#c: james2

[zakary-prashad]

Location: Outside of Astoria U @jameshorton

Zakary looked at the long list with courses that they had given him at the administration office. His bike was parked outside, but he wasn’t on the clock. He had reached an agreement with his boss that he would take the week off. Resulting in being extremely anxious. It led to him having made the first step in the direction of starting courses - or at least trying out a few - with Adrian. He held the papers against his chest as he walked outside of the building, but couldn’t help constantly checking one. 

A strong gust of wind came out of nowhere and send the papers flying. Zakary muffled back a curse in Hindi, before starting to run after the papers. 

[raine-morgan]

Location: near town-hall Time: 29th of October  @jameshorton

Raine felt like they were all over the place. Almost two days without any word from Benji. They had texted him, called him, knocked at his door. Nothing. Their body felt constantly warm or cold, worry had kept them awake most of the night. They had paced a couple of rooms, their whole apartment, the lobby of their apartment building, and most of the street in front of the apartment building. They were now making their way through the city with no idea where they were really headed. So far many conspiracy theories had found their way to their phone, but very few of them unhelpful. 

Instead all they could think of was the possibility that Benji would end up like Teddy, and they would never see him again. Or like Greta, and he would need to say goodbye. Worst of all, Raine felt like this was their fault. That something they had done had gotten the wrong attention. It was then that they spotted a familiar face, and one that had been on their watchlist for a while. They walked straight towards the man, ignoring his security. “People are disappearing!” they snarled. 

[lexbragnam]

When: 13.03.1980 Where: Wherever your heart desires.  Who: Lex Bragnam & James Potter @jamespooper​

“You ever wannae lock yourself away with enough food and books to last you a couple weeks and just like learn a bunch of shite?”

[notrodolphus]

Shocked, really? What can I say -- I've got a thing for hot Gryffindors, which you should've capitalized on when I offered! Not too late, Potter. I bet OUR kids would also be gorgeous and dramatic and Merlin don't even get me started on the luscious locks.

Is there a mob already? This isn't some sneaky Head Boy trick into actually getting me to do, like, community service or something?

From all the years I've been forced to notice Rabastan Lestrange (seriously, who designs his cloaks and why don't they stop him from adding glitter to everything?) I've never seen him bring a proper date to anything before. And one at Ava Avery's caliber, at that! They've always been friends, but it's around that time all the purebloods are calling dibs on each other's last names, isn't it? Their kids would be gorgeous and so dramatic.

[emeraldwarden-blog]

Nike's Marketing Strategy

Nike's marketing strategy rested entirely upon a brand image which is favourable and has evolved into a great multinational enterprise over time. The favourable brand image has been kept afloat due to the strong association with the Nike's logo which is quite distinctive and the slogan "Just Do It" which has been used in advertisement for quite some time. The company has been known to invest heavily in advertisements and brand promotion (Fill C, 2005 p.54). Market Segmentation Most of the consumers of Nike's products are mainly sportsmen. This is so because of the utility that comes with the products. An athlete is more likely to go a sports shoe designed and marketed by Nike more than a person who detests sporting and exercises. Nike targets these consumers by agreements between Nike and athletic teams, college's athletic teams1 etc for product sponsorship and eventual promotion to the members of these teams. In this way, Nike is able to reach a wide number of consumers and consumers who are more likely to buy. Even though others are likely to buy the products, Nike pays specific emphatic targeting to the athlete more than any group of individuals even though it also targets the youth who have embraced the hip hop culture (Mercer David, 1996, pp 171). Targeting strategies Nike lays a number of strategies to target their immediate consumers; athletes and other sportsmen. The targeting strategies include among others the sponsorship of products by professional athletic teams, celebrity athletes http://www.whiteduckwebdesign.com/fraud-deceptions-downright-lies-bikini-models-exposed/ and college athletic teams. This strategy is specifically successful because of its ability to reach a large number of athletes. If the athletic team manager prescribes a specific type of track shoes made by Nike, the trainees have no option other than to buy them. The teams can as well buy the track shoes in bulky and supply them to the team members. The second strategy that Nike applies is the designing of product destination. It does this by associating success with the product. For example, when a celebrity athlete sponsors a specific brand of athletic shoes, the brand will be associated with success. This psychological effect is reinforced with advertisements that affirm this position. Finally, Nike targets the consumers who are likely to develop product intimacy; those who care more about the utility and quality of the product than the price. In this way, the pricing is not affected too much in a bid to accommodate a large number of consumers. However, price has also been factored in Nikes marketing strategies as shall be seen later in this paper (Frank, 2004, p.173) Pricing Strategies As stated in the foregoing section, Nike targets the consumers who embrace product intimacy and thus care less about the product. This has enables Nike to set relatively higher prices than its competitors. This is a strategy that calls for higher pricing points so as to push the perceived product value. It has been established that consumers who consider a product to be of high quality are likely to pay the high price more often and consistently. Once consumers develop product intimacy, they come to associate their person with the product and will pay whatever price quoted on the product provided it has the Nike logo on it. Another very important thing to note is the fact that Nike uses the vertical integration pricing strategy in which they take ownership of the participants at channel levels that differ and they also engage in multifarious channel level operations both in a bid to control costs and thus influence pricing function (Goldman S, 2000, pp154) Distribution Strategies Distribution strategies embraced by an organization can either give them an edge in market or make them lag behind the winners in the market. The more efficient the product distribution is the more sales and thus more profits. The delivery of the right product and at the right time to the consumer not only effects utility but also leads to high degree of consumer satisfaction and loyalty. Nike distributes its products on level basis. The high priced premium products are given to certain distributors while leaving the low priced to be sold at highly discounted prices at mega retail stores such as Wal-Mart. Whereas Reebok embraced a limited distribution strategy Nike ventured more into a global3 market capitalization (Jeannet J, 2000, pp 44). Promotional and Communication Strategies Apart from Nike selling quality products which have lead to a high degree of customer loyalty, the promotional strategies that the company employs are simply superb. Nike has contracted a number of professional and celebrity athletes which have managed to draw a considerable attention to their products. Some of the sportsmen signed by Nike include soccer stars such as Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos, Basketballers such as Jermaine O'Neal and Lebron James2, triathlete Lance Armstrong and golf superstar Tiger Woods. This has created a relatively high degree of Nike products' awareness. Besides the signing of celebrity sportsmen to promote their products, Nike has also employed a great deal of advertisements through the mass media. Nike employs a selective- demand advertisement focused on the high priced shoes used for traditional sports (Goldman S, 2000, pp154). Conclusion Nike has remained and continues to remain at the top of production and distribution of sports gear and equipment. However, it should be noted that competitive pressure cannot allow Nike to 'sleep at the top'. The recent Reebok- Adidas merger poses a great challenge to devise new marketing strategies to continue leading or recede to oblivion. The following recommendations are suggested in a situation where marketing management is competent. These include: Increased market share through a new product development, competent pricing strategies, advertisement and other sound promotional activities. Restructure market dominance by driving away competitors mainly through fierce promotional strategy coupled by pricing function that will make the market quite unattractive for the competitors. Increased social responsibility to strengthen the image of the company Diversification of market through factoring the Asians and Black Americans in their product promotion besides doing a research to establish the tastes of these groups. Venture into new distribution channels especially in international markets Different pricing strategy so as to open up a new market segments. All the above show a competent marketing management can hoist organizations top become market leaders and making the market leaders maintain their competitive edge in the market through adherence to marketing ethics, marketing plans and well thought out and formulated marketing strategies. By: Sarah hopkins Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

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[callum-in-the-middle]

Touchy subject? | Callum & James | October 26

"So Potter, you realise you can't ever give me shit for Brody or Kennedy now..." Callum said, sitting in the dorm snacking casually. 

[lexbragnam]

jamespooper​:

“I mean, people are into what they’re into. But – that’s a bit fucked up.”

.

“Well, barring the fact that you were talking about a lass with the personality of a cockroach, I ain’t trying to sleep with either option.”

[lexbragnam]

jamespooper​:

“Mate, you’re not about to try and fuck a cockroach, are you?”

.

“I — no. What? That’s not what I meant.” 

[lexbragnam]

jamespooper​:

“You’d hope so. S’a right shame when they’ve got a great set of them and the personality of a cockroach.”

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There was a measurable amount of guffawing before Lex came to his senses. That was a description he would never have thought to use, nor had he found himself in the situation of deeming appropriate. “That’s a colorful comparison.”