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What is a classic oligopoly example?
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Adidas, Nike, and Reebok
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Two brothers
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Adolf and Rudolf Dassler
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Adolf (Adi)
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was better at innovating new products which really helped him come out on top
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When the brothers split what were they?
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Adolf was Adidas and Rudolf was Puma
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Guiding principles for running shoes
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sport specific design, prevent injury, and durable
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How were running shoes innovated?
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4 spiked running shoes, nylon shoes, injected spike, and interchangeable spikes
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Kinesiology
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physiological processes and body anatomy with respect to movement
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Marketing strategy of Adidas
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Kinesiology (how doe shoes help performance) and benefit target segment
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How did Adidas focus on benefitting the target segment?
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different athletes have different needs so we need a broad product line (this was their marketing concept)
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Product line
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group of similar products with range of attributes targeting related market segments
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Products within a product line
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have some characteristics, customers, and/or uses in common and may share technologies, distribution channels, prices, services and other elements of the marketing mix
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Brand extension
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leveraging brand equity; easier for you to find connection between positive things and your brand, easier for you when you are expanding your product
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Endorsement
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confirmation, approving testimony
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Why use endorsement contracts?
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sports promo making public aware of innovation
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Example of sports promo
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Jesse Owens and Muhammad Ali
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Sponsorship
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advertising that seeks to establish deeper association (and long term) and integration between an advertiser and event or activity
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Outsourcing
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purchasing goods/services that could be performed in-house
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Division and specialization of effort
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core competency (efficiency) and access world-class capabilities (better service)
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Underpinning for outsourcing
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division and specialization of effort, economies of scale, reduce labor costs
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Why outsource (check and see if this is right…)
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change in competitive landscape, technology, and degree of competition
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Why would it be best to keep things in house? (reasons not to outsource)
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avoid contact costs, avoid taxes and regulations, extend market power, supply more assured, and protect proprietary information and brand
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Extend market power
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you are extending the reach of your company, you’re handling everything in house
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Example of extend market power
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when the tsunami hit Japan, people who manufactured more in house had the advantage because you’re not dependent on others
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Another example of extend market power
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You may buy farms for the products you need instead of buying from other farmers
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B-E point
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quantity of output at which company doesn’t lose money or make profit
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Break even
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you aren’t making money but you aren’t losing money
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Variable costs
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increase (decrease) as volume of production rises (falls)
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Fixed costs (Indirect)
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Incurred in general operation of business, whether or not any sales made. Not directly attributable to costs of production
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Variable costs examples
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cost of raw materials, hourly wages
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Fixed costs
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you will have these no matter what
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Fixed costs examples
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equipment, buildings, land, electricity, salaries, and other utilities
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To the left of the break even point
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loss
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To the right of break even point
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profit
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Find contribution per unit
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difference between price firm charges and variable costs per unit(AVC)
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CPU
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Price – AVC
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B-E point
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Total fixed costs (TFC) / CPU
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Price = $100 AVC = $75 TFC = $200,000, what is CPU and BE point
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B-E point = $200,000 ÷ $25 = 8,000 units, CPU = $100 - $75 = $25
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Lower TFC
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no investment in factories
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Lower AVC
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division and specialization of labor, experience effect, economies of scale
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Benefits
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TFC and AVC lower-sell fewer units and more profitable
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Girl who made the swoosh design received what
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$35 for the design
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Nike marketing strategy
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endorsement contracts, sourced with Asian factories, emphasized R&D (over 100 scientists), research committee and advisory board (coaches, athletes, trainers, and physicians…design, health, and performance), broader product line (140 models), and more extensive distribution channel
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Means-end chain
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nike connects to runners
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In means-end chain, a brand that is successful
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can link its attributes to values more easily (Attributes – benefits – values)
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Attributes
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characteristic of a product (tangible and intangible)
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Hedonic pricing model
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know how much attributes worth, bundle attributes into product
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Nike attributes
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weight, tread design, padding, support, and color
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Benefit
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a positive consequence of product use
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Knowledge about the product
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functional, psychological, social
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Functional knowledge
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direct tangible outcome
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Psychological knowledge
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how they make you feel
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Social knowledge
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how others view you
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Nike benefits
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faster runs (functional), sure footing (functional), injury free (functional), feel stronger (psychological), cool (social)
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Values
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enduring beliefs about desirable outcomes that transcend specific situations and help shape behavior
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Ideal end states
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instrumental and terminal
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Instrumental end state
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ambitious (hard-working), independent (self-reliant), and competent
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Terminal end state
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personal gratification, social recognition, and comfortable life
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Nike values
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social contacts (friends), active lifestyle, good health, self-esteem, and self-actualization
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Reebok
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spiked running shoes, African gazelle, and the vector
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Reebok in the US
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Reebok was in the UK but not the US until 1980s it was introduced in the US as running shoes
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Reebok with women shoes
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there were a lot of unisex products and Reebok was the first to introduce women’s shoes and products
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Reebok’s market strategy focus
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women, aerobic exercise movement, and casual wear
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Involvement
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construct used to understand decision making
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At the tipping point, what is quantity demanded?
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elastic
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Price change
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influences quantity demanded (elastic) or has little effect on quantity demand (inelastic)
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Absolute value
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>1 (demand elastic), =1 (unitary price elasticity), and <1 (demand inelastic)
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Elasticity
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the degree by which one economic variable changes in response to the change in another economic variable
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3 factors that affect price elasticity
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number of substitutes, time, and share of budget
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The more _____ people become to a brand you will see more inelasticity in that as long as the company raises the price, you still buy about the same amount
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brand loyal
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More elasticity when the process of buying has
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high involvement
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Consumers & retailers
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retailers try to sell what consumers need and want
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Price fixing
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artificially raising prices
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Most well known brands have _____ (this is very similar to price fixing, there is a fine line, but they leave the retailer enough leeway to keep them happy)
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MSRP
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Problems
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profits and costs, Sales growth decline and lower profits, Slow to react and spending based on higher growth rate
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Pricing strategy
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customers not buying, retailers mad, oversupply
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Mismanage relationship
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couldn’t lower prices and price fixing
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Relationship marketing
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account manager responsible for developing long-term relationships with high levels of service and trust
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Big things to remember
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price elasticity of demand
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BCG Growth-Market Share Matrix
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stars, cash cows, question markes, and dogs
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Stars
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high share, high growth
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Cash cows
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high share, low growth
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Question marks
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low share, high growth
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Dogs
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low share, low growth
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Classical conditioning
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unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, neutral stimulus, pairing, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response
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Unconditioned stimulus
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evokes an emotional response
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Unconditioned response
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emotion from UCS
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Neutral stimulus
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brand (package, colors, logo, product)
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Pairing
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UCS + NS
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Conditioned stimulus
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NS now symbol of something else
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Conditioned response
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emotion from CS (feel good and buy)
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3 factors that make classical conditioning work or work better
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strong UCS the better, pairing the UCS and NS, and repetition
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Involvement
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tends to increase or decrease attitude toward something due to your personal investment
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When looking at involvement from a brand loyalty perspective it _____ price elasticity (makes the product more inelastic). You are so brand loyal that you are still willing to buy nike (within reason).
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decreases
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The more time you have
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tends to increase elasticity
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The share of your budget
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tends to make demand more elastic
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The higher number of substitutes
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tends to make demand more elastic
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Price elasticity of demand and involvement have what type of relationship?
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indirect
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Dual distribution
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you are under a brand (like NIKE) and you develop more than one product line that is aimed at a particular retailers
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Example of dual distribution
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running shoes
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