Kaplan GB530 unit 4 discussions

Kaplan GB530 unit 4 discussions

Question

Discussion 1

Introduction: Marketers must constantly look for ways to generate revenue by building brand awareness. This Newsweek Video case is an interview with Larry Flax & Rick Rosenfield, executives at California Pizza Kitchen. They offer insights into the benefits and challenges of implementing branding strategies.

About Larry S. Flax and Richard L. Rosenfield

In January, 2004, Larry S. Flax and Richard L. Rosenfield co-founded California Pizza Kitchen. They are both Co-Presidents. In January 2002, the two men co-founded LA Food Show, Inc., a family-oriented grill and bar and now a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPK, and they served as Co-Presidents of that company. Previously, Mr. Flax and Mr. Rosenfield practiced law as principals in Flax and Rosenfield, Inc., after both served as Assistant United States Attorneys in Los Angeles.

View the with Larry Flax & Rick Rosenfield regarding building brand awareness, brand extensions, product line extensions, and expansion of distribution channels (the P of Placement).

Answer the following questions:

  1. What are some of the challenges and considerations marketers must act upon to build brand awareness?
  2. What types of strategies has California Pizza Kitchen implemented to build their own brand awareness? Do you agree with these strategies?
  3. What else might California Pizza Kitchen do to increase their brand awareness?
  4. CPK presently operates in 11 countries outside of the U.S. How would you go about determining the best location for further international expansion?
  5. What are the risks inherent in brand extensions and expanding product lines? Within your response, include a relevant sentence or two quotes from our Kotler and Keller Marketing Management text to support your view.

Discussion 2

Key to effective marketing management in a global context is keeping up with current events. As outlined in Unit 1, you need to find a current event topic that interests you and relates to the material we are discussing. You can find an article from the Internet, the Webliography, Kaplan Library or any other reliable source. Remember that Wikipedia is NOT considered a credible source. NOTE: The article you find must have been written within the past 90 days. Check the Extra! Extra! tab as a starting point for your research.

Bell Mountain Vineyards

Bell Mountain Vineyards

Question Bell Mountain Vineyards is considering updating its current manual accounting system with a high-end electronic system. While the new accounting system would save the company money, the cost of the system continues to decline. The Bell Mountain’s opportunity cost of capital is 13.6 percent, and the costs and values of investments made at different times in the future are as follows:



Year Cost Value of Future Savings
(at time of purchase)

0 $5,000 $7,000
1 4,700 7,000
2 4,400 7,000
3 4,100 7,000
4 3,800 7,000
5 3,500 7,000


Calculate the NPV of each choice. (Round answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275.)

The NPV of each choice is:

NPV0 = $

NPV1 = $

NPV2 = $

NPV3 = $

NPV4 = $

NPV5 = $
Suggest when should Bell Mountain buy the new accounting system?

Assess the business combination method used, indicating if you believe the company in question se

Assess the business combination method used, indicating if you believe the company in question se

Question Assess the business combination method used, indicating if you believe the company in question selected the most appropriate method. Provide support for your rationale.
Assess the impact that the business combination had on the company’s financial performance and corporate image, and indicate if the business combination yielded a profitable return on the investment. Provide support for your rationale.


Davenport MKTG610 week 3 blog

Davenport MKTG610 week 3 blog

Question

Create your own Blog to post your observations of marketing strategies and tactics.

These can be current marketing events that you have read about or those you have observed in your professional or personal lives.

The objective is to stretch and solidify your knowledge of the marketing concepts through direct application and commentary.

At least one substantial blog of 200 – 300 words in is required each week.

Describe and explain the advantages and disadvantages of small businesses entering into international markets.

Describe and explain the advantages and disadvantages of small businesses entering into international markets.

Question 1. Describe and explain the advantages and disadvantages of small businesses entering into international markets. How are small businesses important to an economy?
2. Your boss has asked you to assist him after normal work hours with shredding some documents. The division vice president announced a federal level investigation in last week’s “All-call; All-attend” staff meeting. You need your job and you want to help your boss. But you’re just not sure in this particular situation. What is the ethical problem in this situation? What steps should you take? When should you take them? Who should you talk to about this? Why?
3. Describe and explain the various forces that affect trading in international markets. What are the advantages and disadvantages of trade protectionism?
4. Describe and explain the relationship between goals of a business venture, profit of the business venture and the impact that risk will have on such a venture.

APU MKTG407 forum 2

APU MKTG407 forum 2

Question Select two of the following questions for your discussion posting.
1. Discuss two home-country laws that affect U.S. businesses operating internationally.
 2. What are some examples of violations of international property rights? Give some examples of counterfeiting.
 3. Discuss the different arguments used by countries invoking the protection of national industry and consumers. Look up recent articles regarding China's trade restrictions. Which of these arguments does it appear to advocate? Your initial response must include content and cite reference materials where appropriate.

To assist in this requirement, a good rule of thumb is that each answer should be approximately 200 to 250 words in length. Your responses to cohorts should build on the ideas of others, therefore you are required to interact with at least two of your cohorts. Stating "I agree" will not constitute a full point award.

Ops400 Module 2: Mastery Exercise

Ops400 Module 2: Mastery Exercise

Question

Question 1

  1. Which of the following is a reason for making a component rather than buying it?




1 points

Question 2

  1. Keiretsu networks are Japanese companies that form a temporary supply chain as a trial before becoming one company that has achieved perfect vertical integration.

1 points

Question 3

  1. A producer decides to implement new quality procedures and send their engineers and production personnel to a supplier's plant in order to train them on these new procedures. This activity takes place in the _________ stage of vendor selection.




1 points

Question 4

  1. The vendor selection stage that requires the development of evaluation criteria and the importance of each is




1 points

Question 5

  1. The supply chain suffers from distortions in the flow of inventory as a result of local optimization, incentives, and large lots.

1 points

Question 6

  1. Airfreight




1 points

Question 7

  1. The greater the number of days of supply, the greater the rate of inventory turnover.

1 points

Question 8

  1. An unfilled order with a vendor that is a contract to purchase items but not an authorization to ship anything is known as




1 points

Question 9

  1. The term vertical integration means to




1 points

Question 10

  1. The negotiation strategy that bases price on a published, auction, or index price is the




MT445 Unit 8 Assignment

MT445 Unit 8 Assignment

Question Unit 8 Assignment
Student Name:
Please answer the following questions. Submit as a Microsoft Word document to the Dropbox when
completed.
Determine whether each of the following would cause a shift of the aggregate demand curve, a shift
of the aggregate supply curve, neither, or both. Which curve shifts, and in which direction? What
happens to aggregate output and the price level in each case?
a. The price level changes
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?
b. Consumer confidence declines
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?
c.

The supply of resources increases
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?

[MT445 | Managerial Economics]

iv. What happens to the price level?
d.

The wage rate increases
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?

Determine whether the following statements are true or false.
i.

Some people who are officially unemployed are not in the labor force.

ii.

Some people in the labor force are not working.

iii.

Everyone who is not unemployed is in the labor force.

iv.

Some people who are not working are not unemployed.

[MT445 | Managerial Economics]
Refer to the following data on the U.S. consumer price index and answer the questions below.
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
a.

CPI
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2
140.3

Year
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

CPI
144.5
148.2
152.4
156.9
160.5

Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002

CPI
163.0
166.6
172.2
177.1
179.9

Year
2003
2004
2005
2006

CPI
184.0
188.9
195.3
201.8

Compute the inflation rate for each year 1989-2006.

b. Which years were years of inflation?

c. In which years did deflation occur?

d. In which years did disinflation occur?

e. Was there hyperinflation in any year?

Directions for Submitting your Assignment
Complete your assignment in this Microsoft Word® document and save it as UsernameMT445Assignment-Unit#.doc (Example:TAllen-MT445Assignment-Unit8.doc). Submit your file
by selecting the Unit 8: Assignment Dropbox by the end of Unit 8.