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Monday, July 6, 2015

Maketing Strategies


Strategies based on market dominance - In this scheme, firms are classified based on their market share or dominance of an industry. Typically there are four types of market dominance strategies:
  • Leader
  • Challenger
  • Follower
  • Nicher
According to Shaw, Eric (2012). "Marketing Strategy: From the Origin of the Concept to the Development of a Conceptual Framework". Journal of Historical Research in Marketing., there is a framework for marketing strategies.
  • Market introduction strategies
"At introduction, the marketing strategist has two principle strategies to choose from: penetration or niche" (47).
  • Market growth strategies
"In the early growth stage, the marketing manager may choose from two additional strategic alternatives: segment expansion (Smith, Ansoff) or brand expansion (Borden, Ansoff, Kerin and Peterson, 1978)" (48).
  • Market maturity strategies
"In maturity, sales growth slows, stabilizes and starts to decline. In early maturity, it is common to employ a maintenance strategy (BCG), where the firm maintains or holds a stable marketing mix" (48).
  • Market decline strategies
At some point the decline in sales approaches and then begins to exceed costs. And not just accounting costs, there are hidden costs as well; as Kotler (1965, p. 109) observed: 'No financial accounting can adequately convey all the hidden costs.' At some point, with declining sales and rising costs, a harvesting strategy becomes unprofitable and a divesting strategy necessary" (49).

Friday, August 1, 2014

MONOPOLY AND PRICE DISCRIMINATION





MONOPOLY & PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Price Discrimination
Single-price monopoly
Firm that is limited to changing same price for each unit of output sold
Price discrimination occurs when a firm charges different prices to different customers for reasons other than differences in costs
Price-discriminating monopoly does not discriminate based on prejudice, stereotypes, or ill-will toward any person or group
Rather, it divides its customers into different categories based on their willingness to pay for good
Requirements for Price Discrimination
Although every firm would like to practice price discrimination, not all of them can
To successfully price discriminate, three conditions must be satisfied
        Must be a downward-sloping demand curve for the firm’s output
        Firm must be able to identify consumers willing to pay more
        Firm must be able to prevent low-price customers from reselling to high-price customers
Price Discrimination That Harms Consumers
          Price discrimination always benefits owners of a firm
        Can use this ability to increase its profit
          When price discrimination raises price for some consumer above price they would pay under a single-price policy it harms consumers
        Additional profit for the firm is equal to monetary loss of consumers
Price Discrimination That Benefits Consumers
          Price discrimination benefits monopoly at the same time it benefits a group of consumers
          Since no one’s price is raised, no one is harmed by this policy
        When price discrimination lowers price for some consumers below what they would pay under a single-price policy, it benefits consumers as well as firm
Perfect Price Discrimination
          Suppose a firm could somehow find out maximum price customers would be willing to pay for each unit of output it sells
          It could increase profits even further by practicing perfect price discrimination
        Firm charges each customer the most the customer would be willing to pay for each unit he or she buys
        Increases profit at expense of consumers
          Perfect price discrimination is very difficult to practice in the real world
        Would require firm to read its customers’ minds
          Marginal revenue is equal to price of additional unit sold
        Firm’s MR curve is same as its demand curve


Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Flood Crisis in Niger Delta


Homes and properties rendered useless and destroyed due to flood.







These exposure demonstrate governments unpreparedness on societies concern, especially during challenges, and risks which can endanger lives and properties
This picture also illustrate the place of risk and the societies at large, various concerns and the attitudes of people and communities towards risk    




Displaced communities taking shatters in an unsaved environment. This also include the absence of insurance policy and government quick response

Saturday, July 12, 2014

How does computer increase productivity

Computers increase productivity with the rapid sharing and sorting of information. Computers take routing repetitive work out of the hands of employees. Computers also have a higher degree of accuracy.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Housing a more accelerate problem globally

HOUSING PROVISION

   The provision of adequate housing that is safe, secure, accessible, affordable and sanitary is a fundamental human right, as enshrined in the United Nations Habitat Agenda - the global call on human settlements. Housing has been universally accepted as the second most important human necessity. It is a basic necessity for human survival and an essential component to the advancement of the quality of life of the citizenry. This universally accepted fact has been acknowledged by successive Nigerian Governments, as evident from the pockets of uncoordinated initiatives and programmes in mass housing development over the years. Despite these efforts, housing delivery remains a major challenge.  


 Effective housing delivery involves many actors and therefore requires effective partnership collaboration and information sharing. The significant shortfall in housing provision has been attributed to the inadequacy of the existing national Housing Policy (1991) to meet current challenges and economic trends and to guide development in the sector. Government has realized that effective housing delivery can only be achieved within the framework of a well articulated National Housing Policy that sets out the broad guidelines, goals, objectives and strategies for Housing in Nigeria, which is home-grown and driven by the people. This underpins the development of a revised National Housing Policy document.
will continue later...........................

Saturday, November 16, 2013

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