2011 Annual Report TARGET 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Highlights Total Revenues $69.87B $67‚390 $69‚865 $64‚948 $65‚357 $63‚367 EBIT $5.32B $5‚272 $4‚402 ( Earnings before Interest Expense and Income Taxes ) Net Earnings $2.93B $2‚849 $2‚920 $2‚929 $2‚214 $2‚488 Diluted EPS $4.28 $3.33 $3.30 $4.00 ’10 $5‚252 $5‚322 $4‚673 IN MILLIONS IN MILLIONS ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 IN MILLIONS
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Marketing is a system of business activities designed to plan‚ price‚ promote and distribute ‘want satisfying’ products to customers in the market in order to achieve business objectives. However‚ the total market is very large and it would be impossible to develop some strategies that would meet customer’s needs and wants of everyone better. Because of this‚ businesses break the market down into segments which are so important for businesses to aim at their specific target market. The best relevant
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The Target Is You: Hollister Executive Summary The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into Hollister Co.’s marketing communications and assess whether it successfully targets my demographic of young‚ male recent college graduates. The paper will first introduce Hollister and provide a brief company history as well as outlining the challenges in reaching out to consumers such as myself who differ from the brand’s intended targets. It will then segue to discussing Hollister’s position within
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opportunities and challenges in marketing. Marketing is a social platform to provide chances for individuals and groups to obtain what they need and want through exchanging various products with others (Kotler‚ 1974).In the contemporary society‚ people can not live without marketing with others which is much more important to firms. This report tends to evaluate how Apple-one of the most innovative and creative companies builds marketing relationships with its target customers through brand building
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Globalisation had an increasingly significant impact on international marketing. As the cost and complexity of operating in overseas market has been reduces by globalisation‚ more and more markets are now becoming open to international organization. This system has resulted into increased market competition which in turn increasing the importance of effective international marketing. Most of the companies want to explore themselves in international market rather than becoming a
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Marketing Plan for Target‚ Inc. 1. Situation Analysis Target is a national discount retailer started in 1962 from the Dayton Company. There are currently more than 1‚300 stores in 47 states. They employ over 300‚000 Target "Team Members" and have now been ranked as one of the top twenty corporate contribution givers in the nation. Target is currently climbing steadily up in the world of discount retailers to not only become on of the most recognized names in discount retailing‚ but also one of
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TARGET CORPORATION Introduction The Target Bulls-eye logo has become instantly recognizable and synonymous with high quality and style at affordable prices. From its origins in 1902 as The Dayton Dry Goods Company in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota to the opening of the first Target store in 1962 in Roseville‚ Minnesota‚ Target Corporation has grown into one of top five retailers in the United States today with over 1‚600 stores and 350‚000 employees. Total revenues and net earnings for 2008 reached
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Target Audience Are you trying to join the market or creating your own business? One of the most important factors when joining the market is the target audiences. With the current state of the economy‚ having a well-defined target market is more important than ever. No one can afford to target everyone. Small businesses can effectively compete with large companies by targeting a reliable audience. What exactly is a target audience? Target audience is‚ in marketing and advertising the primary
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company is able to reach the target market and access all the market desired‚ without the logistics issues‚ costs‚ and decreasing the trade risks. The disadvantage of using distributors is that Chocoberry may not know who is buying the healthy chocolate bar; consequently it cannot establish relationship with them. Another risk of using distributors is that the product might be advertised and priced in a way that is not advantageous for Chocoberry‚ causing reaching the wrong target market and losing market
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Target Markets HealthPost has two different target markets: the primary target is the buyer or large hospital systems and health plans‚ the secondary target audience are the consumers or women under forty-five. HealthPost will provide through its online scheduling service provide timely access in order to maintain good medical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Large hospital systems are located nationwide such as HCA and Vanguard. Through the development of networking relationships‚ HealthPost
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