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BUS 235 Entire Course (Ash)  FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus235aid.com   BUS 235 Week 1 DQ 1
Marketing Trends BUS 235 Week 1 DQ 2 Customer
Needs and Wants BUS 235 Week 2 DQ 1 Market
Research BUS 235 Week 2 DQ 2 Customer Loyalty BUS
235 Week 3 DQ 1 Branding Debate BUS 235 Week 3 DQ
2 New Product Development BUS 235 Week 3
Assignment Retail Store (Wal-Mart) BUS 235 Week 4
DQ 1 Price and Ethics BUS 235 Week 4 DQ 2 Service
Marketing BUS 235 Week 5 DQ 1 Super Bowl
Advertising BUS 235 Week 5 DQ 2 AMA
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BUS 235 Week 1 DQ 1 Marketing Trends (Ash)  FOR
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Trends Consider the broad changes occurring in
marketing today and identify themes that you
believe are emerging from these changes. Can
these themes and changes be related to societal
forces? How? Provide examples of societal changes
and how these changes have impacted the way
marketing activities are conducted. Respond to
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BUS 235 Week 1 DQ 2 Customer Needs and Wants
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Customer Needs and Wants Marketing has often been
defined in terms of satisfying customers needs
and wants however, marketing critics argue that
marketing can be unethical by creating needs and
wants that did not exist before. Marketing can
encourage customers to spend money on goods and
services they really do not need or want. Take a
position on the following ethical dilemma Do you
think marketing merely reflects the needs and
wants of consumers, or
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BUS 235 Week 2 DQ 1 Market Research (Ash)  FOR
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Research Describe methods you would use to
analyze one of these three different markets
consumer, industrial or international markets.
What challenges would you face to ensure accurate
data gathering in the market and what
recommendations would you make to overcome those
challenges? Respond to at least two of your
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BUS 235 Week 2 DQ 2 Customer Loyalty (Ash)  FOR
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Loyalty Successful companies recognize that high
satisfaction leads to high customer loyalty.
Provide an example of a company to which you are
loyal in terms of buying products or services.
What marketing actions does the company take to
promote your loyalty and satisfaction? Respond
to at least two of your classmates postings.  
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BUS 235 Week 3 Assignment Retail Store (Walmart)
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Week 3 Assignment Visit any retail
establishment of your choice in order to gain
specific knowledge about the marketing activities
of the operation. Provide a 2-3 page report on
your visit using at least two references (one
reference to be the textbook) to support your
analysis. Suggested areas to analyze include 1.
Type of outlet (convenience, shopping specialty,
etc.) 2. Location Describe reason for specific
location.
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BUS 235 Week 3 DQ 1 Branding Debate (Ash)  FOR
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Debate Take a position on one of the following
statements a) All brands have a limited life as
indicated by the product life cycle and will slip
or disappear. b) There is no reason why a
successful brand cant live
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BUS 235 Week 3 DQ 2 New Product Development
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New Product Development
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 BUS 235 Week 4 DQ 1 Price and Ethics (Ash)  FOR
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Ethics Discuss the ethics of pricing products to
match the value that consumers are willing to pay
for products (e.g., 2.50 bottle of water, 150
running shoes, etc.). Is it unethical to charge
high prices when the cost of making a product is
significantly less than the retail price?
Provide examples. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.  
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BUS 235 Week 4 DQ 2 Service Marketing (Ash)  FOR
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Marketing Identify the differences between
product and service marketing. For example, how
does Ashford market its services (education)
differently than businesses offering products
such as the retail store you visited in week
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BUS 235 Week 5 DQ 1 Super Bowl Advertising
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Super Bowl Advertising Super Bowl commercials
cost millions of dollars (as an example,
companies paid an average of 2.6 million for
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BUS 235 Week 5 DQ 2 AMA (Ash)  FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus235aid.com   AMA Visit the American
Marketing Association, AMA, website and review
the statement of ethics. Identify two
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BUS 235 Week 5 Final Paper The Marketing Mix
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The Marketing Mix Select an existing product
and identify its target market. Describe how each
variable of the marketing mix (product, price,
place, and promotion) is being executed. Address
at least three elements of each variable. Focus
of The Marketing Mix
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