Choose a printed advertisement produced before 1980 (Laundromat – Half Hour Laundry from 1952) and analyze it to understand both the cultural moment and the advertising moment in which it was made.

Your paper should consider the imagery and text of the advertising to ascertain who the advertisement was aimed at, and what the ad says about the culture at the time of its production. You will also want to look at how the ad has relevance, if at all, to modern advisements for similar products.
Also question whether your chosen advertisement would still fit cultural norms today, and briefly discuss why or why not this might be the case.

Format: Your paper should be fully cited using APA format and five pages in length (not including references and the title page).

Requirements:
– APA format throughout
o 12-Point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins; double-
spaced.
– One print advertisement located using UI Library resources (laundromat ad)
– At least four academic sources cited.
– Five pages (NOT including title and reference pages)

Grading:
– Analysis – 50%
– Quality of Ad – 15%
– Grammar & Spelling – 20%
– Formatting – 15%
– Citations – It is expected as an academic paper that your paper will be fully cited. Submissions with less than 90% of expected citations will receive a failing grade and be reported for plagiarism, if applicable.

CITATION FOR ADVERTISEMENT:
“Laundromat: Half-Hour Laundry.” Telephone Directory – Iowa City, 1952.

Describe the stages of production in an organization. Identify any three costs involved with the implementation of standard documentation.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess how potential value-enhancing strategies may pose a risk to Starbucks or any other firm.

Review your instructor’s feedback on the Strategic Alternatives Assessment and the Financial Analysis assignments. Use that feedback to guide your analysis of the strategies that you believe will provide the most significant opportunities for your firm to manage risk and add value.

Keep in mind that increasing value for the firm does not necessarily mean expanding the business. Acquiring other firms, conducting research and development, or introducing new products and services might fall under the umbrella of value enhancement, while in other cases it may mean downsizing, rightsizing, or even refining the products and services the firm offers.

In a paper of approximately 1,500 words, revisit the strategic alternatives and financial analysis recommendations that offer the greatest opportunities to add value to your firm and assess the risks of each. Use the information you have learned about your company’s business model, industry, competition, and target market in conjunction with the feedback you received on your work in the previous two topics to assist you in addressing the following.

In the Strategic Alternatives Assessment, you evaluated potential growth opportunities and strategies for your firm, using a SWOT analysis to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each. Recapitulate your findings here in conjunction with any instructor feedback received, identifying how you determined your proposed strategic alternative(s) and calculated potential inhibitors to each. Expand upon your initial proposed alternatives to include financial considerations.
Throughout the course, you have developed and submitted reports for your firm based on information that you and your CLC group have acquired and assessed. However, it is equally important to consider what other information, had you been able to locate it, would have been of value in formulating recommendations. What information are you lacking that might assist you and your team in developing and suggesting value-enhancing strategic alternatives? What information are you lacking that would assist you and your team in better assessing and managing possible risks of the proposed alternatives?
When it comes to making strategic recommendations to management, financial considerations weigh significantly on the feasibility and viability of the available options. Revisit the Financial Analysis assignment and, with the incorporation of any instructor feedback received, reiterate your findings on the financial condition and performance of the firm respective to the risks and benefits of forming a strategic alliance, profitability ratios, and possible value-enhancing strategies.
Given your instructor’s feedback and considering how the financial markets have changed since you submitted your Financial Analysis assignment, how would you refine or update your assessment of the organization’s current performance and financial strategies?
How would you use a decision matrix to determine the risks of your suggested strategic alternative and the potential financial implications for your company of pursuing this alternative? Is the decision matrix an effective tool for predicting risk? Why or why not? How does the application of the decision matrix alter what you previously chose as the most advantageous strategy?
Utilizing a risk matrix, identify a minimum of 10 unique risks associated with the strategic alternative you believe will provide the most significant opportunity for your firm to add value. Choose two or three of the most critical risks and discuss their potential impacts on your selected alternative.
Submit your risk matrix with your written response.

Inbound marketing, is a key method for lead generation and prospect conversion, mostly within the healthcare and more technical industries.  Among the social media competitors, LinkedIn provides a useful vehicle for content marketing to capture new leads. Pick any industry you would like, and create a blog posting the top five trends in that field depicting your unique expertise and knowledge. Upload it to the discussion board for discussion and feedback. Provide substantive feedback to your classmates on their submissions. Revise your blog as needed for your final submission.