dicussions

MARKETING 100

"Public Relations and Personal Selling" Please respond to the following:

• Think back over this past year, and recall the biggest public relations scandal / nightmare that caught your attention. Describe the type of damage control that the company initiated in order to reduce media attention around the scandal. Explain whether such efforts helped or hurt the situation in question.
• List three (3) reasons why you prefer either making your purchase from a brick-and-mortar store or an online store. Provide a rationale for your response.

"Looking Back and Looking Ahead" Please respond to the following:

• Summarize what you have learned in this class in 140 characters or less (something you could post on Twitter).
• Describe the one (1) aspect of this that you liked the most. Explain why this particular aspect of the course was your favorite.

BUS 335 STAFFING ORGANIZATIONS

"Causes for Turnover" Please respond to the following:

• Based on the e-Activity, examine your current job position or a job position with which you are familiar. Then, choose three (3) significant factors that you believe have contributed to employees leaving the organization. Next, suggest three (3) methods organizations could utilize to retain their employees. Support your rationale with two (2) examples of such factors / methods.
• Based on the case study, determine whether the major complaints presented in the case study are the true reason for Wally’s Wonder Wash’s high turnover rate. Then, suggest two (2) reasonable retention strategies that Wally’s Wonder Wash could implement. Justify your rationale. Note: Remember, turnover is not always about money / salary. Therefore, please present strategies that would not involve pay increases.

e-Activity ---Go to BizFiling’s Website and read the article titled “Identifying and Addressing Employee Turnover Issues,” located at http://www.bizfilings.com/toolkit/sbg/office-hr/managing-the-workplace/employee-turnover-issues-tactics.aspx.

"Moving Forward" Please respond to the following:

• Discuss the primary manner in which the concepts of this course can be applied to your current or future work position.
• Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.