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    Value of Mass Marketing in the Modern World

    Reply to the following: Mass marketing is a valuable tool to businesses and a viable way to build a profitable brand. Many companies rely heavily on modern marketing techniques such as social media, which is one way that mass marketing can increase specific brands profitability. Once a brand becomes socially acceptable, for i

    The Consumer Buying Decision Process

    1.What cultural, social, and personal factors are likely to most influence consumer purchasing of your product or service? 2.What research tools will help you better understand the effect on buyer attitudes and behaviour? 3.Which aspects of consumer behaviour will you emphasize in your marketing plan and why? 4.What market

    Reflections of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

    Write a memo (approximately 2 pages) in which you (a) reflect upon the ethics of the marketing tactics used by subprime mortgage companies referenced in the articles, (b) discuss the impact of these tactics on a neighborhood of your choice, and (c) provide some recommendations as to how mortgage companies might operate more ethi

    Online and Off-line Privacy

    Have you noticed that some of your Facebook friends like certain advertisements? Marketers know what Facebook users like and are using that knowledge to influence users' friends. "Social-context ads" are based on data collected on the likes and friends of Facebook users. When you click on an ad indicating you like it, you give F

    Market Research Methods for Consumers

    Marketing research is mainly a quantitative course of action in which consumers' thoughts, actions, and purchase intentions are collected to form the basis of marketing decisions. As a consequence, marketing research involves translating actions, or behavioral intentions, into numbers. Many marketing researchers have their f

    Healthcare and CEO Responsibilities

    I have two questions which I need help with: 1. In health care, criticize and inspect is it ethical to have a strategic plan that, in essence, would cause a competitor to go out of business? Propose an analysis of your decision. Assess and explain the essence of marketing? 2. Distinguish and assess if the CEO should be evalu

    Wal-Mart and its Mid-Life Crisis

    Analyze the following case study: Maich, S. (2004). Wal-Mart's mid-life crisis. Maclean's, 117(34), 45. Include responses to the following questions in your analysis: -Is it "mid-life crisis" or "mid-life laziness" that this article communicates about Wal-Mart's marketing? Did management " lose its way" and forget the conce

    Hewlett-Packard Research Funds

    Will you agree or disagree with Meg Whitman's approach for Hewlett-Packard to spend more funds on research and development, rather than on continued acquisitions?

    Marketing Strategy Flaws for Toyota

    Respond to the following in 1 to 2 brief paragraphs (cite any references used): Public opinion changes somewhat quickly. I suppose I am a prime example. Until this module, I had completely forgotten about Toyota's recall. One would do well to remember, though, that if the public, at large, held a grudge, ford would no longer

    Toyota Holistic Marketing

    I would think that companies, such as Toyota, would have to have something to offer customers. Whether its a great deal on automobiles, better warranties, and would have to find a way to show that their vehicles problems are a thing of the past. Its understood and expected that vehicles will have recalls. While we don't like the

    Difference Between Needs/Wants & Importance of Understanding Customers

    Respond to the following in a brief paragraph (cite any references used): Why is it important for marketers to truly understand the customer? I believe that it is important for marketers to understand customers based on what their need and wants are. The more they understand, the better they can produce products that will

    Fitness Software: Marketing Strategy

    Begin a marketing plan for a software program that gives customer specific diet plans and workout plans dependent upon the customer's personal fitness information and fitness goals in the profile provided. Please include the following: The Name of the Software/Company Reason for selection of this product: passionate about f

    Concept of facilitating an exchange

    Explain how the concept of facilitating an exchange makes marketing such a universal concept. ** At least two sources and APA format. Give credit accordingly by sourcing WITHIN AND AT THE END OF AT THE RESEARCH, using quotations as to what you have referenced to distinguish between your writing and those of your references.**

    Holistic Automobile Marketing

    Consider the number of stories in the media over the last few years with regards to automobile manufacturing design flaws that have caused considerable personal injury and hardship. Keeping this in mind, respond to the following: -What must companies, such as Toyota, do to regain customer confidence in its holistic market

    CLIO Award Winners

    What do you believe is the BEST and the WORST CLIO Award TV advertisement in the past two years? why do you believe this is so? Based on the research of two (2) CLIO Award winning print advertisements in the past two years, what was it that made these successful?

    Marketing Suggestions for Healthy Product

    The primary message of this company is to show that their products are extremely necessary and good for health, especially for children. What basic marketing research would you conduct in order to arrive at the creation of the message for the good or service? What is that message? How would you best express this message in terms

    The Battle Between Amazon and Barnes & Noble

    I need help with the following question after reviewing the followings articles related to recent developments in book retailing. Trachtenberg, J. A. (2014, Feb 27). Corporate news: Barnes & noble posts profit as digital device sales tumble. Wall Street Journal. Gelles, D. (2014, Feb 22). Barnes & noble receives conditional

    Direct Response Ad

    I am studying how direct-response ad works. 1. Please assist with the following scenario-if a consumer is watching an infomercial late at night for a new exercise machine that promises to melt inches in seconds. Why would this type of this direct-response ad work and how would advertisers measure actual sales generated? Ple

    Persuasion Matrix

    I need assistance with understanding a Persuation Matrix for study purposes. Please include a diagram of the Persuation Matrix in Excel. Then provide me an example of a tv commercial or print ad and explain how you use the matrix to evaulate how it might influence consumers' response processes. Please be sure to let me kno

    Marketing Decisions with Policies

    Name five examples of marketing decisions that may require policies. Briefly describe one such policy. Use atleast 200 words and cite any sources used in APA format.

    Best Medium for Healthy Food Sales

    IF you had to select only one broadcast medium, TV or radio, which do you believe would be the preferred advertising medium for a healthy food given today's dynamic environment? Be sure to cover the pros and cons of each medium in your answer. What about print media, especially given the current external marketing environment (e

    Segmentation and Marketing of New Pet Products

    Hi Beatrica could you please help me again Thanks start collecting information on the description of the target market for your selected product. This should include the following information about your target customers: •Where do they shop and why? •How much are they willing and able to spend? •What are th

    Marketing Sales Environment

    I'm seeking expert's answers and clarifications to the attached questions on Marketing. Question 1: From: Chapter 2: Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Relationships Name of the textbook: Principles of Marketing (14th Edition) PHILIP Kotler "Northwestern University" & GARY Armstrong "University