Contemporary Marketing (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 15, Problem 1ALR
Summary Introduction
To discuss: The examples of retailers that demonstrate the concept ‘Wheel of retailing’. Also, describe the stages and the current stages.
Wheel retailing refers to the method of offering low prices to the consumers than the charge of current suppliers by the new marketers to move upward.
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Examples:
Products like cell phones, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a computer, and many more came with the lowest price and then they gradually increased.
The stages of wheel retailing are as follows:
- • Entry
- • Growth
- • Maturity
- • Decline
Currently product DVD is in decline stage, computer is in maturity stage, and cell phones are also in maturity stage.
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Extent of problems
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Probability of Harm
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Social consensus
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All of the above
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Top management actions
_____ is the strategy of increasing sales by introducing new products into new markets.
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Product penetration
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Market penetration
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Product development
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Product development
Go to the following link: Forbes TOP companies with the Best CSR reputations.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickyvalet/2018/10/11/the-worlds-most-reputable-companies-for-corporate-responsibility-2018/#480e6d813371
Be prepare to share your findings in class. Please write your answers in complete sentences.
Choose an organization with best CSR
Visit the organizations website and copy link to their website below
Does the company have a societal marketing orientation, or is it a company that is known solely for their corporate giving? Explain.
How is this company practicing CSR? Provide examples
Discuss how customers would know this company is a socially responsible company by looking at their website. Please provide examples of your findings below.
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