...——————————————————————————————————————— Executive Briefing for Pinterest To: Ben Silbermann, CEO From: Ryan Ross Re: Strategic Plan Date: 04/15/2014 Executive Summary The objective of this strategic plan is to find a way for Pinterest to create revenue. Pinterest has plenty of traffic on their website, but has not found a way to create inflow of cash. The strong suggestion is to incorporate advertising to Pinterest’s website and charge a low fee to businesses using Pinterest to market their goods and services. To do this, Pinterest needs to engage in Self-Service Ads and Engagement Ads, like Facebook does. Pinterest should duplicate their revenue model on Facebook’s revenue stream. Opportunities to Create Value Through Revenue Stream Strategic Area: Opportunities to Create Value: Challenges to Create Value: Accounting • Create large cash flow for immediate expenses • Limited free cash flow Finance • Create capital for current and future investment opportunities • Lack of capability to invest in opportunities Management • Create a relationship with ad/marketing consultants • Negotiations about details with new consultants Marketing • Market new opportunities for others to advertise on Pinterest and charge fees to businesses • Lack of experience in selling Ad space and charging for business membership Opportunity and Challenge Overview • The plan to create a revenue stream will help with many areas. Every business needs money to run,...
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...Apple released new product again Qiaozhen yu operations management Edward Ruppel 2013/9/12 Apple released new product again Apple as a wonderful company in the world, update the mobile electronic products. Today, Apple just let the world down. iPhone the color of the 5C and 5S high prices become the key topic in the China. Even the usual lasts more than two hours of conference, this year is only an hour. What’s wrong with Apple? In my opinion, Apple’s product is not a lot of innovation in this time. In this article, I try to analyze this event, and give some of my opinions. Apple released new product again The event is now over — no big surprises from Apple. As faithful Apple followers know, September announcements usually mean a new iPhone. And Apple followed the script once again this year.But this time, Apple introduced two new phones. The 5C comes with a plastic cover and will sell at a lower price point than usual for new iPhones. The 5S has all the latest technology from the company, including a faster processing chip and improved camera. Both phones come in a variety of colors. Iphone5s looks almost identical to the iPhone 5, except that it's available in black, white or a classy-looking coppery gold. It's priced the same as last year's model, too: $200, $300 and $400 for the models with 16, 32 and 64 gigabytes of storage. Inside, though, there’s a new processor, which Apple says is...
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...Carnacer, JC James H. 1:30 – 3:00 pm TTh BSA – 2 July 12, 2016 Company Cases JetBlue: Delighting Customers Through Happy Jetting 1. The needs, wants, and demands are essentials in marketing on how will we know what the customers want to have to become more satisfactory. In the case the needs of JetBlue is more opportunity to create new kinds of services for them to recover from the incident on 2007. The wants is that they want to have the highest satisfactory of the customers so that they can improve on what the customers have problems on the services. The demand is they need to be a high standard airline to maintain their name because of the incident on 2007. 2. JetBlue really want to have good relationships with their customers so to achieve these they need to have products. They have many products so that the customers will not be bored because their products are so interesting and very well handled. So in exchange with the transactions of the customers is the service that JetBlue gives and these services give more satisfaction to the customers and make more money to do more products that they sell. 3. Product Concept because JetBlue aims to have good relationship with their customers with a profitable income and because of their new services offer customers are easily attracted to fly with them. 4. The value that JetBlue create for its customer is respect because this is where starts. If the employee treat the customers bad the name of...
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...Questions: 1. Imagine you are the new HR director at Zynga. What do you think you might do in this situation to limit the potential loss of a large number of very talented employees? a. As the new HR director at Zynga, I would first, plan to avoid a turnover. I would begin to formulate a plan to bring about more reasons for the employees I currently have to stay; this could include more incentives, more stocks, better health care, 401-K, but is not limited to these depending upon what would be catered best to the employees of Zynga. If worse came to worse, I would begin planning on who would be able to take places of those who left and eliminate jobs that are not actually needed and assign the “have to have” jobs to the most experienced employees that remain. 2. Are there any benefits or incentives that you can think of that might make more people want to stay on at Zynga after an IPO was complete and they could “get their money”? a. A “benefit” that would bring much stress relief to employees would be for them to take a small bit of pressure off of them. If the senior managers let their team know what is due by when and monitor halfway to the deadline (or sooner depending upon the priority of the assignment) rather than constantly monitor, that would help keep many of the employees. Along with that stress relief if the CEO and senior managers were less vocal and belittling, less stress would be upon the employees. b. Another benefit to the employees could be to offer those...
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...Tatiana Ionita Best Buy Case Analysis BA 3101/ Professor Monos 2/24/15 Best Buy faces three eminent problems: revenue decline, net profit loss, and poor cash flows. Revenue fell 2.4% in 2011, losing $1.23 billion in 2011. Net profit shrank in the fiscal year 2012 to 1.23 million from a net profit of 1.27 million in 2011, or loss of $3.36 per share. Best Buy’s cash flow decreased from $2.2 million in 2010, to $1.9 million in 2011. This report will conduct a situational analysis for causes of revenue loss, profit decrease, and poor cash flows, including a summary for each problem. In 2011, Best Buy’s revenue dropped 2.4%, following a 4.7% decline from the previous year, and accumulating a loss of $1.23 billion. Best Buy faces revenue problems due to closure of its “big box” stores and a 62% loss of its main revenue generating market, the US. Revenue problems are due to the closure of fifty “big box” stores in the US, as well as additionally closing “big box” stores abroad in the UK, Turkey, and China. The closure of its stores created fewer consumers and a decreasing number of units sold in the previous year, which disrupted revenue growth for the company. In the previous four years, Best Buy saw “17% value CAGR in its internet retailing operations, while store-based retailing has seen a value CAGR of just 6% […] despite this pace of growth internet sales account for only 5% of the company’s total sales value in 2011” (Passport). The remaining 95%, or the bulk of revenue...
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...Wal-Mart: The Main Street Merchant of Doom In small towns there was a time when rural communities were highly subject to price fixing and price gouging from the local merchants. There was really a no competition and the local merchants priced their items however they wanted to and charged their customers very high for their products. Samuel Moore Walton helped fixing this problem by creating is own brands stores in this small rural towns. Sam Walton originally wanted to go in to these small rural towns that had like about ten thousand people or less and put in his brand name stores so that they could go his store rather then being charged exclusively high by their local merchants. Samuel Moore Walton was born on Match 29, 1918 in Kansas. He began his college career in 1936 at University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in business administration. His very fist job that he found after college was at JCPenney where he worked several years and lived by their core values. Later in 1962 when he was at age of 44, Sam Walton opened his very first own brand store name Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas. As I have mentioned before that What Sam first did was he targeted small rural towns with populations of no more then about ten thousand people. The response that they got from people was very positive and Walmart was very successful that Sam expanded his company into the larger cities. Now everywhere we go we see Walmart By the time 1981, Walmart had become America’s largest retailer...
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...With these developments, it is obvious that conflicts between parties of different nationalities occur and liability to tax on income of foreigners especially among those engaging in trading venture. Whilst the laws affecting domicile and residence may be sufficiently settled, it is paramount for courts to pursue a detailed analysis to ascertain specific preliminary issues so as to avoid controversial rulings. Courts often handle numerous financial cases that involve what can be best described as foreign or international elements. In such cases, court must decide whether it has the jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1975 to make a decision on such cases. In the event that it is determined that the court is invested with the jurisdiction to determine the case, the court has to consider whether there is a system of law in foreign country that also has the jurisdiction to handle the case. As it was addressed in the case Attorney General of New Zealand v Ortiz [1984] AC 1, these benefits and costs to either party if the case resolution is made in foreign country as compared with the apparent country should also be a subject of concern. [1] Legal systems in most countries around the world adopt community property regime, which takes effect at the inception of marriage or at the time of divorce. For instance, California and Massachusetts in the United States have adopted community property regimes that support equal division of assets upon divorce. However, this provision...
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...Adapted from Bernhardt & Kinnear (1988). Cases in marketing management, pp. 6-16. Plano, TX: Business Publications, Inc. Pay careful attention to the following points. They are often used by instructors to evaluate either a written or oral analysis. 1. Be complete. Each area of the situation analysis must be discussed, problems and opportunities identified, alternative presented and evaluated using the situation analysis and relevant financial analysis, and a decision must be made. An analysis that omits part of the situation analysis or only recognizes one alternative is not a good analysis. Second, each area must be covered in-depth and within insight. 2. Avoid rehashing case facts. Every case has a lot of factual information. A good analysis uses facts that are relevant to the situation at hand to make summary points of analysis. A poor analysis just restates or rehashes theses facts without making relevant summary comments. 3. Make reasonable assumptions. Every case is incomplete in terms of some piece of information that you would like to have. A good case analysis must make realistic assumptions to fill in the gaps of information in the case. For example, the case may not describe the purchase decision process for the product of interest. A poor analysis would either omit mentioning this or just state that no information is available. A good analysis would attempt to present this purchase decision process by classifying the product and drawing upon real life...
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...are given. It is understandable then that we should seek out more opportunities to apply our skills and make more positive impacts within our jurisdictions. It is this general attitude that led us to get involved in investigating cold cases. How We Got Started Mark had, for several years, been consulting with our Coroner’s Division as a forensic anthropologist. During this time he came to learn that there were numerous coroners’ cases in which the identity of the decedent was unknown. These cases were kept in three-ring binders on a shelf in the Sergeant’s office. Over the years, in the course of this forensic work, we would discuss these cases and the progress that was being made on them. The conversation usually ran along the lines of us asking “any luck with that 1980 homicide victim?” and the sergeant answering “well, we’ve gotten so many new cases that I haven’t been able to even look at it yet.” This went on for a few years and through two different sergeants. One day we, as a crime analysis unit, were brainstorming about how we could broaden our “client base”, as it were. We had been successful in integrating ourselves into our Investigations Bureau and had been involved in numerous major cases. And, of course, we had always been active in producing tactical and strategic analyses for our patrol personnel. But we knew that we could be doing more, particularly given the size and responsibilities of our agency. It was during...
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...BUSINESS CASE Presented to the Accountancy Department De La Salle University In partial fulfillment Of the course requirements In ACCTBA2 (C33) March 2, 2015 A stakeholder is typically concerned with an organization delivering intended results and meeting its financial objectives. In general, a stakeholder can be one of two types: internal (from within an organization) or external (outside of an organization). The stakeholders in this situation are Lanie Marquez and Tim Rodriguez who are also partners in the retail distribution business and their capital contributions are as follows P500,000 and P300,000 respectively they are an internal stakeholder since they are also the owners. The total Capital of both stakeholders is P800,000 and with a monthly salary for both partners at P15,000 on the assumption that both of them will contribute to manage the business equally. Assuming that both managed the business equally the total salary for the year for Lanie and Tim are P180,000 each. They share profit and loss equally and no interest will be given on capital contributed. The problem for this situation is that Lanie is starting to get concerned with the behavior of her other partner Tim. He only manages the business 50% of the time, which will mean that his salary of P15,000 will need to decrease by also 50% since he does not manage the business equally with his partner. The business has seen a downturn in the profit outcome and for the current financial...
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...Ralph’s Grocery and United Food and Commercial Workers Union The case that I chose for the week 6 critical thinking assignment concerns Ralph’s Grocery Company, located in California. It applies to this week’s material due to the fact that the case involves unlawful suspension and discharge of an employee, as reviewed by the National Labor Relations Board. Background In May 2011, Vittorio Razi was an employee at Ralph’s Grocery and was suspended and terminated after he refused to take a drug test without first consulting with his UFCW Local 324 representative. The company (Respondent) says that on the day in question, Razi’s behavior was in question, acting nervous, anxious, agitated, and slurred speech. After a couple managers discussed the...
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... Many people wonder why their own teeth stain so easily. The enamel on your teeth and chromogens are what stains your teeth, but what exact beverage stains teeth the most? I chose this topic because I was curious to know what stains teeth the most. It affects us daily because it could rot your teeth or you can’t pick up hot chicks anymore. So what causes teeth to stain? The temperature causes teeth to expand or contract making it easier for stains. So hot and cold drinks affect that. Color in foods and beverages come from chromogens. Chromogens are intensely pigmented compounds that stick to teeth enamel. Chromogens cause a lot of trouble when they mix and react with other stain causing and stain promoting factors. Tannis may be natural or synthetic tannis is another factor that stains teeth. Tooth enamel is porous making it extremely susceptible to stains. The darker the liquid the darker the stain. There are some examples that stain teeth. Not only sodas bad but also Gatorade. Beets are bad for you also. Mostly cause they’re concentrated. Berries dark skins stain teeth. Ketchup is also really bad because of its bright red color and high levels of acid. Dark liquids and sauces you put on your foods also stain teeth. Colored candy and popsicles both contain colorants that will transfer to the teeth and embed in the porous enamel. Fruit juices, especially grape and cranberry, leave a colorful tinge on the teeth and tongue. Colored sodas instantly discolor teeth. The citric acids...
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...efficient investigative products and services. As a result, the coverage requirements for ANACI and NACLC investigations have been enhanced to support a common content baseline for all agencies. Note that these enhancements apply only to those ANACI and NACLC cases submitted on an SF 86. The purpose of this FIN is to provide you with information concerning what case coverage changes have been made. The case price adjustments necessary to support these changes will be reflected in the FY 2007 case prices. ANACIINACLC Cases Currently, listed and developed issues which are identified in ANACI and NACLC cases (for non-DoD customers) are not pursued beyond the normal scope of the investigation. These cases are returned to the requesting agency so that the agency may decide whether to adjudicate the case based upon the information in hand, conduct additional follow-up themselves, or request a Reimbursable Suitability Investigation (RSI) from FISD to cover the additional issues. Beginning with FY 2007, expansion of these issues will become a standard part of both the ANACI and NACLC products. Effective October 1, 2006, issues apparent at scheduling or developed during the course of the investigation and which fall within the 5-year case coverage period, unless otherwise noted, will be expanded upon according to the following chart (exception: issues which are known to have been covered in previous investigations, or which would reasonably have been expected to...
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...find that you would like even more time. I recommend that you enter the exam promptly since I will make deductions for those exceeding the 9:00 o'clock end time even if you enter late. Third, know that the legal reasoning essay will come from Module 4 on immunity. The variety of scenarios in that question will force you to think about and explain the nuances between sovereign and personal immunity, between absolute and qualified immunity, about loss of immunity, etc. You will want to understand all four cases from that module well before the exam. I will expect specific citations to the cases and the principles that they enunciate. An additional case that might be useful for you to look at is Canton v. Harris. A second question will address the rulemaking process and the principles underlying it. You should "walk into" the exam (in a virtual sense) with a clear sense of a fully articulated rulemaking process, so that you can pick and choose elements as appropriate in the case you will be presented. The third question will be drawn from the text regarding the Constitutional framework. Finally, remember that "open book" exams can be as challenging as closed book because the "bar" (the expectation) is higher. I think you will find that prior preparation will make a good deal of difference. As stated before, when you open the exam, answer the questions initially in word and copy it back to the exam. That way, you will not lose work, time...
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...in which it is acceptable for anyone who has suffered a personal injury to seek compensatory damages through litigation from someone connected with the injury. It’s the idea that for every accident someone is at fault. For every injury, there is someone to blame. And, perhaps most damaging, for every accident, there is someone to pay. There are so many ridicilous cases througout history where people sue somebody or some company for no reason and get a lot of money from them. For example . A caretaker fell off a ladder and sued the local authority for not training him to use a ladder - and won.He could get up to 50.000 pounds compensation. One former ex policeman received nearly £90,000 compensation for the trauma of seeing a woman die after he crashed into her car during a 999 call .The husband of the woman killed by the policeman received £16,000 compensation. Policemen cause a tremendous number of accidents - so many, indeed, that one force has stopped its drivers from speeding. The effect is damaging to society. The courts become clogged up with greedy people out for themselves, many with no real case at all while other people with real compensation claims, the people disabled in accidents, crippled in operations or people who have lost loved ones due clear negligent behavior. All the other who just sue somebody with ridicilous acusations should be ashamed of themselves and I hope that in the future others avoid trying to cash in just because it seems so easy...
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