Number Of Competitors Research Articles

Implementation of Marketing Strategy Through Social Media for Increase Quality as well as Engagement to Mr. Oluak

Mr Oluak is a food stall that provides dishes such as oysters and fried prawns covered in egg and flour. These dishes are inspired by Singaporean cuisine which is commonly known as Oluak / Fried Oyster. For the last 3 years the owner Mr. Oluak grows gradually, starting from product evaluation to employee training so that it can produce products that are more delicious and better known to the local and international community. Mr Oluak is located at HU Foodcourt , Batam Centre. One of the main problems faced if you don't have a strong brand and unique taste is the large number of competitors in the same field. With the increasing operational complexity of Mr. Oluak began to realize the importance of having a more structured and integrated marketing strategy. Therefore, it is hoped that the implementation of this marketing can help overcome existing problems.

Dampak Integrasi, Merger dan Konglomerasi Terhadap Risiko Persaingan dan Stabilitas Perekonomian

This article analyzes the impact of integration, mergers, and conglomeration on competition risk and economic stability using a literature review approach. The background of this research highlights the increasing prevalence of corporate mergers that may lead to unhealthy competition risks and economic instability. The study aims to identify the characteristics, impacts, and implications of integration, mergers, and conglomeration strategies within the context of market structure, corporate behavior, and performance. The research method employs a qualitative approach by collecting secondary data from journals, e-books, and relevant documents. Data analysis is conducted descriptively-qualitatively by examining the relationship between market structure, corporate behavior, and economic performance through the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) analytical framework. Findings indicate that integration, mergers, and conglomeration have complex effects on business competition. The merging process can reduce the number of competitors, increase the dominance of large firms, and potentially create monopolistic practices. The SCP analysis reveals that changes in market structure through corporate consolidation significantly affect economic behavior and performance. The article emphasizes the need for effective regulation and oversight to minimize negative impacts, protect healthy competition, and maintain economic stability. The conclusion offers deep insights into the dynamics of business integration and its implications for market structure, behavior, and performance.

Modelling of the Interrelationships Between Population Sex Ratio and Food Content and Ecological Niches in the Marine Lampreys

In this paper, a model related to sex ratio and food content was developed and solved. Through logistic function fitting, it was found that the sex ratio of the Marine lampreys was affected by environmental conditions, with approximately 56% males when food was plentiful and up to 78% when conditions changed. A correlation function model between sex ratio and food content was developed and the normality and absence of autocorrelation of the model was verified by residual analysis (Shapiro-Wilk and Durbin-Watson tests).In order to further explore the interrelationships between sea sevengill eels and their ecological niches, this paper extends the classical Lotka-Volterra model to include competitor and predator equations, and analyses the changes of the various populations under the initial conditions by numerical simulations. Through Spearman correlation analysis, it was found that sex ratio significantly affects the number of predators, competitors and prey in the ecosystem, where an increase in the proportion of males suppresses the growth of the number of prey and competitors, and promotes the increase of the number of predators.

Sustainable Supplier Selection with Adaptive Network- Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFİS)

Choosing the right sustainable supplier is a critical decision problem for businesses. Due to the increase in the number of competitors, the increase in evaluation criteria and the difficulty in defining evaluation criteria, the need for reliable methodologies that work with high accuracy increases as the complexity of the selection problem increases. This article discusses a new approach to the problem of sustainable supplier selection based on the Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) methods. In the study, firstly the sustainable supplier selection criteria have been reduced to four criteria by the ANFIS method. For sustainable supplier performance evaluation, ANFIS model and ANN model were developed. Multiple regression analysis was performed to compare the performance success of both models. The model with the highest success rate was determined as ANFIS model. At the end of the study, the most suitable sustainable supplier selection was made with ANFIS model.

Offline Promotion Effectiveness in the Digital Era (Case Study of Mican Petshop Sales Promotion and Public Relations) in Attracting Catlovers' Buying Interest)

Abstract: This study describes Mican Petshop's offline promotional strategy to attract cat lovers' interest in buying during 2023. With increasingly fierce competition in the pet industry, Mican Petshop must have an effective promotional strategy. Given the increasing number of competitors in this industry, Mican Petshop feels the need to implement an offline promotional strategy amidst the onslaught of powerful social media to build consumer trust so that they continue to buy products sold in their stores. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative, with the object of research being Mican Petshop's offline promotion in the digital era. The AISAS model is intended to determine consumer behaviour when recommending store products to potential consumers offline. Data was collected in-depth by the store owner and the marketing department. Data analysis was carried out using the Miles and Huberman interactive analysis model. The study results show that the promotional mix that plays an important role in increasing cat lovers' interest in buying at Mican Petshop is sales promotion and public relations. The emphasis on both is due to budget efficiency and customer relationships. Based on the elements of AISAS and a combination of sales promotion and public relations, Mican Petshop can optimize its promotional activities to increase consumer purchasing interest with measurable effectiveness while overcoming challenges that may arise throughout its promotional journey. By focusing on creativity, relevance, and empathetic interaction with consumers, Mican Petshop can continue to increase the effectiveness of its promotions. This is proven by the sales target that has been met. Mican Petshop still survives without promotion through social media because of business partners' experience of content plagiarism and the nature of advertising, which amplifies expressiveness.

Network Embedding-based Directed Community Detection with Unknown Community Number

Community detection of network analysis plays an important role in numerous application areas, in which estimating the number of communities is a fundamental issue. However, many existing methods focus on undirected networks ignoring the directionality of edges or unrealistically assume that the number of communities is known a priori. In this article, we develop a data-dependent community detection method for the directed network to determine the number of communities and recover community structures simultaneously, which absorbs the ideas of network embedding and penalized fusion by embedding the out- and in-nodes into low-dimensional vector space and forcing the embedding vectors toward its center. The asymptotic consistency properties of the proposed method are established in terms of network embedding, directed community detection, and estimation of the number of communities. The proposed method is applied on synthetic networks and real brain functional networks, which demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed method against a number of competitors. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

EXPRESS: Identifying Competitors in Geographical Markets Using the CSIS Method

Identifying the most relevant competitors in a geographical market is crucial for businesses with a significant offline presence, such as hotels, restaurants, and retail stores. The specific location of a business and the geographical density of potential competitors are critical factors in determining the competitive structure. However, this task can be challenging when the potential number of competitors is large and the competition is asymmetric. In this study, we apply the Conditional Sure Independence Screening (CSIS) method to a system of demand functions for competitor identification. This method offers significant computational efficiency by estimating a marginal regression for each potential competitor, rather than a full model consisting of all potential competitors. To validate the effectiveness of the CSIS method and explore the boundary conditions of its performance, we conduct extensive simulation analyses under different spatial data-generating processes. Our findings demonstrate that the CSIS method outperforms multiple other variable selection methods and remains robust under spatial misspecifications. Then we apply the CSIS method to hotel competition in two U.S. geographical regions, illustrating how the competitive structure varies across geographical densities and market segments. Finally, we highlight how managers can strategically use the results and outline the potential of the method for other non-geographical applications.

Does Clade Density Constrain Geographical Range Evolution?

The role of biotic interactions, such as interspecific competition, in driving geographical range evolution is still poorly understood. For instance, lineages distributed across regions with a large number of potential competitors might experience some level of geographical packing of their range limits, so that changes in their geographical distributions are hampered. Conversely, a large number of competitors could instead lead to accelerated rates of geographical range evolution, with lineages shifting their ranges to avoid competition. We recently introduced the concept of clade density (CD; the sum of the areas of overlap between a species and other members of its higher taxon, weighted by their phylogenetic distance) as a proxy of the potential for interspecific competition across the geographical distribution of a given species. In this study, we used a large dataset with 5936 terrestrial vertebrate species to test whether CD is significantly associated with variation in the rate of geographical range evolution using two alternative approaches. First, we tested if there is a significant relationship between CD and the geographical distance between sister species. In addition, we estimated tip rates of geographical range evolution and tested if they were consistently associated with variation in CD. We found no evidence for an effect of CD on geographical range evolution in either of the tested approaches, even after accounting for phylogenetic uncertainty. These results are inconsistent with equilibrial models of species diversification and suggest that interspecific competition might not play a pervasive role in geographical range evolution of terrestrial vertebrates.

Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning Analysis of Platinum iB KPR Purchase Decisions with Murabahah Agreement

The increasing competition demands competitive advantage that should be owned by each company and requires a proper marketing strategy. The number of competitors is increasingly making consumers have many alternative options to get a product that is in accordance with expectations. BTN syariah is consistent in its core business namely housing finance in accordance with the visit of Bank BTN itself which is the leading bank in financing with mortgage products or residential financing. This purpose of this study aims to analyze and examine the factors of segmenting, targeting and positioning aspect on consumer purchase decisions of iB Platinum KPR product with murabahah contracts at BTN Syariah Mataram Branch Office. The research used the quantitative with regression analysis method. The sampling method used purposive sampling and the number of samples used in this study amounted to 55 respondents source was distribution online questionnaires via WhatsApp to Customers of BTN Syariah who had purchased KPR Platinum iB with murabahah contract. The data were analysed used IBM SPSS version 22 and analysis was carried out by several tests such as validity test, realibility test, classic assumption test, linear regression analysis and coefficient of determination test. The results of this study indicate that the segmenting, targeting and positioning, has a significant effect on purchase decisions of iB Platinum KPR product with murabahah contracts at BTN Syariah Mataram Branch Office. The findings of this study can be reference uses as a reference for future researchers who will study similar problems. This research can also be a reference for companies to always be able to maintain aspects of segmenting, targeting and positioning aspect in designing and determining effective and efficient markering policies.

Turnip hoeing matches in Aberdeenshire, 1840–1940: Material practice and cultural impact

Abstract This article explores the competitive hoeing matches, which were a significant feature of certain parts of Scottish rural life in the period 1840 to 1940. An analysis of newspaper reports shows how important such matches were in Aberdeenshire, attracting significant numbers of both competitors and spectators. By contrast, similar reports for the rest of Scotland show only a small number of such matches outside the northeast. Reasons for the differences are attributed to both material factors, such as the visibility of cultivation, and the social structure of the areas. In Aberdeenshire, a culture valorising hard work and skill was set in a social structure of small farmers and farm servants, which led to self-sustaining organisational forms. By contrast, elsewhere a top-down form of organisation prioritising the needs of farm productivity meant that competitive hoeing matches failed to kindle much enthusiasm. The value of a focus on taken-for-granted practices is the way it can shed light on such contrasts.

The Contribution of Cognitive Control Networks in Word Selection Processing in Parkinson's Disease: Novel Insights from a Functional Connectivity Study.

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients are impaired in word production when the word has to be selected among competing alternatives requiring higher attentional resources. In PD, word selection processes are correlated with the structural integrity of the inferior frontal gyrus, which is critical for response selection, and the uncinate fasciculus, which is necessary for processing lexical information. In early PD, we investigated the role of the main cognitive large-scale networks, namely the salience network (SN), the central executive networks (CENs), and the default mode network (DMN), in word selection. Eighteen PD patients and sixteen healthy controls were required to derive nouns from verbs or generate verbs from nouns. Participants also underwent a resting-state functional MRI. Functional connectivity (FC) was examined using independent component analysis. Functional seeds for the SN, CENs, and DMN were defined as spheres, centered at the local activation maximum. Correlations were calculated between the FC of each functional seed and word production. A significant association between SN connectivity and task performance and, with less evidence, between CEN connectivity and the task requiring selection among a larger number of competitors, emerged in the PD group. These findings suggest the involvement of the SN and CEN in word selection in early PD, supporting the hypothesis of impaired executive control.

SWOT ANALYSIS IN DETERMINING MARKETING STRATEGIES IN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (CASE STUDY OF CAFFE LA'BOSQUE IN KOTABUMI)

This study aims to determine the marketing strategy in the Caffe La'Bosque business through SWOT analysis, the research method carried out is qualitative descriptive. The number of informants in this study was 10, namely caffe owners, employees and visitors. The analysis used in this study was IFAS, EFAS, IE Matrix and SWOT Matrix. The data collection used is in-depth interviews and observations where researchers come directly to the location to conduct research. Based on the results of the discussion, it was concluded that caffe La'Bosque has the advantages of quality raw materials and has a strategic location where caffe La'bosque is located in the middle of the city in Kotabumi and is in the stadium Sukung Kotabumi and adjacent to schools and offices, the biggest weakness in this company is the lack of marketing carried out where the threat of caffe La'Bosque itself is the number of competitors who have the same business and provide good prices. more tilted so that caffe la'bosque must be more aggressive in promoting so as not to be rivaled, A suitable strategy in doing marketing is horizontal integration which means a marketing strategy carried out to increase profits and sales.

Patterns and drivers of pollen co‐transport network structure vary across pollinator functional groups

Abstract The patterns and drivers of pollen transport on insect bodies can have important consequences for plant reproductive success and floral evolution; however, they remain little studied. Recently, pollinator bodies have been further described as pollen competitive arenas, where pollen grains can compete for space, with implications for the evolution of pollen dispersal strategies and plant community assembly. However, the identity, strength, and diversity of pollen competitive interactions and how they vary across pollinator functional groups is not known. Evaluating patterns and drivers of the pollen co‐transport landscape and how these vary across different pollinator groups is central to further our understanding of floral evolution and co‐flowering community assembly. Here, we integrate information on the number and identity of pollen grains on individual insect pollen loads with network analyses to uncover novel pollen co‐transport networks and how these vary across pollinator functional groups (bees and bee flies). We further evaluate differences in pollen load size, species composition, diversity and phylogenetic diversity among insect groups and how these relate to body size and gender. Pollen co‐transport networks were diverse and highly modular in bees, with groups of pollen species interacting more often with each other on insect bodies. However, the number, identity and frequency of competitors that pollen grains encounter on insect bodies vary between some pollinator functional groups. Other aspects of pollen loads such as their size, richness and phylogenetical diversity were shaped by bee size or gender, with females carrying larger but less phylogenetically diverse pollen loads than males. Synthesis. Our results show that the number, identity and phylogenetic relatedness of pollen competitors changes as pollen grains travel on the body of different pollinators. As a result, pollinator groups impose vastly different interaction landscapes during pollen transport, with so far unknown consequences for plant reproductive success, floral evolution and community assembly.

Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran 4P Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Rumah Pada PT. Mahkota Tiga Puteri Kabupaten Tabalong

Abstract: Competition in the business world is increasingly fierce, requiring business actors to have excellence in the products they produce. The large number of competitors operating in the same business sector increases the intensity of competition, so every company must have the right marketing strategy. in order to achieve the company targets that have been set and the most important thing is to achieve customer satisfaction. PT. Mahkota Tiga Puteri Tabalong Regency is one of the housing developers located in Tabalong Regency which provides houses of various types. Housing marketing generally uses the same attributes by paying attention to location, product, price and promise. PT. Mahkota Tiga Puteri, Tabalong Regency, has carried out a review of the market potential in the location that will be used as a housing complex, namely in the Sulingan area, Tanta District, Tabalong Regency. PT. Mahkota Tiga Puteri, Tabalong Regency, has carried out a review of the market potential in the location that will be used as a housing complex, namely in the Sulingan area, Tanta District, Tabalong Regency. In order to reach the Target Market, PT. Mahkota Tiga Puteri Tabalong Regency implements a marketing strategy, with 3 (three) strategies. Namely promotional strategies through advertising, distributing brochures to various potential consumers, and carrying out personal selling activities. The research results show that product quality has a significant effect on home purchasing decisions. Price does not have a significant effect on the decision to buy a house. Location has a significant influence on home purchasing decisions. Promotions have a significant effect on home purchasing decisions. Keywords: Product Quality, Price, Location, Promotion, Purchasing Decisions

How heuristic pricing shapes the aggregate market: the “Cheap Twin Paradox”

Abstract How do firms set prices when faced with an uncertain market? We study the pricing strategies of car dealers for used cars using online data and interviews. We find that 97% of 628 dealers employ an aspiration-level heuristic similar to a Dutch auction. Dealers adapt the parameters of the heuristic—initial price, duration, and change in price—to their local market conditions, such as number of competitors, population density, and GDP per capita. At the same time, the aggregate market is described by a model of equilibrium price dispersion. Unlike the equilibrium model, the heuristic correctly predicts systematic pricing characteristics such as high initial price, price stickiness, and the “cheap twin paradox.” We also find first evidence that heuristic pricing can generate higher profits given uncertainty than the equilibrium strategy.

Measuring competition in primary care-Evidence from Sweden.

In many tax-based healthcare systems, policymakers have introduced reforms that promote provider competition with the intention of improving the quality and efficiency. Healthcare competition is usually defined spatially, with local markets often being identified as a circle around each provider. We argue that existing local market definitions can be improved to better capture actual local markets. For pro-competition reforms to potentially lead to the gains envisioned by policymakers, a crucial condition is the actual emergence of competitive markets. However, limited research has been conducted on competition in primary care markets, despite primary care constituting a vital part of a healthcare system. The study aims to contribute to the debate on how to define local markets geographically and to examine provider competition in Swedish primary care. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data on all individuals and all primary care providers in Sweden. Local markets were defined as: fixed radius (1 km and 3 km); variable radius; and variable shape-our new local market definition that allows markets to vary in both size and shape. Competition was measured using the Herfindahl-Hirschman index and a count of the number of competitors within the local market. Fixed radius markets fail to capture variation within and across geographical areas. The variable radius and variable shape markets are similar but do not always identify the same competitors or level of competition. Furthermore, competition levels vary significantly in Swedish primary care. Many providers operate in monopoly markets, whereas others face high competition. While the variable shape approach has the potential to better capture actual markets and more accurately identify competitors, further analyses are needed. Moreover, Swedish policymakers are advised to decide whether to still pursue competition and if so, take measures to improve local market conditions in monopolies.

Strategi Pemasaran Digital dan Payment Digital dalam Meningkatkan Penjualan Kebab Dara Cabang Lubuk Begalung

This service activity aims to find out the application of digital marketing strategies and digital payments in increasing sales of Kebab Dara, Lubuk Begalung branch, Padang City, the obstacles faced by Kebab Dara in digital marketing and digital payments and the efforts made by Kebab Dara to increase sales of the products faced. In this activity we use detailed analysis using data collection techniques, observation and interviews. The results of this activity indicate that Kebab Dara is experiencing problems with declining sales. To overcome this, a digital marketing strategy is needed through social media such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and other social media and appropriate digital payments or qris so that sales can increase again in the future in an era of increasing numbers of competitors. After carrying out this research and observations, the marketing strategy carried out by Kebab Dara is a mix of digital marketing and digital payments.

Strategic Resources for Drug Trafficking Organizations and the Geography of Violence: Evidence from Mexico

Abstract This article helps understand why locations close to strategic infrastructure to transport illegal drugs (seaports, airports, highways, and US ports of entry along the Mexico-US border) or to increase income (pipelines) experience different levels of violence due to DTOs operations. Our theory breaks down the impact of the geographical distance to these facilities on violence into two effects. The first effect is produced by the level of (violent) competition among DTOs, measured by the number of DTOs employing violence. We report that greater proximity to the U.S. ports of entry along the Mexico-US border, ports, and airports furthers the number of competitors, and such increase boosts violence. The second effect shapes the intensity of competition among DTOs. Reductions in the costs of excluding competing DTOs from using the facility could trigger greater confrontation among DTOs. We confirm the importance of this second effect in relation to ports and the U.S. ports of entry along the Mexico-US border.

The effect of competition from informal firms on proactive environmental strategies in emerging economies

AbstractDrawing on the Attention Base View (ABV) theory, this paper examines the adoption of Proactive Environmental Strategies (PES) by formal firms in emerging economies and explores the influence of informal competition. We investigate the moderating effects of contextual factors (number of formal competitors) and firm characteristics (CEO's experience). Using data from the 2019 World Bank Enterprise Survey, we apply a Negative Binomial model to a sample of 7,436 manufacturing firms across 25 emerging economies. Unlike previous evidence, our findings suggest that formal firms facing competition from informal counterparts tend to adopt PES to bolster competitiveness. However, the perception of high formal competition and the CEO's industry experience may reduce PES adoption. This study advances our understanding of PES adoption in emerging economies, emphasizing the significance of informal competition. It also increases the evidence of the ABV approach to environmental strategy research, offering insights for managing environmental challenges in emerging markets.

Determinants of Marketing of Handloom Products Across Heterogeneous Weaving Business Units: A Study of Rural Assam

Success in marketing plays an important role in the growth and extension of rural non-farm informal sectors. The present study made an attempt to understand the marketing success among diverse groups of handloom weaving business units and factors determining the marketing of handloom products through the lens of weaving business units in rural Assam. Besides descriptive and inferential statistics, multiple linear regression method was applied for the analysis of data. The results of the study show that the success of marketing in terms of sales volume and revenue was significantly higher among the master weavers. Factors like years of schooling of handloom weaving entrepreneurs, business experience, working hours, storage capacity, advance payment requirement, number of handloom competitors in village, transportation cost, communication expense, and proximity to market significantly influenced the marketing across heterogeneous weaving business units in the study area. Steps towards the improvement of rural market infrastructure and road connectivity by taking a slew of suitable policies by Central and state governments may allow the rural handloom weavers to get better access to the market, which in turn, may assist in the promotion of sales.