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The Spirit of Giving – Re-examining the notion of “Value”

Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Sheng Dan Kuai Le! (圣诞快乐!) Wishing you an enjoyable day, and a happy holiday season spent with good people, surplus amounts of food and drinks, and a large number of gifts! One idea that is firmly associated with Christmas is gift giving. This is a central part of the Christian tradition, […]

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Economics

Price and Value

Price and value, there is a difference. Price is what you pay for something; the number of dollars that you need to part with in order to obtain it. Value is what you receive; the positive feelings or practical utility that the object or the experience imparts. I recently had my birthday, and I was delighted to […]

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Frameworks

Four P’s Marketing Framework

A useful framework for evaluating the marketing strategy for a product                 THE Four P’s consists of: price ; product ; position/place; and promotion . 1. Price The pricing strategy employed by a firm for a particular good or service will have a significant effect on profit. There […]