Jones Blair Case SWOT Analysis: Strengths High quality products High quality service with Knowledgeable sales representatives that know customers personally Mature market 1-2% sales growth long-term Shelf goods 43% of total industry dollar sales Specialty paint stores & lumberyards most frequently patronized Distributes through 200 independent paint stores Maintaining margins while increasing R&D‚ material‚ & labor costs Market to major business/financial center (DFW)
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Morala Basic analysis Genre: Political advertisement or discourse. Mode: Exposition‚ argumentation. Text function: Persuade‚ convince people of the positive effects of government’s measures and political decisions. Text producer: Tony Blair. Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. This speech emphasizes the benefits that future social and economical measures will bring to Britain. Text receiver: Citizens of Britain. Adults and people who can vote. Time and place: The Labour centenary
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In the story The Reader‚ the main characters Hanna and Michael are faced with several moral dilemmas‚ which challenges them into making changes that lead simultaneously growth as well as their demise. Hanna faces the challenge of deciding if her pride is worth more then her own freedom. It is in this fear‚ the loss of her dignity‚ which ultimately shapes the character she becomes in the end. Michael‚ the other main character‚ falls deeply in love with Hanna. He is forced to make a decision on whether
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individual undergoes a traumatic situation‚ the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he gcanft remember to forgeth (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul. Critically acclaimed as gA formally beautiful‚ disturbing‚ and
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Jones Blair Company The US paint industry was in a mature stage of life cycle. During 1999 sales were around $13 billion. The following are three different segments of the US paint industry. 1. Architectural Coatings:used for general purpose which accounts for 43% of total sales‚ sold through wholesaler and retailer to end consumer. 2. OEM coatings: formulated for industrial purpose which represent 35% of total sales. 3. Special Purpose Coatings: designed for special or environmental conditions
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Case: Jones Blair Company Question: 1. What share does Jones Blair have of the rural household market segment? Rural professional market? Answer: Rural Household Market Segment 14.6% Rural Professional Market Segment 56.3% Rationale: Household Professional TOTAL DFW (non-rural) $1‚800‚000/$33‚600‚000 = 5.4% $4‚200‚000/$14‚400‚000 = 29.2% $6‚000‚000/$48‚000‚000 = 12.5% Non-DFW (rural) $4‚200‚000/$28‚800‚000 = 14.6% $1‚800‚000/$3‚200‚000 = 56.3% $6‚000‚000/$32‚000‚000
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Shelly Kapur March 1‚ 2008 Jones-Blair Case Study Jones Blair Company is a privately held‚ regional paint corporation with a market comprised of 50 counties throughout the states of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Oklahoma‚ and Louisiana. Its headquarters are located in Dallas‚ Texas‚ which is also home to the 11 county Dallas-Fortworth greater metropolitan area. These 11 counties represented 50% of total dollar sales for Jones-Blair in 1995 and serve as the business and financial center for the company’s
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Sam Moore 10/2/2014 BA 5401 Case Analysis – Martin Blair This week’s case focuses on restaurant owner Martin Blair’s two recently opened establishments‚ Pizzetta and Viva Italia‚ and concludes with Blair wrestling with the idea of expanding his business and opening more establishments in the Charlotte area. Particularly‚ he is considering expansion by franchising of either‚ or both restaurant concepts. Blair is thorough in his evaluation of the climate for expansion‚ and has done ample research
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BATTLE OF BLAIR MOUNTAIN Terry M. Deener West Virginia History HIST225 March 10‚ 2013 In the early 20th Century‚ West Virginia was a place where coal barons held immense power. Coal companies owned towns‚ mayors and governors. Miners were forced to live on coal camps and rent houses from them‚ as well as purchase all of their coal and other items required to survive from the companies. With this control‚ mining families where forced to live and work in brutal conditions. In 1921‚ after a generation
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FOA Martijn Outline: 1: Introduction: Structure and content/part Task division Learning outcome 2: Body (2): Compare writers Writers; Background Age Stature and credibility Conclusion writers How do age‚ background and nationality of writers influence language and meaning? What are the consequences of this influence? 3: Conclusion: Effects Noor‚ Martijn‚ Joos and Nadine on language and meaning Compare gravity of different aspects’ effect Introduction: [Slide 1.] Sociologists
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