LAURENTIAN BAKERIES The decision-maker must make a recommendation on a large expansion project. Discounted cash flow analysis is required. In addition to the assumptions and scenarios in the case, assume that, due to increased competition, the U.S grocery chain can only guarantee 33% of the increased sales unless they receive a $0.20 per pizza reduction in price. With this deduction, they will be able to guarantee 50% of the original increased sales. Should you reduce the price? Explain. In
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countries. More than 60% of the population is under the age of 30yrs. As the young generations are more open to fast foods and demand it more, this is a good news for the company. New variety: Company can also come up with new variety in the menu like Pizzas, garlic breads to attract more
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. SEGMENTATION AND TARGETING 2 2.1. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION 2 2.2. DEMOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION 3 2.3. PSYCHOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION 4 2.4. BEHAVIORAL SEGMENTATION 6 3. POSITIONING 7 3.1. VALUE PROPOSITION OF PHD OUTLETS 8 3.4. COMMUNICATING ON POPS AND PODS 8 4. DIFFERENTIATION 9 5. BRANDING AND BRAND EQUITY 10 5.1. BRAND AWARENESS 10 5.2. BRAND ASSOCIATION 10 5.3. BRAND LOYALTY 11 5.4. BRAND ASSET VALUATOR 12 6. MARKETING MIX 13 6.1. PRODUCT AND SERVICE
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McDonald’s Corporation in the New Millennium J. Paul Peter and Ashish Gokhale University of Wisconsin—Madison Jack Greenberg, CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, stared into the clear September skies thinking about the “Big Mac Attack.” At one time, the term was an advertising slogan referring to a craving for a McDonald’s Big Mac burger. However; “Big Mac Attack” now referred to McDonald’s earnings declines in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Dynamic market expansion, new products, and special promotional
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FASTFOOD / RESTAURANT INDUSTRY Introduction Indian QSR (quick service restaurants) Industry is growing very rapidly. It is a reflection of the change in the lifestyle, food habits and consumption pattern of the population. The incidence of Dining out, ordering from home as well as takeaways is rising creating an opportunity to cater to a wide mass of population. What was the domain of upper class, singles or forced bachelors, has percolated to all echelons of society. The incidence and value differ
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European Journal of Marketing 30,1 8 Received October 1994 Revised April 1995 SERVQUAL: review, critique, research agenda Francis Buttle Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK SERVQUAL: a primer SERVQUAL provides a technology for measuring and managing service quality (SQ). Since 1985, when the technology was first published, its innovators Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry, have further developed, promulgated and promoted the technology through a series of publications (Parasuraman et al
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Context Consumer Behaviour and the Marketing Mix Consumers and Relationship Marketing Consumers and Marketing Planning Antecedents of Consumer Behaviour Neuroscience Psychology Sociology Summary Key points Review questions Case study revisited: Pizza Case study: Center Parcs Further reading References LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: Explain how the study of consumer behaviour has evolved. Show how consumer behaviour relates to marketing decision-making
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London .....................................7 Literature Review .........................................................................................................8 PEST analysis ...............................................................................................................9 SWOT analysis ............................................................................................................11 Michael Porters five forces ....................................
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Thematic Study | 12 December 2012 17th ANNUAL WEALTH CREATION STUDY (2007-2012) Economic Moat Fountainhead of Wealth Creation HIGHLIGHTS Economic Moat protects profits and profitability of companies from competitive attack. Extended CAP (competitive advantage period) of Economic Moat Companies (EMCs) leads to superior levels of profits and stock returns. Over 2002-2012, EMCs in India have outperformed benchmark indices. Breach of Economic Moat causes massive wealth destruction. Markets
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01-Ritzer5-45349.qxd 8/7/2007 1:07 PM Page 1 1 An Introduction to McDonaldization R ay Kroc (1902–1984), the genius behind the franchising of McDonald’s restaurants, was a man with big ideas and grand ambitions. But even Kroc could not have anticipated the astounding impact of his creation. McDonald’s is the basis of one of the most influential developments in contemporary society. Its reverberations extend far beyond its point of origin in the United States and in the fast-food
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