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		<title>Advertiser &#8211; 7 Steps to Seeking an Advertiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several steps to seek an advertiser effectively if you are looking for a career in advertising. An advertising job encompasses many aspects of promotion of a product or service. If you are seeking out an advertiser, you have to follow 7 simple steps. It is easy these days with too many resources, but [...]]]></description>
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<p>There are several steps to seek an advertiser effectively if you are looking for a career in advertising. An advertising job encompasses many aspects of promotion of a product or service. If you are seeking out an advertiser, you have to follow 7 simple steps. It is easy these days with too many resources, but finding the right place and the company can mean loads for your future with an advertiser.</p>
<p>Check out newspapers</p>
<p>Your first step would be to be to check out advertisements for job offers which could be an advertiser newspaper or database of advertiser news sources. Those are the right places for a suitable opening in advertising that could serve your purpose. It could even be local newspapers as classified ads regularly appear for hiring recruits for the ad industry. Once you find the right sources, applying for the job openings become easy. </p>
<p>You should also check online resources as well.</p>
<p>Type the right requirement</p>
<p>Type the advertiser job description you think would be ideal for you. There are many positions in advertising ranging from entry level positions, accounts to advertising managers. If you have already worked at a particular position and managed accounts or had a stint with the PR department, apply right away.</p>
<p>Weigh the job description</p>
<p>Your best bet would be to weigh the job description and the requirements before you take the plunge. Instead of fishing in the dark, you can easily get your dream job by short listing the offers.</p>
<p>Narrow down search</p>
<p>Search online by advertiser definitions and you are sure to get more targeted results right away. If you are adept at a particular field, narrow down your search to get more upfront results popping up. Your best bet would be to look for search engines and websites that specialize in advertisers. You can easily get the best results from such a search as they are more fine tuned for an advertiser job description.</p>
<p>Build resume</p>
<p>If you have short listed the advertisers by now, get targeted resumes in order. Every advertiser may have different requirements and it would be wise to keep separate details and updates for each of them. There could be advertisers who rely more on PR work and if you have prior experience in the area, you could be a likely contender. Resume building is no mean task and you can take the help of professional resume builders to enhance your chances of seeking the right advertiser quickly.</p>
<p>Highlight skills</p>
<p>Ass soon as you get the resumes done, start firing them to the advertisers you have listed. It is your resume that would initially do the talking and it better be top class. You could be selected from the pile of applications.</p>
<p>Fire resumes</p>
<p>Advertisers look for creative talent and you should highlight whatever you have. The company sending a call letter or offer will look at special interests and latent creative aspect of your character which would ultimately make the advertiser hire you.</p>
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		<title>Business Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business as a science, compared to the science of war, is still rather young. While Sun Tzu already 2400 years ago formulated his important military &#8216;management&#8217; doctrines, it took nearly these same 2400 years before a retired French mining engineer, Fayol (1841-1925), for the first time in history wrote a paper on the tasks of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Business as a science, compared to the science of war, is still rather young. While Sun Tzu already 2400 years ago formulated his important military <b>&#8216;management&#8217;</b> doctrines, it took nearly these same 2400 years before a retired French mining engineer, Fayol (1841-1925), for the first time in history wrote a paper on the tasks of the manager in a business firm. In 1916 he published in the Bulletin de la Société de l&#8217;Industrie Minérale an article on « Administration Industrielle Générale, Prévoyance, organisation, commandement, coordination, et controlé (1).The French Military establishment quickly understood that these ideas about &#8216;administration&#8217; could also be useful in the military context. At the age of 71 they invited Fayol to lecture at their famous <b>&#8216;École Superieure de la Guerre&#8217;</b>(2).</p>
<p>If the military are inclined to learn from business theories, then vice versa business can learn from the military.</p>
<p>Probably because of the harsher global competition the trend can be noticed that more and more senior managers are trying to protect their firms against, or even counter, the competition by getting inspiration from military principles. </p>
<p>In particular competing with developing (Asian) countries, either through their low cost of labour or through a steep technological ascend, requires a broad understanding of the environment, the strengths and weaknesses of the competition, of the nature of one&#8217;s own forces and understanding the current situation to secure the future of the firm. Overcoming the Asian competition is the challenge of the present day European firm and the steady development of the European Union can be a stimulating power in this process. Business as a science is about: a strategic doctrine, planning, critical success factors, tactics, intelligence, the moral component and last but not least to leadership.</p>
<p>1. Industrial and general management, forecasting, organisation, command and control.</p>
<p>2. D.S. Pugh et.al., Writers on organizations , Harmondsworth, 1971, p.60</p>
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		<title>Local Online Advertising Vs Local Advertising Offline</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has a buying process they go through. It may take as short a time as a few hours to go through it all. It may take a year or more to go through the buying process. But here is the process. This is the way most people buy; 1) They are aware of a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Everyone has a buying process they go through. It may take as short a time as a few hours to go through it all. It may take a year or more to go through the buying process. But here is the process. This is the way most people buy;</p>
<p>1) They are aware of a need, or want.<br />
2) They gather information about the product, service, or solution to their problem.<br />
3) They ask friends, gathering social proof. This is another way of gathering more information to make a decision. Reading customer review, reading articles on the subject, watching videos, twittering friends, e-mailing friends, reading Consumer Report, or calling an expert on the subject are all simply ways to gather more information.</p>
<p>Eventually, enough information is gathered to make the buyer comfortable in making a decision.<br />
Again, the time required can vary radically for the individual buyer.</p>
<p>About 95% of the Buying Process, the buyer is gathering information. Only about 5% of the time is the buyer actually looking to buy right then.</p>
<p>With offline advertising, you will likely make the most profit by concentrating on the buyers that are at the end of the buying process. Why? Because offline advertising to provide information ignores the people ready to buy now. Almost never does a newspaper reader look for ads to buy from. They are looking for news or opinion. The radio listener is listening for music, news, or a talk show..they are not waiting to hear your ad.</p>
<p>In offline advertising, you are surprising the buyer by going to them. They are not looking for you. And the buyer hearing your radio ad, does not write down your phone number to call until they are ready to buy. The newspaper reader does not clip out your ad until they are ready to buy.<br />
So advertising offline to people at the beginning of the buying process is a waste of money.</p>
<p>Every advertiser that has tested advertising results, will agree with that assessment.</p>
<p>Now, with local online advertising, its completely different. Why? Because people are going online to get information. After entertainment, the biggest reason people go online is to learn something. Buying something is a distant second place reason to go online.</p>
<p>And with information, I call it Content Marketing, you can become the source of the information the local prospect is looking for.</p>
<p>With content marketing, you can attract prospects at every point of the buying process. You can become the preferred source for opinions, reviews, videos, articles, buying guides, product comparisons, and more. You can be the Go To Guy for that prospect.</p>
<p>How? By writing all of these things yourself or having someone do it for you. Online search engines are loaded with online directory listings, and websites. Do any local search, for any product category, and youll see what I mean. Every listing in a Google search will be online directory listings or website listings.</p>
<p>But do you know what search engines like Google love? Content. High quality, relevant, factual content. So they list articles, reviews, and especially video higher in the search results.</p>
<p>Those listings can almost all be yours.</p>
<p>Claude is going to give a three hour workshop on how to profit from your local online marketing. This event will take place on February 22nd of 2011, at the VDTA event. Register now to secure your seat. The cost is just $  99. It comes with a money back guarantee. Claude will be there to answer any and all question about how to make your local online advertising really pay. </p>
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		<title>Email Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email marketing is the process of advertising a company&#8217;s goods and services by sending mails to the prospective clients. Such form of promotion helps an advertiser to reach out to the best prospective within a short period. An entrepreneur is able to reach to his potential customers at any time and from any part of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Email marketing is the process of advertising a company&#8217;s goods and services by sending mails to the prospective clients. Such form of promotion helps an advertiser to reach out to the best prospective within a short period. An entrepreneur is able to reach to his potential customers at any time and from any part of the world. This form of marketing is very useful in many ways for promoting a company, its products and services.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For promotion of the products and services through emails, a marketer needs to prepare an opt-in list. An opt-in list includes the list of all those customers who have signed up to receive mails of a specific interest to them. This helps a marketer to mail his advertisements to only those who show interest in his products or services. Before the introduction of this form of promotional method, it was not easy to reach out to the customers abroad. </p>
<p>One had to take a trip to an international country, conduct extensive research, implement methods to advertise the products and then close the deal. This consumed resources and time. It was beyond the financial capacity for small and medium sized companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>However, with the advent of marketing through mail one is able to reach the clients across borders with a click of a button. An entrepreneur reaches his best prospects across borders through internet, which is the most economical means. You are also able to manage complete list of all your clients for the purpose. Technology has turned so advanced that is has developed sophisticated applications to equip a businessperson with such marketing methods. There is Email marketing software with different features available in the market that helps you to manage a large number of email addresses of your prospective clients. </p>
<p>You are also able to track your own results after the campaign. You can track the results through tracing the sales achieved after the marketing. A person can also review the responses of the client after the campaign. Analyzing the results help a businessperson to know where he lags behind and to know his strengths that he should maintain in the future campaigns.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Promotion through mails helps an enterprise to tap the potential market and explore new markets to keep the business uninterrupted.</p>
<p> </p>
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		<title>Car Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Car insurance terms and definitions: A-Z</p>
<p>Accident: An unforeseen occurrence that is out of the control of the driver and results in damages or loss.</p>
<p>Accident Frequency: Insurance companies will take the number of accidents in which a driver has been involved in to consideration when determining insurance premiums.</p>
<p>Actual Cash Value: Actual Cash Value refers to the cash value that is set by the insurance company, the replacement value of the insured automobile and the total used to determine compensation in the event of total loss of the vehicle. (less depreciation)</p>
<p>Anti-Theft Device: An anti-theft device is meant to reduce the risk of theft as well as assist in quick recovery of the vehicle in the event of theft. Many insurance companies over reduced rates for having an ATD in stalled.</p>
<p>Blue Book: Standard publication used industry why to determine market value of vehicles.</p>
<p>Contributory Negligence: Affective in some states this law prevents any compensatory recovery from at fault party.</p>
<p>Declaration Page: Document in policy which list all details of the policy, insurance company, vehicle and the insured.</p>
<p>Deductible: The deductible is the set cost the insured must pay in the event of a loss. </p>
<p>The rate of the deductible will affect the premium rate, the higher the deductible the lower the premium.</p>
<p>Endorsement: An attachment which changes the original policy.</p>
<p>First Party: First party refers to the person that is insured under the policy.</p>
<p>Fraud: A falsification in any part of your policy or the attempt to file a fraudulent statement or claim is illegal and will result in a void policy.</p>
<p>Garage Location: This refers to the location where the vehicle is garaged the largest percentage of the time and correspond with your mailing zip code and will premium rate.</p>
<p>Good Student Discount: Some insurance companies offer discounts of students that maintain a B or better average throughout the academic year.</p>
<p>Lapse in Coverage: A lapse in coverage can occur for failure to make premium payments on time.</p>
<p>Liability Insurance: Option in an insurance policy which provides payment for damages that result for an accident.</p>
<p>Liability Investigation: Process that takes places after an accident.</p>
<p>Medical Payments Coverage: This portion of a policy cover medical costs that may arise as a result of a car accident. </p>
<p>There are state minimum coverage that must be held in most states.</p>
<p>Motor Vehicle Record (MVR): A documented history of driving record compiled by the state issuing the drivers license. This driving record is used by insurance companies to determine premium rates.</p>
<p>Multi-car discount: Some companies offer discounts if you insure multiple vehicles with their company.</p>
<p>Per Occurrence Limit: This is the most an insurance company will pay for any one accident.</p>
<p>Per Person Limit: This is the limit set for any injuries resulting from a vehicle accident.</p>
<p>Rating Plan: The formula used to set premium cost.</p>
<p>Red Book: The Red Book is used to set market value of used trucks and automobiles.</p>
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		<title>Marketing Gifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing Gifts That Give Back A advertising surprise is more than just a surprise to the receiver. It&#8217;s a gift item to the giver too. When a enterprise hands out marketing products to customers or employees, they secure inexpensive advertising throughout the year. The promo gear give back all year by promoting your organizationor product [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Marketing Gifts That Give Back A advertising surprise is more than just a surprise to the receiver. It&#8217;s a gift item to the giver too. When a enterprise hands out marketing products to customers or employees, they secure inexpensive advertising throughout the year. The promo gear give back all year by promoting your organizationor product without you ever having to put another second of thought into it. Once that marketing solution is given away, your enterprise is going to get increased exposure throughout the years. Promo solutions are considered to be one of the best, most inexpensive ways to advertise a industry.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re also something that shows customers and employees gratitude for their corporation and hard work. This way to both thank customers and get cheap advertising is a dream come true for most business owners. That&#8217;s why promo goods are such a big thing. Almost everyone appreciates the free stuff and everyone appreciates the continuous advertising the items provide. Companies very often host &#8220;shows&#8221; to show off their new products. During these important venues, they might pass out free promotional solutions. Companies also thank employees with these promotional gear that then reach their homes and the attention of other family members and friends of the family.</p>
<p>A industry anniversary or other occasion, like the holidays, is the perfect time to hand out advertising gear to show visitors how grateful you are for their firm. The type of gadgets to be given out are unlimited. Coffee cups, T-shirts, hats, and pencils are common promotional rewards but there are other creative rewards out there that organizations think of. Most business owners try to gauge what kinds of products would interest their consumer base so that they give away something that is truly useful or fun for their clients. When giving away advertising objects to employees, the same formula is followed. It&#8217;s a thank you from the organizationthat should always be something that employees would find useful to them in their lives or that they would find fun to use.</p>
<p>Companies can customize the marketing goods to fit the personalities of the people in the office. It&#8217;s a fitting tribute to the men and women that help to make the enterprisewhat it is. Promo gifts are one of the best tools that any businesshas to use. Companies that are wise will present promotional products to individuals when the time is right and when the treats themselves match the wish lists of the recipients. When these things happen, both the giver and the receiver have a great exchange that results in something good for both of them. </p>
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		<title>Accounting Careers with an Online Accounting Degree</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">So you are here because you pursuing a degree, either online or through an actual classes of degrees. After finishing the degree course although, you face a new challenge, what are you going to do now? Well, luckily, a background in accounting degrees means you&#8217;ve got a strong, respectable foundation to all kinds of careers, a lot of which pay extraordinarily well. If you do not know the huge quantity of jobs that accounting provides, you have come to the best place. We listed below some nice careers in accounting that you may pursue to place your <strong>accounting degree</strong> to give you the results you want.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Internal Auditing</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Depending on the enterprise, an internal auditor can have a big range of duties. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, all of them follow the same pattern, which is to research a business, find the issues and recommend some solutions. As an internal auditor in companies, you could find yourself reviewing normal business transactions, describing pertinent risks, creating procedures for solutions, and accounting report on the final analysis. Pay rates usually vary from Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 1800 per hour depending on how lengthy you have stayed along with your firm.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Bookkeeper</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Career as Bookkeeper is a very good idea for an entry-level job in Accounting, not when you have been in the accounting profession for a couple of years. Bookkeepers usually do only what their name implies and i.e. </p>
<p>bookkeeping. They manage the record of the transactions of a business, like sale, purchase, revenue, and salary transactions. Average pay ranges from Rs. 700 to Rs. 1400/-, making it a better job for young people, just-out-of-college students.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Certified Public Accountant (CPA)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Career as CPA or Chartered Accountant, you have to take a state test consisting of 4 parts which is able to test your knowledge of accounting. As a CPA, you&#8217;ve a broad range of job responsibilitydepending on your company, however not restricted to income tax, forensic accounting, corporate finance, account maintain, information technology, and tax preparation. Pay rates of a CPA range about Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 100000/- between one and over twenty years of service.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>General Ledger Accountant</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The primary job of general ledger accountant is to trace the earnings and debts of the particular company, so that you could work out exactly where the cash is going in your business.  That is necessary for tracking tax credits that you simply qualify for, as well as maintaining track of the taxes and wages that you&#8217;ll want to pay out.  Not keeping correct record books will mean you don’t really know where your corporation cash is going.  That’s harmful, because you can’t really make sure of the precise method in which you’re operating.  For all you recognize, the business might be slowly working at a loss, till the point comes the place you are stretched to thin to maintain your company&#8217;s business open any longer.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Condo owners, just like homeowners, need to purchase insurance to protect their property and liability. Below are three of the most frequently asked questions about condo insurance to help you get started. 1. What&#8217;s the Difference Between Condo Insurance and Homeowner Insurance? Insurance for condos is quite similar to insurance for homes; the real differences [...]]]></description>
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<p>Condo owners, just like homeowners, need to purchase insurance to protect their property and liability. Below are three of the most frequently asked questions about condo insurance to help you get started.</p>
<p><b>1. What&#8217;s the Difference Between Condo Insurance and Homeowner Insurance?</b></p>
<p>Insurance for condos is quite similar to insurance for homes; the real differences stem from whether you own or rent the condo.</p>
<p>To learn about the different kinds of coverage available for your rented or owned condo, talk with an insurance carrier that specializes in coverage for condos. If your condo is part of a complex, you can also find out what&#8217;s required when you talk to a member of your association.</p>
<p><b>2. What Does Condo Insurance Insure?</b></p>
<p>Coverage options vary depending on the carrier and policy, as well as on whether you own or rent the condo. </p>
<p>Some of the options you can find for your condo include coverage for:<br />
Your personal property.<br />
Loss of use of your possessions and/or structure.<br />
Personal injury sustained somewhere on the property (this applies to owners or renters of units that are part of complexes).<br />
Damage that occurs to commonly owned structures.<br />
Personal liability.<br />
Medical costs.</p>
<p>Note that these are just a few of the coverage options typically available; you&#8217;ll need to talk to an agent to find out specifics about a particular carrier&#8217;s options.</p>
<p><b>3. Where Can I Find Condo Insurance?</b></p>
<p>Most insurance carriers that offer homeowner insurance also offer insurance for condominiums. Talk with other condo owners about the carriers they use and, if your condo is part of a complex, the complex&#8217;s association might provide suggestions.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent days, competition in the market has been very stiff thus calling for business entities to look for the best marketing communication strategies. Significantly, it has been realized that, the issue of modern technology and liberalization of markets has led to significant developments in the strategies business adopt to market their products. Precisely, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">In recent days, competition in the market has been very stiff thus calling for business entities to look for the best marketing communication strategies. Significantly, it has been realized that, the issue of modern technology and liberalization of markets has led to significant developments in the strategies business adopt to market their products. Precisely, the footwear and sportswear industry has been very competitive in the recent past. With this in mind, it has become essential for other companies to emulate the strategies adopted by these companies so as to arrive at success. With regard to the recent changes in the sportswear and footwear industry, it has been essential for C&amp;J Clark International Ltd to conduct a market analysis on the marketing communication strategies for adidas and Nike. Based on the market research, the C&amp;J Clark International Ltd will be able to identify the best strategies to incorporate in its marketing plan (Neumeier 2006).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">An extensive research study and analysis of the sportswear and footwear industry has shown a changing trend in the marketing and promotional strategies adopted by various companies. In this case, the essence of branding has been identified as one of the highly adopted marketing and promotional strategies of the companies in the shoe industry. Precisely, the marketing communications strategies for Adidas and Nike have been very competitive in the recent days. Based on research, it has been identified that addidas and Nike brands have had intensive marketing communication strategies in modern days. The effective marketing strategies adopted by these two brands have led to their presence in the global market. It has been identified that, these two brands have been very conscious in monitoring the changing demands of consumers as well as the changes in market trends in the concepts of advertisements. Based on these concepts, it&#8217;s very essential for the C&amp;J Clark International Ltd to emulate the strategies adopted by addidas and Nike(Kiley 2005)</p>
<p><strong>2.0 Market and Literature review</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Market analysis of sports and foot wear industry has shown that Addidas and Nike are enjoyed overwhelming success and dominance in the market. In this case, Nike is actually the market leader in the industry, where it enjoys more than 31% of global footwear market. On the other hand, addidas is the second market leader, whereby it enjoys a market share of 20%. Importantly, the global market of sportswear and footwear has been strongly dominated by these two companies. The competition of these two giants is very evident through there stiff competition and extensive adoption of efficient marketing strategies. Research has showed that, the brands of these two companies are very unique and have penetrated in all corners of the global market (Kiley 2005)</p>
<p><strong>3.0 Research methods</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The research study carried on the footwear and sportswear industry entailed both qualitative and quantitative methods. Based on the research, both primary data collection methods as well as secondary data collection methods were adopted.</p>
<p><strong>3.1 Primary Sources</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the case of primary data collection, the following methods were adopted. Firstly, interviewing was extensively applied whereby the public were involved. In relation with this, both structured questions and unstructured questions were used in the interviews. Based on this phenomenon, the public were extensively questioned about their perceptions on the conducts of Addidas and Nike. Issues of pricing, promotion, trade fairs and sponsorship offered by the companies were also question (Neumeier 2006).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, observation was also extensively adopted as a method of data collection. In relation with this, the researchers were keen in observing the advertisements of Nike as well as that of Addidas. In this case, media and more so televisions and websites were highly utilized in data collection. A point worth of noting is that, the data collected using the different methods was keenly recorded for further analysis (Kiley 2005)</p>
<p><strong>3.2 Secondary Sources</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Significantly, secondary sources of data were a vital source of information regarding the marketing communication strategies of addidas and Nike. With regard to secondary sources, business journals, books as well as the works of other researchers. Literature review was also a significant methodology used in getting relevant information regarding the Addidas and Nike thus making the data collection method efficient and effective (Nash 2000).</p>
<p><strong>4.0 Analysis and discussion</strong><br />
<strong>4.1 Marketing communication strategies and mix for Nike</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Nike, Inc. is a US based sportswear company; whereby it is the world&#8217;s leading supplier of apparel and athletic shoes. Nike is also a major manufacturer of sports equipment; where it enjoyed more than US$  18.6 billion in the fiscal year 2008. A major aspect which has significantly influenced its success has been on marketing and promotional strategies. At present, Nike adopts a number of marketing communication strategies which has led to its overwhelming performance in the market. In this case, research and analysis of Nike marketing and communication strategies has shown that, the company has been able to adopt very efficient and effective strategies. This is related to its admirable performance in the market (Kiley 2005)</p>
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<p>When a seller allows a buyer to make payments over time for the purchase of property, it is known as owner financing or seller financing. This private financing by the seller can take the place of a bank loan or be in addition to a conventional mortgage.</p>
<p>The payment amount, interest rate, and other terms are agreed upon between the buyer and seller. The amount financed by the seller will depend upon the buyer&#8217;s down payment and whether there are any bank loans.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an example of how it works&#8230;</p>
<p>An owner advertises his or her house for sale, either on their own or through a real estate agent. A buyer makes an offer, and they agree upon a sales price of $  175,000 with a 10 percent down payment of $  17,500.</p>
<p>Rather than requiring the buyer to obtain a bank loan, the seller carries back the balance of $  157,500 in the form of a note and mortgage. </p>
<p>  It could also be a note and deed of trust or a real estate contract, depending on the customary documents for that state. A title company or real estate attorney is often used for the closing.</p>
<p>The note spells out the terms of repayment. In this case they agree upon 8.5 percent interest at $  1,211.04 per month based on a 360-month amortization. The seller doesn&#8217;t really want to wait a full 30 years for payments, so the note requires payment in full, known as a balloon payment, within seven years.</p>
<p>Because the buyer is making payments to the seller rather than an institutional lender, the legal arrangement is called a private mortgage, seller carry-back, or installment sale. The seller has similar mortgage rights as a bank, so if the buyer does not make payments, the seller can foreclose and take the property back.</p>
<p>Should the seller prefer cash today rather than payments over time, the rights to future payments can be sold or assigned to a note investor on the secondary market.</p>
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