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    Difference between public relations and advertising function

    Can you help me understand the role public relations must play in an IMC program for an international marketer? What is the primary difference between the public relations role and the advertising function? I just need a brief explanation to help me articulate a more comprehensive response.

    Public Relations

    1. Give 4 ways to communicate to external publics. 2. What are the benefits of a proactive crisis management plan. 3. List the steps of Reactive crisis management.

    Question on marketing and purpose of middlemen

    Wal-Mart has established regional warehouses that they fill with merchandise that they had purchased directly from manufacturers, cutting out the middlemen. If you, or a client of yours, were a middleman (wholesaler, broker, or agent) what would you do to insure that your business would survive? What advice would you recommend t

    Target Marketing: Example Problem

    Having been a marketing manager, I am a strong proponent of target marketing, but I would like to take a contrarian perspective for a moment and pose a follow up question. Do you believe that target marketing tactics are prejudicial in the way it position products for a specific segment of the population, why or why not?

    Competitive Intelligence

    Today it is not necessarily money that makes the world go around, but information, and the timeliness of that information. The topic thread for DQ2 this week, competitive intelligence, gave rise to some discussion regarding the boundaries of good market research versus unethical/illegal acts of spying. What are the differenc

    Public Relations

    1. What are the benefits and risks of internal communication? 2. Give 4 ways to promote proactive planning. 3. Wwhat writing style is used within a press release? 4. Benefits and risks of external communications. 5. What two key factors should be considered with Media Relations? 6. What issues are present in Globa

    Ethical obligation

    Do organizations have an ethical obligation to guarantee their members' job security? Why? What are the negative domestic aspects of an organization entering the global marketplace? How should an organization balance its domestic responsibilities with its desire to expand its market through globalization or reduce costs through

    Learning organization elements

    What is a learning organization? What are the five elements of a learning organization? How is the concept of learning related to the evolution of the global marketplace? How does organizational learning ensure that we are prepared for global operations?

    Marketing and Sales

    Do you think that marketing should be included as part of the sales organization within a company? Why or why not?, and that the ability of your (or any) organization to effectively incorporate these two functions.

    Five-Year Career Development Plan

    I want to open up my own Daycare facility Prepare your own five-year career development plan. Your plan should include the following: a. Career goals and objectives b. Possible promotional opportunities for career growth c. An inventory of current skills, abilities, training, and education d. Job satisfaction attributes

    Pop Ups

    What is your experience with pop ups and how do you feel about them? What is wrong with pop ups from a moral point of view?

    Power and Politics: what are differences and similarities

    What are the differences and similarities between power and politics? Are power and politics always associated with each other or are they mutually exclusive? What are ethical issues associated with use and abuse of organizational power and politics?

    Budget and schedule for review by your manager

    You are preparing the project budget and schedule for review with your manager. Next week¡¦s meeting will focus on the budget and schedule for the marketing campaign deliverables of the project. Individual deliverable ¡V continue work on the project plan by documenting the budget cost components for the marketing-related

    Sales Promotion Techniques used by Marketing Firms

    Write a paper, summarizing the key sales promotion techniques that marketing firms direct towards trade and consumers. Include real world examples to describe the following classifications of sales promotion techniques: -Discounts and sales -Increasing Industry Visibility -Price-based consumer sales promotion -Attention g

    Existence and imperativeness of critical thinking concepts

    Write a three to five page paper in Microsoft Word and APA format that correlates the existence and imperativeness of critical thinking concepts when it comes to conducting marketing research and planning.In the paper, address the following: 1. How are these inter-related? 2. Why is it important to keep them working togeth

    Key Marketing Objectives for (IPT) It's Popcorn Time

    IPT currently sells the following products: Flavored popcorn - in addition to common flavors such as butter, cheese, and caramel, they have patented a process for getting both thicker (chocolate) and finer (confectioners sugar) coatings to stick to the popcorn without damaging it Snack sized pretzels, also coated with sweet

    Analyze Public Relations

    Please help reviewing the following article: http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-legislative/8897776-1.html Review of the article include the following discussion/analysis: (1) the PR situation at hand; (2) main premise about PR as discussed by the author; (3) importance of this study to the fie

    Cultural Problems in Communications (Public Relations)

    Sometimes cultural branding and public relations work hand in hand. How would you handle these cultural issues from a PR standpoint? Brand: Perdue Chicken Slogan: 'It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken' Slogan in Spanish: 'It takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate.' Brand: Chevy Nova Name: Nova

    Segmentation of PDA Type Cell Phone Market

    The revolution in technology has provided the opportunity to shift from mass marketing to targeted marketing; it offers many opportunities to segment and target specific groups of customers. Discuss the criteria you would use to segment the markets for a PDA type cell phone device in both Asia and Europe.

    Manipulation / Deception in the use of Public Communications

    This solution utilizes an example of an individual who once was a Senatorial candidate. In using public communication this particular individual utilizes his previous status to his distinct advantage in using deceptive tactics. This solution provides an overview of public relations communication and describes how it is specific

    PUBLIC RELATIONS: image, impact, and public opinion.

    What impact can PR have on society? What is an example of this impact? Should a company be concerned with public opinion? Why or why not? How can PR professionals and organizations utilize PR tools to impact image?