Marketing Essays

The discussion seeks to answer the questions: Do the clubs use e-marketing techniques to engage fans? To what extent are these techniques useful in increasing revenues of the clubs? How frequently do clubs interact with their fans? What is the impact of branding and brand value on fan preference? What is the role of social media in e-marketing within the European football clubs?

It is evident from the study that ambush marketers should not be a threat to the entire arena of sponsorship. Sponsoring companies play a very significant role in promoting sporting activities and should be embraced rather than discouraged. The protection of these companies is inevitable and timely.

The researcher states that before 1900, most issues that are today classified as marketing issues were deemed to be economic concepts; these include things like price, supply and demand, customer buying behaviour, advertising and distribution. The last two decades have marked increasing interest in consumer research on the relationship between consumption and identity.

The paper tells that advertisement ethics is determined by the effects of the advertisement on the human, cultural, social, economic and political consequences of an advertisement on society. Advertising is a core activity in the marketing practice, and like every other aspect in life, it is faced with ethical questions for which no one seems to have an answer.

This paper aims to discuss and recommend appropriate market entry strategies to ensure that the company’s next international venture will promise more success than failure taking into consideration historical hits and misses in global market penetration. The paper selected for the research Walmart as one of US’ greatest retail success stories.

This research will begin with the description of the organization. The report continued with the organizational self-assessment; examination of such market environments as cooperative, competitive, economic, technological, social, political, legal, regulatory. Potential opportunities for growth and proposed growth strategy also have been made.

The research project will therefore seek to explore and investigate the following: • Identify customer perceived value on smart phones. • Identify factors that influence the behaviour of mobile phone consumers. • Examine the iPhone’s customer value offering. • Provide an evaluation of the iPhone’s existing value proposition by comparing and contrasting it against a competitor i.e. Blackberry.

The firm that is analyzed in the paper is Ryanair. The airline has grown substantially over the years to become the top low-budget airline in Europe. The company did not achieve the success outright, but rather through efficient and effective marketing strategies, including a complete overhaul of its management at one point.

This paper presents brief report on the management strategy of Amazon.com and gives detailed analysis of both the internal as well as external environments. In order to analyze the business environments, various business analysis tools such as SWOT, STPD, Competitor analysis etc will be included in the paper.

This paper illustrates that conditioning and grooming of consumers mind can be done only through effective marketing strategies. L’Oréal implemented a few strategies while planning their marketing campaign for men grooming range. In the essay that follows we are going to cover significant factors impacting consume behaviour and his buying decision.

According to the paper international marketing requires an organization to implement more than one marketing mix into foreign markets, keeping in view the macro and micro environmental aspects of the respective markets. Organizations engage in international marketing and business activities to expand their business size.

The author of this report will demonstrate the opportunities that exist for the McLaren brand in the United Arab Emirates. The target market represents a significant consumer segment that remains highly receptive to the McLaren brand and displays high purchasing intention.

The researcher develops the following research questions that need to be answered to affirm the findings: How are the marketing concept and its implementation responding to developments in the Macro-environment? Knowledge management plays a significant role in the success, in a competitive environment, thus, categorizing knowledge management as part of the marketing strategies of the organization is paramount.

The researcher of this paper analyses on consumer behavior and emergence of online marketing as important due to the immediate applicability in the global business economy. In addition, this research is of the specific opinion to evaluate which one the highlighted factors would be responsible for such observed business poor performance.

This essay explores the supplier as the price makers in geographic market segmentation. A supplier is able to charge different prices for products and services in different regions and countries. Here the supplier refers to different types of middle man of any business i.e. they can be the producer or can be the wholesaler and may be the distributors and the preproduction supplier can also be.

From this research It is found that while transformational leadership style has a positive influence on job satisfaction and commitment, Chinese firms tend to exhibit a more authoritative style of leadership owing to its national culture rooted in Confucianism which emphasizes on relationship building and trust that is highly personalized.

J’adore, Perfume is a combination of blackberry, rose, violet, mandarin and orchid. “Absolute feminity” is one of the slogans for J’adore”. J’adore has the market share of 30% in the world market, and thus France became the No.1 in perfume exporting country in the world.

This essay explores the impact of piracy on maritime trade and fishing industry. The impact is also felt in all nations of the world as they major world economies have not only lost millions of dollars following ship hijacks, but they have also spent even more money trying to secure the troubled sea routes.

RAbstract This paper presents the marketing plan for the opportunity identified in the emerging market of Qatar for the establishment of a Disneyland theme park. It highlights the strategic objectives as well as the mission statement of the company with regards to the proposed theme park.

According to the study marketing across borders is not a streamlined process. Despite conducting extensive research on the market and the possibilities of expanding abroad, there would still be unanticipated losses that the company would have to face. However, it can be minimized by shrewd marketing measures and strong leadership.

The problems of starting a business as a group are demanding, but not as much as when starting a sole proprietor one more so in a region where it is not a usual occurrence.  When Jeanne Tabra started her business in the Middle East, she took a bold decision in venturing into a relatively unknown business in her area at the time.

The ability to reach various audiences with merchandise is able to determine the success and growth of various companies. The profit and growth of Burberry are one of the areas that have been created to alter the expectations within the company. The different products, target markets, and approaches toward growth are ones that can be defined.

The company was very flexible in terms of product sourcing. And it had cost-effective exposure of lower transactional. Limited vertical integration minimized the manufacturing margin and value. Low influence in Japanese upside Its Brand extension in the apparel segment has increased high risk in the fashion industry.

Originating from England, the skinhead subculture reached the US in the late eighties and mainly involved a cultural expression of a wide array of music and dressing styles that gave them a sense of belonging.

From this research it is clear that BMW has already been making good use of the social media sites. However, in order to increase the customers’ engagement with the brand, the company needs to keep making new social media strategies. It can hire a social media expert who will be responsible to handle the day-to-day affairs of the company.

The decision of entering into a foreign market depends on a variety of aspects. Risks in any country such as economic or political and attractiveness of markets is one of the most critical aspects which must be thought-out by any organization before entering into a foreign market.

According to the study DreamWorks Animation accounts for one of the leading animation organizations in the US and is known for its rapid success and creative strides in the domain which has driven it ahead of all its competitors in the industry. The company diagnosis reveals resemblance of its functions with the mechanic and organism metaphor.

The discussion seeks to answer the questions: How do Twitter users interact with Twitter advertising and how would they interact with other revenue strategies? How effective is the advertising strategy of Twitter at gaining revenue from users and providing value to advertisers? How does Twitter’s revenue strategy compare to the other potential social network revenue models that are available to it?

100+ years of existence in a challenging business environment is not all a simple achievement. It should be noted that sound business philosophies and strong leadership are necessary for an organization to survive for longer periods. The level of motivation among the employees is important for successful management.

As a result of research it was suggested that CRM has gained significant currency since it was officially introduced by American Express in the 1980s. CRM has been seen as a tool for distinguishing brands and companies from one another in a marketplace where product quality, quantity and pricing are virtually the same.

According to the research international business operations have continually faced a number of challenges with regards to differences that exist between the host country and the international environment. Among the cross border challenges, cultural barriers have been evidently depicted as among the main factors that should be emphasized upon by multinational corporations.

The product produced by the company tends to gain high-class market leadership working on the parameters of innovation, enhancement of the reliability factor in the goods produced thereby making the company accountable to the global consumer base and finally integrating and enhancing the cooperation of its value chain elements to drive both productivity and performance (Samsung, 2012).

According to the research Market Segmentation theory calls for dividing markets into smaller categories on some rational basis such as different needs, wants, attributes, beliefs, values, dimensions, etc. Market Segmentation is a very important part of any company’s marketing strategy which enables it to figure out the existence of different groups in the market and cater to their specific requirements.

Whatever the motivation for the firms to enter foreign territories, it is paramount on the part of the organization to study the foreign market in an in-depth and extensive manner. Various factors will be at ‘play’ in those foreign markets, and those factors will either aid the entering organization or pose a major challenge to the organization.

This paper mainly attempts to highlight the importance and benefits of brand management for an organization. It also aims to identify the influence of brand management over internet services. Moreover, it intends to describe the impact of ethics over branding characteristics and communication techniques.

Costa Crociere SpA is recognised as one of the biggest Italian groups in the tourism sector. It is also observed as one of the leading names in global cruise industry and is also regarded as a prestigious Cruise Line of the world.

This study has established that marketing communication is an effective mode of marketing, which is fundamentally concerned with the promotion aspect of goods and services from a given firm. This study has examined the marketing operations of JD Sports Retailers as the company gears its operations towards realisation of great returns during the London 2012 Olympic Games scheduled for July 27 and August 12.

According to the research Nestle has a wide network across the globe but it makes sure that it adheres to the local legislation, cultural and religious practices of the countries in which it has its operation. Its business objective is to market the company’s products in a way that creates value for all its stakeholders like consumers, employees, shareholders and business partners.

According to the research Kellogg distributes its products in more than 180 countries. Some of the most highly recognizable brands offered by Kellogg’s are as follows: • Keebler • Pop-Tarts • Eggo and Rice Krispies Today, Kellogg faces the most difficult operating environment, encompassing challenges that are unprecedented for the company.

According to the essay Tropicana is a subsidiary of soda Behemoth Company, Pepsi that makes orange juice at a Bradenton facility located in Florida and sells it to the US and Canada markets. Tropicana has a variety of flagship juice offerings that include reduced calorie, reduced sugar, and calcium fortified versions.

The advertising campaign strategy has defined the targeted audience and the effective media strategy to be applied. Some of the media categories used in developing this campaign strategy include internet advertising avenues like Facebook, Twitter, and online videos, which have become common advertising strategies for companies in today’s market (Leiss et al 2005, p. 69).

The paper focuses on product and marketing strategies of a cosmetic and beauty products retailer, Superdrug based in United Kingdom in its bid to make a foray into emerging markets like India. Superdrug is an established retailer in United Kingdom through conducting its operation via 900 stores.

Globalization has been responsible for the turbulent business environment and also for the movement of companies across national borders. Saturation in domestic markets also drives organizations to explore opportunities overseas.

The author describes an evaluation of direct advertisement and its competitive advantage. There is a clear need for highly targeted marketing activities within the Internet environment. The Internet is a collection of smaller submarkets where developing and maintaining relationships with online customers generates sales and subsequently profits.

In fact, this study would like to know in the end the level of customers’ satisfaction with organic foods when combined with artificial ingredients. Thus, the proponent would like to address the following question at the end of the study. Are customers satisfied with the artificial ingredients mixed with organic products?

The average age of Qatar Airway’s aircraft is less than four years. In the year 1997, the company had only four aircrafts. Nevertheless as of February, 2012 the airline has more than 100 aircrafts and expects to have more than 120 aircrafts by the next year (Qatar Airways, 2012).

While talking about telecommunication organizations, O2 is one of the growing telecommunication brands in the region of the UK that provide internet, telecommunication, and financial services for the residents of the UK. Moreover, the ranking system authenticates the prominence of O2, as it comes under counting amongst the top brands of UK.

The Razed Proof is a group focusing on the performance art activity meant for people suffering from disabilities and also problems like dyslexia. The organization as a whole operates for the development of the people suffering from the above-mentioned ailments in endeavoring to enhance the quality of life for the different individuals.

This requires developing a segmentation strategy which in turn depends on the situation analyses, on the products on offer that suit the customer requirements and the on strategy to attract the different segments. Segmentation is the process of dividing the total market into number of small segments or submarkets (Daneels, 1996).

Established in 1854, the brand Louis Vuitton was opened by designer Louis Vuitton who entered the art circle by making travel accessories but soon began exploring the industry of fashion, which lead him to make his mark as a premium fashion brand. However, LV is still known for its premium handbags and luggage collection.