1. INTRODUCTION F or many companies, marketing plays a vibrant and a vital role in the strategic planning process. Even though marketing positions are incorporated in corporate level, most of them are represented at the functional level of an organization (Chawla, 2003). Kotler and Keller (2008) outlines the core definition of marketing, which says that ‘Marketing is the analysis, planning, implementation and control of carefully formulated programs designed to bring about voluntary exchanges
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phenomena” as part of the “B-EST” marketing campaign. The purpose of the event is to obtain significant attention in the soft drink market as a new player and to make an impact on customers’ mind, thus boost sales performance of our new product – EST Cola. This event focuses on getting consumer’s responses and communicating with them. In order to target on our main target customers range from 20-30, one of the marketing strategies to be used is celebrity endorsement. Through this, we want to create
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Wal-Mart Wal-Mart operates both retail stores and super centers around the world. The retail business is Wal-Mart's primary income and the foundation of the Wal-Mart empire in which the super center dominate the retail market offering the traditional retail household wares as well as groceries. The company also operates a chain of membership warehouses similar to Costco and B.J.'s, called Sam's Club, named after its founder Sam Walton. Since 1991, when Wal-Mart opened a Sam's Club in Mexico
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REVERSE LOGISTICS DEFINATION: Flow of surplus or unwanted material, goods, or equipment back to the firm, through its logistics chain, for reuse, recycling, or disposal. In other words, reverse logistics is the management of any type of returns from any customer with a specific purpose. Products can be returned from any player within the supply chain or from the end-user for different reasons. Raw material, work-in-process or finished goods can be returned when there are surplus or leftovers
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PART 1 Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Global Marketing Case 1-1 The Global Marketplace Is Also Local onsider the following proposition: We live in a global marketplace. McDonald’s restaurants, Sony digital TVs, LEGO toys, Swatch watches, Burberry trench coats, and Caterpillar earthmoving equipment are found practically everywhere on the planet. Global companies are fierce rivals in key markets. For example, American auto industry giants General Motors and Ford are locked in
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Marketing Plan STUDENTS MKT 421 University of Phoenix DATE Professor Pepsi B Energy Marketing Plan: Phase One Pepsi is performing a marketing control of their recent release of the Pepsi Diet Slim can, evaluating the successes and the failures of product. Based on the market successes of the Pepsi Diet Slim can, Pepsi is planning to develop a sugarcane-based Pepsi energy drink consisting of vitamin B12 and other B vitamins. This new
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the 10%–12% return typical of industry in general. A second and equally important contributor to Berkshire’s outstanding performance is a handful of substantial holdings in publicly traded common stocks such as The American Express Company, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wells Fargo & Company. As both manager and investor, Buffett looks for ‘‘wonderful businesses’’ with outstanding economic characteristics: high rates of return on invested capital, substantial profit margins on sales, and consistent earnings
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RUNNING HEAD: Apple, Inc. SWOT Analysis Apple, Inc. SWOT Analysis AIU – MGT680 Abstract As a senior manager of a computer company, this paper will discuss the company’s competitor, Apple, Inc. This paper will include five factors of strengthens, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for Apple, Inc. It will explain why those factors are important for this company to know. The paper will also propose a strategy and product that will take advantage of Apple, Inc. vulnerabilities which
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marketing communications is a management process which a business engages with its various audiences. The marketing communications consist of a set of tools in different combination so as to communicate with its target audience. The marketing communications mix is made up of three elements which are: tools, media and messages. This essay will be divided in three parts; the first part will talk about brands and its characteristics, the second part will talk about the strategic role of branding in the marketing
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