...Business Proposal Summary Birds a Feather: Decorative Birds for the Holidays Is an Established retail gift store that offers a wide variety of decorative and seasonal bird ornaments. Our motto is “For every Bird we have a Feather”. BaF opened up a year and a half ago specializing in bird ornaments quickly outgrowing the original venue the company was transferred to a larger locale. Market BaF has a very large and open market to direct our products to. Having ornaments for every holiday allows BaF to sell products to a diverse customer base. Our most common age range is 20-35 year old mothers looking for a fun festive ornament to pull the table together. Competitive Edge BaF has been able to accomplish what other seasonal gift shops can’t. We are a year round gift shop with products for every season, and holiday making us your one stop shop for decorative ornaments. Mission Our goal at BaF is to provide new and exciting products in an environment that is both fun and friendly for customers and staff alike. Keys To Success * Offering items of a high quality value that are not available anywhere else. This is essential to adhere to our customer base. * Advertising and promoting in areas where our customers are likely to see advertisements. * Continuously review our products and inventory adjusting our products to sell better. Objectives BaF has two objectives for the organization. The objectives are quite lofty but achievable none the less. By developing...
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...When I first read the description for the documentary “Exit through the gift shop” I thought I was going to watch a film about street art. The film opened up with scenes of street artists at work all over the world, next Banksy appears in the shadows with his voice distorted. Banksy is one of the most famous street artists in the world, yet no one knows what he looks like. He doesn’t let anyone record or photograph him so that he can remain totally anonymous. By the end, however, I wasn’t sure if what I had just watched was real or another one of Banksy’s pranks. The film starts out telling the story of Thierry Guetta, an obsessive-compulsive, former shop owner who has a passion for documenting his everyday life. Guetta takes a trip back to France and meets up with his street artist cousin Space Invader and becomes very interested in street art. Through the networking of his cousin, he meets other street artists and starts filming them and following them wherever they go. Guetta eventually meets Banksy and Banksy agrees to let Guetta film him. Guetta takes thousands of hours of tape before anyone realizes that hes not actually making a film. They urge him to make a film, and what he produced was 90 minutes of unwatchable clips that were edited together as if someone was channel surfing. Banksy urged Guetta to work on an art exhibit so that he could take the tapes and try to make a watchable film out of it. Guetta’s resulting exhibition was not what I would call art...
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...------------------------------------------------- 9/11 Memorial & Museum gift shop controversy ------------------------------------------------- 9/11 Memorial & Museum gift shop controversy David C. Bolden David C. Bolden September 11 Memorial & Museum commemorating the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 where around as well as the bombings back in 1993. September 11 Memorial & Museum located in the center of where the Twin Towers once stood. Michael Arad was the architect that designed the building. The Memorial has two square twin reflecting pools that are the largest man-made waterfalls in the United States. There are also names of the victims who lost their lives from both 2001 and 1993 attacks, where their names inscribed in bronze. "This museum gift shop is a tribute to American marketing ingenuity; the same way a record company would promote "boy band.""(The Wall Street Journal 2014). Museum's gift shop offers memorabilia for all interest. Not only do they offer the standard memorial rubber bracelets, Tower of Light coffee mugs, and NYPD T-shirt but the museum has created unique gift collections each pondering different 9/11 references. For dog lovers there are World Trade Center neckwear line, a Darkness collection of Gothic individuals, Patriots have the traditional, American Flags. Museum's gift shops can create a tremendous source of revenue. Metropolitan Museum of Art's gift store brought in about $70 million. Museum of Modern Art...
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...The Poe Ranch Gift Shop 1.) I feel the gift shop should offer items that are distinctive to the area, such as trinkets painted like the scenery, fake cattle’s skulls, pictures of the ranch and scenery distinctive to Wyoming. They could also do magnets, glasses, potter, decorative items, clothing and tableware as Heather wants to. I feel they should also have some basic essentials there, in case visitors forget to bring something, then they do not have to drive into town. I would put these items in the gift shop as that way the customer is able to relate the souvenir to the trip and it seems like they would want to keep better quality items in the gift shop, as it seems like it may be higher income people coming to the ranch, and they may have more money to spend. Bottom line keeps items in the gift shop that appeal to customer and the experience at the ranch. The retail mix may have to changed to adapt to the customer needs and the owners will need to watch the people’s wants and needs. 3.) I feel the idea of Charles using the Poe Ranch Lodge as an extension of the gift shop, sound like an innovative idea. Allowing people to be able to purchase the items will make the trip very personal to them and hopefully increase the profit for the ranch and gift shop. I would imagine they may be able to find a builder to make the products so they are available to be replaced at the ranch when/if they are bought. For some people going to a place like this a dream and to bring...
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...T h e G i f t o f t h e M a g i p The Gift of the Magi That was all. She had put it aside, one cent and then another and then another, in her careful buying of meat and other food. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and cry. So Della did it. While the lady of the home is slowly growing quieter, we can look at the home. Furnished rooms at a cost of $8 a week. There is little more to say about it. In the hall below was a letter-box too small to hold a letter. There was an electric bell, but it could not make a sound. Also there was a name beside the door: “Mr. James Dillingham Young.” O NE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. 1 O . H e n r y When the name was placed there, Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now, when he was being paid only $20 a week, the name seemed too long and important. It should perhaps have been “Mr. James D. Young.” But when Mr. James Dillingham Young entered the furnished rooms, his name became very short indeed. Mrs. James Dillingham Young put her arms warmly about him and called him “Jim.” You have already met her. She is Della. Della finished her crying and cleaned the marks of it from her face. She stood by the window and looked out with no interest. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a gift. She had put aside as much as she could for months, with this...
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...English 1102 “The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi” is a very touching story written by O’Henry. This story is often told during the Christmas season and teaches the true meaning of gift giving. The main characters in the story are Jim and Della. They are a very poor married couple that lives in a ragged flat with only two prized possessions. Della's beautiful, brown, knee-length hair is one of the two great prized possessions of the poor couple. Her hair was gorgeous and she loved it. The other is Jim's gold watch that was passed down from his grandfather and father. Jim also loved his watch. The story opens with Della counting one dollar and eighty seven cents. It is one day before Christmas and she wants to buy her husband Jim a gift. She cries hysterically because there was not enough money to buy a gift. The story continues as Della walks to the mirror and gains her composure. She looks at her hair, pulls it back, and walks out of the door. Della walks to Madame Sofronie's hair goods shop, and she sells her hair for twenty dollars. She now has twenty-one dollars and eighty seven cents. After Della sells her hair, she goes to several different stores looking for Jim’s gift. She looks for several hours until she finds the perfect gift. The gift she finds seems to be made perfectly for Jim’s watch. Della finds a platinum fob chain. As soon as she saw the chain she knew it was perfect. The chain seemed to be like Jim with its quietness and value. The new chain...
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...thought. Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary about French filmmaker Thierry or Mister Brainwash who very quickly turns into a street artist. Banksy, the person Thierry looks up to is the one behind Mister Brainwash’s success, which causes us to question is Mister Brainwash a true artist or a scammer who is using other art claiming it is his own? According to Exit Through the Gift Shop, Mr Brainwash is the next upcoming artist, or is it showing just how much art has changed and how easy it is to become an artist just by using what’s already at Thierry’s feet along with brainwashing gullible collectors into believing his art is one of a kind? Banksy, a well-known street artist, is...
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...avoidable and can be eliminated by human action and political will. The right to a sustainable livelihood, and the right and capacity to participate in societies and make positive changes to people's lives are basic human needs and rights which can be met. Oxfam believes that peace and substantial arms reduction are essential conditions for development and that inequalities can be significantly reduced both between rich and poor nations and within nations. The success of it’s grow was mainly due to many dedicated volunteers and donors who continued and expanded their financial support of the organization. Oxfam opened one of the world’s first charity shop chains starting with a shop in Oxford in 1948. This innovative fundraising idea attracted donations ranging from false teeth, various stuffed animals, up to a houseboat. Today the shop network raises millions, and there's even an online version too! The website was opened in 1996....
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...Holiday Gift Card Analysis | | | | Gift cards are becoming a popular alternative to traditional physical gift giving. They offer the gift giver the ability to provide an option that not only satisfies their desire to donate to another person’s wellbeing, but also as a way of providing the recipient with the ability to choose their own gift. Christmas is an especially opportune time to increase the marketing of gift cards by retailers. With the knowledge that many people will be shopping for gifts; there is an abundance of opportunities to market the low-involvement purchase. Retailers use motivated reasoning, such as time and best-fit gifts, to convince consumers that gift cards are the perfect alternative to a traditional gift. Statistics show that gift card purchases are on the rise. Retailers realize that consumer decision processes concerning gift cards can be very beneficial. Many consumers tend to spend more than the actual amount on the card. They also benefit the retailers by being available in a multitude of mediums and locations. Though, there are also many detriments to gift cards. They often are unused and must be accounted for as unearned revenue rather than profits. It seems that gift cards offer the least amount of involvement when compared to other gift options. The approach-avoidance conflict consists of wanting to give a gift, but not wanting to exert the time/energy that is required to obtain it. The felt involvement required to select a gift can be...
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...up the counselor might have had a similar situation that causes a reaction. It is important for the counselor to understand that these emotions might come up and the appropriate way to address them. Seeking assistance in this profession is an important especially if they plan on continue counselor with the set clients. Often times even a therapist attends a counseling just to help sort out some emotions that might arise. 3.10 Gifts: This ethical code has to do with a therapist receive or giving gifts of substantial value, or a gift that might impair the integrity or efficacy of the therapeutic relationship (AAMFT). Often time’s clients want to show appreciation for the healings that they have experienced. Some of the time a simple thank you is not enough, in some cultures it is custom to give a gift. One suggestion that a therapist might try is to place the “no gift giving” in the informed consent. This way the client will have a hard copy of the understandings. Another options is to send out a kindly reminder during the holidays that gift are not needed, all though this practice might be presumptuous. 6.6 Pro Bono: Therapist participate in activities that contribute to society and the community, this might devote a portion of their professional activity to services for little or no financial return (AAMFT). The dilemma with this is determining which client might need a sliding scale. One way is to provide a screening process that...
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...A gift registry site where people who have a special day or needs can make up a list of product that they would like to receive as gifts or open a cash fund to collect money to buy a product. There are some options for user in order to have a product by using our web site: 1) User can make up a gift list for a special situation. These situations such as birthday gifts, new home gifts, new child gifts, wedding gifts etc. will be varied under a title. User will add these gifts from shopping web sites like Amazon.com. Friends of user can reach to the list and purchase one of the gifts by letting the user know or not as a surprise. Gift will be sent to the shipping address of user. 2) User can open a cash gift fund that includes information about gift with his Paypal account. Fund will be limited by an amount. Moreover, most active gift requests, lists and cash gift funds will be shared on main page, thus interactivity between users and some mainstream situations will leverage the reputation of web site such as getting together of people to collect money for a guy that needs money to marry with his childhood love etc. on social media as well. Gift requests may be shared on social media pages and other personal pages that buyers can reach to lists. Web site will have a sorting speciality of gifts according to prices and importance level that user decide...
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...there with some of the kids is like celebrating Christmas emphasizing the joy of loving and giving. The Christmas is in my heart; the nursing of those little kids, the playing with them, and the giving of gifts to them are just some of the affirmation of the true spirit of Christmas I felt while doing the service. Second, all that we have is indeed a great gift from our Loving Father. Through this activity, I’ve come to realized how lucky we are to have our loving parents with us in our lives. The kids made me more love my parents and appreciate every single thing they’re doing for us, their children. Third, these kids are not sinister instead they are so lucky. They are lucky for they have been saved from experiencing a more hurtful one and are now being taken cared of those people who are all so warm and caring. They are lucky for they have bunch of sisters and brothers who will heed them every time they needed them the most and unlike their parents, will never leave their side. Fourth, the true essence of love. Even if we just had a short time bonding with them, I had learned the true essence of love. That you can give your love even to those who you just met and make friends with. And that love is the best thing you can give to someone unconditionally. It is the greatest gift you can share with especially to those who is in need of it. Lastly, I’ve learned how intelligent...
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...Tessa Moody Per.1 sociology 5/23/13 Volunteer reflection vol·un·teer [vol-uhn-teer] noun 1. A person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. 2. A person who performs a service willingly and without pay. Volunteering is that act of commencement free services that one does in order to help an organization or simply an average person. Volunteer work is described in the simplest of words as, “kind”. Many people do volunteer work for many different reasons. People can also volunteer in a number of different places and ways. South Africa, Tanzia, Liberia, Uganda, Haiti and the United States are just a few of common countries that are frequently holding volunteer projects. The tasks volunteers could partake in are countless, but a couple would be education children and adults, preparing meals and ensuring food security, making sure the sick is aided to and taken care of, and help provide shelter to those in need. The common qualities that volunteers usually portray would be a recent college graduate, a student who needs to do field work in order to gain credits to graduate or someone who is looking to change fields in their career. Older middle aged people also may volunteer of course, their reasoning might be that they are retired and are looking for something to do while they are still “young”. Choosing the right place is not very hard; all you need to do is choose a place based on your interests, skills, and background. The place you choose...
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...Allan Ritch CHMN 201-D01 LUO March 31, 2014 Spiritual Gifts Paper PART ONE: What are your top two spiritual gifts? Do you agree with the results? Why or why not? My two dominate spiritual gifts as determined by taking the “Spiritual Gifts Analysis” on www.churchgrowth.org are (1) Administration and (2) Exhortation. I completely agree with this assessment. Having been in the administration field most of my adult life, in one capacity or another, I see that this gift has had an influence upon me. I am definitely a take-charge type of person when it comes to something that I am enthusiastic and passionate. The analyses pointed out that people with this gift tend to count on others to take care of the small details and are gifted delegator. I am definitely that type of person in most situations. I do not like to micro-manage others or be micro-managed. I tend to take on many tasks myself just so I can control the outcome and results. I tend to lack patience at times when a detailed explanation is required and expect that others already know how and what the goals are. The gift exhortation is a direct complement to administration. While administration directs and organizes, exhortation teaches, counsels, and encourages. I have not always seen this gift within my character, although as I look back I can see that this gift has been in the development stage for quite some time. The analysis advises against interrupting people and allowing pride to be the primary motivator...
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...a man, she should extend her hand first. Women friends greet with a kiss on each cheek, starting with the left and alternating cheeks. Married women kiss twice, while a single woman receives a third kiss. 1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT First names should normally be used, but titles are important. In business, men are addressed as "senhor" plus their surname, while women as "senhora" plus the surname. Business cards (either in your language or Portuguese) are a necessity when greeting in business meeting. But Brazilians need to know who they are doing business with before they can work effectively. Gift giving Giving a gift is not necessary during a first meeting. A relaxed social situation is the best time to present a gift. If invited to a Brazilian's house, bring the hostess flowers or a small gift. If you did not...
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