Executive Summary Sears is a retail company that offers a range of products and services via brick and mortar locations and online shopping portals. Its brand focuses on offering quality proprietary brand products and in-home services in an industry that is currently led by larger retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon, the e-commerce giant that is single-handedly changing the nature of retail today. In order to stay competitive, Sears is focusing

Marketing SLP Target Market Brand Image Competitor Analysis Environmental Analysis Porters Five Force Model Current Rivalry Threat of New Entrants Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining Power of Buyers Threat of Substitute Products Apple has had an exceptional growth streak over the last decade and represents a suitable target for a marketing analysis. Apple has seen sales and revenue peeks in the last few years which is at least due to the fact that sales in China have ballooned. China, which is

Managerial benefits of CSR CSR improves brand image CSR increases sales CSR increases Effects of CSR on customer satisfaction CSR increases the demand of goods and services CSR improves corporate performance CSR affects employees, investors, and customers positively CRS boosts recruitment and worker relations This paper examines the concept of business ethics and corporate responsibility through the lens of the social contract theory as well as the agency theory. Much of it however is on the social contract theory

Thus creating a leisure resort where staff members dressed in suits and ties, where chocolate was placed upon every guest's turned-down pillow at night, but was still affordable would seem to be an ideal venue and branding opportunity. The Internet, magazines aimed at consumers possessing such aspirations like Martha Stewart Living or Glamour (versus downscale magazines like Ladies' Home Journal or upscale magazines like Gourmet), and early nighttime television

Brand Equity Measurement Consumer perceptions extensively influence and manipulate their purchasing behavior. Service and goods companies identify the significance of marketing strategies in influencing consumer behavior. All brands that attract high profits have desirable loyalty levels among customers. Customers tend to have a high level of perception of quality of goods and services that dominate markets in different industries. The power that emanates from consumers' goodwill and recognition of a brand,

Brand Relationships "Having a Relationship" with a Brand Establishing and maintaining a "relationship" with a brand is a complex concept that often is taken for granted. Much of the complexity arises out of the fact that goods are inanimate objects and do not fall under the traditional notion of a subject of a relationship since the good or product can interact with an individual with human-like qualities. However, at the same time,