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- Explain the important benefits of Strategic Marketing Management. (Make 5 sentences only for every benefit) BENEFITS: a) A more thorough understanding of the market b) Helps in determining the strategic direction c) Has the potential for a large payoff?You are the Brand Manager of a car company, which is currently reliant on various dealers to sell the new cars. Consumer opinion appears to be turning away from car dealers, who are generally mistrusted. You intend to consider setting up a ‘direct sales’ operation. What considerations should you take into account in that strategic decision?3) If the Company have no marketing strategy, explain the following consequence that might affect to their goals, mission and objectives. a) Losing out to competitors b) Losing market share to existing and start-up competitors c) Gaining and retaining fewer customers d) Missing out on opportunities for better targeting e) Lack of planning and discourage to execute good ideas. f) Easily collapse g) No direction in attaining the company’s goals and objectives h) Lack of management
- - The report should reflect the current external and internal marketing environment and propose a relationship marketing plan. - The report should cover two main areas: First, current situation analysis: this analysis is a useful technique for understanding the company’s strengths and weaknesses, and for identifying both the opportunities open to it and the threats it faces. The purpose of this section is to answer a number of questions such as: How can you (i.e., the company you have chosen) use your strengths to take advantage of your biggest opportunities? How can you use your strengths to overcome your biggest threats? What can you do to reduce or eliminate your weaknesses to make the most of the opportunities available? How can you minimize your weaknesses, so that you are better positioned to overcome your threats? When performing this analysis, the most careful attention should be paid to the main issues and considerations that affect your relationship marketing strategy.…6. What are the first three elements of a marketing plan? Select one: a. Mission statement, Marketing Strategy, Objectives b. Objective, SWOT Analysis, Marketing Mix c. Business Mission Statement, SWOT Analysis, Objectives d. Product, Price, Place, Promotion 10. How can a company let a consumer know they are a part of the green movement? Select one: a. Using third-party eco-logos. b. Using the color green in their advertising. c. Both a & b. d. None of these.Do a search on "Best Websites" and "Worst Websites" or something similar Find two examples, one good and one bad, of web design and marketing targeted to a specific customer set. The best comparisons are when both companies are in the same business. Compare and contrast the two sites by describing the pros and cons of each website in a side by side table format. Tell us what you think is well done for your "good" site and what you would do differently to increase customer attraction to the "bad" site. Provide at least 1 reference from the text book and at least 2 other sources that support your analysis. Provide the URL for the sites you analyzed. Visit the sites analyzed by at least two other classmates and provide a discussion response to their analysis, either in support or disagreement of their analysis. Your response should enhance the discussion by contributing new thoughts.
- 1. Which of the following would a company probably have the least amount of influence over? a. A company would likely have equal influence over all of the above. b. A supplier raising prices c. The local government introducing new taxes d. A competitor lowering prices 2. Corporate-level strategy results in a mission statement that guides marketing strategy in which way? a. By tying higher level company goals to product-level marketing strategy b. By responding to customers’ needs and wants c. By clearly identifying a target market d. By avoiding marketing myopia and having a future vision 3. You are working in the marketing area of a large firm, and the CEO has just expressed her anger at the marketing research done by your area. She said, “This doesn’t help me at all. How much money and time have we wasted? And, how did this happen? Aren’t you supposed to be marketing professionals?” You and your team are trying to understand just what went wrong before going back to the CEO.…Marketers are increasingly being held accountable for their investments and must be able to justify marketing expenditures to senior management. With the foregoing statements in mind, how can Nivea know that the sales promotion was successful.Marketers are increasingly being held accountable for their investments and must be able to justify marketing expenditures to senior management. With the foregoing statements in mind, discuss how Nivea will know that the sales promotion was successful
- Can you help me to write proposed business strategy for Sheng Siong Supermarket Singapore which is based on TWOS analysis that you wrote? Identify the appropriate business strategy using Porter's generic strategies and Miles and Snow's framework. Please also provide in-text citations and references too. Please expain in 300 words. I also provide you a sample in image how to do so you can take a reference from there. Please make sure to check the sample I provided as an image before you start.Need help answering this question. A portion I did not read correctly was the part about ABC being a product of XYZ, Inc. In my mind, I thought XYZ, Inc. was the rival. Speaking of rivals, what top rivals could you name for your coffee product? *Information about my coffee is belowYour team is about to introduce and lunch a product never seen before in Barbados, an Ultrasonic Pest Repellent, that repels pests (small insects) while causing no harm to your pets, yourself, or any animals in range. The target market is Prisons, Restaurants, and Government Buildings. 1) In your own word using the below format, state the market objectives your team wishes to attain with the lunch of this new product. Ensure your objective are written clearly and S.M.A.R.T. Fill the below accordingly Specific -___________________________________________________________________ Measurable - ________________________________________________________________ Achievable - _________________________________________________________________ Realistic - ___________________________________________________________________ Time-bound- _________________________________________________________________ ii) Identify any concerns that may affect the completion of the objective.