Background and Problem Definition: Jones • Blair Company distributes architectural‚ original equipment manufacturing (OEM) paint and paint sundries under its brand name over 50 counties in 4 states of US while operating from its plant and headquarters in Dallas. Changing market and industry trends were posing a threat to many regional companies. JBC competed successfully with other national paint companies banking on its different paint formulation and readily available technology. However survival
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The Blair Witch is a legend that dates back to the 1700’s and is said that she haunts the Black Hills Forest located just right outside of Burkittsville‚ Maryland. It all starts back in the year 1785 when an Irish-born woman known as Elly Kedward was accused of witchcraft by the children in the village. It is unknown if there was even a trial‚ Elly Kedward was then brought into the woods and tied to a tree in the dead of winter. When villagers went out to find the body‚ they were shocked to see not
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JESSICA BLAIR Burnt Umber Drive‚ Charlotte‚ NC 28215 Home: (980)475-1032 • Cell: (980)475-1032 Jessicablair1@icloud.com CORE QUALIFICATIONS Exceptional communicator Strong work ethic Highly organized Reliable Strong interpersonal skills Team player EDUCATION ASSOCIATE OF ARTS: LIBERAL ARTS Clinton College‚ Rock Hill‚ SC GPA: GPA: 3.1 Liberal Arts GPA: 3.1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Morris College‚ Sumter‚ SC GPA: GPA: 3.1 GPA: 3.1 Criminal Justice EXPERIENCE SAFE ALLIANCE Charlotte Intake
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Blair Water Purifiers India Case Study Analysis Executive Summary Blair company inc. was founded by Eugene Blair in 1975. The company’s mission is to provide equipment that will meet the needs of its target market in terms of filtration and purification of water for having high quality water. As part of the organisational goal‚ the company is also aiming to enter international market to be able to be known in both local and international level and position itself in the global competition. As
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Jones Blair Case Analysis January 31‚ 2012 Table of Contents I. Factual Summary: 3 How might one characterize the paint coating industry? 3 How might one segment the Jones Blair market area? 3 Which segments represent opportunities for Jones Blair? 4 What is Jones Blair’s competitive position in its market area? 4 II. Case Problems/Opportunities: 4 III. Alternatives: 4 Increase corporate brand advertising by $350‚000 4 Reduce price by 20% 5 Add one additional sales representative 5 Control Costs
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Case Summary Jones Blair company is a privately held company that produces and markets architectural paint under the brand name‚ “Jones ( Blair.” Besides producing architectural coatings‚ the company also sells paint sundries (rollers‚ brushes‚ etc.) although they are not manufactured by Jones Blair. In 2004‚ sales were $12 million with a net profit before taxes of $1.14 million. Sales have grown by about 4 percent per year over the past decade while paint gallonage has remained relatively
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SNIGDHA GINNA JONES BLAIR CASE ANALYSIS STRENGTHS 1. According to me the biggest strength for Jones Blair is their high quality of products‚ as they have been in the industry for a very long time and have invested a decent amount into research and development work. This coupled with knowledgeable and experienced sales representatives who are helpful and well liked by the customer’s adds to be their strength. They also sell their products to both Professional painters and DIY markets.
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Two different persons read a piece about Hanna Schmitz‚ a woman who joined the SS voluntarily in 1943 and became one of the guards at a concentration camp. She is trialed years later in Germany and is accused of deliberate murder of their prisoners. It is denounced by the daughter of one of the survivors that Hanna and the other guards locked the prisoners up in a church. Shortly afterwards the church was bombed and caught fire. The guards‚ however‚ did not open the doors and most women burned to
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1.Key problems and strategic issues that JB’s management needs to address 2.Analysis of the US paint industry and Jones Blair Co.area 3.Recommandations and arguments Where and how to deploy marketing efforts among the various architectural paint coatings markets served by Jones Blair Co. in the southwestern united states. The US paint industry: Architectural coatings: 43% - general purpose paints - varnishes - lacquers OEM coatings: 35%
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