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Pro Case Public Forum Everyone knows that there is violence in sports. The question is what is being down about it? An even more important question is who should be responsible for maintain civil order? Today’s public forum topic addresses this problem. Resolve: PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING CIVIL ORDER. Due to the numerous sports organizations that might be called professional for various reasons, we are defining â€Å"professional sports organizations† as the team for the corporations for athletes who are paid to participate in sports organizations such as: Colorado Avalanche Organizations, Denver Nuggets Organizations, and Colorado Rookies Organizations. We agree with today’s resolution. In the words of Kevin Quinn from his book, â€Å"Violence is craved by the America’s entertainment industry and the same goes for Americas sports industry.† This is a one problem in society. Another problem stated by Don Allen sports directory for ABC News Channel, â€Å"The entire arena erupts with cheering when there are fights, Even if the team is losing, the fans still get excited when they see two players pummeling each other.† He further explained that, â€Å"In hockey, there are players whose specific purpose is to be the reams â€Å"enforcer† or as some call them, â€Å"goons.† Referees will even allow players to fight for a few minuets without the intervening. After the fight, the players simply receive a five-minuet penalty, after which they can return to the ice. Rarely are players ejected and often they go to the penalty box with blood gushing form their face.† Now that we have established the problems, here are possible ways to find solutions. First, the corporate owners of these sports franchises need to exercise more control. As an owners job to keep the employees under his rule in line, in this case the employees are the arenas staff, and the players. The various professional teams owners should not wait for consequence fir violent actions by the athletes to come from their sports commissioner or from law enforcement. These organizations must reward positive good behavior and must penalize inappropriate behavior with zero tolerance. In addition, these organizations should look to their sports commissioner to punish violent athletes with penalties that need to be stricter. Thousands dollar fines, and 3 games suspension are no doing enough. Professional Athletes who are fined, say â€Å"I don’t care if I get fined. I make $3 million. What’s a couple of thousand?† Some athletes don’t even care if they’re suspended for a few games.

Twilight 21. PHONE CALL

21. PHONE CALL I could feel it was too early again when I woke, and I knew I was getting the schedule of my days and nights slowly reversed. I lay in my bed and listened to the quiet voices of Alice and Jasper in the other room. That they were loud enough for me to hear at all was strange. I rolled till my feet touched the floor and then staggered to the living room. The clock on the TV said it was just after two in the morning. Alice and Jasper were sitting together on the sofa, Alice sketching again while Jasper looked over her shoulder. They didn't look up when I entered, too engrossed in Alice's work. I crept to Jasper's side to peek. â€Å"Did she see something more?† I asked him quietly. â€Å"Yes. Something's brought him back to the room with the VCR, but it's light now.† I watched as Alice drew a square room with dark beams across its low ceiling. The walls were paneled in wood, a little too dark, out of date. The floor had a dark carpet with a pattern in it. There was a large window against the south wall, and an opening through the west wall led to the living room. One side of that entrance was stone – a large tan stone fireplace that was open to both rooms. The focus of the room from this perspective, the TV and VCR, balanced on a too-small wooden stand, were in the southwest corner of the room. An aged sectional sofa curved around in front of the TV, a round coffee table in front of it. â€Å"The phone goes there,† I whispered, pointing. Two pairs of eternal eyes stared at me. â€Å"That's my mother's house.† Alice was already off the couch, phone in hand, dialing. I stared at the precise rendering of my mother's family room. Uncharacteristically, Jasper slid closer to me. He lightly touched his hand to my shoulder, and the physical contact seemed to make his calming influence stronger. The panic stayed dull, unfocused. Alice's lips were trembling with the speed of her words, the low buzzing impossible to decipher. I couldn't concentrate. â€Å"Bella,† Alice said. I looked at her numbly. â€Å"Bella, Edward is coming to get you. He and Emmett and Carlisle are going to take you somewhere, to hide you for a while.† â€Å"Edward is coming?† The words were like a life vest, holding my head above the flood. â€Å"Yes, he's catching the first flight out of Seattle. We'll meet him at the airport, and you'll leave with him.† â€Å"But, my mother†¦ he came here for my mother, Alice!† Despite Jasper, the hysteria bubbled up in my voice. â€Å"Jasper and I will stay till she's safe.† â€Å"I can't win, Alice. You can't guard everyone I know forever. Don't you see what he's doing? He's not tracking me at all. He'll find someone, he'll hurt someone I love†¦ Alice, I can't -â€Å" â€Å"We'll catch him, Bella,† she assured me. â€Å"And what if you get hurt, Alice? Do you think that's okay with me? Do you think it's only my human family he can hurt me with?† Alice looked meaningfully at Jasper. A deep, heavy fog of lethargy washed over me, and my eyes closed without my permission. My mind struggled against the fog, realizing what was happening. I forced my eyes open and stood up, stepping away from Jasper's hand. â€Å"I don't want to go back to sleep,† I snapped. I walked to my room and shut the door, slammed it really, so I could be free to go to pieces privately. This time Alice didn't follow me. For three and a half hours I stared at the wall, curled in a ball, rocking. My mind went around in circles, trying to come up with some way out of this nightmare. There was no escape, no reprieve. I could see only one possible end looming darkly in my future. The only question was how many other people would be hurt before I reached it. The only solace, the only hope I had left, was knowing that I would see Edward soon. Maybe, if I could just see his face again, I would also be able to see the solution that eluded me now. When the phone rang, I returned to the front room, a little ashamed of my behavior. I hoped I hadn't offended either of them, that they would know how grateful I was for the sacrifices they were making on my account. Alice was talking as rapidly as ever, but what caught my attention was that, for the first time, Jasper was not in the room. I looked at the clock – it was five-thirty in the morning. â€Å"They're just boarding their plane,† Alice told me. â€Å"They'll land at nine-forty-five.† Just a few more hours to keep breathing till he was here. â€Å"Where's Jasper?† â€Å"He went to check out.† â€Å"You aren't staying here?† â€Å"No, we're relocating closer to your mother's house.† My stomach twisted uneasily at her words. But the phone rang again, distracting me. She looked surprised, but I was already walking forward, reaching hopefully for the phone. â€Å"Hello?† Alice asked. â€Å"No, she's right here.† She held the phone out to me. Your mother, she mouthed. â€Å"Hello?† â€Å"Bella? Bella?† It was my mother's voice, in a familiar tone I had heard a thousand times in my childhood, anytime I'd gotten too close to the edge of the sidewalk or strayed out of her sight in a crowded place. It was the sound of panic. I sighed. I'd been expecting this, though I'd tried to make my message as unalarming as possible without lessening the urgency of it. â€Å"Calm down, Mom,† I said in my most soothing voice, walking slowly away from Alice. I wasn't sure if I could lie as convincingly with her eyes on me. â€Å"Everything is fine, okay? Just give me a minute and I'll explain everything, I promise.† I paused, surprised that she hadn't interrupted me yet. â€Å"Mom?† â€Å"Be very careful not to say anything until I tell you to.† The voice I heard now was as unfamiliar as it was unexpected. It was a man's tenor voice, a very pleasant, generic voice – the kind of voice that you heard in the background of luxury car commercials. He spoke very quickly. â€Å"Now, I don't need to hurt your mother, so please do exactly as I say, and she'll be fine.† He paused for a minute while I listened in mute horror. â€Å"That's very good,† he congratulated. â€Å"Now repeat after me, and do try to sound natural. Please say, ‘No, Mom, stay where you are.'† â€Å"No, Mom, stay where you are.† My voice was barely more than a whisper. â€Å"I can see this is going to be difficult.† The voice was amused, still light and friendly. â€Å"Why don't you walk into another room now so your face doesn't ruin everything? There's no reason for your mother to suffer. As you're walking, please say, ‘Mom, please listen to me.' Say it now.† â€Å"Mom, please listen to me,† my voice pleaded. I walked very slowly to the bedroom, feeling Alice's worried stare on my back. I shut the door behind me, trying to think clearly through the terror that gripped my brain. â€Å"There now, are you alone? Just answer yes or no.† â€Å"Yes.† â€Å"But they can still hear you, I'm sure.† â€Å"Yes.† â€Å"All right, then,† the agreeable voice continued, â€Å"say, ‘Mom, trust me.'† â€Å"Mom, trust me.† â€Å"This worked out rather better than I expected. I was prepared to wait, but your mother arrived ahead of schedule. It's easier this way, isn't it? Less suspense, less anxiety for you.† I waited. â€Å"Now I want you to listen very carefully. I'm going to need you to get away from your friends; do you think you can do that? Answer yes or no.† â€Å"No.† â€Å"I'm sorry to hear that. I was hoping you would be a little more creative than that. Do you think you could get away from them if your mother's life depended on it? Answer yes or no.† Somehow, there had to be a way. I remembered that we were going to the airport. Sky Harbor International Airport: crowded, confusingly laid out†¦ â€Å"Yes.† â€Å"That's better. I'm sure it won't be easy, but if I get the slightest hint that you have any company, well, that would be very bad for your mother,† the friendly voice promised. â€Å"You must know enough about us by now to realize how quickly I would know if you tried to bring anyone along with you. And how little time I would need to deal with your mother if that was the case. Do you understand? Answer yes or no.† â€Å"Yes.† My voice broke. â€Å"Very good, Bella. Now this is what you have to do. I want you to go to your mother's house. Next to the phone there will be a number. Call it, and I'll tell you where to go from there.† I already knew where I would go, and where this would end. But I would follow his instructions exactly. â€Å"Can you do that? Answer yes or no.† â€Å"Yes.† â€Å"Before noon, please, Bella. I haven't got all day,† he said politely. â€Å"Where's Phil?† I asked tersely. â€Å"Ah, be careful now, Bella. Wait until I ask you to speak, please.† I waited. â€Å"It's important, now, that you don't make your friends suspicious when you go back to them. Tell them that your mother called, and that you talked her out of coming home for the time being. Now repeat after me, ‘Thank you, Mom.' Say it now.† â€Å"Thank you, Mom.† The tears were coming. I tried to fight them back. â€Å"Say, ‘I love you, Mom, I'll see you soon.' Say it now.† â€Å"I love you, Mom.† My voice was thick. â€Å"I'll see you soon,† I promised. â€Å"Goodbye, Bella. I look forward to seeing you again.† He hung up. I held the phone to my ear. My joints were frozen with terror – I couldn't unbend my fingers to drop it. I knew I had to think, but my head was filled with the sound of my mother's panic. Seconds ticked by while I fought for control. Slowly, slowly, my thoughts started to break past that brick wall of pain. To plan. For I had no choices now but one: to go to the mirrored room and die. I had no guarantees, nothing to give to keep my mother alive. I could only hope that James would be satisfied with winning the game, that beating Edward would be enough. Despair gripped me; there was no way to bargain, nothing I could offer or withhold that could influence him. But I still had no choice. I had to try. I pushed the terror back as well as I could. My decision was made. It did no good to waste time agonizing over the outcome. I had to think clearly, because Alice and Jasper were waiting for me, and evading them was absolutely essential, and absolutely impossible. I was suddenly grateful that Jasper was gone. If he had been here to feel my anguish in the last five minutes, how could I have kept them from being suspicious? I choked back the dread, the anxiety, tried to stifle it. I couldn't afford it now. I didn't know when he would return. I concentrated on my escape. I had to hope that my familiarity with the airport would turn the odds in my favor. Somehow, I had to keep Alice away†¦ I knew Alice was in the other room waiting for me, curious. But I had to deal with one more thing in private, before Jasper was back. I had to accept that I wouldn't see Edward again, not even one last glimpse of his face to carry with me to the mirror room. I was going to hurt him, and I couldn't say goodbye. I let the waves of torture wash over me, have their way for a time. Then I pushed them back, too, and went to face Alice. The only expression I could manage was a dull, dead look. I saw her alarm and I didn't wait for her to ask. I had just one script and I'd never manage improvisation now. â€Å"My mom was worried, she wanted to come home. But it's okay, I convinced her to stay away.† My voice was lifeless. â€Å"We'll make sure she's fine, Bella, don't worry.† I turned away; I couldn't let her see my face. My eye fell on a blank page of the hotel stationery on the desk. I went to it slowly, a plan forming. There was an envelope there, too. That was good. â€Å"Alice,† I asked slowly, without turning, keeping my voice level. â€Å"If I write a letter for my mother, would you give it to her? Leave it at the house, I mean.† â€Å"Sure, Bella.† Her voice was careful. She could see me coming apart at the seams. I had to keep my emotions under better control. I went into the bedroom again, and knelt next to the little bedside table to write. â€Å"Edward,† I wrote. My hand was shaking, the letters were hardly legible. I love you. I am so sorry. He has my mom, and I have to try. I know it may not work. I am so very, very sorry. Don't be angry with Alice and Jasper. If I get away from them it will be a miracle. Tell them thank you for me. Alice especially, please. And please, please, don't come after him. That's what he wants. I think. I can't bear it if anyone has to be hurt because of me, especially you. Please, this is the only thing I can ask you now. For me. I love you. Forgive me. Bella I folded the letter carefully, and sealed it in the envelope. Eventually he would find it. I only hoped he would understand, and listen to me just this once. And then I carefully sealed away my heart.

Looking For A Creative Project - 1190 Words

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Jeffrey Dahmer - 782 Words

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The Picture Of Dorian Gray And Stavrogin s Confession

The story â€Å"The Picture of Dorian Gray† and â€Å"Stavrogin’s Confession† at first my seem similar only because both main characters are narcissus yet when one takes the time to analyze each story there is a deeper connection. Each story hints on how society misinterprets a beautiful person and wealthy person with a person who is noble. Although each story was written by different authors, both had a similar opinion on how a person can be influenced. At first sight, Oscar Wilde the author of â€Å"The Picture of Dorian Gray† wish to emphasize on the importance of beauty and youth from the beginning. This was illustrated on the way Dorian character has been first introduced, â€Å"In the center of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty, and in front of it, some little distance away, was sitting the artist himself, Basil Hallward, whose sudden disappearance some years ago caused, at the time, such public excitement, and gave rise to so many strange conjectures.† (Page 3) In this one passage Oscar Wilde was able to give Dorian character an extraordinary advantage over the other characters. â€Å"Full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty† hints to the reader that Dorian is above the other towering over people because of his extraordinary beauty. Fyodor Dostoevsky the author of â€Å"Stavrogin’s Confes sion† did the same when he wrote; â€Å"He hastily drank his coffee, hastily dressed himself, and

Immunization Health Care Delivery Free Essays

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO). Nowadays, this is one of the global issues that experts are trying to solve on how they can help each individual to attain this stage, which in the end they across of finding ways on how an individual will be able to achieve this goal. That is through immunization. We will write a custom essay sample on Immunization: Health Care Delivery or any similar topic only for you Order Now Immunizations are used to protect the human body against preventable diseases. Immunizations are usually given in the form of a shot or vaccine. When one gets immunized, the body develops the ability to fight off a given disease. Immunizations safeguard the body from illnesses and death caused by certain infectious diseases. Some immunizations are given to prevent a single disease, while others will take care of two or three diseases. Immunizations help control infectious diseases that were once common. They have reduced, and in many cases, eliminated, diseases that routinely killed or harmed infants, children, and adults. However, the viruses and bacteria that cause vaccine-preventable disease and death still exist and can be passed on to people who are not immunized. Children need immunizations to protect them from dangerous childhood diseases. How can this be possible for everybody? That was answered by World Health Organization, when they initiated the Expanded Program on Immunization in May 1974 with the objective to vaccinate children throughout the world. Ten years later, in 1984, the WHO established a standardized vaccination schedule for the original EPI vaccines: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT), oral polio, and measles. Increased knowledge of the immunologic factors of disease led to new vaccines being developed and added to the EPI’s list of recommended vaccines: Hepatitis B (HepB), yellow fever in countries endemic for the disease, and Haemophilus influenzae meningitis (Hib) conjugate vaccine in countries with high burden of disease. In 1999, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) was created with the sole purpose of improving child health in the poorest countries by extending the reach of the EPI. The GAVI brought together a grand coalition, including the UN agencies and institutions (WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank), public health institutes, donor and implementing countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation, the vaccine industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and many more. The creation of the GAVI has helped to renew interest and maintain the importance of immunizations in battling the world’s large burden of infectious diseases. The current goals of the EPI are: to ensure full immunization of children under one year of age in every district, to globally eradicate poliomyelitis, to reduce maternal and neonatal tetanus to an incidence rate of less than one case per 1,000 births by 2005, to cut in half the number of measles-related deaths that occurred in 1999, and to extend all new vaccine and preventive health interventions to children in all districts in the world. In addition, the GAVI has set up specific milestones to achieve the EPI goals: that by 2010 all countries have routine immunization coverage of 90% of their child population, that HepB be introduced in 80% of all countries by 2007 and that 50% of the poorest countries have Hib vaccine by 2005. In each of the United Nations’ member states, the individual national governments create and implement their own policies for vaccination programs following the guidelines set by the EPI. Setting up an immunization program is multifaceted and contains many complex components including a reliable cold chain system, transport for the delivery of the vaccines, maintenance of vaccine stocks, training and monitoring of health workers, outreach educational programs to inform the public, and a means of documenting and recording which child receives which vaccines. At the local level, implementation of the health care delivery system has been given greater responsibility to the local government Unit (LGU) by virtue of the Local Government Code of 1991, the Magna Carta for health workers for Republic Act 7305 in 1992, and the barangay health workers benefits in Incentives Act of 1995. The latter act provides for training volunteer workers as well as minimal incentives to convince them to help run barangay health station or centers. This volunteer will assist in clerical tasks and minor health procedures, such as weighing and measuring patients and malnutrition mitigating activities. However, this workers do it in this context that the study was conceptualize the results of the study may provide an assessment of the status of the health care delivery system and immunization status of children whose ages are 0 to 12 months old in Barangay San Juan- San Ramon of Municipality of Camaligan, Camarines Sur. The research finding can be a basis and inputs to the Local Government Units of Camaligan and Barangay San Juan- San Ramon in planning and implementation of barangay health care delivery system. Furthermore, allocation of Local Government Units (LGUs) budget or expenditure priority can also be guided towards a more responsive allocation level of health services. Results of the study may also contribute towards awareness building and educating the barangay residence about preventive health care. In terms of capacity building, the Local Government Unit (LGU) and the National Government will be given one basis for their technical support and training program for the health care workers to better improved the capacity to perform their jobs. After all, an empowered and well trained social health care work force will improved the delivery of community health care and reduce the number of children from preventable illnesses such as measles, malaria, diarrhea, malnutrition, and acute respiratory infection. Providing care for the children is really important. They will live to grow into adulthood and eventually become the future adult citizens. To ensure a productive future for these children, they must be protected from heavy childhood diseases which can be prevented through immunization. Presidential Decree No. 996 stated about â€Å"providing for compulsory basic immunization for infants and children below 8 years of age†. Immunization is one of the most important preventive management that should be done and given to infants in the first few months of his life. Estimates reveal that diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, and measles are responsible for the deaths of about 5 million children every year in developing countries. These diseases are preventable through immunization with a handful of vaccines that can be given within the first year of a child’s life. Immunization has been recognized and accepted as one of the most important components in the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Immunization is a basic health service; therefore it is integrated into the healthcare delivery service of the ministry of health. With the assistance of UN children’s fund and WHO, the ministry of ealth launches the expanded program on immunization objective of reducing the morbidity and mortality rates of the EPI mentioned by increasing the proportion of fully immunized children in their first year of life. The researchers are fully aware and knowledgeable about the immunization that will provide maximal immunity to Expanded Program on Immunization diseases before a child’s first birthday. The respondents are well exposed to immunization activities for they have volunteered and particip ated in the community’s activity program. Thus, they can well undertake the study. How to cite Immunization: Health Care Delivery, Papers

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Question: This assignment has been designed to allow students the opportunity to explore the underlying importance of marketing and a marketing philosophy within organisations, and to society as a whole Assessment Task Most organisations offer more than one product or service..The advantage here is that the various products the product portfolio can be managed so that they are not all in the same phase in their life cycles. Having products evenly spread across life cycles allows for the most efficient use of both cash and human resources. Answer: Introduction This research study focuses on the aspects of strategic marketing and expansion of a company by using strategic planning. The study highlights the use of techniques of expansion by portfolio analysis and product lifecycle management. The contention present before the research is that, Most organisations offer more than one product or service. The advantage here is that the various products the product portfolio can be managed so that they are not all in the same phase in their life cycles. Having products evenly spread across life cycles allows for the most efficient use of both cash and human resources, (Hollensen, 2015), which highlights that the strategic planning by product portfolio, i.e. introduction of a variety of products by a company is advantageous, and the same is more beneficial in terms of money and resource if the products have variant life cycles (Medway, Warnaby and Dharni, 2010). The report explains the theories of strategic marketing by applying the concepts of it to a chosen industry, in the present case it is Cadbury which is one of the biggest confectionary company, offering milk chocolates and other variants such as biscuits, beverages etc. There has been a shift in the market trend and the planning techniques that companies use, earlier the focus was on production techniques which then shifted towards the product and then to sales and now the companys focus on marketing strategies for expansion and sustenance (Ofek, 2010). Strategic Marketing Strategy is a systemic planning, after taking into consideration the external and internal environment and planning according to the affects that may be caused. Strategic planning is a planning done for the long run, which includes various steps which could not be undone later, as a lot of resource and capital is already involved in it. Strategic planning differs from marketing planning also, as strategic planning procures a framework for marketing planning and sets procedures and tasks to fulfil the marketing planning strategies. Strategic planning is again long term and is for the overall working of the organisation, however, marketing planning is a short term phenomenon made to fulfil a marketing strategy for a certain specific task of marketing. Levels of strategy development It is important for small scale or large business corporations to develop strategic plans to fulfil their objectives of marketing in order to sustain their products and business (Kuester, Homburg and Hess, 2012). The strategic planning is done in a systemic way that is divided into three levels: Corporate strategies: this is concerned with allocation of resources within a corporation. It involves allotment of resources to various lines of the same corporation (Designing product and business portfolios, 1981); the allotment is done in a strategic manner so as to make optimum use of resources. The strategic is made to develop a mission and vision and goals that are to fulfilled by the firm at the corporate level, this involves three types of formulation of strategies: Expansion strategies: expansion strategies include planning for a firm to expand its business in the market by either through concentration of its products, by penetrating into the market, diversification of its goods etc. expansion could be done by integration techniques also which involves combining various other activities of a firm with the existing activities. Integration could be horizontal, vertical, backward or forward. Internationalisation and digitalisation are other expansion strategies (Wilson and Gilligan 2005). Stability strategies: these strategies aim at improving the functions and the quality of the goods and services provided by a company. It is focused on satisfying the customers and improving the performance of the firm in the market. Retrenchment Strategies: these strategies are followed or developed when a company wants to decrease its product line or wants to close down or divest its business. This is done by sale, liquidation, reducing or eliminating its products etc. Business Unit Strategies: these strategies are made for a particular product or division of a corporation or business. These strategies includes strategies related to cost, pricing, sales, packaging etc of a product, its timely production, delivery, brand image, innovation, technological improvising is all a part of these strategic planning. Functional Strategies: these strategies relate to marketing, production, human resource and finance. The marketing and human resource department follows the instructions of the top management to fulfil the planning scheme of the management. Stages of Strategic planning There are various stages involved in strategic planning, as discussed it is a systemic phenomenon and therefore involves a procedural planning divided into 3 stages: Strategy formulation- this is the stage of determining the objective of the company, as to what it wants to do (Cravens, 1982). This stage determines the mission and goals and objective of the company. This planning stage sets out the core objectives that the company needs to fulfil. Mission statement is the first set of document prepared that enlists the repercussions of the external and internal environment that can affect the organisation in the future as well as in the present. Strategy implementation- after the formulation of the strategies the implementation part comes into picture. This stage involves information system, leadership, corporate culture, business governance and ethics along with functional strategies. Strategy evaluation and control- the effectiveness of a strategy can only be checked after it is implemented, therefore it becomes necessary to manage and control the strategies so implemented. In order to evaluate the strategies it is necessary that there exists proper communication channels in all the aspects where those strategies can leave their impact. Monitoring the affects and the strategic steps taken along with rectification and immediate reassessment of strategies in case of emergencies and crisis form a part of this stage. Development of marketing strategy Marketing strategies needs to be developed in order to stand out from the people who are involved in the same field. It is important to keep a check on the quantity, availability, after services, pricing, promotion, brand image of the products so as to stand out in the crowd of products available in the market. Marketers use various techniques to stand out in the market and formulate marketing strategies which are as follows: Portfolio analysis- this is a systemic method that involves formulation of present and future portfolio of a business, i.e. the shaping of the products and services of a business. Ansoff matrix- this is a matrix that maps the growth of the product in the market. Product Portfolio Portfolio analysis is a systematic method that scrutinises the products and services that are a part of are offered by an organisation and form a part of their portfolio. An analysis of the products that are offered by the business helps in allocation of resources as per the requirements so analysed and helps in knowing what product should remain and which one should be done away with time (The Guardian 2012). A single organisation can provide goods of all variants, such as ITC group has their chain of hotels, they have cosmetic products etc, these all variety of products offered by ITC group becomes a part of their product portfolio. With time it becomes important that the products and services that are not in demand or whose demand and use has been reduced or done away with, such products and services are either eliminated or innovated in the market so as to create a demand of it again between the customers. Portfolio analysis helps keep a check of these factors and helps in taking steps and formulating strategies to bring about changes in the product line of a business. Advantages and Disadvantages of Portfolio Analysis Advantages: It helps the management allocate resources according to the requirement. It maximises return on the investment on innovation of products. It stimulates the management about the financial aspect of a product for its growth and expansion. It helps the management to know about the proprieties. It helps bring balance between the various product lines or departments of the same organisation. It helps maintain a competitive edge in the market. Disadvantages or Limitations: There is a difficulty in determining product segments. Since the evaluation is subjective in nature therefore the cash flow estimate is not accurate. It is difficult to value certain products and assets and therefore it becomes difficult to analyse a portfolio that has these kinds of products. THE BOSTON MATRIX This is an analysis model to analyse the product and services keeping in consideration the growth of a product in the market and the share that it has in the market. This method helps in knowing what is the current position of the product in the market. It has 4 parts for its analysis: A star- high market share and in a high market growth. Shows that the market is in the growing phase. Cash cows - high market share in a low market growth market. Shows that the market has reached a level of maturity. Question marks (or problem children) - low market share and high market growth. Shows that there is competition in the market. A dog - low market share and is in a low-growth market. Shows that there is no scope for that product in the market. Product lifecycle A product life cycle shows the growth and sales of a product over a period of time. A product goes through various stages in the market over a period of time and marketers allot resources to it strategically that impacts the growth of that product (Iriobe, 2009). Even the expenditure incurred on promotion of a product changes with time and hence every product has a product lifecycle in which various resources are distributed according to the strategic planning done for a product and a lifecycle of a product is made. Research indicates that firms should reduce the advertising cost of a product over the life cycle of it, although researchers have even stated that there is no impact of advertisement on the life cycle of a product. Studies indicate that the life cycle of a product is affected by various factors over time that include allocation of advertising and other marketing mix variables, such as sales force etc. Cadbury and its Strategic marketing Cadbury is a well known chocolate brand that offers a variety of chocolates, cakes, drinking chocolates etc. Cadbury brand was established by John Cadbury (Birmingham, England) in 1831. Cadburys colour purple has been associated with it and well recognised and Cadbury has also obtained a colour trade mark for its milk chocolates. Cadburys recognition level is around 96% along with brands such as McDonalds and Coca Cola. Cadbury targets all age group of customer with its variant product mix. Dairy Milk is one of the most famous milk chocolates amongst the youngsters as well as the old nooks. Cadbury Product Portfolio: The most commonly bought product of Cadbury includes its dairy milk range that consists of plain Dairy Milk Chocolate, Fruit and Nut, Dairy Milk Whole Wheat etc. One of the least common products of it is the whole Nut Bar which is considered as a dog product and therefore that acquires the least percentage of the market and its demand and growth is too less. Although after the product analysis the chocolate is still in the market as it generates revenue of 40 million each year (wordpress n.d.). Dairy Milk Product Lifecycle (My Media Watch, 2015): Introduction- 1824- Cadbury Dairy Milk was invented by John Cadbury. 1904- George Cardbury perfected the recipe for milk chocolate. 1905- Cadbury launched Dairy Milk into the market of UK. 1928- Heavy investments began in U.K for the promotion of Cadbury Dairy Milk through advertisements focusing on its high milk content Growth- 1928-1933- Fruit and Nut and Whole Nut was introduced. Maturity- 1913- Dairy Milk became the best selling product of Cadbury in U.K. Decline- Consumers have started shifting to other chocolate brands and categories such as Bournvilles dark Chocolate. It is necessary to determine the market standing and share and to make marketing strategies according to the determinants, to know the position of the company SWOT analysis is one of the most commonly used environmental analysis framework, other methods are PEST Analysis that focuses on the external and the internal environment that affects the growth and expansion of a company. SWOT Analysis of Cadbury Strength 1. It is the topmost chocolate brand and has developed customer loyalty over the period of time. 2. It has the most famous celebrities as its brand ambassadors. 3. It uses an excellent promotional technique through advertisement that easily makes people fall for it and caters people needs and accessibility. 4. It is the first brand that comes to peoples mind in the field of chocolates. 5. It has created its brand loyalty among its customers. Weakness 1. There is a limited shelf life of its eatables. 2. It has been made controversial many times and has also been tainted due a scandal. Opportunities 1. It has an untapped rural market 2. Its packaging is one of the most attractive packings which also extends its preservation life. 3. It has an upper hand in the market due to its brand worth. 4. Its sugar free category has also attracted more people and covered the ones who could not have taken joy of its products. Threat 1. Not common between health conscious people. 2. Raw material costs have increased and inflation results in decrease of sales. 3. Health consciousness amongst people. 4. Other substitutes are available in the global as well as the local markets. PEST Analysis Political- U,Ks political environment has created a huge impact on the working of Cadbury, as the Labour laws and the policies of the union create a great impact on the internal working. Economic- even during the global crisis Cadbury maintained to keep its sales stable although there was a decline in the disposable income of the consumers. Social- the introduction of Cadbury was due to social factors, as the inventors of Cadbury were against alcohol and the basis of their business was tea, coffee, liquid chocolate. Cadbury has been into various controversies but has always come out of it fighting the rigours of the social impacts. Technology- Finally, technology has changed Cadburys production and packing process over the years, starting with the introduction of new brew machines to blend coffee and cocoa gains. After analysing the strengths and weaknesses as well as the external and internal environment of a company it becomes easy to strategically plan in a way so as to eliminate and overcome the weaknesses according to the opportunities and keeping in mind the existing threats. Marketing strategies of Cadbury Advertising- Cadbury has taken a special place when it comes to chocolates, as everyone first think of Dairy Milk. But Cadburys director of marketing felt the need to bring back the craze for Dairy Milk between the people as it had become passive. In order to do so, they planned for an advertisement commercial that came out to be as the Gorilla Ad Campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to instill people with the love for Dairy Milk again and from being seen as manufacturers of Dairy Milk to as producers of happiness. The Gorilla Ad Campaign had such an impact on the people that Cadbury was able to bag a Yellow Pencil and a Black Pencil at the DAD Professional Awards (DAD. (n.d.). Brand Positioning and Repositioning- Brand positioning is one of the metods of making the brand known to a target audience and communicating an image that is created of that brand amongst the people. It is technique of creating an image of the brand or a product in front of the audience, to fight competition. Repositioning can be done in the following way: Image repositioning- in this the market for that product remains unchanged only a change in the image of the product is made before the target audience. e.g. Cadbury Snack. Intangible repositioning- the same product is used but the target segment is different e.g. Lucozade change from targeting the sick to targeting athletes. Product repositioning- the product is reshaped or is made more attractive to the people, e.g. introduction of angry birds in gems to attract the kids. Tangible repositioning both the product as well as the target segment is changed, e.g. introduction of Bournvita as a beverage as well as currently biscuits, gave an opportunity to Cadbury to enter the heath sector. Product Extension- in this strategy of growth and expansion, the existing product is extended by the company so as to add a line of products taking advantage of the current share of the existing product that is in demand. Like Cadburys bournvita, a health drink has a large share into the heath and nutritious food market, Cadbury introduced its Bournvita biscuits and attracted the existing market share of the beverage to the recently introduced biscuits. Recommendations It is necessary that Cadbury increase its health and nutrition product line as that is one of the drawbacks of Cadbury, as health conscious people avoid the consumption of its products. It is necessary that Cadbury increase the shelf life of its products, as it melts easily. Although there has been an extensive research on heat resistant packaging and techniques, yet it has not come into existence. As other substitutes are available easily and there is a low cost in shifting therefore t is necessary for Cadbury to come up with innovative techniques to bind the customers to its products. Brand Positioning and repositioning is necessary for Cadbury for its common products, as with time people tend to get bored and with the market flooded with new options, the target audience might shift to new and better alternatives. Conclusion Marketing Strategies are designed in order to achieve certain objectives that are set by an organisation. The marketing strategies help an organisation to grow and expand the business rationally and in a planned manner. It is through the implementation of these strategies that an organisation can prosper, and the implementation is dependent upon the actual performance. 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