Marketing Essays

1.Introduction Quality Kraft Carpets Ltd is a British company specialising in good quality woven Axminister carpets. It was founded in 1989 by William Jackson and John Turner. The company has not got high production capacity and they prefer to sale their products the contract customers such as hotels, restaurants, offices, …

Introduction: IDS Financial Services operate in the consumer financial service industry. After the acquisition by American Express in 1984 the company went through tremendous growth for three consecutive years in terms of revenue (average 30%), financial plan fees (174%) and its sales force (annual rate11%). The company was facing new …

Introduction This report focuses on the sales function and incentive systems of Houston Fearless 76, Inc. (HF76). First, some background information and strategic objectives of the company will be provided. Then, analysis will be made on the current sales incentive plan and the proposed new incentive plan along with some …

The Global Branding of Stella ArtoisAssignment 11)The international beer market is a large and growing one with consumption levels at 1.3 billion hectoliters (hls) annually. Surprisingly, the top 4 breweries account for only 22 percent of the total beer market. This means that the profit margin for these breweries is …

The three generic strategies identified by Michael Porter, namely cost leadership, differentiation and focus are all options available to small businesses. cost leadership requires a tight set of interrelated tactics that include aggressive construction of efficient-scale facilities; vigorous pursuit of cost reductions from experience; tight cost and overhead control; avoidances …

Hong Kong people have become more health-conscious in the past decade. In 2003, the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong had cruelly taken away the lives of 300 people and left us with traumatic experiences. After such a painful lesson, people have realised the vulnerability of life and the importance of …

Dexit is a new electronic payment system that designs for low-value transactions. Based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, customers can use a small electronic tag to pay for goods and services without entering password on a specialized reader at the retail stores, which is obviously faster than any other …

I. PROBLEM What strategy should Daloon undertake to build and stabilize its sales in the catering market? II. OBJECTIVES Short-Term: To build and maintain sales in the current catering market it serves while controlling its sales and marketing overheads Long-Term: To be able to expand into and develop new European …

Consumer behaviour is defined as the behaviour that consumers display in seeking, purchasing, using, evaluating and disposing of products and services that they expect will satisfy their personal needs. Consumer behaviour includes how consumers think (their mental decisions) and feel, and the physical actions that result from these decisions (the …

Marketing can undoubtedly bring benefits to society, although some aspects of marketing may be questionable on ethical grounds. The aim of this assignment is to raise criticism of marketing and show that consumer behaviour is affected by ethical issues. Do consumers really care about marketing ethics? Ethics is a complex …