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The analysis of such trends reflects a complex set of factors which affect the consumption patterns of consumers. According to the article the long-term trend in gasoline consumption has four points of interest which are 1973, 1979, 1992, and 2004. In 1973 the Arab oil embargo occurred which resulted in a slight downward shift of crude oil consumption and in 1979, the year the Iranian revolution occurred, the consumption of crude oil took an even sharper turn downward as prices soared to…

A strong brand image is very important to any retailer as a recognised, trusted and respected brand ensures customers can be certain that they know what to expect with their chosen retailer and can give the retailer a competitive advantage. Successful businesses such as Coca Cola have a powerful brand image and can be identified all over the world and always remain in the top 10 of the best global brands. The brand of any retailer should not just be seen as their logo or slogan but seen as an…

PERT takes the CPM approach one step further by calculating expected times using the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely activity durations of the unique critical path used in CPM. Although the PERT approach takes into account three various durations for each activity, only one unique critical path is established. Monte Carlo simulations build upon the PERT method by providing multiple critical paths based on the variances of the expected durations of the activities. Monte Carlo simulations…

They hide their true intentions until the perfect moment presents itself during the quest. Their betrayal catches the heroes off guard. 4. What are the twelve parts of the heroic journey? Explain the significance of one of them in detail. The twelve parts of the heroic journey are Ordinary World, Call To Adventure, Refusal Of The Call, Meeting The Mentor, Crossing The Threshold, Tests, Allies and Enemies, Approach To The Inmost Cave, Ordeal, Reward, The Road Back, Resurrection, and Return With…

The first of the movements was the Suffragists, which was led by Millicent Fawcett. The aim of these campaigners was to use peaceful tactics to demonstrate that they were derserving for the vote. Their tactics involved regular meetings, issuing pamphlets and frequent Parliamentary bills introduced by friendly MP's that the Suffragists had persuaded to support them. The Suffragists had a vast amount of support as by 1919 its members had risen to 50,000. Countless people were impressed by the…

foothold Citibank established was squandered by the company and all but lost. As we will prove, Citibank failed to leverage their first to compete position in access, services, licensing, human resource issues, and branch networking. Licensing Before China's WTO membership, Citibank was licensed only to provide corporate banking services to foreign invested enterprises (Pearce & Robinson, 2004, p. 30-2). Since the WTO induction, the licensing has not increased much more than any other company…

Simintiras, 2003). This increases the performance of salespeople as they start believing that their company and employers are concerned about their performance enhancement and growth. Sales Management Tools For making its products and services available to all its customers in different corners of the world the IBM, make use of several sales management tools that are as…

company as an effective strategy, companies must first look at the process involved in attracting and keeping customers. The order in which it can be shown is as follows:  Suspects – this is everyone who might conceivably buy the product or service. Could also be described as the target…

bring out their product because they're always trying to protect all kind of species. Consumer Protection (Distance Selling): When they opened a new web shop they had to offer the consumer the correct information, in which they're explaining the services that they do provide, the type of products that they are offering or selling, the different type of payment and delivery arrangements,…

its brand image , Providing an extraordinary service and using technological capability .Differentiation Strategy means that a company that competes by offering unique products that are widely valued by customers is following a differentiation strategy. And the company tries to create a unique and distinctive product or service for which customers will pay a premium. Differentiation Strategy might be exceptionally high quality, extraordinary service, innovative design, technological capability,…