saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.”1 The big questions for Tim Cook and his team included: Were watches, TVs, and car the right focus? Was Apple doing down the best path in watches and wearables? Should Apple shift direction in TVs? Did it make sense for Apple to enter the car business, and
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Marketing DeMystified A Self-Teaching Guide Donna Anselmo New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission
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traditional marketing Authors: Michael Arvidsson Robin Agné Business and administration; Marketing Spring 2011 Tutor: Ellinor Torsein Abstract Title: “Branding by doing” – a study in refraining from traditional marketing Bachelor thesis in Marketing, 15 ECTS, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg Michael Arvidsson & Robin Agné Ellinor Torsein Acne Studios, brands, “Branding by doing”, communication channels, fashion industry, non-traditional marketing communications
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Serita McKoy HON 410 Professor Yesudas Choondassery February 22, 2013 Our Future: What Fast Food is Taking From Us We as Americans are facing quite an epidemic when it comes to health. It is not as though the nation was stricken with some sort of plague or fell victim to some conspiracy. Unfortunately, the cause of our issues is much more in our control than I think we would care to admit. Our health is depleting at large numbers all because of our diet. The rates of heart related issues
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CONTENTS Introduction Part One: Foundations Chapter One: Introduction to Advertising 1 Chapter Two: Advertising’s Role in Marketing 34 Chapter Three: Advertising and Society 68 Part Two: Planning and Strategy Chapter Four: How Advertising Works 103 Chapter Five: The Consumer Audience 135 Chapter Six: Strategic Research 169 Chapter Seven: Strategic Planning 205 Part Three: Effective Advertising Media Chapter Eight: Print and Out-of-Home Media 239 Chapter
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Starbucks’ Strategy and Internal Initiatives to Return to Profitable Growth Arthur A. Thompson The University of Alabama ince its founding in 1987 as a modest nine-store operation in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks had become the world’s premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees, with 8,812 company-owned stores and 7,852 licensed stores in more than 50 countries as of April 2010 and annual sales of about $10 billion. But the company’s 2008–2009 fiscal years were challenging. Sales at company-owned
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