Case Study TOY WARS Time Context : 1986 Point of View : Tom Daner‚ President of Daner Associates Advertising Company Areas of Consideration 1. Cracko Industries‚ decided to follow the trend of creating military toys despite its previous resistance from associating violence to their products. They tapped Daner Associates to create advertising campaign for their new line of military toys‚ one among which is a half feet long‚ battery operated steel helicopter. Cracko wanted to
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In a case regarding the shape of a flashlight; Mag Instruments ‚ the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the relevant public’s perception of 3D trademarks was certainly different from its perception of word and verbal trademarks. As indicated by the ECJ‚ if a realistic or printed component is inadequate with regards to‚ general society is not used to inferring the source of the item from its shape or bundling. On account of a 3D trademark‚ deciding uniqueness could be more troublesome than
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ever controversial Section 43‚ which provides persons in positions of authority with the right to use justifiable and reasonable force by way of correction towards a child or pupil. The section reads that: “Every schoolteacher‚ parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child‚ as the case may be‚ who is under his care‚ if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.” In the case in question‚ Griffin
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Principal Agents: Mattel manufacture and commercializes toys since 1945; now a day owns top brands such as Barbie‚ American Girl‚ Fisher Price‚ Hot-Wheels and Matchbox among others. In their financial for the years 2006 and 2007 they reported net sales of USD 5.6Bn and USD 5.8Bn and a net income of 592Millons and 599 respectively. Since 1959 the company had has experience manufacturing abroad; there are two types of manufacturing strategies the first are the core products (long run toys‚ such as Barbie)
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1. Grand and Toys strategy is to achieve sales of one billion Canadian dollars‚ maintain a strong brand to be the clear leader in the Canadian commercial segment and to operate about 85 commercially focused stores clustered in major markets. Grand & Toy also wants to achieve their marketing objectives by offering 8000 products through 90 locations and web ordering system. Performance objectives against the strategic plan to achieve its vision included: • Growing sales • Reducing costs and increasing
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Case 7: Mattel: Overcoming Marketing and Manufacturing Challenges The Problem: The problem surrounding Mattel Inc.‚ one of the world’s largest toy companies‚ is their mismanagement of international subcontractors and vendors and the production of certain toys (the manufacturing process)‚ as well as their inability to adapt their marketing strategy or product to the constantly changing “demographic and socioeconomic trends” (Ferrell‚ et. all 466). This is supported by Mattel’s legal battle with
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(upward and downward communication problem) The safety memo case proved that The Cable Company has problems with communication between managers and employees at every level of hierarchy at the company. There is not a clear direction given for what job duties are performed by whom. If important information is needed to be given‚ there is no set protocol on how to do so or who to report to. There is no chain of command identifiable and thus creates confusion on how processes should be done
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another problem by having more money spent to deal with their medical expensive. According to the article I read there are a few approaches for caring for the aging inmate and those approaches are as followed: Collect baseline data on each elderly inmate; Modify inmate classification systems to facilitate mainstreaming of elderly inmates if this is consistent with their needs and inmate safety; Adapt existing facilities to ensure equitable treatment of the elderly; Modify existing work and education
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manufacturers of products for children have special responsibilities to consumers and society? What are these responsibilities and how well has Mattel met them? Provide evidence of Mattel’s strengths and weaknesses in this area. Yes. As Mattel’s products are designed primarily for children‚ it must be sensitive to societal concerns about children’s rights. Strengths Responsibility towards the community * Mattel recognizes international environment‚ different legal systems and cultural expectations
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1) What was Jill Barad’s primary goal for Mattel in 1996? What strategy did she choose in order to pursue these goals? Answer: The primary goal of Jill Barad for Mattel was to increase earning per shares by 15% per annum compounded before the effects of any acquisitions. The following are the 4 elements of her strategies: 1. Continue with the highly profitable practice of extending the company’s existing brands (e.g. she had plans to further develop a line of collectible Barbie dolls); 2. Develop
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