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Chang’an’s Delusive Market Prosperity After the An Lushan Rebellion Will Li INTRO: • Interesting point: if look at Chang’an map (made by Lewis), think economy is good after rebellion since more lodging, shops more spread out, and even less pleasure houses in Chang’an • BUT there’s a reason why majority saw beginning of Tang more prosperous than in later half after rebellion (even though economy boomed in cities) • Time of peace, surplus, strong regulation over ppl • Rebellion aftermath = time of

saturated market. The industry is in the mature phase as revenue growth has decreased from 10.7% in 2014, to 12.1% in 2015, to 4.0% in 2016. Although there are several macro factors that can be considered, there are a few that pertain significantly to Paychex’s payment processing operation. The first macro factor in the general environment that Paychex should consider is the opportunity to expand globally. There is a great need for a payment processing service in emerging markets around the

economically viable as the consumers in these regions do not prefer it. Thus, through their purchasing pattern, the consumers have influenced what goods continue to remain in production. The underlying assumptions of consumer sovereignty theory in an ideal market are: i. That the consumers are rational and try to make choices that maximize their utility ii. That consumers have all the information needed to make the optimal choice iii. That consumers are able to purchase goods and services in a competitive

Carlisle is the only city in Cumbria, automatically making it the administrative centre of the county. Other than administration, Carlisle has several other areas in which its activities are focused, such as tourism, shopping, and education. These areas are known as settlement functions. Functions tend to change and develop as a city grows over the years. Carlisle is a successful city, but whether or not this is due to its changing functions is debatable. Annan Academy’s Geography class went to

and is a Global brand name in many different markets; therefore it is important for UPS to have different marketing approaches to help UPS to enter each market and develop the services better. UPS worked on the market targeted to understand the customer behavior in to following criteria: shipping decision makers; front office decision makers; small business decision makers; senior level decision makers. They are the different segments of the market where mostly the consumer is using the services

Part 1. Summarize current strategy. Harley-Davidson has primarily a focused differentiation strategy. It is important to the company that they focus on leisure riders and that their products are viewed as being unique from their competitors. Their scope is very narrow because they are only selling to riders that want the heavier more traditional type of motorcycle and they are unique because their competitors focus on other types of motorcycles. Harley-Davidson considers themselves as selling a

After twenty years of development, experienced Chinese manufacturers started to look into the consumer electronics market both domestically and abroad. Even Chinese brands have made significant progress in increasing market share in the consumer electronics market globally, product differentiation still remains as one of the biggest challenges facing Chinese brands as the market has become fiercely competitive. Take the smartphone sector for instance, most of the “innovative feature” claims

company to develop its market approaches both locally and internationally. It presents the company with an opportunity to develop its market abilities and achieve its objective through building a brand that fits into all markets that it ventures in during its lifetime. Strategic approaches to the retail market provides an organization with an opportunity to meet the needs of its customers, develop brands that compete favorably in the international and local retail markets while building a lasting

is a French based telecommunications company that attempted to expand to the United States for market growth/ potential in 2006. The actions taken, implemented in Alcatel Lucent not being able to meet its objective to make a foot print in the U.S market and economy, however the opportunity for the company is available if it can find a method to beat the heavy competition and gain local shares in the market against the large brands already existent and born in the U.S. furthermore Alcatel Lucent need

The company eventually moved to music and video, but that market had a few key distributors that could possibly compete. Amazon.com emerged at the perfect time. The late 1990’s gave the company plenty of time to create name recognition. The company’s initial public (IPO) was a huge success. Mr. Bezos’s goal was to raise 50 million dollars in capital, but made 54 million instead. This allowed the company to expand into 160 different markets across the globe. The Brink Amazon.com in the mid 1990’s