Introduction In this memorandum, I compare two options Foxy Originals have to enter the U.S market. Specifically, CVP analysis is used to measure the financial implications of each alternative. I also make recommendations and action plan at the end of this document.
Mission of Foxy Originals Foxy Originals is founded by two enthusiastic jewelry designers- Jen Kluger and Suzie Orol, who believed that life should be fun and full of excitement. Foxy jewelry offered high style and high quality at an affordable price and targeted women between 18 to 30 who were style- and price- conscious. Because of the growing popularity in the Canada, Foxy is now taking account into expanding its business to the U.S market to ease its saturation in Canada and growing its profit by at least $100,000 in the U.S. However, Ms. Kluger and Ms. Orol would first deicide on the best method of distribution- attending trade shows or hiring sales representatives.
Advantages/disadvantages of personal attendance U.S trade shows are very large and often with over 75,000 buyers from fashion boutiques, accessories, jewelry, gift, fashion chain, department and other specialty stores. So, it gives Kluger and Orol a great chance to
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Comparing the breakeven orders, trade show option will need fewer orders to reach the break-even point than sales representative option. However, the two options both have some qualitative factors need to be considered. To go to trade shows, Kluger and Orol will have a long working day, which may decrease their morale and find it difficult to predict customers’. To hire sale representatives, Kluger and Orol will have conflict with the sales representatives on structuring the commission and Kluger and Orol will not know whether the representatives will prioritize Foxy business when thinking about personal
Another critical dilemma that the couple faced was to locate a source that would be able to supply worthwhile inventory for the business. This was a challenging feat as the available jewelry manufacturers were not easy to contact. Even when they were able to find a manufacturer, the available clip on earrings that they were able to...
TQL can put a single sales supervisor into place and divide teams and appoint team leaders immediately. Due to the lack of managerial experience among the account executives the Executive Sales Managers may wish to hold the sales supervisor position until a manager can be placed and properly trained. During this time, non-montary methods of rewards should be discussed for the team leaders duties. TQL should start low and move up with rewards based on performance as a team leader. Some may currently act as an unofficial team leader and may not expect significant reimbursement and TQL should take advantage of these persons.
Robert Zimmerman, the senior vice president of business development, for American Cable Communications (ACC) was in the process of looking for a potential acquisition target for ACC. In December 2007, Zimmerman remember a presentation that was made recently by Rubinstein & Ross (R&R). R&R was a boutique investment bank that was well known for doing deals in the media and telecommunications area. During this presentation it was suggested that ACC buy out AirThread Connections (AirThread) which is a large regional cellular provider. The current industry of these companies were moving more toward bundled service offerings and by adding AirThread it would help ACC cover an area of service it does not currently offer. In order to determine if the acquisition should be done an analysis needs to be done.
In this argument I will be focusing on Fox Car Rental, Inc. as the basis for a systematic analyses of the organization, as I identify the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the existence of the organization and its operations. Also, I will be providing three pitfalls to strategic management. In order to facilitate my argument, the use of a strategic matrix analyses will be utilized.
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The sales leads are now centralized and accessible across branches rather than individually gathered and processed by salespeople. In standardizing customer information, it now makes the marketing teams, analytic teams, and customer managers on the same page. It creates a “friendly competition” that encourages close cooperation for all areas. One major cost that this new strategy created was the confusion of different areas in RBC. Product managers and customer managers often misunderstood what way of action was appropriate, which lead to another problem: it took more time to make decisions. A benefit of this change is that there was no fighting for resources and instead cooperation. Another benefit would be the divisional organization, which can be seen in Exhibits 3a and
As a result, the number of foreign companies established in Mexico has risen to more than 16,000. The opportunities for investors are numerous, particularly in sectors such as automotive, electronics, information and communication technology, agribusiness, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, financial services, water and power generation. As part of the Mexican government’s campaign to attract FDI, the 44 overseas offices of the Mexican Bank for Foreign Trade (Bancomext) operate as trade commissions that offer advice and assistance to potential investors.
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The purpose of this report is to analyze Target Corporation’s financial statements, determine the future growth potential of the company, and make a recommendation for or against the acquisition of the company.
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You would not buy a home, car or other large purchases without researching what product offered you the most for your money. The same is true when investing in a company. Investors do avid research on multiple companies to find what company matches the investors' criteria. In this paper Team C will research both AT&T and Verizon's financial documents. Team C will compare selected ratios, cash flow and make recommendations how both companies can manage cash flow for the future.
This is a publicly traded company in the US that has been ding quite well in the recent years. The company’s 10k filing for the year 2014. From this statement, the risks facing the company will be identified classified and suggestions made on how best to mitigate them in the subsequent areas. There are various areas that the risks can arise based on the company’s 10k filling (Mertz, 1999).
Author , Craig S.Fleisher ,Babette E. Benhoussen (2007).Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of new and classic methods pg 87 -100
The newly appointed district sales manager, Larry Barr, faces the problem of allocating sales quotas among his various sales representatives. This decision will affect everyone's earnings including his own. This problem is compounded by the fact that different territories have, for a variety of reasons, different potentials. In addition, the territory that is known to be the toughest will soon require a new sales rep.
The sign of moving products promptly from a designer’s table to the retail sales floor has swayed the whole global retail commerce and enticed rivalry. Customers value a “new look” that can be worn for this instant and assess the goods as a monetary fortune; not something that you will keep