THE ROLE OF MARKETING MIX STRATEGY IN DETERMINING CONSUMER PURCHASES DECISION. A CASE STUDY OF GIVANAS NIGERIA LIMITED. BY AJIBODU OLAYEMI OLUGBENGA MATRIC NO. ADP11/12/H/0460 A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE IFE. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA.) 2013. CERTIFICATION
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itself not by the product it sells, but by the customer benefit provided. Having created the value for its customers, the firm is then entitled to capture a portion of it through pricing. To remain a viable concern, the firm must sustain this process of creating and capturing value over time. Within this framework, the plan by which value is created on a sustained basis is the firm’s Marketing Strategy. Marketing Strategy involves two major activities: (i) selecting a target market and determining
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and how they impact on the development of an organisation’s strategy and implementation. In a duopoly two firms compete for market share, so strategic thinking by management plays an important part in strategy development and the creation of a competitive advantage. Strategic thinking allows management ‘to more fully capture and analyse the relevant forces creating new market opportunities and business strategy requirements’ (Cravens, Piercy & Baldauf 2009, p.32). Woolworths has for many years been
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Rehman – M00223578Said Hayat – M00290099Jad Aoun – M00282219 | April 3, 2011 | A report for MBA4641 – Dr. Cedwyn Fernandes Word Count: 3629 | CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 PESTEL ANALYSIS AND THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LUXURY FASHION 4 MARKET SEGMENTATION 8 Haute Couture- Luxury Brand 9 High Fashion - High Cost 10 Exclusive Expensive Haute Couture Fabrics 10 Ready-to-Wear (RTM) - Designer Brands: 11 Diffusion / Designer and Premium Brands 11 Upper Bridge / Premium Brands 11
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The target market strategy of Nokia…………..........……..………..…………….3 The competitive strategy of Nokia………………………………………...........….5 The marketing mix of Nokia...………………………………………………...……..7 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………..12 References……………………………………………………………………………13 Executive summary Mobile phone, which is defined as a high technology electronic product, is popular all over the world. China must be one of the biggest markets for those
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sophisticated marketing tools, measure performance on a return-on-investment basis, segment their markets, improve their target marketing and positioning, and ________. a. contend with dwindling customer bases b. aggressively “squeeze” manufacturer margins c. aggressively pursue take over strategies d. dominant the manufacturers they do business with e. aggressively pursue market expansion and diversification strategies Answer: e Page: 504 Level of difficulty: Easy 3.
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to find out how these two companies developed differently in Chinese market. By making a comparative study of McDonald's and KFC, different operation and competitive strategy theory will be integrated with their development situation. Research is made based on strategy theory, Internet sources and interviews. The thesis is started with general information, Chinese fast food industrial situation introduction and thesis structure. After having introduced the two companies background, we illustrated
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acquisitions in firms competing in the global economy work * Increased Market Power: * This is the primary reason for acquisition * If a firm achieves enough market power, it can become market leader * Example: AT&T acquisition with T-Mobile made them in the lead with market share in w-ireless service providers * Also, not only would their market share increase, but their customers would increase by 1/3 and all cell towers and wireless spectrum that t-mobile had would
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profitability without providing proprietary operational advantages, it is more important than everfor companies to distinguish themselves through strategy. The winners will be those that view the Internet as a complement to, not a cannibal of, traditional ways of competing. Strategy and the by Mich36l E. Porter Internet I "^ INTERNET is an extremely important new J technology, and it is no surprise that it has received so much attention from entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and business observers
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Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity This Page Intentionally Left Blank Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity A Platform for Designing Business Architecture SECOND EDITION Jamshid Gharajedaghi AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803
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