Compose a 500-word article review covering the following: Define what a distribution channel is and discuss why it is important to the marketing process. Discuss the differences between direct and indirect distribution channels.

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Purpose of Assignment 

A well planned distribution channel system is a key component of the marketing mix that helps meet customer demands and achieve company goals. This assignment will analyze the role channels of distribution have in meeting the needs of consumers in both a brick and mortar and online retail setting. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: University Library article on distribution channels in marketing that is not more than five years old; Marketing: Ch. 1: pg. 4-10; Ch. 2: pg. 40-46, 54-69; Ch. 15: pg. 408-420; Ch. 16: pg. 438-447; Week 4 video 

Scenario: You work for a newly formed sports apparel company and your manager has requested you help the company decide on the best distribution strategy to use for its products. You have begun research on the strategies and methods available by reviewing relevant articles on the topic. Based on your article review, you will decide what strategy(ies) is/are best and explain the reasoning behind your conclusion. 

Select an article from the University Library that is less than five years old on the role of distribution channels in marketing.

Compose a 500-word article review covering the following:

  • Define what a distribution channel is and discuss why it is important to the marketing process.
  • Discuss the differences between direct and indirect distribution channels.
  • Introduce the article and its author(s) and give a brief summary of its core message(s).
  • Analyze the relationship distribution channels have to maintaining a satisfied target market.
  • Compare and contrast similarities and differences in distribution strategies for online versus brick and mortar businesses. Use examples from a company you admire or your own work life examples to illustrate your points.
  • Recommend distribution strategy(ies) for the company and what reasoning led you to conclude this was the best solution.

Cite a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources with one being the article from the University Library. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 

 

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Take your blood pressure and the blood pressure of someone else. List both the systole and diastole. Define systole, diastole, and list the ranges of excellent, good, fair, and poor. Do you see any correlations between blood pressure and lifestyle, stress level, or activity level? How will you incorporate knowledge of blood pressure into your future training endeavors?

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Learning experiences are designed to increase your knowledge in areas that interest you.

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Each essay response is required to be a minimum of 250 words and, most importantly, include your personal insights as to how the topic will help you as a future professional trainer.

Because these essays are open-book, take the time to provide ample information, detail, and personal analysis in each essay response.

While there is a minimum word requirement for each essay, there is not a maximum word limit.

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Students utilize ISSA education in various ways: some target specific types of clients, some focus in a particular area of fitness, some simply want to improve their own well being.

Be sure to tailor each learning experience response to best fit your personal and professional interests.

 

 

Learning Experiences, Section 4: (Units 12 – 16)

Choose one of the learning experiences below and write a 250-word essay response.

1. Take your blood pressure and the blood pressure of someone else. List both the systole and diastole. Define systole, diastole, and list the ranges of excellent, good, fair, and poor. Do you see any correlations between blood pressure and lifestyle, stress level, or activity level? How will you incorporate knowledge of blood pressure into your future training endeavors?

2. Have a graded exercise test (GXT) performed on you by a qualified physician. Describe the experience. What were the results? Are you surprised by the results, or are they as expected? How does this learning experience influence your future training endeavors?

3. Use the Karvonen method and the general method (220-age) to determine the target heart rate for yourself and four individuals. What are the differences between the two. What method do you think is more appropriate and why? Once you determine target heart rate for yourself, perform any exercise until you reach your target heart rate. (Only attempt this experience if you are in good health and have a solid grasp on how to achieve your target heart rate. Be sure to warm up and cool down.) What exercise did you do? How did you monitor your heart rate? How long did it take to get into your target heart rate? How long did you remain in the target range? How will you use target heart rate in your future training endeavors?

4. Meet with three individuals who have been regularly working out for over a year. Test different fitness components such as maximal strength, strength endurance, aerobic endurance, flexibility, etc. List the component and the results. How do your results compare to theirs? Is one of you more fit than the other or are you just different from one another? How does this learning experience influence your future training endeavors?

5. Following a good warm up, start in a seated position on an exercise ball and jump as high as you can. Do this for a total of three repetitions. Record the height you reach each time you complete the exercise. Next, repeat the process, but start from a standing position. Jump as high as you can. Record the height you reach each time you complete the exercise from standing. Now, compare your results of the seated start and the standing start. In which scenario did you jump higher? Why? Relate this example to weight training technology and explain how it is used in exercise performance.***May require outside research of the stretch-shortening cycle. How will you incorporate this knowledge into your future training endeavors?

7. Critically evaluate the workout programs of five individuals. How do they compare to the seven laws of training? Under what conditions would you change these programs? How will you utilize your knowledge of the seven laws of training in your future training endeavors?

8. Define periodization and its components (cycles). Provide a detailed explanation for how periodization could specifically benefit each of the following clients and how it would assist them in obtaining their ultimate goal(s)/objective(s): college soccer player, 35-year-old sedentary adult wanting to tone, long distance runner. Is periodization beneficial for everyone? Why or why not?

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Question 8: Periodization and its components

 

This mentions to how one’s training is broken down into discrete time periods. It is typically divide up into three types of cycle’s Micro cycle generally up to 7 days. Mesocycle between two weeks to a few months which has the following preparation, competition, peaking and transition phases. Macro cycle refers a year where there is overall training period.

 

35 year old sedentary adult

 

Forte training its perfect for the 35 year old to develop supreme strength before the start of the competitive season. Flexibility this will be an essential for the recovery of him from recovery and injury prevention

 

College soccer player

 

This means that he has to be in fir form before the preseason, this is usually two to three weeks of preseason practices before the first game. The elements of his training include the following fining tuning the body to handle the stress of 90 minutes of the game. Heavy weights and shorter sets -this will help to maximization of strength and power.

 

Is Periodization for everyone?

 

Everyone can benefit from using a periodized plan. Using of this plan allows the players body to develop I progressive manor without reach its plateau. The changes on the cycles creates a different stimulus which is a stepping stone to progress

 

References

 

Pienaar, J. M. (January 01, 2015). Land reform embedded in the Constitution : legal contextualisation. Scriptura : International Journal of Bible, Religion and Theology in Southern Africa, 114, 1-20.

De, B. K., Bert, D., Hoffmann, R., Monnet, C., Yacobucci, M. M., & Klug, C. (January 01, 2015). Ammonoid Intraspecific Variability

Krishnamurthy, K. V. (January 01, 2015). Pre-fertilization: Reproductive Growth and Development.

 

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Prepare a 1,050-word bank reconciliation report (hint: deduct the amount of the theft from the adjusted balance per books) including the following: Indicate the three ways that Bret attempted to conceal the theft and the dollar amount involved in each method. What principles of internal control were violated in this case?

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Purpose of Assignment 

Reconciling bank accounts is a good way to help maintain internal controls over cash. With time lags and posting errors it is easy for cash transactions to be omitted, recorded in a different accounting period, or reflect incorrect amounts. This assignment with give you practical experience in reconciling the cash balance as noted on the company books to the bank’s records.

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making

Scenario: Daisey Company is a very profitable small business. It has not, however given much consideration to internal control.  For example, in an attempt to keep clerical and office expenses to a minimum, the company has combined the jobs of cashier and book-keeper. As a result, Bret Turrin handles all cash receipts, keeps the accounting records, and prepares the monthly bank reconciliations.

The balance per the bank statement on October 31, 2017, was $18,380. Outstanding checks were No. 62 for $140.75, No. 183 for $180, No. 284 for $253.25, No. 862 for $190.71, No. 863 for $226.80, and No. 864 for $165.28. Included with the statement was a credit memorandum of $185 indicating the collection of a note receivable for Daisey Company by the bank on October 25.

This memorandum has not been recorded by Daisey.

The company’s ledger showed one Cash account with a balance of $21,877.72. The balance included undepositied cash on hand. Because of the lack of internal controls, Bret took for personal use all of the undeposited receipts in excess of $3,795.51. He then prepared the following bank reconciliation in an effort to conceal his theft of cash:

Cash balance per books, October 31 $21,877.72
Add: Outstanding checks
No. 862 $190.71
No. 863 226.80
No. 864 165.28 482.79
22,360.51
Less: Undeposited receipts 3,795.51
Unadjusted balance per bank, October 31 18,565.00
Less: Bank credit memorandum 185.00
Cash balance per bank statement, October 31 $18,380.00

Prepare a 1,050-word bank reconciliation report (hint: deduct the amount of the theft from the adjusted balance per books) including the following: 

  • Indicate the three ways that Bret attempted to conceal the theft and the dollar amount involved in each method.
  • What principles of internal control were violated in this case? 

Show all work in the Excel® spreadsheet and submit with the reconciliation report.

 

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Listen to one (1) composition that demonstrates the qualities of the Baroque musical style. It may be from the Websites below or from this week’s Music Folder. Identify your choice, and describe it by relating key terms from the textbook to your selection. Explain what you like or admire about the work. Compare it to a modern soundtrack or song that evokes a similar mood.

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  • Listen to one (1) composition that demonstrates the qualities of the Baroque musical style. It may be from the Websites below or from this week’s Music Folder. Identify your choice, and describe it by relating key terms from the textbook to your selection. Explain what you like or admire about the work. Compare it to a modern soundtrack or song that evokes a similar mood.
  • Select two (2) Baroque style paintings from the Websites below that no other student has selected. Identify each as to artist, date, and title or description. From the summaries of the Baroque style’s features in our class text, identify specific key aspects of each painting that fit the Baroque style. Explain why you selected each and what you like or dislike about it. Compare this style to a modern film, type of film, or to a modern situation.

Explore:

Monteverdi and Vivaldi

Baroque Visual Arts

 

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Develop a 1,050-word analysis addressing the following: Describe your organization’s mission, vision, and values. Explain how these values will be aligned to your own personal brand identity, ethics, and values when doing business, planning strategies, and solving problems.

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Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to assess marketing concepts and situations from an entrepreneurial manager’s point of view. Concepts and relationships are discussed with a special focus on aligning one’s ethics and values with their business actions and understanding the unique differences in marketing strategy planning for domestic business versus business abroad. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Marketing: Ch. 7: pg. 177-191; Ch. 16: pg. 438-440; Week 5 video 

Scenario: Imagine you are an entrepreneur launching a business planning to operate both domestically and abroad. You are currently developing your marketing plan and strategies.

Develop a 1,050-word analysis addressing the following:

  • Describe your organization’s mission, vision, and values.
  • Explain how these values will be aligned to your own personal brand identity, ethics, and values when doing business, planning strategies, and solving problems.
  • Discuss at least two concepts from class that are elements of a marketing plan and are important tools to your entrepreneurial business’ success. Discuss how the concepts help align the organization’s values with your values. Explain the reasoning leading to these conclusions.
  • Select two of the following departments and explain marketing’s role in coordinating their distinct functions:
    • Distribution
    • Customer Service
    • Advertising and Public Relations
    • Research and Design
    • Sales
    • Operations or Manufacturing
  • Compare and contrast how culture is likely to impact domestic marketing strategies versus what the company may encounter when doing business abroad such as cultural norms, economics, politics, and legal systems.
  • Explain the actions the company can take to ensure that it evolves with the target at home and the countries it does business in.
  • Discuss any emerging marketing trends that may affect your business.

Cite a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources with one being from either the text, video material, or the University Library. 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

 

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Should MacDonald’s and other fast-food restaurants be judged negligent for selling dangerous products, failing to warn consumers of the dangers of a high-fat diet, and deceptive advertising?

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Assignment

 

Research the case Pelman v. McDonald’s in which it was alleged that McDonald’s was partially responsible for the health problems associated with the obesity of children who eat MacDonald’s fast food.

 

Write a 2-3 page, APA style paper addressing the above issues while answering the following:

 

Should MacDonald’s and other fast-food restaurants be judged negligent for selling dangerous products, failing to warn consumers of the dangers of a high-fat diet, and deceptive advertising?

 

Some websites to look at regarding the McDonald’s obesity case:

 

•U.S. judge dismisses obesity suit vs. McDonald’s:http://money.cnn.com/2003/01/22/news/companies/mcdonalds/index.htm

 

•U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Opinion:http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/courtweb/pdf/D02NYSC/03-07166.PDF

 

•Food Fight: Obesity Raises Difficult Marketing Questions:http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1149&CFID=2756464&CFTOKEN=80757050

 

Provide 3-5 APA style references both inline and at the end of the paper to support your analysis. Please write in 3rd person.

 

 

 

Note: This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the week’s theory linked to personal opinion and outside evidence.

 

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You are required to provide a thread in response to the provided topic for each forum. Each thread must be at least 400 words but not more than 800 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. The thread must include at least 2 citations and must have both academic support and a biblical perspective supported by scripture.

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You are required to provide a thread in response to the provided topic for each forum. Each thread must be at least 400 words but not more than 800 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. The thread must include at least 2 citations and must have both academic support and a biblical perspective supported by scripture.

 

Discussion Board #1 Grading Rubric
Student:
Original Posting Points Possible Points Earned
All key components of the Discussion Board question are answered in a new thread with a clear, logical flow. 25  
Major points are stated clearly and supported by the following:

·       Textbook or articles;

·       Good examples (pertinent conceptual or personal examples are acceptable);  Inclusion of biblical principles and scripture support

·       Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

 25  
Mechanics and formatting – spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc. 5  
Meets required word count (minimum 400 words). 5  
Original Posting Sub-Total 60  
     
Reponses Points Possible Points Earned
RESPONSE #1 Major points are supported by the following:

·       Textbook or articles;

·       Good examples (pertinent conceptual or personal examples are acceptable);Inclusion of biblical principles and scripture support

·       Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

 15  
Mechanics and formatting – spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc. 2.5  
Meets required word count (minimum 200 words). 2.5  
RESPONSE #2 Major points are supported by the following:

·       Textbook or articles;

·       Good examples (pertinent conceptual or personal examples are acceptable);Inclusion of biblical principles and scripture support

·       Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

 15  
Mechanics and formatting – spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc. 2.5  
Meets required word count (minimum 200 words). 2.5  
Responses Sub-Total 40  
Discussion Board Total 100  

 

 

 

 

 

Original Posting

 

Question 1: Do you believe that thinking more clearly about ethical issues and moral dilemmas has any potential for helping you do what you consider to be the right thing?

 

 

Question 2: In “Rethinking Ethics in Law Enforcement” Fitch states, “Officers’ peers offer friendship and informal rewards that, in many cases, hold greater influence than official recognition from the agency … [this] sense of community drives officers to adopt the behaviors, values, and attitudes of the group in order to gain acceptance”. He goes on to claim that, “officers engage in certain forms of conduct to secure and maintain peer-group approval” (p. 18).

 

As a Christian, what do you think about the author’s view on behavioral influences and values?

 

 

Question 3: Should loyalty to colleagues be fostered as an appropriate and necessary value?

 

 

Question 4: Is the code of silence justifiable in policing and corrections? Please explain.

 

 

Question 5: Please read Deuteronomy 16 verses 18 – 20 and Psalm 106 verse 3. Please describe the importance of ensuring our Justice System is administered by Godly leaders who possess strong character, morals, and ethics in order to live and possess the land our Lord has given.

 

 

Question 6: Please explain how a Biblical Worldview might lead to a different ethical approach for members in the criminal justice system. Please provide two examples.

 

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Chapter 1 and the videos above describe Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Use the search term “information sharing in a supply chain” to find 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals about the use of information in supply chains or value chains. Write a summary of each article and explain how the use of information in each article relates to Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Discuss how information can be used strategically, based on the example(s) in the articles. Your paper should be in APA format and 3-4 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page. The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

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Please read the following chapters that describe how information can be used strategically, which is the topic for this week’s paper:

 

Chapter 2 – Data Governance and IT Architecture Support Long-Term Performance

Chapter 3 – Data Management, Big Data Analytics, and Records Management

Please watch the following videos on Michael Porter’s Five Forces model:

 

Video and article: What are ‘Porter’s 5 Forces’ explains Michael Porter’s five forces model.

Video: The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy – Michael Porter discusses his five forces model that is used to describe industry dynamics, which are important to consider in strategic approaches.

Please watch this video: How Does Google Make Money? This video explains how Google uses information to make money.  Google collects information from websites and adds it to its search engine. You type information into Google search and Gmail, and Google stores that information about you. Android devices send information to Google that is used to determine traffic patterns for Google Maps and to send you ads for businesses based on your location. Although Google is a technology company, it makes money from information, as this video explains. In your paper for this week, you will explore how other companies use information strategically.

 

Chapter 1 and the videos above describe Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Use the search term “information sharing in a supply chain” to find 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals about the use of information in supply chains or value chains. Write a summary of each article and explain how the use of information in each article relates to Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Discuss how information can be used strategically, based on the example(s) in the articles. Your paper should be in APA format and 3-4 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page.  The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

 

For help with APA formatting, click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ To download a sample APA paper, click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.pdf

 

Please view the video below on how to use the WilmU library to help you with this week’s assignment.

 

The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

 

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Compose a 500-word article review covering the following: Define what a distribution channel is and discuss why it is important to the marketing process. Discuss the differences between direct and indirect distribution channels. Introduce the article and its author(s) and give a brief summary of its core message(s).

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Purpose of Assignment 

A well planned distribution channel system is a key component of the marketing mix that helps meet customer demands and achieve company goals. This assignment will analyze the role channels of distribution have in meeting the needs of consumers in both a brick and mortar and online retail setting. 

Assignment Steps 

Resources: University Library article on distribution channels in marketing that is not more than five years old; Marketing: Ch. 1: pg. 4-10; Ch. 2: pg. 40-46, 54-69; Ch. 15: pg. 408-420; Ch. 16: pg. 438-447; Week 4 video 

Scenario: You work for a newly formed sports apparel company and your manager has requested you help the company decide on the best distribution strategy to use for its products. You have begun research on the strategies and methods available by reviewing relevant articles on the topic. Based on your article review, you will decide what strategy(ies) is/are best and explain the reasoning behind your conclusion. 

Select an article from the University Library that is less than five years old on the role of distribution channels in marketing.

Compose a 500-word article review covering the following:

  • Define what a distribution channel is and discuss why it is important to the marketing process.
  • Discuss the differences between direct and indirect distribution channels.
  • Introduce the article and its author(s) and give a brief summary of its core message(s).
  • Analyze the relationship distribution channels have to maintaining a satisfied target market.
  • Compare and contrast similarities and differences in distribution strategies for online versus brick and mortar businesses. Use examples from a company you admire or your own work life examples to illustrate your points.
  • Recommend distribution strategy(ies) for the company and what reasoning led you to conclude this was the best solution.

Cite a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources with one being the article from the University Library. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 

 

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