MKT 327 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 3(3-0) Spring 2015 Section 001 Open only to juniors or seniors in programs for which MKT 327 is a catalog-listed requirement. TIME: PHONE: OFFICE: CMS: LOCATION: EMAIL: TA: HOURS: TTH: 2:40 - 4:00 432-6396 N320 North Business Complex D2L N130 BBC carterf@msu.edu/ @drfsc23 Meredith Boxberger TTh 8:30am-10:00am COURSE OBJECTIVES: There are few things that impacts one’s life more than the market system one lives in‚ and the marketing activities one is constantly bombarded
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1 Principles of Marketing Marketing: Managing Profitable Customer Relationships Learning Objectives After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Define marketing and outline the steps in the marketing process 2. Explain the importance of understanding customers and the marketplace‚ and identify the five core marketplace concepts 3. Identify the key elements of a customer-driven marketing strategy and discuss the marketing management orientations that guide marketing strategy
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1. Do you agree with Virgin ’s market diversification strategy? If so‚ what other markets should they pursue? If you disagree‚ what should be their business focus? Diversification is most commonly understood through the financial world‚ where one should have a diverse range of investments. Mixing funds that are countercyclical – the performance of certain funds is not correlated to the performance of others. Usually when one set of funds are down‚ the value of another set of funds is up. This
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Maps Simulation I found this simulation to be very interesting. First of all‚ it was about motorcycles‚ and what guy doesn ’t find that to be an interesting topic? Regarding the lessons it contained for marketing though‚ it was also interesting while still being entertaining as well. The situations it presented were realistic‚ while not being so overcomplicated that the material it was trying to present got lost. In the following paper I will discuss the situations from the simulation‚ the relationship
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schedule‚ and available-to-promise (ATP). For example‚ a company that makes industrial pumps wants to prepare a master production schedule for June and July. Marketing has forecasted demand of 120 pumps for June and 160 pumps for July. By evenly distributing over the four weeks in each month‚ we have 30 per week in June and 40 per week in July. Now‚ suppose that there are currently 64 pumps in inventory and there are customer orders that have been committed and must be filled. These inputs
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Defining Marketing MKT/421 April 30‚ 2012 Defining Marketing As a personal definition‚ marketing is a strategy to promote consumer awareness and positive feelings towards a brand or product in order to encourage the consumer to purchase or use that product. In more specific terms‚ the American Marketing Association (2012) defines marketing as “the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients
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Week 5- Process Improvement Plan Tricshone Jiles OPS 571 April 4‚ 2012 Professor Holly Hickman Overview Process control is a major factor in ensuring that a process is working to its maximum potential. Sometimes process control means that one must conduct research to see how a process improvement can be implemented. Process improvement normally results in adjusting and modifying particular tasks or steps in a process to make them run more efficiently and smoothly. According to
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Marketing Strategy for Decision Making Final Individual Assignment Reporting on the lessons learned from the simulation exercise 2012 Marketing Strategy for Decision Making Final Individual Assignment Reporting on the lessons learned from the simulation exercise What have I learned…? About marketing strategy: segmentation and positioning Sometimes it’s not so important that your product fits the exact needs of the segment you target; rather‚ it’s vital that customers perceive that
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Summary The case simulation was an exciting and scary experience. The case puts you at the head of a supply chain‚ as a manager who is responsible for the production of two new lines of mobile phones. The two lines of mobile phones only sale from May through December for a total of four years. Throughout the simulation/ case‚ the decisions made impacts performance and the longevity of your company. You are teamed up with team advisors that all have different opinions and can be considered unpredictable
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STARBUCK’S COFFEE/ MARKETING MIX VALISA BENSON‚ MKT/421 JANUARY 9‚2012 INSTRUCTOR:ROBERT HARRIS STARBUCK’S COFFEE/ MARKETING MIX Starbuck’s Coffee is not just selling products‚ but it is a label. It is a label and a brand that consumers believe in. Starbucks decided to be personal with their customers. Understanding the consumers thoughts became a main goal for the marketing team. The marketing team understands that people want to belong and people want to feel they are being or doing something
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