Craft beer makers make small profits as a result of their hard work because they constantly need to invest in order to be able to keep up with legislations imposed by larger companies. The fact that the number of beer connoisseurs is much smaller than the number of individuals who believe that they like beer and who are likely to drink anything that is in front of them is one of the principal issues with craft beer. In order to make their products available to a wider public, small breweries need to invest in advertising and need to present beer aficionados with the elements that differentiate their beer from more common beer types. It is difficult to assess the effects that such a strategy would have on their profits, as a dedicated brewer is even likely to end up spending much of his or her profits on advertising techniques. With…...

Many different herbs and spices were used to flavor beers in these unique mixtures. Historian Tesoro says, "Among other things, juniper berries, sweet gale, blackthorn, oak bark, wormwood, caraway seed, aniseed, bay leaves, yarrow, thorn apple, gentian, rosemary, tansy, Saint-John's-wort, spruce chips, pine roots - and above all henbane found their way into these Grut mixtures" (Tesoro). Many of these herbs could be dangerous in even small amounts, and some, like henbane, could provide hallucinations. Because of this, beer began to be viewed superstitiously.
One of the superstitions that began to swirl around beer and beer brewing was the legend of the "beer witch" or "brew witch." Supposedly, these witches cursed the ingredients and could spoil a batch of beer. Superstition surrounded the brewing process, and of course, sanitation was not what it is today, which also contributed to the failure of many a batch of early beer. Since brewing…...

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Editors. "Beer." CBCNews.ca. 21 July 2004. 22 Feb. 2007.  http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/beer/ 

Hajar, Rachel. "Friend and Foe - the Middle Eastern Origins of Beer." World and I Nov. 2001: 206.

Tesoro, Eugenia. "History of Beer." Eat-Online.net. 9 March, 2003. 22 Feb. 2007. http://www.eat-online.net/english/habits/history_of_beer_main.htm

We will briefly examine the history of some of these companies to analyze the reasons for their success and failure.
Anheuser-usch

Anheuser-usch is the number one beer company not only in the U.S.A. ut in the world. The company was founded more than 150 years ago by a German immigrant, Adolphus usch. Its flagship product -- udweiser beer was introduced 120 years ago. The company has survived such traumas in its history as the prohibition years, increase in taxes by the government, changing trends in customer tastes as well as continuing competition from domestic as well as international beer companies. After the second quarter results of 2001, the company declared record earnings and sales. This was their eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. In terms of beer volume, the company shipped 62.6 million barrels of beer in 2001, up 2.1 million barrels or 3.5% over the previous year. A summary of…...

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 http://www.anheuser-busch.com/news/q12001.html

Brewing companies must therefore not only fight for incremental market share with competitor's brands, but must address the issue of consumers trading down by highlighting the appeal of the premium brand vs. The budget brand.
Game theory comes into play in the beer market because the mainstream beer market has been static for many years. hile the import and craft beer segments have grown steadily in recent years, the mainstream market has stagnated. Thus, the mainstream beer market has become a zero-sum game. This has increased the focus in the industry on lifestyle advertising in an attempt to steal customers from competing brands. This is doubly important because all companies must contend with limited capacity for price increases and therefore can improve margins primarily through cost reductions. This leaves all major brands with recipes that involve cheap ingredients in sparse quantities -- there is little differentiation in terms of product…...

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No author. (2009). China's Snow jumps Bud Light to be world No. 1. Reuters. Retrieved April 2, 2009 from  http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52U60B20090331 

No author. (2006). A mixed forecast for beer. Brewery Age. Retrieved April 2, 2009 from http://www.breweryage.com/stats/Stats%203-06.pdf

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The commercials make no references at all to the holistic qualities of the product itself. By contrast, the Coors Light commercials also emphasize the special patented 'freshness label" that indicates when the beer is perfectly chilled. The commercials also make explicit references to the clarity and purity of the mountain springs depicted in the product labels.
Likeness-Difference Comparison

The Coors Light commercials seem to combine three specific marketing messages: (1) the sports-minded "regular-guy" appeal of the main characters; (2) the sports-minded orientation of the characters and the implied testimonials about the product from the NFL coaches; and (3) the freshness and optimal coldness feature of the freshness label. The Dos Equis commercials ignore the characteristics of the product and focus exclusively on the messages and connotations implied about the character of the individual presented as the representative consumer of the product. However, that element is multi-dimensional in that it presents the…...

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Cohen, J. "Coors Light Defines Super Cold." Retrieved from BeerUniverse.com at:

http://www.beer-universe.com/beer-education-article/2011-05-23/Coors-Light-

Defines-Super-Cold/

Stevenson, S. "The Most Interesting Man in the World: The star of Dos Equis' new ad campaign is too cool to shill beer." Retrieved from Slate.com at:

EBBD Simulation seems to be successful at its goal in helping people understand how the Bull-whip effect actually impacts people who are in charge of ordering products for distribution to customers. The Bull-whip effect demonstrates that fluctuations in orders build as they head upstream in a supply chain, so that small fluctuations in demand can cause huge fluctuations in supply at the top of the chain. These fluctuations, in term, can impact availability, which has an effect on demand. Therefore, rather than supply and demand creating a linear graph, fluctuations actually cause supply and demand to create a wave shaped pattern with increasing wave height that grow in relation to fluctuations in demand.
One of the interesting things about the EBBD simulation is that it focused on the problems experienced by the end-user. It provided a simulation with four potential small-craft brewers and how a local business owner would deal with…...

eer and Civilization
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At various points in human history, developments in civilization have occurred due to various catalysts. Eighteenth century was characterized by the emergence of the Enlightenment, where secularization and rationalization became the dominant forms of socio-political thinking. Nineteenth century, meanwhile, was known for giving way to Industrial Revolution, leading to the emergence and development of modernism and capitalism that prevailed from the 20th century to the present. Despite these catalysts and developments in civilization at every point in history, the question of how civilization began is an interesting inquiry, allowing us to understand when humanity had truly begun its ascent towards higher social and intellectual progress.

One of the theories presented about the origin of civilization is the theory that the production of beer served as the catalyst for a new civilization to begin. eer production, was traced back 10,000 years ago, when extant…...

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Beer is as synonymous with German culture as watches are to Switzerland. The centrality of beer to German culture is owing to centuries of tradition, long before the unification of Germany in 1871. Although beer consumption in Germany has declined over the last several decades, beer continues to be a defining feature of modern German economic, social, and even political life.
Background and Pre-Modern German Beer

According to the German Beer Institute, beer has been brewed in Germany for about three thousand years. Until the 8th century CE, most beer was brewed at home for personal consumption. Because it is a domestic food product, and gender roles assigned women to domestic chores, brewers were almost exclusively women during the days of the Teutonic tribes. As Christianity penetrated Germany, brewing shifted toward semi-professional and eventually professional status. Christian monasteries and nunneries brewed the first commercial beers in Germany, using the proceeds from their…...

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"A little history of what Germans drink and why." DW. Retrieved online:  http://www.dw.de/a-little-history-of-what-germans-drink-and-why/a-16880477 

Borak, Mark. "Beer in Bohemia and Bavaria." Retrieved online: https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/his452/Alcohol/Beer%20Page/Beerpage1.html

Fazel, Helay, Flaquer, Xavier Torras, and Venkatesh Saha. "Is the End of the German Beer Industry Near?" Wharton: Management. Jan 02, 2013. Retrieved online:  http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/is-the-end-of-the-german-beer-industry-near/ 

German Beer Institute. "Three Millennia of German Brewing." 2006. Retrieved online: http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/history.html

Bud Light beer which is to be introduced in Turkish market. The paper has covered all the important sections of the marketing research proposal including background to the research problem, product and industry profile, internal and external analysis, research approach and methodology, and technical appraisal using timeline and cost analysis for the project.
The purpose of this paper is to present a complete marketing research proposal for Anheuser-Busch that wants to introduce its top rated brand, Bud Light beer in Turkish market. The marketing research proposal starts with the definition of the problem statement and proceeds by describing the product profile, market snapshot, SWOT analysis, and competitive patterns for Bud Light beer. The second section gives a brief explanation to the research objective and possible research questions that can be answered for the purposes of this study. The "esearch Approach' section presents a comprehensive description of the methodological framework including…...

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Anheuser-Busch, (2013). Bud Light Fact Sheet. Retrieved on February 21st, 2013, from

Cadle, J., Paul, D., & Turner, P. (2010). Business Analysis Techniques: 72 Essential Tools for Success, (1st ed.). London: British Computer Society

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After reading the first two chapters of the book, it is evident that Bennett is overwhelmed with the amount of information she acquired regarding ale and beer brewing in the late medieval period. Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: omen's ork in a Changing orld 1300-1600 is heavily saturated with historic information to the point that it is difficult to keep up with Bennett's arguments and train of thought, and easily causes the reader to lose focus and interest in the subject. Additionally, Bennett employs too many examples, which further adds to the historical saturation of the text.

Another issue arises through Bennett's inclusion of women within this historical context and within the brewing industry. Because Bennett focuses largely on the brewing industry and the changes therein, which affected all brewers regardless of age or sex, references to women seems tacked on and out of place. By focusing on what brewing…...

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Works Cited

Bennett, Judith M. Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World

1300-1600. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Print.

oland Beer Company
Score Card Performances

Customer Value Perspective

Process or Internal Operations Perspective

Learning and Growth Perspective

Creation of customer creation turnovers for assessment

Creating avenues where customers are able to meet their places of need

Assessment and increment of the customer values

Measuring performance processes

Improving on productivity of clients

Performance of assessments on metric operations

Satisfying various needs of employees

etaining large numbers of employees for increased performance

Maximizing organization in order to foster increased performance

Creation of an organizational culture that sustains high performance

Maximizing on technological approaches in order to foster quality and sustained productivity

Financial

Customer

Customers are a central concern in every business establishment. In order to arrive at an equitable business, customers should be accorded the best services in the market. Customer access to varied services enables the organization, like onald Beer Company, to live within a balance of the income rates and loans for operation. Customer services entail different activities like management of the levels of deposits, quality of…...

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References

Albright, T.; Davis, S.; & Hibbets, A. (2001). Tri-Cities Community Bank: A Balanced

Scorecard Case. Strategic Finance, 83(4), 54-60. Retrieved May 17, 2010.

Gupta, P. (2006). Six-sigma business scorecard. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (2008). The execution premium: Linking strategy to operations for competitive advantage. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Press

oland Beer Company
Strategic plan

Strategies to realize the objectives, measures, and targets

The achievement of targets is the main goal within oland Beer Company. The company has implemented various objectives and strategies in order to achieve the set goals. Beer is one of the lucrative and tentative products in the present market. The present states of marketing strategies and options are related to the general performance of operations in the market. Many factors hinder productivity and sustenance of increasing performance in oland Beer Company. In order to ensure equitable achievement of the goals and objectives, the company has involved the following strategies (Dealtry, 1992).

Education and training

Education is one of the pillars that have sustained productivity of oland Beer Company. Through education, the company has managed to engage different parameters of difficulties and challenges. The prospect of having a stable state manufacturing and production is gained through the use of new skills and…...

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Bo-hm, A. (2009). The SWOT Analysis. Mu-nchen: GRIN Verlag.

Dealtry, T.R. (1992). Dynamic SWOT analysis: Developer's guide: when looking to the future look for the opportunities and threats and consider your strengths and weaknesses. Birmingham (Prince's Corner, Harborne Park Road, Harborne,

Birmingham. B17 0DE: Dynamic SWOT Associates.

Pahl, N., & Richter, A. (2009). SWOT Analysis - Idea, Methodology And A Practical

eer Industry
The objective of this study is to examine the differences in beer consumption in countries throughout the world and to attempt to provide an explanation for the differences in country consumption of beer.

Summary of eer Consumption Throughout the World

According to the Kirin Institute of Food and Lifestyle Report (2011) on Global eer Consumption by Country in 2010, global beer consumption "amounted to 182.69 million kiloliters in 2010, up 2.4% from the previous year, marking the 25th consecutive annual increase." (Kirin News Release, 2011) In addition, it is reported that China "remained the largest beer-consuming country in the world for the eighth consecutive year, consuming 5.9% more beer in 2010 than in 2009." (Kirin News Release, 2011) It is reported that NAFTA has provided its members "access to a beer market worth an estimated $73.36 billion dollars in 2002. (McGowan, ndp.42) The U.S. rewing industry is reported to include…...

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Beer Industry Overview First Quarter 2008.

Colen, Liesbeth and Swinnen, Johan (2011) Beer Drinking Nations The Determinants of Global Beer Consumption. American Association of Wine Economists. Retrieved from:  http://wine-economics.org/workingpapers/AAWE_WP79.pdf 

Kirin Institute of Food and Lifestyle Report Vol. 33 Global Beer Consumption by Country in 2010 (2011) Kirin News Release 21 Dec 2011.

Pontinen, J. (nd) Industry Overview. Retrieved from:  http://jenniferpontinen.efoliomn.com/Uploads/MBA%20Final%20Project.pdf

These criteria refer to the technical capacities (of producing beer through traditional brewing methods) and to the "first rate quality control capabilities." Taking into account the fact that oston eer sells a variety of products and not just one type of beer, it is safe to state that the flexibility of production provided by the contracts signed with various breweries represents an efficacious marketing choice.
Competition

The competition in the industry is harsh. In order to keep its position on the market oston eer uses various techniques. One of them is represented by the aggressive promotion. Another one refers to the construction of the brand identity, with a strong focus on the top quality of the provided products as well as on the active involvement in the life of the communities. A third strategy which the company appeals to is represented by the choice to use independent distributors who distribute the…...

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Samuel Adams, America's world class beer, Annual Report, 2003, the Boston Beer Company, 16 June, 2007,  http://ccbn.mobular.net/ccbn/7/570/619/ 

Samuel Adams, America's world class beer, Annual Report, 2003, the Boston Beer Company, 16 June, 2007,

A possible strategy for this group is to market Lightship as 'the healthy beer,' its 'less calorie' function becoming the 'reason to believe' that indeed, Lightship is a healthy beer and is BBC's response to the increasing awareness on the health benefits of drinking a Boston Beer.
Results of the field study support these suggested improvements in the marketing strategy of Lightship. Assessment of the light beer segment and results from the customer analysis showed two important findings that put BBC's light beer sales problem in the proper perspective: (1) "Core craft drinkers" of beers such as Boston Beer are not light beer drinkers, and (2) "No one had ever heard of" Lightship -- that is, as summarized in the study, BBC has a "great product" but has "no brand awareness" (9).

Thus, recommendations mentioned earlier are further reiterated. To address the main issues generated from the analyses, BBC must segment…...

I do not agree with the statement that opposition to the Weimar government from 1924-1929 was harmless. There were several significant opposition groups during this period that posed threats to the stability and functioning of the government.

Firstly, right-wing extremist groups, such as the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler, emerged during this time and gained considerable support. These groups vigorously attacked the Weimar Republic, spreading their ideologies of racism, anti-Semitism, and authoritarianism. Their opposition was far from harmless, as they organized violent activities, attempted coups, and disrupted the political process. The Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, led by....

Historical Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption

The Evolution of Social Drinking Customs: From Ancient Rituals to Modern Culture
Alcohol Prohibition: A Comparative Analysis of Global Experiments
The Role of Alcohol in Colonialism and Empire Building
The Temperance Movement and its Impact on American Society
The History of Alcohol Taxation and Regulation

Health and Society

Alcoholism and Addiction: A Biopsychosocial Perspective
The Effects of Alcohol on Physical and Mental Health
Alcohol-Related Violence and Crime: Causes and Consequences
Alcohol and Public Health Policy: Balancing Individual Rights and Social Responsibility
The Social Stigma of Alcohol Use: Its Impact on Individuals and Communities

Cultural and Literary Depictions....

Key Recommendations for Organizational Change in Informational Systems (IS)
Effective organizational change in IS is crucial for leveraging technology to improve business outcomes. Here are key recommendations to navigate this transformation successfully:
1. Establish a Clear Vision and Communication Plan
Define the desired future state of the IS function, articulating its role in supporting business objectives.
Develop a comprehensive communication plan to engage stakeholders throughout the change process.
Provide regular updates and feedback to maintain buy-in and address concerns.
2. Empower Change Agents and Leaders
Identify and cultivate a team of change agents within the IS function and the organization.
Provide....

To start an argumentative essay in Yoruba, you can begin by stating your thesis statement or main argument. This should be a clear and concise statement that outlines your position on the topic you will be discussing. It is important to make sure that your thesis statement is specific and debatable to provide a strong foundation for your argument.

For example, you could start by writing:

"Nibi ti a ti m? nipas? i?? ilana alaye, eyi ni nkan ti o ba j? oja titi lati j? iranl?w? ni igbes? tabi ki o ri ibeere lati r?."

This translates to:

"When it comes to the....