the notepad in front of her. She had jotted some thoughts about just whose needs were more important for Clique to satisfy—its retailers or its consumers? Fortunately, the 2013 back-to-school sales of her core writing implements product lines appeared to be on goal for a 3% increase over 2012. These sales were not without a cost, however, as various discounts, allowances, and other off-invoice deals had pushed gross profit margin down from 42% in 2010 to just over 36% in 2012. (See Exhibit 1.)
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* A channel of distribution: | Selected Answer: | is any series of firms or individuals who participate in the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or final user. | Answers: | is any series of firms or individuals who participate in the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or final user. | | is only needed when products must be stored. | | must include one or more intermediaries. | | is only needed when products are sold indirectly. | | None of
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Corp. Marketing Mix- Promotion When is comes to a Marketing Mix, one of the most important steps in this process is the Promotion Mix. A company has an overall Promotion Mix, or Marketing Communication, and can also promote itself through advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion. With a company like Starbucks, promotion is key when reaching out to potential customers. Typically, when skimming a magazine, driving down the highway, or even simply just walking down
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Promotional Advertising Strategy Dawn Grasty Dr. Penny Wilkins Contemporary Business February 18, 2015 Selected product to research: Home Furnishings Selected two (2) companies within the selected product category. Basset Furniture INC and Ethan Allen Introduction: Bassett Furniture is a furniture manufacturer headquartered in Bassett, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John David Bassett (July 14, 1866 – February 26, 1965) and C.C. Bassett. Bassett Furniture
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Case Analysis and recommendations for Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc.: Squirt Brand Dr. Pepper/Seven Up incorporated Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc. is the largest division owned by Cadbury Schweppes PLC, who is the third largest soft drink maker in the world by a landslide. Although only bested by Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola, Cadbury Schweppes took Dr. Pepper/Seven Up a little bit of a different route concerning the flavors of their beverages, becoming the number 1 seller of non-cola carbonated soft drinks with
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Describe how Marks & Spencer uses promotional mix? * purpose and objectives of promotion mix * need to support desired corporate image Now that the customers of Marks &Spencer have become more knowledgeable and trend conscious, they are likely to choose the products after exploring all the alternatives. This means that the retailers of garment products will have to spend a lot of time on their marketing efforts so they approach people most importantly the right people. Marks &
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product with competitors’ products 8 8.2. Competitive brands available in the market 8 9. Estimated industry-wide sales (or volume) for year—all brands 8 10. Market Conditions Faced 9 10.1. Consumer buying habits 9 Distribution of similar or competitive products 9 10.2. Advertising and Promotion 9 10.3. Media that can be used to reach target market 9 Sales promotions customarily used in this product category 9 Pricing 9 11. MARKETING PLAN 9 Describe the target market 9 Geographic
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purchase of this product. Due to the modification away from media advertising, the decision making process has changed significantly. When media advertising was substantial with COSI and StarKist, consumers had become familiar to seeing the ads and their individual icons. Consumers were very loyal to a specific brand and the loyalty grew out of the familiar icons. Now that the focus has changed to mainly print ads, promotions-in-store, and coupons, there is more to keep the consumer decision making
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communication tools available but in general , businesses use five main marketing communication strategies.These are advertising, sales promotions, personal selling, public relations and sponsorship, and direct marketing.Companies choose communication methods by analyzing their customer’s needs,preferences and buying habits.For example, some companies in an industry might choose advertising methods, while other companies in the same industry might rely on a very different communication strategy like public
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has the option of entering the mainstream market where they have existing products or entering the niche market for the first time. Decision Criteria In order to be a viable option, unit sales must reach 1 million and 3.3 million in the niche and mainstream market, respectively. Marketing and advertising costs must be kept to a minimum to avoid the need to reallocate funds. Finally, the chosen market needs to enhance the overall brand image. Recommendation Paramount should position Clean
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