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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE MARKETING STRATEGIES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM FIRMS. THE CASE OF GUERRILLA MARKETING APPROACH.

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The changes in the contemporary business landscape are driven by a variety of factors. External environment places more and more challenges for the companies, as they grow international, internationalize their chains and adopt new technology in thi relashionships with suppliers and customers globally. The external environment of a company is comprised of political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors. Each of them has the significant impact on the ways modern companies conduct their business and build their ...

I: Introduction

The research topic is: “Examine the impact of diversity management on organizational performance and innovation capabilities”. This article examines the following research questions: How diversity affects the organizational productivity? In what ways, diverse workforce impacts innovation? Modern businesses are focused on international supply chains. Globalization facilitates international mobility of individuals, reshaping employment relationships. Moreover, diversity provides an important case for equal employment opportunity in the workplace (Harvey and Allard 2015). Recent literature goes beyond the discussion of the legislative framework, outlining the "business case" for diversity, drawing it as the critical competitive asset to generic strategy (Knights and Omanovic ...

The Affordable Care Act— also sometimes known as “Obamacare”— is one of the most important defining features of the Obama administration, and one of the first things that has been done by the Trump administration is an attempted dismantling of the programs that Obama so carefully designed to protect the American people’s right to healthcare (Kodjak, 2017). From a policy perspective, dismantling Obamacare will be a long and arduous process for President-elect Trump; it is likely to be a difficult process, made worse by the extensive cost associated with re-working the insurance system yet again (Pear, 2017). Nearly ...

Swing is the main and the most important part of every golf game, and the ability to perform it on the highest level frequently determines success. The modern golf training suggests a variety of swing techniques, and newcomers become confused, as they just want to learn the correct swing, but cannot choose which of the techniques is the best. However, taking a closer look at the swing, you can notice that it is based on several key movements that are the same for each of the techniques. This paper will illustrate the basic steps of how to swing a ...

Pathophysiology

One of the most important parts of achieving the goal of being able to meet the patient’s entire healthcare (i.e. nursing) needs is to ensure that the underlying disease’s pathophysiology is well understood by all the stakeholder groups. These groups, in this case, would include the medical and healthcare practitioners, patients, and their respective family members. It would be a lot easier to instruct a patient to have a patient undergo a prescribed healthcare routine once he understands the nature of his condition, why each procedure is being done, and how they collectively contribute to the end-goal ...

Introduction

The decision to either shop online or offline depends on the consumer preferences based on a variety of factors. The challenge to the online industry is to ensure that the supply chain is satisfying the demand chain, therefore, enhancing its efficiency. The amount consumers who are willing to pay for the services depend on how they become satisfied with the services that are provided for by the offline or the online industry. Since the online industry in a recent development, it has to apply new selling and branding techniques to convince consumers to buy from them. Proper considerations have ...

Participants

The survey research activity had a total of 100 participants with 63 of the being females and 37 being males. More females were ready to respond to the research question than males. Most of the respondents were middle-aged with an age range of 25-50. 40% of them were aged between 25-35 and rest 35-50. Few respondents were beyond 45 years old. Respondents included a considerable number of working class; beyond 40%, 30% students, and 30% non-working individuals. Of the non-working 30%, 10% were illiterate or less literate individuals with the rest being retirees. The survey activity was facilitated using ...

Participants

The survey research activity had a total of 100 participants with 63 of the being females and 37 being males. More females were ready to respond to the research question than males. Most of the respondents were middle-aged with an age range of 25-50. 40% of them were aged between 25-35 and rest 35-50. Few respondents were beyond 45 years old. Respondents included a considerable number of working class; beyond 40%, 30% students, and 30% non-working individuals. Of the non-working 30%, 10% were illiterate or less literate individuals with the rest being retirees. The survey activity was facilitated using ...

The focus of this research would be about Puerto Rican Congressman Nydia M. Velasquez who was closely following the health care crisis happening in Puerto Rico. She currently lives in 16 Court St #1006, Brooklyn, New York, 11241. She can be reached through telephone number (718) 222-5819and through her Brooklyn Office (718) 599-3658 located at 266 Broadway, Suite 201, Brooklyn, New York. This paper would tackle the pressing problem as to why Puerto Rico is slowly succumbing to such drastic health care crisis, as to where it all started and how it happened. Though there are a lot of ...

Totalitarian political system is based on the unlimited authority and power to ‘rule’ every dimension of the social and even private life of the individuals, which is in direct contrast of democracy. Such governments maintain their rule by regulating a comprehensive propaganda campaign that is communicated through the television channels and print controlled by the state. Public at large is the major party that has to go through the tyrannical control of the state over economy, media, surveillance, and freedom of speech and thought. The use of terror is common and widespread in totalitarian states, to keep the opinion ...

I attended SAE Formula sessions which usually takes place on Wednesdays 4 pm where I learned quite a number of practical lessons. The first session took place on Week 3, 28 Jan 2015. We learned about the chassis. The design problem faced were that the main roll hoop was not rule compliant while the new one ordered was expected to arrive Jan-29th. Meanwhile we decided to tack the new role hoop onto the chassis and begin assembling the suspension components for rolling chassis. On the suspension part we realized that the silver horse was not matching with the piece ...

Discuss the therapeutic effects of Ultrasound in the treatment of a tennis elbow soft tissue injury

Introduction The ultrasound is used as a treatment for soft tissue injuries using sound waves that are beyond the range of normal hearing. An ultrasound consists of inaudible high frequency mechanical vibrations (Gibbs, Cole and Sassano, 2009) which are created upon the conversion of electrical energy into acoustic energy through mechanical deformation of the piezoelectric crystal which lies within the transducer (Rheumatology, 2011). Therapeutic ultrasound uses a frequency between 0.75 and 3 MHz (Knight, Knight and Draper, 2013) for heating deeper and superficial tissues. Low frequency ultrasound at 1 Mhz is absorbed by tissues up to 3 to 5 cm ...

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In poetry, every piece of work is unique in its own way. However, most pieces of poems follow standard forms. Poems can be entertaining and or educating, depending on the poet’s choice of the role of the poem. The special characteristics that are shared by all poems include:

- The use of descriptive language and images - Use of limited amount of words as most words are cut out. - Poems are meant to be read and hard at the same time. - In poetry, there is the emphasis of important words, which may ...

Generally agriculture is the backbone of our country’s economy. The economy almost solely depends on our agricultural products which earns us a considerable income after exportation. Our major export earner in the agricultural sector is cotton. Cotton farming is practiced largely across the country and the country’s economy is majorly supported by the growth of this cash crop. It is, therefore, ideal that we proceed with caution and discretion when dealing with matters that relate to the production and sale of our cotton lest we end up destroying our own economy. We have to critically examine and clearly ...

(Name of Student) Over the last three decades, mobile phones have been used as a major tool for communication across the world. The mobile telephone technology has become cheaper by the day, rapidly increasing the number of people using cell phones. In the United States alone, an approximated 91% of adults own cell phones. Cell phone use has spread to all parts of the world, enabling communication between people an instant thing regardless of the distance between them. Mobile phone manufacturers have continued to develop numerous features to support the user, for instance applications that have become popular ...

The society has long been exposed to the idea of race, and the different way people think about race has been a product of a long history. This interpretation of race is based on society, but science presents a new perspective about the concept of race. Anthropologists Loring Brace from the University of Michigan, and George Gill from the University of Wyoming offer two different but related explanations about race. Dr. Loring Brace claims that “there is no bilogical entity that warrants the term ‘race’.” Brace states that the idea of race that the people have been introduced into is more a ...

Market condition is one of the driving variables proposed by Savitch and Kantor (2002). The driving variables offer cities and city leaders leverage when negotiating with businesses for development. Market condition variable is determined by the resources, jobs, and investment initiatives in the city. According to Savitch and Kantor (2002), favourable market conditions are determined by high investment, growing employment, successful economic conversion, sunk investments, high office rents and low vacancy rate, economic diversity, and well established market niches (Savitch & Kantor, 2002). In Baltimore City, market condition variable is advanced by different initiatives and programs initiated by the City ...

Research design

This refers to the plan, structure and format of any scientific or statistical work. It serves the purpose of guiding the researcher in his study and will set out the framework to be used. Research design will basically cover the data collection process, tools of collecting such data, how the tools will be used to collect data and how to analyze the collected data into a useful form (Gosling, 2014). A problem will be raised by researcher in which he will carry out his course study to draw an answer through collecting data (Meyer, et al, 2012). A research ...

Introduction

Brand Design Decision: Portable brand The basis for coming up with a portable brand is to enable business persons who needs to travel with a computer device that can get used in business trips and has all the applications that get used in a computer based in an office. The name that got chosen for the creation of the portable brand is mega machine SB1. When customers hear of Strong Brand, what will get into their minds will be fine, fast and sleek machines. This brand image is what the company wants to get executives attention and put into their consideration ...

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Online learning is a modern way of learning that is supported by technological applications and the students can learn from anywhere in the world. This method replaces the traditional universities which require students to be taught in lecture halls. Technology has revolutionized education and it has made it cheap fro the those can not afford the real education programs in universities (Thomas, 2011). This program allows students to interact with their teachers and even exams are offered online. It is a convenient way of learning while doing other activities. This essay seeks to examine the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. ...

Introduction

Love is an intangible feeling that makes us vulnerable to danger, pain and suffering. However, love is the foundation of friendship; it brings us together and promotes cooperation. Friendship and cooperation is usually contaminated by betrayal and lies. The people we love can easily manipulate our trust. We have all experienced different kinds of love in our lives. As we grow up, our parents teach us how to love through words, actions and feelings. It is true when people say love is life, because life without love would be meaningless. Love is seen in various aspects of our ...

Promise neighborhoods is an initiative started by the Department of Education in the United States that legally introduces a fund for children living in marginalized and rural societies. It is aimed at improvement of education of these communities by ensuring special opportunities are availed to these individuals. The funding of this institution has continued to increase steadily from 2011 when it was only 30 million dollars to 2012 which it boasts of 60 million dollars among its funds. This program was inspired by other programs previously established that saw the drastic improvement of academic performance among students including the Harlem ...

ESTABLISH THE NEED FOR MARKETING RESEARCH

Most of the companies and industries have embarked on advertisement campaign so that they can create a large customer base as well as generate maximum profits. Advertisements are carried out because of the decreased demands of consumers and they aims at influencing the consumer to purchase their products and services. There are many reasons to conduct Marketing research on the effect of advertisement on sales. This is because most of business firms are using advertisement as a tool create awareness to customers about their products. It is obvious that sales will be affected by the way advertisements are carried out ( ...

The first day I tried to walk on the crutches, I fell down. Not only fell down, though-- fell down a flight of stairs, in front of a teeming mass of people during rush hour. The floor was slick with some kind of liquid, and I could find no traction. The rubber ends of the crutches skidded uselessly across the wet tile and I tumbled down the stairs. The subway was crowded, but no one looked my way; I was invisible and hidden to the general public, and no one wanted to watch or help. It was the first time ...

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International research endeavors require data collection instruments in the forms of questionnaires. A questionnaire is research instrument, which consists of a series of questions intended to collect data from the respondents. The biggest challenge facing modern researchers is developing and implementing a questionnaire that is suitable for international respondents. Researchers have extensively worked on the field of questionnaire design in the 21st century due to high standards expected from the questionnaires (Blessing, Chakrabarti & Blessing, 2009, p.17). International standards for a research and questionnaire design affect the processes of data collection and analysis that are sometimes different from the researcher’s home country. ...

C.S. Lewis - Introduction C.S. Lewis was one of the most renowned Christians in the early 1900s. Various history magazines at this time compared him to influential individuals such as Luther King Jnr and Pope John XXIII. Lewis’s popularity as a Christian rose because of his conversion from atheism to become one of the most ardent supporters of Christianity. This paper will look at how C.S. Lewis found God and converted to Christianity. - C.S. Lewis Background Lewis was referred to as Jack by his close friends and members of his family. Lewis was a university ...

Essay Questions

Essay #1 Just-noticeable difference (JnD) is a marketing concept that aims at sustaining proper price and quality for commodities. Therefore, it is an extremely significant element to any marketer. It aids in setting up necessary marketing principles for a product through accurate consideration and representation of various factors that may influence the market of a product. For example, a chocolate manufacturer may consider this element to make outstanding presentation about the product on pricing, packaging, and promotional claims in times when ingredient and material costs rise as well as increase in competition. In most cases, packaging of a product determines its attractiveness ...

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Please complete before submitting your assignment: First Marker’s comments Please see comments below for further feedback. First Marker______________________ Date__________ Mark__________ Moderator_________________________ Date__________ Mark__________ Agreed Mark____________ Abstract The presence of colour in visual display either surface colour or perceptual plays an important role in assisting recognition. However, this assumption is widely debated because some edge-based theories are arguing that perceptual colour is not particularly helpful whilst other theoretical claims suggests that surface-based is ...

The allocation of tax dollars is an ever-present debate among Americans, both in and out of legislative positions; one priority in particular is the issue of welfare. In the modern political narrative, there is a perception that 'welfare queens,' those who have the ability or capacity to work but simply accept welfare instead, are a drain on the system. In order to curb this abuse of welfare, the proposition has been made in various state and federal legislatures to implement drug testing policies for welfare recipients. The argument is that this screening would weed out drug users who might theoretically ...

The allocation of tax dollars is an ever-present debate among Americans, both in and out of legislative positions; one priority in particular is the issue of welfare. In the modern political narrative, there is a perception that 'welfare queens,' those who have the ability or capacity to work but simply accept welfare instead, are a drain on the system. In order to curb this abuse of welfare, the proposition has been made in various state and federal legislatures to implement drug testing policies for welfare recipients. The argument is that this screening would weed out drug users who might theoretically ...

Social desirability bias is a factor which could affect the results of any research study which involves methods of self-reporting by participants. Human beings have an inbuilt desire to portray themselves in the most positive light possible. Sometimes they are unaware of this tendency altogether and do not realise they are being dishonest in their answers. At other times, people are aware and deliberately respond in a way they believe to be socially favourable. Furthermore, social desirability bias can apply to everyday life, in addition to research studies.

According to Anton J. Nederhof (2006), “Social desirability is one of the most ...

Public Relation is a Communication Business and the Ideal Practitioner is a People’s Person

Introduction Public relation involves managing information that flows between an organization and a target segment of the public. Through public relation, an organization gets exposure to the public by the use of topics of interest to the public. The main focus or aim of public relation therefore is to persuade the public, stakeholders and interested parties of an organization to develop a certain perception about the organization, its products, decisions, management and leadership. This implies that public relations is basically involves business and corporate communication. The success and failure of businesses, corporate, and other organizations depend on the public. It ...

In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, there are a number of symbols inserted into the play that represent a theme or a character trait that help to portray something deeper about these people than can be normally conveyed through the typical methods of dialogue and direction. In this paper, we will examine five of these symbols and how they are developed throughout the course of the play. It is then made clear just how effectively symbols are used as a visual representations of the character’s inner motivations, as well as the messages about society and the human experience that the playwright attempts ...