The document provides 6 ways for hotel owners and operators to avoid antitrust violations when interacting with competitors. It warns against exchanging competitively sensitive non-public information such as prices, occupancy rates, and future plans. Recent cases found such "call around" practices violated antitrust laws. The summary advises not discussing sensitive information with competitors, consulting counsel if approached, and continuing to rely on public industry data for competitive decision making.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Five Holiday Season Tips for Retail Landl...Allen Matkins
The holiday season brings many desirable things to a retail center: a fresh holiday look, a sense of excitement and anticipation, and the most important thing — more traffic and customers. Along with these benefits, the holidays also bring retail owners some legal and practical challenges.
Government Investigations and Enforcement ActionsPolsinelli PC
The fifth webinar presentation in the M&A Litigation Series examines compliance pitfalls associated with M&A transactions. We will discuss how to evaluate antitrust risks of a transaction. We also will address compliance concerns – such as antitrust, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, and export control issues – that could significantly impact the scope, duration, and magnitude of necessary due diligence. Finally, we will address post-merger considerations that could decrease the severity of a compliance concern if one were to arise after a merger or acquisition has been completed.
On our agenda:
-Pre-transaction – evaluating the transaction itself from an antitrust perspective
-Pre-closing – managing client conduct and the risk of “gun jumping”
-Due Diligence – what to look for
-Post-merger considerations for fostering and perpetuating a “Culture of Compliance”
-Managing compliance concerns that are discovered post-closing
Tips From an FTC Pro: How to Avoid Becoming an FTC TargetAffiliate Summit
This presentation is from Affiliate Summit East 2018 (July 29 - July 31, 2018 in New York).
Session description: The Trump FTC has been cracking down on Internet marketers and tightening the noose around affiliates and others in their ecosystem. Learn from an FTC expert how to stay compliant and avoid “FTC Jail”.
Competition Law Considerations for Not-for-Profit CorporationsNow Dentons
In this presentation, John Blakney gives a comprehensive overview of the legislation relevant to competition law issues involving not-for-profit organizations.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Five Holiday Season Tips for Retail Landl...Allen Matkins
The holiday season brings many desirable things to a retail center: a fresh holiday look, a sense of excitement and anticipation, and the most important thing — more traffic and customers. Along with these benefits, the holidays also bring retail owners some legal and practical challenges.
Government Investigations and Enforcement ActionsPolsinelli PC
The fifth webinar presentation in the M&A Litigation Series examines compliance pitfalls associated with M&A transactions. We will discuss how to evaluate antitrust risks of a transaction. We also will address compliance concerns – such as antitrust, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, and export control issues – that could significantly impact the scope, duration, and magnitude of necessary due diligence. Finally, we will address post-merger considerations that could decrease the severity of a compliance concern if one were to arise after a merger or acquisition has been completed.
On our agenda:
-Pre-transaction – evaluating the transaction itself from an antitrust perspective
-Pre-closing – managing client conduct and the risk of “gun jumping”
-Due Diligence – what to look for
-Post-merger considerations for fostering and perpetuating a “Culture of Compliance”
-Managing compliance concerns that are discovered post-closing
Tips From an FTC Pro: How to Avoid Becoming an FTC TargetAffiliate Summit
This presentation is from Affiliate Summit East 2018 (July 29 - July 31, 2018 in New York).
Session description: The Trump FTC has been cracking down on Internet marketers and tightening the noose around affiliates and others in their ecosystem. Learn from an FTC expert how to stay compliant and avoid “FTC Jail”.
Competition Law Considerations for Not-for-Profit CorporationsNow Dentons
In this presentation, John Blakney gives a comprehensive overview of the legislation relevant to competition law issues involving not-for-profit organizations.
On May 1st Digital BrandWorks, an INC 500 digital consultancy, and Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm, pulled together some of the best thought leaders in ecommerce strategy, policy and execution to hold a panel discussion on the state of ecommerce today.
This event was the first in a series that will focus on how manufacturers and retailers can increase sales, protect margin, develop legal and comprehensive pricing policies to generally protect their brands online.
Joe Scartz, the CMO of Digital BrandWorks, spoke about the trends in ecommerce that impact every business. Specifically he covered:
How shopping has changed as ecommerce has continued to grow. Ecommerce is now 6% of total retail sales
The pain that bricks and mortars stores have experienced during this transition
The rise of Amazon as a preeminent retail player
Top Ecommerce categories
Brands selling direct
Mobile shopping growth
Showrooming and its impact on business
The growing trend of reverse showrooming
Omni-channel marketing and retailing and the future of retail
Tony Chvala, VP of Marketplace at Sears, spoke about tax issues facing etailers and tax nexus issues.
Irv Scher, Partner at Greenberg Traurig spoke about MAP policies and related ecommerce pricing issues. Specifically he covered:
Selecting customers and limitations placed on those customers
Resale price maintenance
Areas suppliers should stay away from when having pricing discussions
Promotional pricing
Minimum Advertised Price Policies
Pricing Incentive
Steve Wadyka, Partner at Greenberg Traurig spoke about Brand Enforcement Online. Specifically he covered:
Challenges facing brand owners in internet enforcement
Search engine and keyword advertising
Domain name registrars
Counterfeiting and fraud as related to auction sites, online marketplaces, web hosting providers, payment processors and social media
Rogue websites
Joe Scartz spoke about increasing online sales and protecting margin. Specifically he covered
Minding your brand
Knowing how to monitor your brand online
Review of a SKU Score which diagnoses problems related to product listing, pricing, sellers, product score, distribution on ecommerce retail sites
Selling direct as a manufacturer
Marketing and merchandising in the online channel
Managing online retailers to increase velocity
We’d like to thank everyone who attended the event and everyone that organized the event for making this an insightful and valuable gathering.
The Regulatory Landscape for Advertisers, Affiliates, NetworksAffiliate Summit
The FTC and state AGs are aggressively attacking affiliate networks. Anyone in the chain-advertiser, network, affiliate-could be liable. Learn how to avoid a regulatory attack against you!
Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate
Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers, Networks
Niche/vertical: Legal
Brian Clark, CEO, Copyblogger Media (Twitter @copyblogger) (Moderator)
Thomas Cohn, Of Counsel, Venable LLP
Dean Graybill, Assistant Regional Director, Western Region – San Francisco, Federal Trade Commission
William Rothbard, Attorney, Law Offices of William I. Rothbard
Navigating Antitrust Regulations_ A Closer Look at LDM Global in the USA.pdfLDM Global
In the ever-evolving landscape of business regulation, antitrust laws stand as crucial guardians of fair competition. Antitrust regulations are designed to prevent monopolies, promote competition, and safeguard consumers' interests. Within the United States, companies like LDM Global must navigate these laws to ensure compliance and foster a healthy marketplace.
Why is Antitrust activity so harmful to consumers and the economy W.pdffeelingspaldi
Why is Antitrust activity so harmful to consumers and the economy? What, if anything, can
consumers, competitors, or or the government due to prevent or detect this activity?
Solution
Answer:-
Before Understanding the Antitrust Activity let us understand what is \"Antitrust law\" this will
give you true picture of antitrust activites and how they are harmful to consumers.
Antitrust laws, also referred to as \"competition laws,\" are statutes developed by the U.S.
Government to protect consumers from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair
competition exists in an open-market.economy.
Some of Antitrust Activites are :- Causing un fair competition in economy using following
activites
1.Market Allocation
2.Bid Rigging
3.Price Fixing
4.Monopolies
5.Mergers and Acquisitions.
In short, They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. Examples of illegal practices are
price-fixing conspiracies, corporate mergers likely to reduce the competitive vigor of particular
markets, and predatory acts designed to achieve or maintain monopoly power.
All such activities will eliminated healthy competition out of the market and will give rise to
unsatisfactory prices, price discriminations , excess increase in prices over a period of time,
creation of monopoly.
this will affect the consumer badly and create a disturbed trade environment in the country.
2.How to prevent or detect these activites ?
Answer:-
FEMA and state and local government agencies with whom FEMA is coordinating begin to
solicit competitive bids for rebuilding contracts, the Antitrust Division is prepared to provide
assistance to these agencies to protect against bid rigging, price fixing and other collusive
conduct among companies competing for rebuilding contracts.
Price fixing, bid rigging, and other collusive agreements can be established either by direct
evidence, such as the testimony of a participant, or by circumstantial evidence, such as
suspicious bid patterns, travel and expense reports, telephone records, and business diary entries.
If a Consumer . Competitior or Government have these kind of evidence in possession with them
, they can deliver these to FEMA and state and local government agencies to prevent such
antitrust activites .
Now Let us understand how to detect them:-
1. Market Allocation :-
In this scheme, co-conspirators agree to divide up customers or geographic areas. The result is
that the coconspirators will not bid or will submit only complementary bids when a solicitation
for bids is made by a customer or in an area not assigned to them. This scheme is most
commonly found in the service sector and may involve quoted prices for services as opposed to
bids.
2. Bid Rigging:-
In this type of scheme, one or more competitors agree not to bid, or withdraw a previously
submitted bid, so that a designated bidder will win. In return, the non-bidder may receive a
subcontract or payoff.
3. Price Fixing:-
Price Fixing impacts procurement when business is condu.
This presentation discusses how to select, protect and properly use a trademark so it can become a powerful brand for your products and services.
As well, it discusses "hot issues" in promotions and advertising law, including:
- recent Competition Bureau enforcement regarding misleading advertising;
- the use of social media in contests and promotions, including the need for transparency when engaging bloggers, endorsers and other "influencers" to promote your brand.
Post-2020, the rise of social media platforms and third-party cookies tracking users across the internet generated massive volumes of personal data. The goal of cross-contextual advertising is simple: display relevant ads based on consumers' browsing history and preferences.
However, data is often collected, stored, and shared across organizations without knowledge or consent. At the same time, we see more and more regulations from governments and consumers questioning how companies use their data.
This presentation by Lars KJØLBYE, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, was made during the discussion “E-commerce and Competition” held at the 129th meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 6 June 2018. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/2gv.
Compliance online ppt format 2015 anti manipulation rules concerning securiti...Craig Taggart MBA
The proposal also seeks to enhance the transparency of syndicate covering bids, which may affect the aftermarket price and trading of an offered security, and prohibit the use of penalty bids. The amendments also are intended to update certain definitional and operational provisions in light of market developments since Regulation M's adoption. As a consequence of these proposed amendments to Regulation M, we are also recommending corresponding changes to disclosure rules under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") as well as changes to certain record keeping rules under the Exchange Act.
'Motor Vehicle Dealers - Your Ideal Franchise Agreement' was presented by Evan Stents at this year's AADA Convention held on Queensland's Gold Coast, Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 July, 2014.
For this Portfolio Project, you will write a paper about John A.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this Portfolio Project, you will write a paper about "John Adams" as well as any event in U.S. history that is relevant to your major area of study or of interest to you. You will write about John Adams from the perspective of another historical personality who lived at the same time as the person or event you are going to describe.
For your historical personality, try to select someone from an under-represented population (examples of possible perspectives include that of Anne Hutchinson, Pocahontas, or Sojourner Truth). This analysis is to make you think about how events/people’s actions were interpreted at the time.
Key Points::
Remember that you will be writing from the perspective of a historical person about another person or an event from a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. From your historical person’s perspective, provide a thorough summary of the person or event you’ve chosen to write about, including the incidents that took place and any key individuals involved or affected.
Address the general importance of the person or event in the context of U.S. history.
Now, explain specifically how the person or event changed “your” daily life—“you” being the historical persona you have adopted.
Think long-term: How will the person or the event you are describing make a long-term impact in the lives of people who are in the under-represented group to which your historical person/perspective belongs?
Paper Requirements:
Your paper must be four to six pages, not including the required references and title pages.
Use at least five sources, not including the textbook. Include a scholarly journal article. Include at least one
primary
source from those identified in the syllabus.
Definition of a Primary Source
: A primary source is any source, document or artifact that was created at the time of the event. It was usually created by someone who witnessed the event, lived during or even shortly afterwards, or somehow would have first-hand knowledge of that event. A secondary source, by contrast, is written by a historian or someone writing about the event after it happened.
Have an introduction and strong thesis statement. Make use of support and examples supporting your thesis
Finish with a forceful conclusion reiterating your main idea.
Format your paper according to the
CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements
(Links to an external site.)
.
.
For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and anal.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and analyze a TV program that ran between 1955 and 1965.
To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:
What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc..
What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
Did these issues affect the television show in any way?
Did the television show make an impact on popular culture?
Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:
Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show's background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events?
.
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On May 1st Digital BrandWorks, an INC 500 digital consultancy, and Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm, pulled together some of the best thought leaders in ecommerce strategy, policy and execution to hold a panel discussion on the state of ecommerce today.
This event was the first in a series that will focus on how manufacturers and retailers can increase sales, protect margin, develop legal and comprehensive pricing policies to generally protect their brands online.
Joe Scartz, the CMO of Digital BrandWorks, spoke about the trends in ecommerce that impact every business. Specifically he covered:
How shopping has changed as ecommerce has continued to grow. Ecommerce is now 6% of total retail sales
The pain that bricks and mortars stores have experienced during this transition
The rise of Amazon as a preeminent retail player
Top Ecommerce categories
Brands selling direct
Mobile shopping growth
Showrooming and its impact on business
The growing trend of reverse showrooming
Omni-channel marketing and retailing and the future of retail
Tony Chvala, VP of Marketplace at Sears, spoke about tax issues facing etailers and tax nexus issues.
Irv Scher, Partner at Greenberg Traurig spoke about MAP policies and related ecommerce pricing issues. Specifically he covered:
Selecting customers and limitations placed on those customers
Resale price maintenance
Areas suppliers should stay away from when having pricing discussions
Promotional pricing
Minimum Advertised Price Policies
Pricing Incentive
Steve Wadyka, Partner at Greenberg Traurig spoke about Brand Enforcement Online. Specifically he covered:
Challenges facing brand owners in internet enforcement
Search engine and keyword advertising
Domain name registrars
Counterfeiting and fraud as related to auction sites, online marketplaces, web hosting providers, payment processors and social media
Rogue websites
Joe Scartz spoke about increasing online sales and protecting margin. Specifically he covered
Minding your brand
Knowing how to monitor your brand online
Review of a SKU Score which diagnoses problems related to product listing, pricing, sellers, product score, distribution on ecommerce retail sites
Selling direct as a manufacturer
Marketing and merchandising in the online channel
Managing online retailers to increase velocity
We’d like to thank everyone who attended the event and everyone that organized the event for making this an insightful and valuable gathering.
The Regulatory Landscape for Advertisers, Affiliates, NetworksAffiliate Summit
The FTC and state AGs are aggressively attacking affiliate networks. Anyone in the chain-advertiser, network, affiliate-could be liable. Learn how to avoid a regulatory attack against you!
Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate
Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers, Networks
Niche/vertical: Legal
Brian Clark, CEO, Copyblogger Media (Twitter @copyblogger) (Moderator)
Thomas Cohn, Of Counsel, Venable LLP
Dean Graybill, Assistant Regional Director, Western Region – San Francisco, Federal Trade Commission
William Rothbard, Attorney, Law Offices of William I. Rothbard
Navigating Antitrust Regulations_ A Closer Look at LDM Global in the USA.pdfLDM Global
In the ever-evolving landscape of business regulation, antitrust laws stand as crucial guardians of fair competition. Antitrust regulations are designed to prevent monopolies, promote competition, and safeguard consumers' interests. Within the United States, companies like LDM Global must navigate these laws to ensure compliance and foster a healthy marketplace.
Why is Antitrust activity so harmful to consumers and the economy W.pdffeelingspaldi
Why is Antitrust activity so harmful to consumers and the economy? What, if anything, can
consumers, competitors, or or the government due to prevent or detect this activity?
Solution
Answer:-
Before Understanding the Antitrust Activity let us understand what is \"Antitrust law\" this will
give you true picture of antitrust activites and how they are harmful to consumers.
Antitrust laws, also referred to as \"competition laws,\" are statutes developed by the U.S.
Government to protect consumers from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair
competition exists in an open-market.economy.
Some of Antitrust Activites are :- Causing un fair competition in economy using following
activites
1.Market Allocation
2.Bid Rigging
3.Price Fixing
4.Monopolies
5.Mergers and Acquisitions.
In short, They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. Examples of illegal practices are
price-fixing conspiracies, corporate mergers likely to reduce the competitive vigor of particular
markets, and predatory acts designed to achieve or maintain monopoly power.
All such activities will eliminated healthy competition out of the market and will give rise to
unsatisfactory prices, price discriminations , excess increase in prices over a period of time,
creation of monopoly.
this will affect the consumer badly and create a disturbed trade environment in the country.
2.How to prevent or detect these activites ?
Answer:-
FEMA and state and local government agencies with whom FEMA is coordinating begin to
solicit competitive bids for rebuilding contracts, the Antitrust Division is prepared to provide
assistance to these agencies to protect against bid rigging, price fixing and other collusive
conduct among companies competing for rebuilding contracts.
Price fixing, bid rigging, and other collusive agreements can be established either by direct
evidence, such as the testimony of a participant, or by circumstantial evidence, such as
suspicious bid patterns, travel and expense reports, telephone records, and business diary entries.
If a Consumer . Competitior or Government have these kind of evidence in possession with them
, they can deliver these to FEMA and state and local government agencies to prevent such
antitrust activites .
Now Let us understand how to detect them:-
1. Market Allocation :-
In this scheme, co-conspirators agree to divide up customers or geographic areas. The result is
that the coconspirators will not bid or will submit only complementary bids when a solicitation
for bids is made by a customer or in an area not assigned to them. This scheme is most
commonly found in the service sector and may involve quoted prices for services as opposed to
bids.
2. Bid Rigging:-
In this type of scheme, one or more competitors agree not to bid, or withdraw a previously
submitted bid, so that a designated bidder will win. In return, the non-bidder may receive a
subcontract or payoff.
3. Price Fixing:-
Price Fixing impacts procurement when business is condu.
This presentation discusses how to select, protect and properly use a trademark so it can become a powerful brand for your products and services.
As well, it discusses "hot issues" in promotions and advertising law, including:
- recent Competition Bureau enforcement regarding misleading advertising;
- the use of social media in contests and promotions, including the need for transparency when engaging bloggers, endorsers and other "influencers" to promote your brand.
Post-2020, the rise of social media platforms and third-party cookies tracking users across the internet generated massive volumes of personal data. The goal of cross-contextual advertising is simple: display relevant ads based on consumers' browsing history and preferences.
However, data is often collected, stored, and shared across organizations without knowledge or consent. At the same time, we see more and more regulations from governments and consumers questioning how companies use their data.
This presentation by Lars KJØLBYE, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, was made during the discussion “E-commerce and Competition” held at the 129th meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 6 June 2018. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/2gv.
Compliance online ppt format 2015 anti manipulation rules concerning securiti...Craig Taggart MBA
The proposal also seeks to enhance the transparency of syndicate covering bids, which may affect the aftermarket price and trading of an offered security, and prohibit the use of penalty bids. The amendments also are intended to update certain definitional and operational provisions in light of market developments since Regulation M's adoption. As a consequence of these proposed amendments to Regulation M, we are also recommending corresponding changes to disclosure rules under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") as well as changes to certain record keeping rules under the Exchange Act.
'Motor Vehicle Dealers - Your Ideal Franchise Agreement' was presented by Evan Stents at this year's AADA Convention held on Queensland's Gold Coast, Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 July, 2014.
For this Portfolio Project, you will write a paper about John A.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this Portfolio Project, you will write a paper about "John Adams" as well as any event in U.S. history that is relevant to your major area of study or of interest to you. You will write about John Adams from the perspective of another historical personality who lived at the same time as the person or event you are going to describe.
For your historical personality, try to select someone from an under-represented population (examples of possible perspectives include that of Anne Hutchinson, Pocahontas, or Sojourner Truth). This analysis is to make you think about how events/people’s actions were interpreted at the time.
Key Points::
Remember that you will be writing from the perspective of a historical person about another person or an event from a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. From your historical person’s perspective, provide a thorough summary of the person or event you’ve chosen to write about, including the incidents that took place and any key individuals involved or affected.
Address the general importance of the person or event in the context of U.S. history.
Now, explain specifically how the person or event changed “your” daily life—“you” being the historical persona you have adopted.
Think long-term: How will the person or the event you are describing make a long-term impact in the lives of people who are in the under-represented group to which your historical person/perspective belongs?
Paper Requirements:
Your paper must be four to six pages, not including the required references and title pages.
Use at least five sources, not including the textbook. Include a scholarly journal article. Include at least one
primary
source from those identified in the syllabus.
Definition of a Primary Source
: A primary source is any source, document or artifact that was created at the time of the event. It was usually created by someone who witnessed the event, lived during or even shortly afterwards, or somehow would have first-hand knowledge of that event. A secondary source, by contrast, is written by a historian or someone writing about the event after it happened.
Have an introduction and strong thesis statement. Make use of support and examples supporting your thesis
Finish with a forceful conclusion reiterating your main idea.
Format your paper according to the
CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements
(Links to an external site.)
.
.
For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and anal.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and analyze a TV program that ran between 1955 and 1965.
To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:
What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc..
What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
Did these issues affect the television show in any way?
Did the television show make an impact on popular culture?
Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:
Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show's background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events?
.
For this paper, discuss the similarities and differences of the .docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this paper, discuss the similarities and differences of the impacts of the causes of the 2008 Great Recession and the current world crisis with the CoVID-19 virus*
How did the regulations you've studied over the past few chapters and in the Financial Crisis Chapter (Chapter 12) prepare banks and other financial institutions to better weather the effects of the stay-at-home orders and other impacts of the pandemic? Are there other regulations that could be placed on the banking industry that would make sense and help them through these trying times?
*Note: I am not trying to downplay or minimize in any way the "human" impact or any other non-economic impacts of the virus; this paper is just focusing on one component of the costs, among the many different impacts (perhaps much more important impacts)
4 pages 4 resources
.
For this paper, discuss the similarities and differences of the impa.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this paper, discuss the similarities and differences of the impacts of the causes of the 2008 Great Recession and the current world crisis with the CoVID-19 virus*
How did the regulations you've studied over the past few chapters and in the Financial Crisis Chapter (Chapter 12) prepare banks and other financial institutions to better weather the effects of the stay-at-home orders and other impacts of the pandemic? Are there other regulations that could be placed on the banking industry that would make sense and help them through these trying times?
*Note: I am not trying to downplay or minimize in any way the "human" impact or any other non-economic impacts of the virus; this paper is just focusing on one component of the costs, among the many different impacts (perhaps much more important impacts)
.
For this paper choose two mythological narratives that we have exami.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this paper choose two mythological narratives that we have examined so far in this course, or that you are otherwise personally familiar with. The two myths that you choose should have one or more elements in common, possibly including (but not limited to):
Overarching story (e.g., creation, flood) or story elements (e.g., descent into the underworld, establishment of divine rulership, rapture of mortals by gods, divine disguise)
Narrative structure (e.g., repetitive patterns, discursion)
Themes (e.g., love, jealousy, mortality, revenge, mutability/transformation, limits of human power/knowledge)
Characters (e.g., tricksters)
Cultural functions (e.g., reinforcement of societal norms, explanation of origins of society, explanation of natural phenomena, incorporation in ritual practices, entertainment)
Compare and contrast the two myths you choose, taking into consideration the various elements noted above and any others you deem relevant. (In making comparisons, you do not necessarily need to apply the specifically "comparativist" approach discussed in the course as one historical strand of mythological analysis.)
While you are welcome to reference external sources, this is not a research paper and the use of secondary sources is not required or expected. If you choose to examine a myth not discussed in the course, however, please indicate the source from which you have taken this.
.
For this module, there is only one option. You are to begin to deve.docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this module, there is only one option. You are to begin to develop your diversity consciousness by
identifying a current event in the news pertaining to social inequality in terms social class, gender, or racial ethnicity.
You are to
provide the link to this news article and analyze
the report including in your discussion the following:
What social inequality is being demonstrated in this current even? Describe it
What relationship is going on between the “majority” and “minority group.” Define who is the majority and who is the minority. Describe why you have identified the group as minority and majority.
Who is being marginalized in this event? How? Why do you believe they are being marginalized?
Is any group being “blamed” in this event? Is this “blame” at the individual level or the societal level – or both?
Who has the power in this situation? What is that power?
Who has the privilege in this situation? What is that privilege?
What suggestions do you have that would assist in addressing this social inequality?
What did you learn? (How did this develop your diversity consciousness?)
need to cite using apa and needs to be at least 250 words
.
For this Major Assignment 2, you will finalize your analysis in .docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this Major Assignment 2, you will finalize your analysis in your Part 3, Results section, and finalize your presentation of results from the different data sources. Also, for this week, you will complete the Part 4, Trustworthiness and Summary section to finalize the last part of this Major Assignment 2.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review the social change articles found in this week’s Learning Resources.
Part 4: Trustworthiness and Summary
D. Trustworthiness—summarize across the different data sources and respond to the following:
o What themes are in common?
o What sources have different themes?
o Explain the trustworthiness of your findings, in terms of:
§ Credibility
§ Transferability
§ Dependability strategies
§ Confirmability
Summary
· Based on the results of your analyses, how would you answer the question: “What is the meaning of social change for Walden graduate students?”
· Self-Reflection—Has your own understanding of you as a positive social change agent changed? Explain your reasoning.
· Based on your review of the three articles on social change, which one is aligned with your interests regarding social change and why?
By Day 7
Submit
Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of your Major Assignment 2.
.
For this Final Visual Analysis Project, you will choose one website .docxevonnehoggarth79783
For this Final Visual Analysis Project, you will choose one website that you visit frequently (it must be a professional business website, not your own personal website). Feel free to use websites such as Nike, Apple, Northwestern Mutual, etc. or a website that applies to your career choices.
Once you choose your website, you will begin to consider the effects the visual elements have on the viewers and
create a thesis statement and outline using the response elements 1-5 below.
For the Thesis & Outline TEMPLATE document click
here
.
APA title page, reference page, and formatting.
Use at least four academic/scholarly sources.
Use properly cited quotes and paraphrases when necessary.
Complete, polished, and error-free cohesive sentences.
Contains an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Sensory Response –
When analyzing the viewer’s sensory response to a particular visual, it is important to consider the visual elements that attract the eyes. Close your eyes when considering a visual. When you open your eyes, what are the first visual elements that you see? When analyzing a viewer’s Sensory Response, you may consider analyzing at least two of the following effects:
Colors
Lines
Shapes
Balance
Contrast
Perceptual Response –
When analyzing a viewer’s perception of visuals, it is important to consider the audience. Consider who is or is not attracted to this type of visual communication. When analyzing a viewer’s Perceptual Response, consider at least two of the following effects:
Target audience specifics (age, profession, gender, financial status, etc.)
Cultural familiarity elements (ethnicity, religious preference, social groups, etc)
Cognitive visuals (viewer’s memories, experiences, values, beliefs, etc.)
Technical Response –
When analyzing a viewer’s response to certain visuals, we need to consider the technical visual aspects that may affect perception. Describe how visuals affect the interpretation of the intended media communication message. Address specific technological elements that impact perception. When analyzing the Technical Response, consider the Laws of Perceptual Organization (similarity, proximity, continuity, common fate, etc), and at least two of the following types of visuals:
Drop-down menus
Hover-over highlighting
Animations
Quality of visuals
Emotional Response
– When analyzing a viewer’s Emotional Response, it is important to consider the targeted audience preferences and emotional intelligence. Discuss what the viewer might want to see and what type of visual presentation will set the tone for that response. When analyzing the Emotional Response, consider the effects of at least two of the following types of visuals:
Mood setting colors
Mood setting lighting
Persuasive images
Positioning of search or purchase buttons
Social media icons and share options
Ethical Response -
When analyzing a viewer’s Ethical Response, it is important to consider the ta.
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For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the article or video you’ve chosen should not be about critical thinking, but should be about someone making a statement, claim, or argument related to Povetry & Income equality. One source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be used.
1. Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
2.Search the Internet, media, and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
3.Search the Internet, media, or and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each question.
Due midnight Thursday April 22,2020
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* Summarize your news story and its contributions to the science or STEM fields
* If your news event is overtly related to globalization, explain how this event contributes to global studies. If your news event does not directly relate to globalization, how could the science behind your event be applied to global studies?
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For this Discussion, review the case Learning Resources and the case study excerpt presented. Reflect on the case study excerpt and consider the therapy approaches you might take to assess, diagnose, and treat the patient’s health needs.
Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse.
Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with chief complaint of insomnia. Patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten worse as well as her sleep habits. The patient has no previous history of depression prior to her husband’s death. She is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Patient normally sees PCP once or twice a year. Patient denies any suicidal ideations. Patient arrived at the office today by private vehicle. Patient currently takes the following medications:
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Metformin 500mg BID
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Januvia 100mg daily
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Losartan 100mg daily
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HCTZ 25mg daily
•
Sertraline 100mg daily
Current weight: 88 kg
Current height: 64 inches
Temp: 98.6 degrees F
BP: 132/86
By Day 3 of Week 7
Post
a response to each of the following:
• List three questions you might ask the patient if she were in your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.
• Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.
• Explain what, if any, physical exams, and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
• List a differential diagnosis for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.
• List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient’s antidepressant therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.
• For the drug therapy you select, identify any contraindications to use or alterations in dosing that may need to be considered based on the client’s ethnicity. Discuss why the contraindication/alteration you identify exists. That is, what would be problematic with the use of this drug in individuals of other ethnicities?
• Include any “check points” (i.e., follow-up data at Week 4, 8, 12, etc.), and indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on possible outcomes that may happen given your treatment options chosen.
Respond to the these discussions. All questions need to be addressed.
Discussion 2 Me
Treatment of a Patient with Insomnia
The case presented this week, is that of a 75-year-old widow who just lost her spouse 10-months ago. Th patient presents with chief complaints of insomnia. Past medical history of DM, HTN, and MDD is reported. Since the passing of her husband, she states her depression has gotten worse .
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For this Discussion, give an example of how an event in one part of the world can cause a response elsewhere in the world:
Reviewing the aspects of your event, analyze the cause and effect of global influences through direct or indirect means.
What aspects of diversity are evident in your event?
How can understanding diversity benefit a society?
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For this discussion, consider the role of the LPN and the RN in the nursing process.
How would the LPN and RN collaborate to develop the nursing plan of care to ensure the patient is achieving their goal?
What are the role expectations for the LPN and RN in the nursing process?
Pls include two references and intext citation.
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For this discussion, after you have viewed the videos on this topic posted in this week's assignment, please answer the questions posted with this week's discussion.
After posting your individual answers to questions, you are required to respond to 2 students answers with meaningful/thoughtful input on their comments. Your responses must be minimum of a paragraph with at least 3 sentences. Your comments to 2 students
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LGBTQ+ Questions:
· Name some common stereotypes associated with LGBTQ community?
· What role does media play in establishing & perpetuating these stereotypes?
· Name 2 LGBTQ characters, 1 one from current show/movie; 1 from 10-15 years ago
. Are there differences in the characters?
. Have things changed? Evolved? Improved?
· Are LGBTQ characters portrayed differently than straight characters?
· Why do stories involving LGBTQ characters revolve around their sexuality or sexual orientation?
Acting Gay - One Word: What is your one-word association with the saying "Acting Gay"? Why did you choose this word?
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LGBTQ Discussion
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1. Some common stereotypes that coincide with the LGBTQ community are promiscuous, non-religious, flamboyant, mentally ill, high sex drives, etc.
2. The media plays a role in establishing these stereotypes because the general public is always watching these shows, reading the news, and listening to stories about different cultures and groups and media that they may not see or interact with in their lives. Therefore, media is an outlet to show these things in a easy way to gain knowledge about people without meeting people face-to-face apart of these groups when sometimes the stereotypes shown can't represent everyone in those groups.
3. Currently, in Marvel's Runaways, that ended in December, there are two lesbian superheros that share a kiss at the end of a season. Karolina, one of the characters, wants to get away from her childhood of religious upbringing and wants to pursue her own life with her superpower of glowing colors. Nico is shown with a Gothic appearance and can be seen as aggressive but down to earth as well. The War at Home was a television show on Fox and a character named Kenny, who is sixteen years old, is kicked out of his house by his parents after finding out he is gay.
a. There are some differences in the characters as Karolina is more flamboyant and colorful, compared to Nico who is goth and likes to remain strictly to business. Kenny is quiet most of the time about his life, especially about his gay crush until his p.
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For this "discussion" choose
one
of the case studies listed below and mention which case study number you picked. After completing your readings, you should be able to identify the psychological disorder associated to each. After choosing one case study, identify the diagnosis, symptoms in your words and treatment plan for that diagnosis. Provide
in-text citations and references in APA format
to indicate where you are getting information from regarding diagnosis and treatment options).
This is the Case Study I chose:
Martin is a 21 year-old business major at a large university. Over the past few weeks his family and friends have noticed increasingly bizarre behaviors. On many occasions they’ve overheard him whispering in an agitated voice, even though there is no one nearby. Lately, he has refused to answer or make calls on his cell phone, claiming that if he does it will activate a deadly chip that was implanted in his brain by evil aliens. His parents have tried to get him to go with them to a psychiatrist for an evaluation, but he refuses. He has accused them on several occasions of conspiring with the aliens to have him killed so they can remove his brain and put it inside one of their own. He has stopped attended classes altogether. He is now so far behind in his coursework that he will fail if something doesn’t change very soon. Although Martin occasionally has a few beers with his friends, he’s never been known to abuse alcohol or use drugs. He does, however, have an estranged aunt who has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals over the years due to erratic and bizarre behavior.
The Psychological disorder is: SCHIZOPHRENIA
I have attached the reading as well.
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Provide a brief introduction that includes the program's title, describes the type of program, and explains which social theme you are addressing
Describe and explain scenes that apply to the social theme.
Identify all observed body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture stances, modes of dress, nonverbal cues, symbols, and any other observed nonverbal forms of communication in the scenes.
Explain your interpretation of the meanings of the identified nonverbal communications and symbolism.
Summarize how these interpretations are important to the sociological understanding of your chosen social inequality or social class theme.
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To prepare for this Assignment, review the issues you identified in the Equity Audit assignment.
Review Chapters 1–5 (pp. 1–64) of “An Introduction to Advocacy: Training Guide.”
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Unity: what elements work together to make a harmonious whole?
Variety: What creates diversity?
Balance: Is it symmetrical or asymmetrical?
Emphasis: What is the focal point?
Repetition and rhythm: Is an element repeated?
Scale and proportion: Are the objects in proportion to each other?
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The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
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6 ways to avoid antitrust violations
29 Aug 2013
Exchanging nonpublic information with competitors (e.g. call
arounds) could be in direct violation of
U.S. antitrust laws.
Highlights
Various hotel groups
have stopped “call-
around” exchanges
following
investigations by the
Connecticut Attorney
General.
Do not enter into any
agreements with your
actual or potential
competitors.
2. Alert your counsel if
a competitor invites
your company to
collude or exchange
competitively
sensitive information.
By Kirby Lewis
U.S. antitrust laws may be violated whenever a competitor
directly or
indirectly communicates, solicits or facilitates exchange of
competitively
sensitive, nonpublic information with its rivals. Such
communications
among competitors always have been suspect, but recent cases
illustrate
these rules fully apply to hotel owners and operators.
From 2010 to 2011, the Connecticut Attorney General
investigated La
Quinta Worldwide, McSam Hotel Group, Metro Ten Hotel and
Jamsan
Hotel Management concerning their long-term participation in
“call-
around” exchanges, wherein hoteliers in close proximity
exchanged
sensitive nonpublic information at least once a day about
occupancy and
room rates. The companies settled the cases with the Attorney
General, in
part by agreeing to terminate the “call-around” practices. The
Connecticut Attorney General’s investigation and settlement
attracted
media attention, making it likely this issue will remain an area
3. of interest
to government enforcement authorities.
The most prevalent forms of competitively sensitive information
are
nonpublic terms and conditions of sale to customers, such as:
• price (i.e., nonpublic or future);
• output (i.e., occupancy or other qualitative dimension of a
hotel
owner/operator’s supply); and
• competitive strategy data (i.e., expansion, growth,
retrenchment
planning), particularly when the exchanged information is
highly detailed,
disaggregated and forward looking.
In its most recent pronouncement, the Federal Trade
Commission, a
principal enforcer of antitrust laws, has emphasized three
primary risks
posed when competitors exchange such information among one
another:
1. What begins as a discussion of competitively sensitive prices,
output or
strategy easily can transform into a full conspiracy among
competitors to
fix prices or otherwise restrain trade. Conspiring to fix prices,
other terms,
allocating markets, or customers is often deemed unlawful per
se and
can trigger significant fines and civil liability. It may even
constitute a
criminal antitrust violation.
4. 2. An information exchange may facilitate coordination among
competitors that harms competition even in the absence of an
explicit
agreement regarding future conduct. This is what the
Connecticut
Attorney General alleged in the “call-around” cases, finding
that the
information exchanges provided nonpublic data to competing
operators,
enabling them to increase room rates at certain hotels on
specific days.
Other recent enforcement actions under the Sherman Act by
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6. private plaintiff’s action highlight the legal risk posed by
improper
information exchanges among competitors, even where the
parties do
not explicitly agree on pricing or other matters.
3. Knowledge of a competitor’s future strategic plans reduces
competitive
uncertainty and enables rivals to restrict their own competitive
efforts,
even in the absence of coordination with competitors. For
example, such
exchanges could give an owner/operator visibility into its
competitor’s
nonpublic strategies that could lead the owner/operator not to
open
competitive properties or market competitive services or
amenities in a
particular location.
To avoid these risks (and the burden and costs of being the
subject of an
antitrust investigation), hotel owner/operators should keep in
mind the
following guidelines:
• Absent prior consultation and approval from counsel, do not
enter into
any express or implicit agreements or understandings with your
actual or
potential competitors regarding your price, output and
competitive
strategic decision making.
• Absent prior consultation and approval from counsel, do not
even
7. discuss, exchange or share any competitively sensitive data with
your
competitors.
• If such competitively sensitive information exchanges have
previously
occurred, orally report to and discuss with counsel.
• Orally report to counsel any overtures or suggestions from
competitors
that invite your company to collude or exchange competitively
sensitive
information.
• Do not attend or remain at trade association meetings or other
formal
or casual gatherings with competitors where competitively
sensitive
information is exchanged or discussed, and immediately inform
counsel if
such communications have taken place.
• Consider antitrust compliance training for company officers
and any
employees who have contact with competitors and/or
responsibility for
sales, marketing or pricing.
By contrast, hotel owner/operators should continue to track and
rely on
publicly available competitive information, including data on
third-party
websites and statistics contained in recognized industry reports.
In this
regard, your in-house and outside counsel can help your
company
structure its ongoing competitive decision-making processes to
maximize
your commercial opportunities while minimizing your antitrust
risks.
8. Kirby Lewis is a counsel at Goodwin Procter and serves as a
member of the firm's Antitrust &
Competition Practice. Mr. Lewis specializes in antitrust and
trade regulation counseling and litigation,
with particular emphasis on defending government
investigations of mergers and acquisitions and
analyzing joint ventures and other competitor collaborations.
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Price gouging after a disaster
Posted by Stacey Mieyal Higgins at 12:00 AM
Here we go again. Now that Hurricane Irene has bid farewell to
the
East Coast of the United States, stories of “bad business” are
emerging in her wake. The most recent I found was a hotel in
Brooklyn, New York—the Hotel Le Bleu—which reportedly
charged guests
US$999 rather than its usual US$250 per night during the
weekend of
evacuations in Manhattan, according to theNew York Daily
News.
A hotel employee was quoted in the story as defending supply
and demand
basics: “It was just because of high demand,” said the
employee, who would not
give her name. “A lot of hotels did that.”
There are many stories that paint hotel operators in a negative
light on the
subject. In London more than a year before the 2012 Olympics,
hotels also are
fighting claims of price gouging. In New Zealand ahead of the
12. Rugby World Cup,
hoteliers are justifying higher rates while the media quotes
hotel customers on
the “abhorrent” practice.
These examples, of course, refer to large-scale events that
impact demand and
are prepared for well in advance. Nevertheless, hotelier
practices still garner
media attention.
It’s an interesting topic that also commonly comes up after
natural disasters
around the world. Are hotels justified in capitalizing on
increased demand, no
matter the circumstances? That’s not a question I’m going to
answer, but it is
one that every hotel should address before natural disaster
strikes. How will your
revenue management team respond?
I’m curious to hear how you might react in similar
circumstances. Feel free to
share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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the opinions of HotelNewsNow.com or its
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18. and resolve any “conflicts”
between sales and revenue
management.
Revenue management has grown and evolved in the hotel
industry during
the past 20-plus years. As part of this evolution, the role of a
revenue
manager has become a necessity. Whether a dedicated revenue
manager,
multi-property shared resource or a paid consultant, most
properties have
invested in some sort of revenue management support. Although
revenue
management has become an accepted practice, the role of the
revenue
manager can vary dramatically.
In many cases, the revenue manager’s role consists primarily of
report
creation and tactical implementation based on direction from
some
combination of the GM and director of sales. In these instances,
the RM is
not fulfilling the potential of the position, nor is he actively
practicing
revenue management. The RM should be an integral part of the
decision-
making process and provide direction and strategy based on
facts, data
and analysis. His expertise should not simply be in managing
the various
systems (CRS, PMS, RMS, third-party extranets, etc.) but in
synthesizing
data and making sound business decisions to positively affect
results.
19. The challenge becomes shifting the
role of RM to one of an influencer
and decision maker. This is not to
downplay the role of the GM or
director of sales in the process or
to wrestle “control” away from
other leaders, but to add a level of
expertise and specific viewpoint on
maximizing revenue potential as
well as nourishing a revenue-
management culture. Some steps
that can be taken to elevate the
role of revenue management and
that of the RM, from the
perspective of the RM, GM and
director of sales follow.
Revenue manager
• Own the Revenue Meeting—I
have seen far too many revenue
meetings where the RM brings
numerous reports and
spreadsheets, relays some
numbers and waits to be told what
to do. The RM’s role should be to
not only bring the data, but to
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• Provide Conclusions, Not Just
Numbers—The RM is constantly
asked for numbers and reports.
Take this as an opportunity to
demonstrate value. The RM needs
to make it a rule to never just give
someone statistics. Provide a
summary of what the data is telling
you and what it means. When
emailing a spreadsheet, add a brief
review of what the information contains. This will not only
make it easier
for others to pick out what is important, it will aid in
positioning the RM
as a thought leader.
• Change the Language—When presenting a strategy or tactic to
drive
results, the RM should have done the due diligence necessary to
make
that decision and state it with confidence. Language like “I
think we
should …” or “maybe we could try …” should be replaced with
phrasing
more in line with “We need to …” or “Our best move is to … ,”
and be
followed up with the reasons why.
• Be a Team Player—Seek to understand others’ points of view
and
perspective. A RM should consider the challenges others face in
their roles
and why they might champion certain strategies and tactics. The
RM
needs to ensure they are working with, not at odds with, others
having a
common focus on the hotel’s goals. Part of accomplishing this
23. is educating
others about what the RM does and why they make the decisions
they
make.
• Challenge the Status Quo—The RM is the person who should
be asking
“Why?” They need to constantly look for new and better ways
of
achieving optimum performance without settling for doing
things because
they have always been done. Be an agent for change when
needed, but
also ensure validation of things that are being done currently.
• Know Your Peers—Develop a network with other RMs in the
market.
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25. a good idea to talk to your counterparts at competing hotels to
better
understand local market conditions.
• Be Informed—Keep up on what is happening in the industry.
There are
some easy ways to accomplish this. Joining relevant groups on
sites like
LinkedIn will provide access to many interesting discussions.
Another
excellent resource is subscribing to email updates from some of
the many
industry specific websites and publications. It is important to
learn to
filter through the articles and discussions that are sent to you to
ensure
you are reading relevant information, otherwise it is easy to be
overwhelmed with the volume of information. Also, be aware
that much of
what you see will be authored by vendors who are ultimately
trying to
promote products and services. Do not ignore these as they can
be very
useful and informative; simply understand that there may be
some bias
involved.
Another way to keep informed is to join organizations like
HSMAI that
focus on revenue management as part of their mission. HSMAI
provides
many face-to-face and virtual educational opportunities, as well
as
publications, articles and resources, that address important and
timely
issues in the discipline. Connecting with your local chapter,
most of which
26. have revenue-management specific events as well, provides a
built-in
network of peers that will help you stay on top of trends.
Director of sales
• Team First—Ensure the sales team is fully aware of the
overall hotel
goals and are aligned properly to achieve these goals. Sales
managers
must strive to achieve their individual goals, but not at the cost
of the
overarching hotel goals.
• Revenue Management as a Resource—The revenue
management
department should be positioned so they can provide valuable
data and
analysis to aid the decision-making process on issues such as:
pricing,
group acceptance, marketing tactics and goal setting, for
instance. The
directors of sales should utilize the RM as a business partner.
• Educate—The RM might not have a complete understanding of
the sales
team’s structure and processes. The director of sales can
proactively seek
to educate the RM to ensure they fully understand why the team
is set up
the way it is and what the sales process entails. This
education/understanding will assist in building a cooperative
atmosphere.
GM
• Build Consensus—The GM of one of the most
successful revenue management teams I worked
on did an incredible job of letting the director of
27. sales and RM come to consensus. When
differences of opinion arose, he would ask probing
questions and let us make our arguments and
challenge each other. He would participate in the
discussion without taking sides and only dictate a
final decision when it was apparent a consensus
could not be reached. This helped us to learn from
each other and, as revenue manager, forced me to
be prepared and ready to defend my strategy.
• Support Growth and Learning—Encourage the
RM to participate in available learning and
networking opportunities. This might include
conferences, webinars, networking events and
educational opportunities. Have the RM report
back on what they learned and who they
interfaced with as part of the opportunity.
• Align Goals—I am surprised at how often the
question of solving the “conflict” between sales and revenue
management
comes up. There is really a simple solution: align goals. I
worked with a
hotel where the sales managers had only roomnight goals. There
were no
parameters about when the roomnights should be or what kind
of revenue
they should generate. The sales team was motivated by this goal
and
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quite successful in achieving it. However, the hotel wasn’t
making its
overall goals. To avoid working at cross purposes, it is
important to make
sure the entire hotel team’s goals are aligned. Individual goals
and
targets are definitely a large part of the equation, but everyone
should
have a stake in achieving the big picture goals. Incentive
programs may
be dictated from above the hotel level, but the GM can work to
ensure
goals are established to best support the overall success of the
hotel.
• Examine Reporting Lines—To whom does the RM report? The
RM would
ideally report to the GM. However, based on the team dynamic
and
experience level of the RM, reporting to the director of sales
can work. As
revenue management becomes ingrained in the culture of a
hotel, the role
of RM should answer directly to the GM.
Today’s revenue manager can play a larger role in the overall
success of
the hotel than ever before. For the potential of the role to be
realized, the
RM has to take a leadership role and gain the support of others
in the
organization. It is not always an easy transition and may not be
the
direction some leaders are willing to take. Just as a revenue
manager
29. should have a strategy to achieve hotel goals, they should have
a strategy
to reach their potential as a leader and influencer.
Special Note: This topic will be explored in more detail on 25
October as
part of the 10-part 2011 Revenue Management Webinar Series.
The
related webinar is titled “Why Does the Revenue Manager
Exist? –
Elevating the Role of the Revenue Manager.”
Want to Learn More?
This topic will be addressed as part of the 10-part 2011 Revenue
Management Webinar Series
produced by the HSMAI University in partnership with
HotelNewsNow and STR, and sponsored
by IDeaS. Each month a webinar covers one aspect of cutting
edge revenue management in
today's economy in conjunction with articles written by
members of the HSMAI Revenue
Management Advisory Board. If you’re not able to attend a live
program, archives are available.
Also, some of these and other timely revenue management
topics were the focus of the HSMAI
Revenue Optimization Conference on June 20, 2011.
Presentation recordings are now available
in the ROC 365 Conference Archive.
About the Author
Jon has over twenty years experience in the hospitality industry
at the property, regional, and
brand levels working across a variety of brands and industry
segments. In his most recent role
as Director of Revenue Optimization with Carlson Hotels, Jon
was responsible for the
30. development and delivery of revenue enhancement programs
and strategies as well as training
and development of revenue management staff. During his
tenure with Carlson, Jon created a
subscription-based revenue management program and was
integral in the conception,
development, and deployment of a leading edge automated price
optimization system. Jon is
currently seeking new opportunities in the hotel industry. He
serves as vice chair of the HSMAI
Revenue Management Advisory Board.
The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect
the opinions of
HotelNewsNow.com or its parent company, Smith Travel
Research and its affiliated companies.
Columnists published on this site are given the freedom to
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with any questions or concerns.
About the HSMAI Revenue Management Advisory Board
The Revenue Management Advisory Board leverages insights,
emerging trends, and industry
innovations to guide the development of products and programs
that optimize revenue for
hotels. www.revmanagement.org
Members include:
• Chris K. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor, Cornell University
• Christopher Crenshaw, CRME, Vice President, Marketing
Intelligence, Loews Hotels
• Kathleen Cullen, CRME, Corporate Director of Revenue
Strategies, Heritage Hotels and Resorts
31. • Sloan Dean, CRME, Vice President of Sales & Marketing,
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
• Jon Eliot, CRME, CHA
• Tammy Farley, Principal, The Rainmaker Group
• Fred Heintz, CRME, Director of Group Strategy, Marriott &
Renaissance Hotels of New York
City
• Jay Hubbs, Director Hotel Supplier Relations, Expedia Partner
Services Group / Hotwire
• Burl Hutchison, CRME, Manager of Revenue Optimization,
Sabre Hospitality
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• Warren T. Jahn, Jr., Ph.D., Manager, Revenue Systems
Training AMER, IHG
• Klaus Kohlmayr, Senior Director, Consulting, IDeaS Revenue
Optimization
• Orly Ripmaster, CRME, Senior Analyst, STR Analytics
• Scott Roby, CRME, Vice President, Revenue Management,
Evolution Hospitality
• Chinmai Sharma, Vice President, Revenue Management,
Wyndham Hotel Group
• Susan Spencer, Market Director - N. America, ChannelRUSH
• Trevor Stuart-Hill, CRME, President, Revenue Matters
• Paul Wood, CRME, CHBA, Vice President of Revenue
Management, Greenwood Hospitality
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Expedia Inc. (EXPE:US)
among other hotel and Internet travel agencies won dismissal of
an antitrust
lawsuit after a judge found consumers hadn’t showed the
companies conspired to
fix room prices.
“The well-pled facts do not plausibly suggest that defendants
entered into an
industrywide conspiracy,” U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in
Dallas said yesterday
in a ruling throwing out the case.
The plaintiffs, who bought hotel rooms across the U.S., claimed
in more than two
dozen consolidated cases that the companies agreed to prevent
consumers from
getting lower prices. The companies denied any attempt to fix
prices.
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34. The hotels and travel companies were accused in the lawsuit of
entering
agreements to prevent hotels from selling rooms for less than
the participating
travel agents charged, causing consumers to pay “artificially
inflated prices,”
according to a May 1 complaint.
“The defendants’ ‘best price’ or ‘best rate’ guarantees are
nothing more than a cover
for their conspiracy to fix prices,” according to the complaint.
Boyle said she would allow the consumers to re-file the
complaint if they tell her
within 30 days how their proposed revision would remedy the
shortcomings in the
one she threw out and she agrees with them.
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itself.
Those business practices were the result of independent efforts
by the online travel
companies to protect their interests by adopting similar
“vertical distribution
agreements” with the hotel chains, according to the ruling.
Boyle said she agreed
with the companies’s explanation that the allegations amounted
to “nothing more
than parallel business activity.”
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The lawsuits, dating back to 2012, were later combined in a
multidistrict litigation
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a single lawsuit on
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through the defendants’
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a part of a package
deal, or where the name of the hotel wasn’t disclosed until after
the reservation was
paid for.
The defendants said the consumers’ allegations didn’t meet the
standards for
lawsuits claiming antitrust violations.
“There is nothing anticompetitive, much less unlawful, about a
hotel setting
specific pricing terms for its distributors so that it competes
effectively with other
hotels,” they said in their July 1 motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs assert the
novel proposition that a hotel must compete against itself.”
The online travel site defendants included Expedia, Hotels.com
LP,
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(PCLN:US) and Orbitz
Worldwide Inc. (OWW:US) The hotel defendants included
Starwood,
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International
Hotels Management LLC and Hilton Worldwide (HLT:US) Inc.
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Thomas Barnett, an
attorney for the travel sites, said at a Dec. 17 hearing. “As long
as there is
interbrand competition going on, consumers don’t have to
worry,” he said,
referring to competition among hotels within a city or area.
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Hoteliers agree with parity lawsuit dismissal
February 19 2014
A Dallas judge on Tuesday described industry-wide rate-parity
clauses as “rational business
interests,” rather than anti-competitive behavior.
Highlights
80. Robert Cole of
RockCheetah said the
case was frivolous
from the outset.
Tim Peter of Tim
Peter & Associates
said the ruling is a
big win for everyone
involved.
Drew Salapka of
Hotel Equities said
rate parity between
distribution channels
is often confused as
rate parity between
competing operators.
By Jason Q. Freed
News Editor
[email protected]
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The dismissal of an antitrust
lawsuit Tuesday
against hotel brands and online travel agencies accused of
81. colluding on
price should bring some closure to the ongoing debate over rate
parity
and price fixing, hoteliers said.
United States District Judge Jane Boyle in Dallas described
industry-wide
rate-parity clauses as “rational business interests,” rather than
anti-
competitive behavior, according to a filing in the case of Online
Travel
Company Hotel Booking Antitrust Litigation in the U.S. District
Court for
the Northern District of Texas.
Companies named in the lawsuit were: Starwood Hotels &
Resorts
Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott
International, Expedia,
Inc., Orbitz Worldwide and Priceline.com. The lawsuit was a
consolidation
of several class-action complaints from various states.
Robert Cole, founder of RockCheetah consulting firm, said the
case was
82. frivolous from the outset.
“The rate-parity practice employed by hotels in the U.S. is
technically
known as resale price maintenance, which is a perfectly legal
vertical
price constraint, as long as it does not constrain trade or
negatively
impact consumers,” Cole said via email. “The claim made by
the litigants
not only failed to provide any indication of collusion by or
between
hotels and/or OTAs to dictate pricing, but also demonstrated
that the
group had very limited familiarity with how hotels and OTAs
function.”
Tim Peter, managing director of Tim Peter & Associates
consulting firm,
said the ruling is a big win for hoteliers, OTAs and consumers.
“For hoteliers, it provides the continued ability to price their
rooms
appropriately based on demand and the value of the offering,”
he said
83. via email. “For OTAs, it provides an opportunity to compete
based on
offering guests a core value proposition and avoids the need to
…
undercut hotels and other OTAs. Consumers ultimately benefit
because it
forces hotels and OTAs to develop clear, consistent value
propositions.”
In practice
Rate parity—the practice of hotel suppliers and third-party
distributors
agreeing to sell rooms at a standard base price—is a common
industry-
wide practice. Both parties can alter the price of the rooms by
including
them in packages or “fencing” deals, which means offering them
to a
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limited, private group of travelers. For example, opaque sites,
85. loyalty
groups and mobile app users can all receive lower-rated
inventory.
Drew Salapka, VP of sales and revenue generation for Hotel
Equities, said
rate parity between distribution channels is often confused as
rate parity
between competing hotel brands or operators.
“There would be no rational business sense for hotels to join
together
and fix their rates,” he said via email. “The brands do not
promote it and
our ownership groups would never want us doing this. We base
our
pricing on what is best for each hotel, what sort of demand each
hotel/market is experiencing, and their current mix of business.
“As for rate parity, all of our brands believe that you should
offer the
same price point across all channels, but this has nothing to do
with
collusion among hotels; it has to do with our hotels not wanting
to
86. confuse our guests by offering different rates for the same
product
across different channels.”
The practice helps hoteliers evaluate their various distribution
partners'
effectiveness at bringing true, incremental business, not just
those who
drive occupancy due to artificially low prices, Peter said.
“The ruling removes any additional, unnecessary complexity
and puts the
focus back where it should be: which channels best serve the
needs of
the guest and the hotelier,” he said.
Tom Botts, executive VP and chief customer officer with
Denihan
Hospitality Group, said rate parity is not collusion but rather is
a common
business practice.
“We compete very hard with the OTAs and other hotel
competitors to
crack the best and most innovative deal for the customer,” he
87. said.
“Having worked on both sides of the table, I can tell you every
one of
these deals is different. All have different parts to them. That
right there
is reason enough (to dismiss the notion of price fixing).”
Botts pointed to the rising popularity of hotel metasearch sites
to
illustrate that there are different pricing structures for the same
hotel
rooms. “If rate parity was perfect, there would be no point of
metasearch,” he said.
However, he said the lawsuit won’t end all complaints against
OTAs.
“The OTAs will always be a ripe target for litigation,” Botts
said. “Whether
it’s the tax issue or this issue, there’s always lots of stuff out
there
because of the nature of the beast. Will someone turn around
and find
something else? Probably.”
88. Cole said the rate-parity legal situation is much different in the
United
Kingdom and throughout the European Union, where resale
price
maintenance is generally not permitted.
“I would argue that consumers are not hurt by the practice,
since rate
parity is the fundamental mechanism that enables hotels to
provide
guests with lowest price guarantees,” he said.
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skooshhotels
February 19 2014
Another confusing legal case for the industry. Perhaps they
should have gone
straight for abuse of dominant position.
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Supplementary Readings provided
1. Refer to the pricing gouging article provided to you, for the
Hotel Le Bleu case (charged guests $999 than its $250 per night
during the weekend of evacuations in Manhattan), in your
opinion, is the hotel justified to do so? Why or why not? Based
on other readings this week, in your opinion, how should your
revenue management team set the prices during natural
disasters?
2. Based on information from the textbook, readings, lecture
and discussion, discuss the concept of rate parity. Is rate parity
different from price fixing? If you were to argue that rate
parity is a legitimate and legal practice in the lodging, what
92. would your arguments be?
3. How can you avoid antitrust violations in your pricing
practices? Focus on your discussion from a legal perspective.
4. Based on textbook, the lecture, and the readings provided to
you, what roles do you see RM, Director of Sales and GM play
respectively in revenue management?
5. Page 160, Question 3 from the text book.
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have stopped “call-
around” exchanges
following
investigations by the
Connecticut Attorney
General.
Do not enter into any
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