Do companies creating products and solutions have a responsibility to consider the effects of these products on society? The popular answer would be yes. Every day‚ we see brand development benefits that arise out of an organizations CSR initiatives‚ we cannot argue against their contribution to a company’s profits. Milton Freidman states that the only social responsibility a business has is to increase its profits. It sounds crude and carries an unpopular view in today’s world. But the simplicity
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Illegal Immigration The United States has charmed immigrants from around the world. For generations‚ people sought after the protective wings of America as settlers‚ opportunists‚ pioneers‚ explorers‚ and missionaries legally and illegally. America was said to be the land of freedom‚ the land of opportunity and as the Declaration of Independence famously wrote a land of “certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” America has become a nation full
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Eugenics‚ forced sterilization in the United States Eugenics is the belief that selecting‚ partners‚ controlling the reproduction of certain groups of women‚ and controlling the generating of offspring improves the quality of human life. This practice dates back to ancient Greece‚ but after the Nazis adopted the practice of forced sterilization‚ it gained much criticism and scrutiny and was disapproved of by many people. Forced sterilization in history has almost always been dictated by people
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Use of company branding in the marketing mixIntroduction.The JB HI-FI company brand has established itself as a leader amongst Australian home entertainment retail stores. Their philosophy has always been to provide Australians with the cheapest prices and biggest range. As a value player in the entertainment electronics retail market‚ JB HI-FI has continued its’ marketing theme of “Cheapest Prices Always”. Having grown from ten retail outlets in 1999‚ JB HI-FI now has 141 stores (Australia: 131
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The product The first market mix element is Product. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Product decision normally base on brand name‚ functionality‚ styling‚ quality‚ safety‚ packaging‚ repairs and support‚ warranty‚ accessories and services. These product attributes can be manipulated depending on what the target market wants. Also‚ customers always look for new and improved things‚ which is
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Stop motion animation has a long history in film. It was often used to show objects moving as if by magic. The first instance of the stop motion technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton for The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1897)‚ in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. In 1902‚ the film Fun in a Bakery Shop used the stop-trick technique in the "lightning sculpting" sequence. French trick film maestro Georges Méliès used true stop-motion to produce moving title-card
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Capital Punishment: Why it should be Illegal People may think capital punishment is a good thing that the criminals deserve to die for the horrible crime they have committed. But the truth is that capital punishment is expensive‚ it violates the U.S Constitution‚ sentencing someone to jail for life is a worse punishment than being sentenced to death‚ and the death penalty goes against God and several religious beliefs. There are also innocent people on death row and that the death penalty is not
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Illegal Immigration There are so many problems and issues concerning illegal immigration. It is time our government did something about it. According to the online Law Encyclopedia‚ an alien is a non-citizen who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. This is causing problems for America and something should be done about it. Illegal aliens do not pay taxes. Taxes pay for schools and other public services. Illegal aliens do
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1. Introduction ? What Product Life Cycle is about The Product Life Cycle (PLC) is a theoretical concept‚ which put forward that any product idea will go through different stages from beginning to the end. PLC is typically divided into 4 stages and could be illustrated by a bell-shaped curve (see figure 1). The stages are‚ namely: · Introduction · Growth · Maturity · Decline Total sales of the product vary in each of the 4 stages. They move from zero in the introduction stage to high at maturity
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death. Estimates say that about half of the people who don’t quit smoking will die of smoking-related health issues. While the health benefits are numerous‚ there are several other reasons to quit smoking. The following are some reasons why you should quit smoking. Money Money is a great motivator‚ and you will save tons of it if you quit smoking. It may surprise you to know that you’ll probably be able to afford a cruise from the money you’ll save in a year. A typical pack a day smoker spends
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