Cultural empathy

Discuss why and how “cultural empathy” is essential and instrumental

in helping succeed in cross-cultural negotiations

The financial crisis in the United States

The financial crisis in the United States in 2008-09 was caused by a lack of understanding of probability. Do
you think this statement is correct? Why or why not? Please find evidence to support your argument

Advertisements for prescription drugs

Advertisements for prescription drugs often feature potential benefits

and negative side effects that consumers may experience with use of the medication. These advertisements present two-sided arguments.
a) true
b) false

Landscape features

What are the four main landscape features associated with ice sheets?

Data collection mode

Which data collection mode must a researcher chose if respondents need to see, handle, or experience something?
A)
The data collection mode must accommodate these requirements.

B)
It should be performed as part of in-depth interviews.

C)
The researcher should have an expansive budget.

D)
The researcher should consider social media research.

Limestone remains to be explored for potential caves

How much of worlds limestone remains to be explored for potential caves?

What are the strategic uncertainties

What are the strategic uncertainties (see chapter 2 and lecture

material for an explanation of the concept of “strategic uncertainty”) facing the Snapple company in this particular situation?

Growth areas for geography

What are the growth areas for geography? How broad or narrow are the job opportunities?

Advantages and disadvantages of China’s dam-building policy

What are the advantages and disadvantages of China’s dam-building policy? Is it wise for the Chinese government to emphasize dam construction?

Social media audits for two competing brands

Complete social media audits for two competing brands and to effectively

critique the brands by communicating which has a more successful social media marketing strategy and why. You must address all questions and all project objectives listed below:
General Overview of Each Brand
What marketing objectives does each brand pursue through social media? On which social media channels does each brand have accounts (i.e. owned media)?

Are the brands tracking mentions or references of the brand (i.e. earned media)? Consider how you can evaluate this by observation of the brands?

Is each brand doing any paid social media? What types? How is the performance of these efforts? Analyze Each Brand Review their active social media accounts and evaluate the following:

What is the objective of using each channel?

Who is the current audience on the channel (consider describing the audience as a distinct target market, with as many details about this group as possible, as if they are your personal friends)?

How is the brand’s content aligned with the interests and preferences of their main target market? Are the intended social media interactions happening? How well and how much of them?

What paid media, if any, is happening on each social media platform?

Does using this social media channel provide direct or indirect measureable benefits to the brand? Are there any examples of failures on any of the channels (e.g. did some content work negatively for the brand)? Compare the Brands:

How are the audiences of each brand similar?

How are the audiences of each brand different?

How is one brand more effective than the other in reaching and interacting with their audience? Recommendation and Conclusion:

Please communicate one recommendation for a change for each company. Please outline your recommendation with a few actionable steps for each company.

What is the takeaway from your analysis? How is your analysis meaningful to each of the companies