Essays on Price Tag

Who would have ever imagined, in their wildest dreams that a simple splatter of paint, a solid coat of one single colour painted on a canvas, or even an infant like sketch that would take 10 seconds to complete, would in the right hands sell for millions and millions of dollars? Is this even possible in today’s vast and sweeping art market? It most certainly is, and records for highest priced artworks sold over the last century continue to be broken to this very day. However it is our intention to explore specifically as to why such simple ...

For primary research, an online questionnaire was prepared that was forwarded to Chinese Students in West and Western friends and from them, it was further forwarded to their friends. This research strategy was time saving but Questionnaire was made by first analyzing how different researchers, researching in similar field, do their research. After that, they were compared with our research objectives and purposes. Highlighted differences made it clear as to how should a new questionnaire were made which could bring reliable results after analysis. Survey questions were kept as unbiased as possible. The questionnaire has three parts, first in which ...

The December holiday is a period of the year when people do a lot of shopping. There is either a lot of stock in the shops for the many consumers, or overpriced goods, and sometimes both. People purchase goods for others, and at the same time they expect presents from the people they are buying for the goods. For this reason, there are those who purchase goods and those who receive these gifts that have been purchased (Bige, 2008, p. 425). The two groups of people have a different perspective on the way they view the gift. There is also the group of ...

Introduction

Success of any business relies on employee competency, which is through several measures intertwined with effective planning. Developing an effective employee program is very important part of this process that looks into imparting skill and effective delivery of the work. A training program gives several benefits for both the employee and the company. Design of a two day training program for a group of 20 Info Age Solutions employees is the main focus in this paper. The training program proposal concerns the improvement and conveyance of a preparation program for all new directors of the business by Info Age Solutions. Likewise included ...

Article review

The Wall Street Journal The article begins by comparing baseball, corporation and Federal budget. In the comparison, what comes out clear is that score keeping is an important aspect amongst all of them. The article reveals that scorekeeping gives guidance and leads one to the future. In the same way, the article says that the fiscal policy scores should be kept and put under the microscope. The next paragraph is followed by a review of the debate between Obama and Mitt Romney on tax policies. According to Romney, decrease in tax will decrease the spending but increase on ...

Commercial adverts have formed a crucial component of the industry and trade sector. With the new cutthroat competitions for space in the market, the media had been awash with all forms of adverts that promote various products. The aim of commercial adverts is to promote a product in such a way that it appeals to the target audience and that they can connect their lives with the product (Berger, 7). The advert seeks to engage the audience with a feeling that the product is destined to make their lives a better, healthier, popular, enlightened, and more attractive with the acquisition of this product than ...

Sleep Deprivation: Are Chronically Tired People at Greater Health Risk? is an article from the February 2010 edition of the CQ Researcher journal. The article is written by Clemmitt Marcia and published by the CQ press. Sleep deprivation is a condition that occurs when an individual fails to get enough sleep. Though the amount of sleep that a person needs varies from person to person, adults require 7 hours of sleep on average to feel well rested and alert. Teens want approximately 8 hours while children requisite nightly sleep of more depending on their age. This paper shall comprehensively elucidate the ...

(Instructor/tutor) (Course/subject) (Institution/university) 3.5 Additional elements of the extended marketing mix

Price

The pricing strategy of the Harley Davidson motorbikes has essentially been related to that of other Harley Davidson’s products where products are generally sold at high but competitive prices. This strategy ensures that the image and status of its motorbikes is upheld without bringing losses to the company (Sarangi, 2009, p. 106). The £3500 price tag of its motor bikes reflects the exclusivity of the product though it locks out quite a huge proportion of the market, which cannot afford the products.

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Introduction

At first glance one would think that Philippe Starck’s iconic juicer was a spider-inspired piece of artwork due to the three long legs that supports what seems to be a rocket ship-shaped body. Surprisingly, the designer actually thought of the similar inspiration. The juicer is now considered as an icon of contemporary industrial design; it even earned its place in New York’s Museum of Modern Art. However, the juicer itself according to Starck was intended to be a conversation piece rather than a juicer. In 1989, Alessi originally approached the Italian designer to design a stainless steel tray, but after a trip to a ...

Shop Like Men

I do agree with the findings of Underhill (2000), as consumer behavior does tend to differ between the sexes. In deed men are usually more impatient when it comes to shopping as compared to women, an attribute that can be attached to the differences in the qualities these sets of consumers usually look for in goods or services. This difference when it comes to shopping approaches, I believe runs right from the initial stages of the consumer decision making process. Whereas men tend to trust the more reliable sources of information such as the marketer provided information, women are ...