Task A) Cosmetic surgery on teenagers OUTLINE Text 1 and 2 The overarching subjects to which we are introduced in texts one and two is‚ without doubt‚ the focus (or rather the criticism) on the many and more to come plastic/cosmetic surgeries on adolescent girls and boys. Subjects appearing in the texts are for example‚ Valerie Ulene’s view on the increased procedures of plastic surgery‚ while Dr. John Canedy raises the question; does plastic surgery have a positive mental outcome‚ or
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The astounding world of cosmetics has taken a turn and has changed the way it has been seen since it first created. Now it is seen as a form of artwork that people practice as seen on runways and world known magazines. It is also seen as a hobby or career that both men and women can both pursue as a living. Marketing is their main source when it comes to the promotion and sales of products. Big name companies are unavoidable due to their appearance in television commercials‚ magazine pages‚ and especially
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Porter’s Five Forces- Threat of New Entrants Since its introduction in 1979‚ Porter’s Five Forces has become the de facto framework for industry analysis. The five forces measure the competitiveness of the market deriving its attractiveness. The analyst uses conclusions derived from the analysis to determine the company’s risk from in its industry (current or potential). The five forces are (1) Threat of New Entrants‚ (2) Threat of Substitute Products or Services‚ (3) Bargaining Power of Buyers
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Cosmetic surgery on teenagers Both texts‚ Valerie Ulene‚ “Plastic surgery for teens”‚ an article from Los Angeles Times website‚ January 12‚ 2009 and Camille Sweeney‚ “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery”‚ an article from New York Times website‚ January 15‚ 2009‚ agree on the view on cosmetic surgery and query the idea of increased self-esteem to a certain point. Text 1‚ “Plastic surgery for teens”‚ focuses more on the surgery itself whereas text 2‚ Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery”‚ focuses
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VVietnams Cosmetics Market With a population of 86 million – over half aged under 30 – Vietnam in particular is an attractive market for cosmetic companies. In fact‚ according to business advice service Vietnam Net‚ approximately 90% of cosmetics sold in the country are imported. The country’s largest foreign players are South Korea (30%)‚ the EU (23%)‚ Japan (17%)‚ Thailand (13%) and the US (10%)‚ according to 2006 estimates from the US Commercial Service. Ngo Minh Phuong from the US Commercial
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really only females can do make-up or apply makeup? No! The era is changing now. In order to enhance physical appearance‚ men apply make-up on their faces too. They apply make-up more than any females which are most of the males or men’s purchasing cosmetics more than females. But‚ women apply make-up in a same way too. They apply make-up just to change the appearance of the current outlook. They just want to show more confidence without the shallow eyes after make-up was apply. Besides that‚ men apply
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Decreases Cost of Switching Suppliers High Increases Decreases Threat of Forward Integration High Increases Decreases Supplier Concentration High Increases Decreases Difference of Inputs Product differentiation within inputs in the tech industry is largely dependent on how recently the input has been developed (the extent of which it is considered cutting edge). In cases where component innovations are the property of the supplier prices increase to compensate. However‚ in cases where products
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channel and value-based pricing. SITUATION ANALYSIS INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Burger Machine possesses good information about the market and knows what the market needs and wants. They were the first one to establish a 24/7 burger machine and was nicknamed as “the burger that never sleeps”. Even with the marketing strategy of the competitors like “buy one take one” they didn’t get into it because they believe that quality is what the market wants. SALES ANALYSIS Burger Machine currently ranks 4th in the
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chose to do my study with the blush of the company Youngblood. I knew a little about this cosmetic company‚ which only worked with minerals that are good for the skin. I compare that information between the two websites and have as a result of Company Youngblood cosmetics are good for the skin and for everyone who wants to use it. In fact‚ according to their own website‚ "is the Youngblood line of mineral cosmetics class luxury made of some natural minerals‚ finely ground of the earth - none of the common
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Porter generic strategies Michael Porter described three types of strategy to achieve/maintain competitive advantage in his 1980 work Competitive strategy: techniques for analysing industries and competitors. (CS:TAIC) These generic strategies are based on two dimensions: market scope + core competency with two competencies being the most important: product differentiation/product cost. [pic] Porter (1980) stressed that failure to adopt single strategy of differentiation or low cost results in
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