Define and discuss Cost Leadership

It due within 24 hours.

Read the article then answer the following questions:

  1. Please recount (list) Tim and Brad’s skills in running/managing/starting a company.
  2. What other skills/competencies might Tim and Brad consider adding to their team?
  3. What has the purpose of including Kent Brown in the search process?
  4. Given Tim’s and Brad’s skills and desires under which competitive strategy are they more likely to flourish? (Differentiation, Cost Leadership, or Niche/Focus)
  5. From Tim and Brad’s perspective which of the four companies would you choose to purchase?  Why?  Remember to consider both their selection criteria and specific business and market conditions.
  6. What are the key factors that led you not to choose the other three?  Remember to consider both their selection criteria and specific business and market conditions.
  7. Rank them (the companies) in order of desirability as if you were Tim and Brad.  Simply give me a 1,2,3,4.  There is no need to restate your rationale from e and f above.

    It due within 24 hours.

    Read the article then answer the following questions:

    1. Please recount (list) Tim and Brad’s skills in running/managing/starting a company.
    2. What other skills/competencies might Tim and Brad consider adding to their team?
    3. What has the purpose of including Kent Brown in the search process?
    4. Given Tim’s and Brad’s skills and desires under which competitive strategy are they more likely to flourish? (Differentiation, Cost Leadership, or Niche/Focus)
    5. From Tim and Brad’s perspective which of the four companies would you choose to purchase?  Why?  Remember to consider both their selection criteria and specific business and market conditions.
    6. What are the key factors that led you not to choose the other three?  Remember to consider both their selection criteria and specific business and market conditions.
    7. Rank them (the companies) in order of desirability as if you were Tim and Brad.  Simply give me a 1,2,3,4.  There is no need to restate your rationale from e and f above.

Discuss on Corporate Finance

 

Assignment 1 Lab: WileyPLUS Assignment Problems

This Assignment will introduce the primary relationship between income and its effects on cash flow. The Assignment questions will present the opportunity to assess and build upon your knowledge for the more technical concepts regarding incremental cash flows, the rules for incremental after-tax free cash flow calculations, and why cash flows stated in nominal (real) dollars should be discounted using a nominal (real) discount rate. You will be assessed on your understanding of equivalent unit costs, variable costs, and fixed costs in the role of forecasting income. The Assignment will further your understanding of how income statement transactions influence cash flows. A majority of the Assignment questions are based upon “algorithmic” or quantitative outcomes.

The following course outcome is assessed in this Lab Assignment:

MT480-1: Analyze financial statements to measure the financial performance of a business entity.

You will respond to 10 questions regarding your Chapter 11 reading, each correct answer will be worth 4 points. You will be allowed two (2) attempts at each question.

Your WileyPLUS Assignments are found by selecting the Unit 3 Lab Assignment link under each unit’s Assignment area. Some problems ask multiple questions; be sure to answer every part of the exercise or problem unless otherwise noted. Be sure to complete the Learning Activities first before beginning the Assignment.

How to access the WileyPlus Lab Assignments

 

Assignment 1 Lab: WileyPLUS Assignment Problems

This Assignment will introduce the primary relationship between income and its effects on cash flow. The Assignment questions will present the opportunity to assess and build upon your knowledge for the more technical concepts regarding incremental cash flows, the rules for incremental after-tax free cash flow calculations, and why cash flows stated in nominal (real) dollars should be discounted using a nominal (real) discount rate. You will be assessed on your understanding of equivalent unit costs, variable costs, and fixed costs in the role of forecasting income. The Assignment will further your understanding of how income statement transactions influence cash flows. A majority of the Assignment questions are based upon “algorithmic” or quantitative outcomes.

The following course outcome is assessed in this Lab Assignment:

MT480-1: Analyze financial statements to measure the financial performance of a business entity.

You will respond to 10 questions regarding your Chapter 11 reading, each correct answer will be worth 4 points. You will be allowed two (2) attempts at each question.

Your WileyPLUS Assignments are found by selecting the Unit 3 Lab Assignment link under each unit’s Assignment area. Some problems ask multiple questions; be sure to answer every part of the exercise or problem unless otherwise noted. Be sure to complete the Learning Activities first before beginning the Assignment.

How to access the WileyPlus Lab Assignments

 

Write a report about the Ready Player One book

Write a report about the Ready Player One book. This novel is basically a huge gamification, and your assignment is to provide a detailed analysis. Here are the key points you need to address.

1. A brief summary of the plot (no more than 250 words).

2. What are James Halliday’s goals? Why did he choose a gamification approach? Provide a ranking of his goals in terms of importance.

3. The gamification that Halliday uses is a very complex system of subgames and intermediate steps. Create a decision tree diagram linking the lower-level to higher-level steps. Your diagram should clearly display all necessary activities one has to complete to win the game, as well as the correct order.

4. For each one of the games the players have to play, outline: a. The structure of the game (single versus team play, game against an opponent who is human versus a simulation, game against a standard that needs to be met, etc.) b. The reward/point system of each game. c. The information structure. How does each player get information/feedback while playing the game?  d. Leaderboard structure: How is the information about the players’ progress transmitted and communicated to all participating players? e. Eligibility rules. Who is allowed to participate in the game? Are there any restrictive rules?

5. In your conclusion, provide some ideas as to which games/subgames or any other aspects from the book one could use for business gamification applications in marketing, and why.

 

The Project has a length requirement of 8-15 pages (not including cover page, abstract, references, and appendices)

Marketing 1

Need two questions answered from the included article, answers must be in APA format, EACH answer must be  minimum of 300 words. Not including reference Allsources must be referenced, and quoted or paraphrased material have accompanying in-text citations.  Must include title and reference page based on APA format. Please see attachments x 2, below , this is the location of the two questions and the article .   Need two questions answered from the included article, answers must be in APA format, EACH answer must be  minimum of 300 words. Not including reference Allsources must be referenced, and quoted or paraphrased material have accompanying in-text citations.  Must include title and reference page based on APA format. Please see attachments x 2, below , this is the location of the two questions and the article .

Most Important Lessons Of The Purple Cow

Purple Cow, by marketing guru Seth Godin, focuses on remarkable marketing and offers a fresh approach on advertising. Seth Godin’s marketing strategy targets the new fast going consumers that are too busy to pay attention to advertising. For the new type of consumers there is only one new strategy that will get them to seek out a product. This strategy is the Purple Cow.In Seth Godin’s own words,

”This book is about the why, the what, and the how of remarkable.’ @ThisIsSethsBlog

The basic premise of the book is that in order for a product to get the consumers’ attention, it needs stand out or it will be as invisible. His theory is to build what is worth noticing directly into the product. This way “the marketing is the product, and vice versa. The marketing is built right in.“

In this assignment you are asked to write a 1 and 1/2- to 2 page carefully constructed analysis of lessons learned about marketing from the Purple Cow. It must include an introduction summary, cover the three points outlined below and include a conclusion from your point of view. It should incorporate each of the following points in a well-written and thought-out paper. Please answer the following questions in your paper:

  1. What is the most important lesson of the Purple Cow?
  2. What are some outstanding examples of how the Purple Cow principle of remarkable marketing was used and let to a product’s success?
  3.  Why is this lesson of such value to marketers? – what are several key reasons that Godin’s thesis is important?
  4. How can this information be applied to the product you will chose for your final project?
  5. How can this philosophy be applied to marketing any product or service?

Length: 1 and1/2 to 2 pages, Length cannot exceed required criteria

Format:

  • 12 point Times Roman font
  • 1” margins
  • 1.5 line spacing
  • Number your pages (bottom-right)
  • Submit assignment to NYU Classroom Assignment no later than 11/19at time specified
  • Any information directly from book or another source must be attributed with correct APA formatting guidelines
  • Be prepared to provide a short summary of your POV in class
  • On first page of document include name, course, assignment and date

Web Exercise of MKTG

Web Exercise 4 Focus Text – Chapter 7 Please review three items that accompany these questions – the NYT article about Nike, the Dry Idea ad, and the Chevy ad. All are located in this folder. Successful completion of the following questions will require you to integrate information from the Chapter 7 readings. Please provide your answers to the following questions in the Web Exercise submission area within this folder. 1. In periods of downturns in the economy (like the recent recession), many companies greatly reduce their advertising and promotions budgets (think of the Nike article). However, this is not always the best strategy to pursue—think about this and briefly explain the downside of slashing these budgets. 2. Chapter 7 addresses how budget allocations to various media are expected to change over the next few years. Why are some media likely to receive more monies while others stay the same or decline? How does this apply to the Nike article? How will they refocus their media attention if they reduce their budget? 3. Different companies believe that various media are more important than others for their marketing purposes. Briefly discuss the various perspectives taken by these companies, and explain why everyone may not agree on the same level of importance for media. 4. View the Dry Idea ad image in this folder as an example of an ad with a sales objective. Briefly discuss the specific types of objectives the marketer has for this ad. 5. View the Chevy ad image in this folder as an example of an ad with a communications objective. Briefly discuss the specific types of objectives the marketer has for this ad.

Discuss on International Entrepreneurship

The assignment is a written essay, Harvard style (including cover, table of content, introduction…) with approx 1.500 words, based in the idea of introducing the company FARINERA COROMINA to 2 different countries, which are Brazil and Portugal, there is a template with the information needed in each part of the essay and amount of words for each. Also attached is another document about the company that can be helpful. References are very well taken.

DUE DATE – 14/05/2020

The assignment is a written essay, Harvard style (including cover, table of content, introduction…) with approx 1.500 words, based in the idea of introducing the company FARINERA COROMINA to 2 different countries, which are Brazil and Portugal, there is a template with the information needed in each part of the essay and amount of words for each. Also attached is another document about the company that can be helpful. References are very well taken.

DUE DATE – 14/05/2020

Discuss External And Internal Environments

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignment 1.  ( The assignment and template for assignment 2 are attached below) 

Using the corporation you chose from Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct research on the company:

  • Company website.
  • Public filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database.
  • The Nexis Uni database,
  • Other miscellaneous sources. Note: the company’s annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.

Requirements

Write a four- to six-page paper in which you do the following:

  • Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
  • Considering the five forces of competition, choose two forces of competition that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these forces in the recent past.
  • With the same two forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.
  • Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.
  • Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses. Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.
  • Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
  • Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

Use the Assignment 2 Template [DOC] to ensure that your assignment meets the above requirements.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

  • Analyze the effects of the general environment, competition, threats, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses relative to a corporation.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic and organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the scoring rubric.

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignment 1.  ( The assignment and template for assignment 2 are attached below) 

Using the corporation you chose from Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct research on the company:

  • Company website.
  • Public filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database.
  • The Nexis Uni database,
  • Other miscellaneous sources. Note: the company’s annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.

Requirements

Write a four- to six-page paper in which you do the following:

  • Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
  • Considering the five forces of competition, choose two forces of competition that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these forces in the recent past.
  • With the same two forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.
  • Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.
  • Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses. Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.
  • Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
  • Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

Use the Assignment 2 Template [DOC] to ensure that your assignment meets the above requirements.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

  • Analyze the effects of the general environment, competition, threats, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses relative to a corporation.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic and organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the scoring rubric.

Characterize the different types of buyer-supplier relationship

1. Characterize the different types of buyer-supplier relationship described in the case

2. How and why do they differ from each other?

3. Which type do you think is the best approach to buyer-supplier relationships?

4. In which directions do you expect supplier-buyer relations to move in the future?

Case studies must be submitted as a Word document and should range in length from 3-5 pages.  Please answer each one individually.

  • attachment

    fasm420casestudy4.pdf

    1. Characterize the different types of buyer-supplier relationship described in the case

    2. How and why do they differ from each other?

    3. Which type do you think is the best approach to buyer-supplier relationships?

    4. In which directions do you expect supplier-buyer relations to move in the future?

    Case studies must be submitted as a Word document and should range in length from 3-5 pages.  Please answer each one individually.

    • fasm420casestudy4.pdf

Branding in the Digital Age

  • This activity/assignment will help students understand customer evaluations, perceptions of quality and customer satisfaction.

    Activity I: Discuss how core factors, cues to quality, and interpersonal factors of a product influence your buying decisions. Explain with supporting examples.

    This activity/assignment will help students understand surveys for assessing customer satisfaction

    Activity II: Create a short customer satisfaction surveys for the B2B and B2C customers of a company selling laptops or similar products. How do these surveys differ from each other?

    The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 – 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to marketing management. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.