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They have a world-wide reputation and instant name recognition, as do the brands which come under the BP "family": am/pm, ARCO, a...
Verizon "serves nine out of the top 10 U.S. markets and 67 out of the top 100"; its systems are found in over a third of the "Fort...
despite having been through bankruptcy, and its impossible to underestimate how important this intangible quality is. Despite t...
sponsored surfers on the boards, that is an advertisement for the company as well. At Channel Islands Surfboards web site there a...
Strengths. One huge strength that Best Buy should be applauded for is its Customer Centricity, which was developed to help jump st...
the 2004 planning report does ruefully admit that "we remain underfunded -- and hence largely tuition-dependent -- for the quality...
2004). This is a huge strength since most people are very concerned with having a variety of songs they like (Dailey, 2004). In ...
The Capitol name, therefore, is a large draw. Musicians from all walks of life are thrilled to be signed to the Capitol...
with the development of an opticians division with both stand alone stores as well as opticians branches in stores. Boots is als...
sold extremely well; Kenmore was the largest selling brand of appliances in the country. For years its catalog sales were enorm...
(MM Group, 2004). To examine this large and diverse company we can use a PESTLE and a SWOT analysis. In PESTLE analysis there i...
approach, first by telephone and then adding the Internet (Gateway, 2004; Dell, 2004). Since these were the only two computer comp...
at the same time different plants have been established to gain economies from different areas, such as seen with the plant in Sou...
as a distribution channel, but in terms of management, such as radio frequency identification (RFID), a technology Wal-Mart is now...
string marketing message that supports a single brand image. The image is of value, giving the customers good value for money. Thi...
new Photonics business (Fiber Optics Weekly Update, 2003). * Recently launched the External Equipment Provider Alliance, which is ...
decline, as there has been global stagnation, making many markets more price sensitive and allowing lower cost competition to ente...
completed, will be located seven miles north of the Naval Air Station (Patuxent Business Park, 2004). In addition, the campus is a...
chicken salad, no problem. They simply hop in the car, and go down to the local YUM! multi-branded unit (with KFC, Pizza Hut and T...
2002). The Yum! Brands company is the worlds number 2 company after McDonalds (Hoovers Business, 2002). Strengths. Becaus...
seen in the corporate culture. This is a customer focused culture which was summed up very well in the words of Sam Walton, "The s...
1990s, paging the most from the realm of physicians and engineers into the businessmans pocket. Advanced technology in paging mea...
in the industry. * The company is profitable and is well managed. * Its alliance with Johnson and Johnson gives it access to a wid...
addressing the ever-changing needs of commercial interchange, with team learning representing one of the most widespread formulas ...
todays business world, an understanding Wendys founder, Dave Thomas, used as the basis of his entire operation. No longer is it a...
its weakness as well. In this day of consolidation, mergers and acquisitions, the financial institutions with the most resources c...
hubs in the industry and a global network in a network business" (Flint, 2003; p. 34). * Customer complaints about service continu...
are affiliated with 32 hospitals. MedSpan, Inc., has 51,00 commercial members and 22,000 self-funded, members. The acquisition exp...
to customer preference. Maytag also owns Dixie-Narco which is one of the leaders in refrigerated soft drink and vending machines. ...
able to trade on the AT&T name, which represents longevity and quality. People tend to trust a name they know, as opposed to the n...