in technology is one trend that I foresee will never go away. Instead of going to the movies, people now have the ability to download movies for free from various websites, therefore saving them money. This has negatively impacted movie sale in major way. Another trend...
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...interactive TVs include the Smart Touch Control remote, which has a microphone to take in voice commands that are then transmitted wirelessly to a TV set. The TV responds to simple commands like "volume up" or "channel up." Saying "Web browser" opens up the browsing software, and users can also speak directly into the Google search box instead of typing. The remote and TV are linked via a long-range Bluetooth connection, and voice commands are helpful if a user is not in front of the TV. Beyond voice recognition, the TV also has gesture recognition features in which moving a hand in the air allows users to browse around and select features, much like the Nintendo Wii or Microsoft Xbox gaming consoles. But there are signs that Samsung is still adapting to the newfangled voice control technology. The company recently issued a firmware update for its voice-controlled TV sets that changes the power-on command from "Hi TV" to "Hi TV, power on." This change will "avoid any confusion both with the commands themselves as well as the way the TV is interpreting the commands,"...
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...looking for a killer-for-hire to take out the movie’s writers. Searching the deep web for sharpshooters is a pain. Especially when all I had to offer was $3.75 and a pack of gum. But let’s get down to it. For those of you who don’t know, the movie is based out of a Danish game from the early 2000s, called ‘Hitman‘. The game’s storyline revolves around Agent 47, a cloned super-assassin for hire who has superhuman abilities and a flawless record of kills. It was a pretty nifty game, and adapting it into the big screen was inevitable. All things said, the movie was a decent attempt at bringing the Hitman mythos to life – It had to expand the plot from the video game source, include some drama, some tension, and generally apply liberal assault on logic and sensibilities to shoehorn action sequences wherever possible. When it comes to leave-your-brain-behind type of movies, I’m quite happy for them to shoehorn in action sequences. (Sarah Palin has been preparing for such movies all her life.) Amidst the shoehorned action scenes, we have a few good moments of fun, and a few twists, which, while nonsensical, fit in well with the movie’s overall tone. Overall, the movie could have been done better, but I still rate rate it good enough for a lazy afternoon watch. But that’s enough talk about the 2007 movie, ‘Hitman’, the one starring Timothy Olyphant. It was never a great movie, but compared to the new 2015 reboot, it was downright genius. Timothy Olyphant is still...
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...thing that never gets old, watching movies. Movies have improved within years from tape to DVD, Blu-ray and now online. Netflix is today’s largest online movies rental service, with 8.7 million subscribers as of October 2008. Netflix is a online video store, which allows customers to choose from over 100,000 movies, helping customers to narrow their choices by genres, new releases, top 100, critics’ picks, award winning movies and giving customers suggestions based on movies that they have recently viewed. Netflix has become a pioneer in movie rentals making it easier for the customer to sit at the comfort of their own home and enjoy a flick. One important tool that companies may use is a S.W.O.T analysis, which evaluates the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats of an organization. Another tool that companies tend to use to help them become aware of what the customers need and wants are is surveys. Surveys can help companies analyze their current customers as well as potential ones in order to increase profits and grow overall as a company. Netflix is an Internet based movie rental company that allows consumers set up an account online and manage their movie rentals. Consumers have the option to create a list in which movies will be chosen from randomly. When chosen, this movie will be sent to the consumer’s home and when finished, the consumer may send it back in the envelope provided. Consumers may also choose to watch movies instantly through their computer...
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...thing that never gets old, watching movies. Movies have improved within years from tape to DVD, Blu-ray and now online. Netflix is today’s largest online movies rental service, with 8.7 million subscribers as of October 2008. Netflix is a online video store, which allows customers to choose from over 100,000 movies, helping customers to narrow their choices by genres, new releases, top 100, critics’ picks, award winning movies and giving customers suggestions based on movies that they have recently viewed. Netflix has become a pioneer in movie rentals making it easier for the customer to sit at the comfort of their own home and enjoy a flick. One important tool that companies may use is a S.W.O.T analysis, which evaluates the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats of an organization. Another tool that companies tend to use to help them become aware of what the customers need and wants are is surveys. Surveys can help companies analyze their current customers as well as potential ones in order to increase profits and grow overall as a company. Netflix is an Internet based movie rental company that allows consumers set up an account online and manage their movie rentals. Consumers have the option to create a list in which movies will be chosen from randomly. When chosen, this movie will be sent to the consumer’s home and when finished, the consumer may send it back in the envelope provided. Consumers may also choose to watch movies instantly through their computer...
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...How far were the policies of the Republican Party the main reason for America’s economic success in the 1920’s [50 marks] Although America remained neutral and did not join World War One until 1917, they were already increasing their country’s profits by selling goods such as: weapons, food, equipment and other ammunition to both sides of the war. During World War One, as well as selling goods, America became ‘the banker’ to the rest of the world: loaning countries money at a very high interest. According to the First World War commissions “Britain, France and Italy owed the USA $22 billion plus interest”, this is showing that USA was at a very stable place financially even before the 1920s began. When the war ended Woodrow Wilson put forward his 14 Points which included a League of Nations. The League of Nations’ overall aim was to prevent war from breaking out again. America’s congress at the time decided that it would be best for America in the long run not to join the League of Nations because, congress believed that the USA should not interfere in any European or world affairs. Refusal to join the League of Nations made America an isolationist country. When Warren G. Harding won the presidential election and became president in 1921 a political party called the Republicans took over from the Democrats and the American government. 1920s America was known as the ‘Roaring twenties’ because of the entertainment and the crazes sweeping the country. There were lots of...
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...Austria-Hungary Empire and the Russian Empire. New states were established out of these former empires. However, the effects of the war were also felt across the Atlantic Ocean in America. Due to the war industry in the USA grew, the women’s movement progressed, and the government adopted new diplomatic policies. The Great War affected all areas of life in America, and continued to have its effect for many years to come. The decade that came right after was called “The roaring 1920s”. It was a time where Americans were living the American dream. Was the first time in American history that people could afford to buy in abundance and buy anything they pleased. The roaring 1920’s was effected by many inventions and a new life that Americans were adapting to. The introduction of cars, planes, Sports and Prohibition effected the 1920s. Americans were learning how to live their lives. One of the biggest changes probably also the one the influenced the most all the Americans were the new forms of transportation. After the World War I all the industries in America started to grow back slowly, some of those were starting to build the things that would revolutionize the life of all the Americans this invention was the car. “Americans took motoring like proverbial ducks to water” (AH, p. 56) by 1923 the car had become a necessity, and everybody, regardless of social or financial position, had to have one. “It was a petting parlor for the young, an errand runner for the housewife, and an escape...
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...How far were the policies of the Republican Party the main reason for America’s economic success in the 1920’s [50 marks] Although America remained neutral and did not join World War One until 1917, they were already increasing their country’s profits by selling goods such as: weapons, food, equipment and other ammunition to both sides of the war. During World War One, as well as selling goods, America became ‘the banker’ to the rest of the world: loaning countries money at a very high interest. According to the First World War commissions “Britain, France and Italy owed the USA $22 billion plus interest”, this is showing that USA was at a very stable place financially even before the 1920s began. When the war ended Woodrow Wilson put forward his 14 Points which included a League of Nations. The League of Nations’ overall aim was to prevent war from breaking out again. America’s congress at the time decided that it would be best for America in the long run not to join the League of Nations because, congress believed that the USA should not interfere in any European or world affairs. Refusal to join the League of Nations made America an isolationist country. When Warren G. Harding won the presidential election and became president in 1921 a political party called the Republicans took over from the Democrats and the American government. 1920s America was known as the ‘Roaring twenties’ because of the entertainment and the crazes sweeping the country. There were lots of...
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...A Brief History of Music in Film Going to the movies is one of America’s top favorite pass times; and no movie-going experience would be complete without the accompanying sound tracks. The music in movies often heightens the suspense and deepens the drama. The right background music can make us fall in love with a character, be terrified of the villain, or even adore an unlikely hero. Starting with Silent films and continuing until today, music has been an important part in the movie industry. In the beginning, movies had no sound and eventually the studios figured out they needed something for their movies to be more entertaining. Very quickly they figured out music would supplement and go along well with the action on the screen. Music has always been able to affect people emotionally, so it made a perfect accompaniment for movies. In the early theaters, pianos quickly became a well-recognized fixture. Organs quickly followed and music became a permanent part of the movie-going experience. At first, it was up to musicians to choose what music they would play during the films; but the music still didn’t have a true designated purpose, other than used as filler. Eventually the studios began producing music for the musicians that was more suitable for the film. The music became more and more specialized based on what the studio wanted, until music was specifically written for each film. In fact, Charlie Chaplin composed his own music for some of his films...
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...Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. While Bharadwaj has more or less retained the narrative of the original play, he does move around the settings of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Pankaj Kapur (Abbaji - Duncan) is the reigning don of Mumbai’s underworld and Tabu (Nimmi - Lady Macbeth) is his mistress who loves Kapur’s right hand man Irfan Khan (Maqbool - Macbeth). Bharadwaj has intelligently adapted the characters of the play to suit his characters and the time in which it is set by replacing the three witches or soothsayer’s of the original by two corrupt policemen with a knack for astrology, played by Om Puri (Inspector Pandit) and Naseeruddin Shah (Inspector Purohit). Macbeth, a story about personal ambition, has strong themes of violence, political turmoil and guilt. These ideas are maintained by Bharadwaj to a great extent; however the change in the characterisation of Macbeth and his Lady ensures that the overwhelming theme in the movie is also love/passion. Shakespeare’s Macbeth kills Duncan purely out of ambition; Maqbool’s motivations go beyond those of being the don. Maqbool out of love for Nimmi as well as the hearsay that Abbaji may not be as good as Maqbool originally thinks he is, leads to a scared yet determined Maqbool to end Abbaji’s life. The policemen too, unlike Shakespeare’s witches, have an active role to play in the movie. They time and again keep intervening to “maintain balance of power” as they call it, by instigating Maqbool, letting...
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...to the fact neither an African American nor a woman has secured a nomination of a major party in the presidential election. Not only was the media covering Clinton and Obamas every move, but they also were portraying them in each in a very different light. A statistic that stood out to me immediately remains that women candidates receive 50% less coverage than their male rival (Uscinski & Goren). This summer my interest was sparked once again when I watched an interview with Hilary Clinton, on ABC News. The interview once again made me aware of how her depiction in the ’08 elections could have played a large result in her performance. Clinton expresses a great deal of sexism that existed in the 2008 campaign. To her, not only does sexism play a great role in the political sphere but also, the “corporate, journalism, academia..across the board (Clinton).” Throughout the entire election, Clinton supporters continually acknowledged the large presence of misogyny that took place across the media. The constant coverage of Clinton typically focused more on appearance and clothing choices as opposed to essential issues our nation faced (Uscinski & Goren). While the coverage of Obama focused mainly his stance on substantive problems, Clinton faced a harder time getter across her positions. I became intrigued with the sexism that existed during this election and how it could correlate to other realms of American society. Although the United States is considered a progressive nation with...
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...Learning is part of development and based on how well a person learns , may become more or less successful in life . People have preferences to different learning styles and techniques and they may favor one style or use multiple styles. There is no right or wrong mixture. You can have the ability in less dominant styles and also improve on a well develop styles that, you already use .If you recognize and understand your own learning styles, you can use those techniques better .At the end , by doing that you will improve the speed and quality of your learning. The seven different learning styles are: • Visual (spatial): for those who prefer to use pictures, images, and spatial understanding. • Aural (auditory-musical): for people prefer to use sound and music. • Verbal (linguistic): if your preference is using words in speech and writing. • Physical (kinesthetic): when you using your body and hands as a sense of fell and touch. • Logical (mathematical): is a preferred method for using logic, reasoning and systems. • Social (interpersonal): learning is accomplished in groups or with other people. • Solitary (intrapersonal): preferred method of learning is alone and use self-study. VARK questioner score was designed by Neil Fleming as a helpful description of communicating strategies. My VARK score is: Visual: 14 Aural: 13 Read/Write: 15 Kinesthetic: 10 Based on this questioner my learning style is described as multimodal and it was very interesting...
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...of family entertainment. Their brand continues to succeed in taking a core idea, developing it through film and television, and then extending the property into toys/merchandising, theme parks, DVDs, and video games. They have gained even more popularity among gamers for its highly anticipated Disney Infinity video game platform that debuted two months ago with its Toy Story in Space Play Set. By bridging the gap between action figures and gaming, inclusion of Disney characters and Pixar characters into the same environment, Disney has succeeded in engaging a new generation. By adapting and evolving with its consumers, they have remained popular, relatable, and successful. And according to Interbrand, “as long as they continue to evolve how its core brand delivers against the ideas that have made it relevant for generations, the company will continue to be one of the world’s most valuable entertainment and media powerhouses for the foreseeable future.” Disney’s brand has been imbedded into million’s of hearts world wide for decades. When you see their brand on toys, products, theme parks, movies, you relate them to being kid-friendly, family-approved, and of a happy nature. Disney brings smiles to consumers as well as meaningful life lessons. BMW: BMW is highly associated with its brand equity. They have a high brand image based on how they target their audience and their pricing. Owning a BMW brand car is symbolic of prestige and shows the owner’s status in life. Because of...
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...SWOTT Analysis Laura Bagley BUS 475 May 2, 2011 StevenVerrone SWOTT Analysis |[pic] |[pic] | |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | | |Strategy | | | |Processes and systems |Structures | | |Goals |Resources | | |Strategic capabilities |Technologies | | |Innovations | | | |Intellectual Property | | | |Leadership ...
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...DANIEL RICARDO ORDOÑEZ 201312625 MARIA LUCIA PACHON 201311104 YALILE KATHERIN ROA 201313192 THE SABANA´S UNIVERSITY BUSSINESS ADMINISTRATION MARKETING GROUP 1.2 2015 1. BACKGRAUND Netflix is a company that was created from the need generated by getting movies to watch from the comfort of the house, although at that time the companies who led this market were Blockbuster and Redbox , but to get them you had to approach a local Blockbuster or go a supermarket or store nearby where a dispenser Redbox addition these had a specific time to be returned, if not met you could have a fine is found, Netflix identify these weaknesses in them and became its advantages as well when you wanted to watch a film could access the internet make your Netflix account and solicitabas the list of movies you wished to see them received and send you the movies , these could be the time you wished and return , so Netflix quickly gained the lead. But with technological advancement and different devices that were created Netflix realized that people prefer to search online movies so they should not leave home or wait for them to arrive , so the company decided to create direct platform on which there are not only movies but also get series , plus Netflix decided also be associated with the different technological advances for these Netflix had already built into the device as we see when we buy a PlayStation Xbox one , a television with internet connection, plus also he decided to have...
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