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When it comes to completing a case study, a slew of questions usually arise. To help you to understand what a case study is, we have prepared an example of a case study in advertising. Before we start, let us remind you what a case study in the context of advertising is. A case study is an investigation of a particular case (a particular advert, an advertising campaign, several campaigns of one company, etc.), usually successful, which is aimed to reveal and explore the reasons which led to the success of the advert or campaign. Or, a case study can present a failure of a certain campaign and analyze the reasons behind it.

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Spring 2014
Individual Assignment #3
Barilla S.p.A. Case Typed Individual Assignment

Name ___________________________ Email ________ Date______________

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Tools and Rules

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Subject: What are the decisions and courses of action that Dennis Gaines can implement to achieve a competitive edge and maximize on profits?

Recommendations: Tools and Rules should consider product diversification, the use of internet as a marketing tool, recruiting skilled personnel, expansion to other markets, branding, and joint ventures, monitor sales and control feedback in order to acquire a competitive advantage. Continue reading →

1. Mentoring and coaching.

a. Describe what mentoring is and who could be used as a mentor.

Mentoring refers to the supportive and formal process whereby an experienced individual encourages people to manage their personal learning so that they may be able to use their potential to the maximum, develop their own skills, progress their performance as well as turn to be the person they purpose to be. A mentor refers to a guide who is in a position to assist the mentee to find the appropriate direction and who is as well in a position to assist them to come up with solutions to things that have to do with career. Continue reading →

Introduction

According to Craig, adverts are crafted image bundles that are designed frequently and associated with a certain product with pleasure feelings that stem from the fantasies as well as anxieties (1997). Many companies do pay the mass media especially the television houses to advertise their products. Brierley points out that adverts do manage as well as control the customers markers at lowest cost possible (1995). Therefore advertisers are more than willing to manipulate their targeted customers’ fantasies as well as exploiting the gender identities while selling their products.

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Strategic Decision Making and Business Model Development

Strategic Positioning

Differentiation and positioning are closely related marketing approaches. Positioning is the approach to conveying what makes the product or company better than or different compared to the competitors. On the other hand, differentiation is the way the company performs its positioning through promoting the benefits its offers or distinct attributes. Positioning approaches can be developed in different ways. It can be based on the product characteristics, types of consumers, application, competition, or object attributes. Continue reading →

Should Intel Penetrate the Smart Phone Market and Tablet Market?

1.0 Research Statement Proposition

The response to the research question whether Intel should penetrate the smartphone and tablet markets is clear – yes. This answer is based on the current market demand and financial or investment considerations. The latest report on Intel financials conducted in 2013 reveals that the company’s revenues have fallen by over 3% in the first quarter of the year and the company’s earnings declined by approximately 25% during the same year (Intel). The reason for declined revenues is that personal computer sales have significantly dropped in favor of smartphone and tablets. Continue reading →

Bringing David Hockney’s a Bigger Picture Exhibition to Australia

Program Formulation

The main stakeholders can be classified as internal and external. Internal stakeholders encompass the event organizing team including the event director, managers (programming, safety, medical, guest, backstage, welfare, production, lighting and sound, site, security, licensing, traffic), event assistant, site crew, artist liaison, community liaison, advertising/marketing/publicity agency and website sales (Lesley and Lesley 11). External stakeholders consist of the Art Gallery of NSW (venue owner), sponsors, contractors and service providers/suppliers of amenities such as water, electricity, accommodation, food and transport). Other external stakeholders will encompass media, clients (participants including speakers, artists and performers), competitors, local community (Sydney and Australian population), foreign visitors, volunteers and stewards, local government of Sydney and national government of Australia (regulatory authorities). Continue reading →

PART 1: TERMS OF REFERENCE/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report is based on Zara Company which is a Zara is a publicly traded apparel company with headquarters in Spain and other locations within UK and U.S. among other countries. The report focuses on a critical analysis of the company to identify any problem or opportunity that can be exploited to improve the company’s success. To perform the analysis of Zara, the report will make use of powerful conceptual frameworks which are important in determining the internal and external business environment within which the company operates. These include; identification of current market situation, SWOT analysis, competitor analysis and PEST analysis. Consequently, the report will present the findings and recommendations for solving the identified problem and the recommendations for improving the situation. Continue reading →

Concrete Experience

Towards the end of the year 2012, Apple inclusive experienced a drop in the iPad UK market share (Bryant, 2012). Apple Inc, wanted to ascertain the cause of the drop. I worked in a team that sought to find out the effectiveness of the Apple Financing program that gave loans to customers to buy Apple products. It sold products on credit. By offering products on credit, a certain percentage of customers would choose to buy on credit because it is available instead of cash. Apple earns an interest rate of 14.9% because of allowing the customer to purchase on credit. My responsibility included collecting data about the company since the program started. Some of my colleagues were involved in interviewing customers on the benefits of the program. We used percentages to determine the effectiveness of the program. We drafted questionnaires for customer satisfaction interviews. We also drafted a mini-budget for the evaluation process. Continue reading →