Babbitt Ranches: Governance and Strategic Planning in Family Business Jennifer Hocutt Tiffin University Introduction In 1886‚ five Ohio born brothers ventured to Arizona and laid the foundation to a family owned business that would span five generations to date. Considered to be “one of the largest and most successful mercantile and ranching empires in Arizona and was the twenty-fifth largest landowner in the U.S.” (Majur and Savage‚ 2010‚ p. 2. Para.1) Originally known as the Babbitt
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IMPORTANT NOTICE Please print and hand out your work to me before class HW Individual • Read the case Canyon Ranch p. 255-268. • Answer the following questions: – Should Canyon Ranch implement a CRM strategy? (Use the CRM decision matrix to support your argument‚ see book p. 245) – If your answer to the above question is yes then‚ what should Canyon Ranch destination resorts’ CRM initiative look like? • Limit your answers to one page (12 Font single-spaced)‚ add appendices‚ if necessary
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Kevin Lynch: The Image of the City. Cambridge Massachussettes‚ 1960 MIT Press 1. THE IMAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT Looking at cities can give a special pleasure‚ however commonplace the sight may be. Like a piece of architecture‚ the city is a construction in space‚ but one of vast scale‚ a thing perceived only in the course of long spans of time. City design is therefore a temporal art‚ but it can rarely use the controlled and limited sequences of other temporal arts like music. On different
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Canyon Ranch: A Case Analysis Introduction Recreation is an important need of most individuals at present. With all the pressure acquired from work‚ a way to relax and relieve the stress is indeed necessary. Going to beaches and resorts is one good way to relax. Canyon Ranch‚ however‚ is not just any place for vacation. What makes this place different from others is its objective that is not only focused on bringing relaxation but also quality and healthiness in each of its clients. A vacation
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Case 1-3 Canyon Ranch Should Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires develop a clear customer relationship management strategy and make it a cornerstone of its positioning as a preeminent destination spa. Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires has been a profitable business for the affluent customer since 1989. Following in the footsteps of the original location that opened in 1979 in Tucson Arizona by priding themselves on their exceptional customer service and ability to reach each customers individual needs
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drawing 4 - 6’s. Legend has that is how the 4 - 6 ranch got its name was in a poker game‚ however the truth is‚ when the original founder of the ranch‚ Burke Burnett bought the cattle it was already wearing the brand‚ however it still makes an interesting story. Today I’m going to inform you on the 4 -6 ranch including a brief history‚ how the ranch manages as a business and its impact on Guthrie. Established in 1870‚ this one-third million acre ranch sits in Guthrie‚ Texas which is approximately
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1. Should Canyou Ranch implement a CRM strategy? The strong competition within the spa industry requires businesses to exert effort in establishing a stronger hold on its market. The spa businesses should then integrate new business mechanisms or practices that are customer-oriented. One example of doing this alternative is through the employment of customer relationship management. The approach on CRM covers all business processes that an organization employs so as to determine‚ select‚ obtain
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Canyon Ranch Case Study Executive Summary Canyon Ranch Health Resorts (or “The Company”) was created in 1979 to be an inspirational and motivational place where clients could relax‚ get away‚ and take control of their own healthier lifestyles. As of 2004‚ Canyon Ranch was unquestionably the industry leader when it came to the luxury portion of the spa industry. Lack of potential entrants in a niche market‚ scale economic practices (development of cosmetic line)‚ and a strong US economy are just
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Canyon Ranch XXXX Canyon Ranch Canyon Ranch Health Resorts is an organization designed to inspire and motivate individuals in their quest to become a more health conscientious human being. “Canyon Ranch prides itself with being a company that can influence one’s quality of life from the moment one arrives to long after one returns home” (Applegate & Piccoli‚ 2004). The founders of Canyon Ranch (Enid and Mel Zuckerman) wanted their business to be a place where individuals could “relax‚ enjoy
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Canyon Ranch Tammy Wiseman Ohio Dominican University Canyon Ranch Question 1: Should Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires develop a clear customer relationship management strategy and make it a cornerstone of its positioning as a preeminent destination spa? (Applegate‚ 2008). Answer 1: The Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires should most definitely develop a customer relationship management strategy. A major benefit of creating a strategy could be the reduction in turnover in program coordinators.
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