Explain how Distribution and pricing are two important decisions companies will make that are tied directly to competitive actions.

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Price and Place
Explain how Distribution and pricing are two important decisions companies will make that are tied directly to competitive actions.

Lamb, C. W., Hair, J. F., & McDaniel, C. (2021). MKTG 13 (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Read Chapters 13 and 19.
Laws of Marketing
You will finish your exploration of the laws of marketing this week and will discuss it in depth next week:

Ries, A., & Trout, J. (1994). The 22 immutable laws of marketing: Violate them at your own risk! HarperCollins Publishers.
Read Chapters 16–22.
More on Price and Place
Every company needs to make the important decision of how to move goods from production facilities to the final consumer. Luckily, it’s not a single-option decision. There can be multiple distribution channels a company can use, such as selling direct or through intermediaries like retailers. The most important decision, which can make or break a purchase decision, is the price placed on a product. It needs not only to match the positioning a company has in the marketplace but also to be the hot spot of a target market to prompt a purchase. If the price is too high, consumers may not buy it. If it’s too low, it may be perceived to be low quality and risk not making much profit.

A marketing channel (also called a channel of distribution) is a business structure of interdependent organizations that reaches from the point of production to the consumer. The marketing channel facilitates the downstream physical movement of goods through the supply chain. Channels represent the place (distribution) element of the marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and place), in that they provide a route for company products and services to flow to the customer.

Consumers do not always choose the lowest-priced product in a category, such as shoes, cars, or wine, even when the products are otherwise similar. One explanation of this behavior, based on research, is that consumers infer quality information from price. That is, higher quality equals higher price. The information effect of price may also extend to favorable price perceptions by others because higher prices can convey the prominence and status of the purchaser to other people. Thus, although both a Timex and a Rolex can tell time accurately, they convey different meanings. Think about the things you bought and what you paid for them, as well as your buying alternatives. It is interesting once you start to look at it more closely.
Assignment Instructions
PLACE AND PRICE ANALYSIS
Overview
Choose any company for this assignment, create the marketing analysis focused on next Ps—price and place.

Instructions
Create a place analysis in which you do the following:

Identify accurately all areas where the product or service is sold.
Analyze accurately he chosen product or service’s distribution channels.
How are they getting their product to market?
Which distribution strategies are being used to effectively create a competitive advantage?
Provide an analysis of the place strategies and their effect on business success.
Describe how the distribution decisions affect the other Ps in the marketing mix.
Include the recommendations you can make in terms of distribution decisions that may improve business success.
Create a price analysis in which you do the following:

Analyze accurately the pricing system along with its characteristics and effect on the marketing mix.
Which pricing strategy does the company use, and how does it compare to similar products in the product category?
Analyze the pricing strategy’s impact on the economic success of the company?
Describe the effect of the pricing strategy on the overall success of the company.
In both analyses:

Cite any resources you use.
Be sure your analyses present a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Also be sure they present evidence through strong paraphrasing or summarizing and appropriate tone and sentence structure.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Communication should be clear and well organized, and support a central idea, with no technical writing errors, as expected of a business professional.
References: References and citations are formatted in consistent style, with a preference for using current APA style and formatting. Refer to the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
Number of resources: Use a minimum of three scholarly resources related to the content of the assignment.
Length of paper: 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, in addition to the title and references pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Compentencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Examine the basic marketing models for a business or organization.
Discuss a chosen product’s distribution channels.
Competency 3: Examine the relationship of basic marketing strategies to business success.
Discuss place strategies and the associated impact on economic success.
Analyze a pricing system.
Competency 4: Apply effective marketing planning and implementation.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Competency 5: Develop a sales plan.
Identify where a product is sold.
Competency 6: Evaluate management implications of marketing and sales plans.
Discuss a pricing system along with its characteristics and impact on the marketing mix.

What types of things does it typically question/criticize/challenge?

Discussion 1 is based on course content from “Introduction to LGBTQIA Terminology and Concepts” and “Sex and Gender”
Answer all three questions below and include citations in each for a total of three citations (citations should be based on course content/readings). Once you have incorporated 3 citations from our class content, please feel free to include extra citations from outside sources.
1. Some communities have adopted what they call gender-neutral and inclusive terminology, such as the word “Latinx.” However, some individuals in the LGBTQ+ community find the term “Latinx” divisive and exclusionary. What are your opinions on the use of this term? Is it inclusive, exclusive, misguided? Why? (100 words minimum, 1 citation)

2. Summarize Judith Butler’s conception of Sex, Gender, and it’s “performance.” In your own words, in what ways is gender socially

constructed? (150 words minimum, 1 citation)

3. In your own words, describe queer theory. What types of things does it typically question/criticize/challenge? (100 words minimum, 1 citation)

Introduction to LGBTQ+, Terminology, and Concepts LINKS:

SEX AND GENDER LINKS:

Brief summary: Judith Butler Gender Trouble.doc

Full Original Work: Judith Butler-gender-trouble-_1990.pdf

Queer theory:

Identify the data you analyzed and what the results of that analysis revealed.

Your presentation must include a minimum of six slides but no more than eight. It must have embedded audio and include speaker notes.

Keep in mind that as a minimum your presentation must:

Identify your research problem (with appropriate support).
Explain why the problem is relevant.
Identify the data you analyzed and what the results of that analysis revealed.
Justify your recommendation.
Include a reference slide.

Prepare your paper as a MS Word document and attach the document using the Add Attachments button.

You will need to prepare 6 case studies with 1 due each week with the exception of Week 7. Each case study will be due at the end of the week in which that case study is being assigned. For weeks with more than one assigned case study, it is your choice which case study to write. There is a misconception that there are no “right” answers in case analysis. This is clearly not the case. There is a correct answer. It’s up to you to find it.
For a successful case write up, you will need the following:
Case papers should address the key issues that pertain to the financial strategy and then make clear recommendations with as much support as possible.
Papers should be no more than three double-spaced pages (not including exhibits) and include a cover page with your name, the date, the course number, and the title of the assignment (case name).
Papers should be organized into specific sections. For example, Background, Key Issues, Recommendations with support. Keep the Introduction short and don’t be so quick to jump to the recommendation. If the issues are wrong, the recommendation can’t be correct.
Late Papers will not be accepted.
Your grade will depend on how well you identify the issues and argue your recommendation.
All Footnotes and References Must use the APA Format.
The answer is not on the internet. You may use the internet for additional background and information, but I don’t care what the company actually did. All that really matters is in the case.
Remember that you only have three double-spaced pages for text. If you wish to use charts or financial analysis to support your recommendation, use an exhibit. Don’t waste space and put it in the text.
Prepare your paper as a MS Word document and attach the document using the Add Attachments button. Remember to use the Submit button to complete your submission.

Write a paper in which you explain and analyze health care regulations and medical practice evolutionary changes for access, quality, and cost, including the significant milestone events from different time periods.

ou are a health care educator for a large, integrated accountable care organization (ACO). You are tasked to work with a group of hospital executives to identify milestone events for three eras, the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s, and identify trends from those events that impacted the health care industry. The trend analysis will consist of three critical measures: access, quality, and costs. Milestone events and trends identified for these three measures over time should include legislation, regulatory agencies, and quality initiatives in the various time periods. The final paper will be used in an annual strategic planning session attended by the ACO and hospital executives to demonstrate how the quality movement has evolved into a quality revolution.

Write a paper in which you explain and analyze health care regulations and medical practice evolutionary changes for access, quality, and cost, including the significant milestone events from different time periods. In addition, complete the Trend Analysis Table: Evolution of Access, Quality, and Cost in Health Care in the appendix of the assignment template.

Describe the steps you take when buying a car using Simon’s four-phase model.

Assignment Content

Buying a car is a big financial decision that you must make in the next few weeks.

Simon’s four phases of decision-making are intelligence, design, choice, and implementation. These phases are explained as follows:

Intelligence consists of gathering information by examining reality, then identifying and defining the problem. In this phase, problem ownership should also be established.
Design consists of determining alternatives and evaluating them. This phase also includes construction of a model.
The choice phase consists of selecting a tentative solution and testing its validity.
Implementation of the decision consists of putting the selected solution into effect.

Describe the steps you take when buying a car using Simon’s four-phase model.

Create a process flow diagram using Microsoft® PowerPoint® to help make your decision.

Write a paper in APA format focused on how sociological research applies key theoretical paradigms in understanding at least one important social problem.

The sociological imagination is a significant departure from so-called common sense understandings. Write a paper in APA format focused on how sociological research applies key theoretical paradigms in understanding at least one important social problem. Cite and use at least one additional outside source for this paper.

Your paper must address the following:

Provide direct reference to our reading material and define the sociological imagination.
Explain in detail how the sociological imagination is important to the scientific work of sociologists. For example, how is the sociological imagination used in sociological research? Provide at least one example.
After doing your own independent research, analyze an important issue in society from the sociological imagination perspective and contrast this with a non-sociological analysis.
Finally, provide at least one example of how the sociological imagination is currently used in public policy. For example, how is the sociological imagination used in order to deal with affordable housing shortages, combating crime, or city planning?

You are going deliver a persuasive speech to persuade citizens in your community to vote yes toward the allocation of city funds towards a project or cause that you believe will benefit all members of your community?

magine that you have been invited to deliver a speech at a town hall meeting. You are going deliver a persuasive speech to persuade citizens in your community to vote yes toward the allocation of city funds towards a project or cause that you believe will benefit all members of your community?

What does the economic issue mean for their life and/or business outcomes?

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For your fifth essay, you will explore economic challenges facing our U.S. Read the instructions and guidelines below carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting your work.
Instructions:
Find a NEWS article that addresses a current economic issue facing the U.S. It can involve any of the challenges discussed in Chapter 18, or one of your choice. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)

Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions:

Based on the article you chose, what is an economic challenge you chose? How does it relate to the economic challenges discussed in the book? (See Chapter 18 for a discussion of economic challenges facing the U.S.)
According to the article, who are the main interest groups involved? What does the economic issue mean for their life and/or business outcomes?
How can the economic challenge be addressed in a manner that is fair and equitable to all parties involved?
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