So, you’ve got a killer product, you’ve been carefully marketing it, but the sales just aren’t rolling in. What could possibly be wrong? Targeting. In business and marketing, targeting is the process of selecting your product or service’s target market, and effectively directing your marketing efforts at them. This means picking the right people who […]
A marketing plan is required to attract new and existing customers. It’s used to pave a path toward profits. To continue running a successful business, your marketing plan needs to be direct, concise, and responsive. And for that, your marketing plan needs to include these 4 parts. 1. Analyze the company and set goals You […]
If you’re looking to bring your organization or offering some extra exposure, then marketing is probably something you’ve already considered. As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, marketing is/are “the activities that are involved in making people aware of a company’s products” — however; this definition doesn’t say anything about what exactly can constitute marketing, which […]
Although building successful marketing campaigns might seem both complicated and tedious, there are a number of different ways to get around the difficult parts, streamline the process, and improve results. In this article, we’ll be learning by example and taking a look at some of the primary qualities that successful marketing efforts share. From selling […]
Do you know why business analysts use PEST analysis? It’s because it’s a strategic management tool. It helps people make informed business decisions by following patterns and data regarding Political, Economic, Social, and Technological influences. Are you on the right path for your PEST analysis? These signs let you know if you’re not. Sign #1: […]
What makes a product launch successful? You need to cover many bases and you can’t forget about the four essential external factors: political, economic, social and technological influences. It’s also known as PEST. No matter your industry or product, the knowledge of these four categories stand between you and a successful launch. Here’s how you […]
PEST analysis is a fantastic tool to strategically plan your business. The analysis examines four external factors (political, economic, social, and technological) to help you take advantage of opportunities and negate the effects of threats. When you’re starting a new business, expanding into new areas, or executing projects, PEST analysis is the tool you need […]
How do outside factors affect your business? This is the one question every business owner needs to answer. Otherwise, they may face unexpected consequences. We tend to get wrapped up in internal affairs such as operations and invoicing because we have direct responsibility and influence over them. Outside factors can’t be as easily influenced. They […]
The number one goal for any startup is to prevent failure. With Google at our fingertips, we have the tools to learn as much as we can, as quickly as possible. From manufacturing to guerrilla marketing strategies, it’s possible to learn from the experts to see where they failed and skip that step. And while […]
SWOT analysis highlights strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It’s often used for businesses, processes, and industries. But it’s versatile and can be used for virtually any subject. The point is to create a strategy to enhance the positives and reduce the impact of weaknesses and threats. Doing your first SWOT analysis may leave you feeling […]
SWOT analysis is a guideline to understanding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats relevant to your school. It helps you see: Which areas need developing? Which areas are thriving? Which areas are stagnant? And which areas could ruin everything? To understand your school’s competitive advantage and minimize instability, we’re going to teach you how to […]
SWOT analysis is essential for more than just business management — it can be used on yourself. In fact, it should be used on yourself. Because a business is only as successful as the team behind it. So how does SWOT analysis of oneself work? Instead of examining the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in […]
We know Coca Cola by their signature logo, taste, and classic glass bottles. These are strengths they’ve used to their advantage. But what about their weaknesses, opportunities, and threats? Coca Cola is a mogul, but falling behind serious trends. After conducting a PESTLE analysis on the soft drink company, here is a look at a […]
A recent report about Amazon has shown the company is seeing fewer profits than expected. This report affects Amazon in several ways, but the company has many strengths, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) barking at its virtual store door. Strengths: a monopoly Amazon is a retail giant. It’s a monopoly in its own right. It offers […]
Have you ever wanted to just turn back the clock? Done something you shouldn’t have and wish you didn’t? Made some friends you regret meeting? Or maybe you wish you tried harder to achieve something that seemed so miniscule then but massive now. I have been in all of these places and can relate to […]
How do you think it would feel to have someone constantly telling what you can and cannot wear? That is how thousands of high schoolers feel everyday. School dress code is unjust because it limits individuality, promotes sexism, and encourages conformity interfering with the child’s learning experience. The teenage years are some of the most […]
Would you ever give someone you love poison? Giving someone food containing added sugar is basically the same thing, yet people unknowingly consume large amounts of it all of the time. The consumption of added sugar has greatly increased in the U.S. over the past few years, 30% over the course of 30 years to […]
The debate on whether the myths and legends about ghosts are true or false is on going and has come to a point of which it is all opinion. Given all the facts and evidence I strongly agree that ghost is real. The definition of ghost is simply the spirit of a dead person, especially […]
Why do we have them? What is the point? They aren’t going to help us in college, and they won’t help us become better citizens of these United States. All we do is stay up constantly for several months straight to take a five hour test. Most of us stay up the night before to […]
Not everyone should attend college.Today the expectation that every single high school graduate must go to college seems irrational.Starting adult life thousands of dollars in debt does not sound like the start of a path to success. And with the cost of tuitions rising college appears less and less attractive.All high school graduates should not […]
There’s been a debate at my School in Delaware.I believe that this debate is falling upon deaf ears of the people who are supposed to monitor our education.These people, I believe, are not doing their job correctly.The reason I say this is because the problem going around our school is to decide whether the students […]
Physical Education Time Should students have more physical education time? Yes I do think students should get more physical education time. I think students should get at least 45 minutes of physical education per day. That is because it helps students relieve their stress. When a student’s stress is relieved they are able to do […]
Every kid growing up watches something based around the idea of being in high school, whether it be on a TV show or in a movie. Watching things on TV makes kids hope and wish for things to be the same way, but they never are. The ways in which high school is actually portrayed […]
Intervention study hall is a new class assigned to kids who have been struggling with their grades. It’s a one period class every other day where there are four to five students in each class, with one teacher. At the beginning of class, the teacher checks each student’s assignment notebooks to make sure they have […]
If the world were the way most educators would have us believe, America’s streets would be clogged with people who decided to skip out on their college degrees, panhandling to feed their illegitimate children. If you asked any of these hypothetical street-lurkers what they regretted the most, they’d turn to you, eyes weary and underlined […]
Hi I’m Maddie. I’m new to middle school- and yes it can be a hastle and can make you feel like your whole life was just flipped upsidedown. Like who needs all that stress??? Short answer:NO ONE So to get through middle school I think about why I am so stressed or confused. Then I […]
One of the things that bothers me most about my high school is how the high school government election process works. The way it goes, if you’re part of the student government and you want to run for office, you can get permission from the head of government to be in the running. Once you’re […]
Have you ever had students sleep in your class, or not pay attention? Teachers believe that they have stayed up too late, but really they had to spend six hours doing pointless homework/projects their teacher assigned for them. The malignant homework causes students to fret about homework which causes them a hard deal of stress. […]
Imagine it is the first week of school. A student loves all of his teachers and classes, but one thing is the whole reason why the whole class is so forlorn. Next period the students will be brooding because they are going to have their first test. This is the case in over 98,000 of […]
I told myself I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready to move on, to move out, and to leave. I was comfortable in the life I was living. I had become a passenger on the high school merry-go-round, where I had been for three previous years. I had no problem watching my future go around and […]
