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Passed first attempt! Super chuffed!

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No there was no new box even after uploading the first file.

I have had to copy and paste everything in one excel file.

It was painful but it’s done now.

I have submitted. So relieved. OMG!!!

I think the only thing I forgot was the letter from the company? I have got it but just forgot to add it.

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I am in the process of submitting. I thought we were allowed to upload multiple appendices but it looks like you can only upload 1 file? My file is 27MB?

How can you upload multiple files?

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Hi All

I am now doing part 3 of my rap.

My research questions:

What is the current marketing strategy of Clicks Retailers
What is Clicks Brand Proposition?
How do they communicate their product offers to their customers
How does Clicks cater for its customers given the extreme demographics in South Africa
Is the strategy effective
What can Clicks do better to improve their marketing strategy

1) What is the current marketing strategy of Clicks retailers. –
For this I have a heading – Ïdentifying Marketing Strategy of Clicks Retailers.
I have a page and a half of this giving a breakdown of all what Clicks Plans to do based on a document I obtained from work (Clicks).

2) My second heading is Evaluation of Clicks Marketing Strategy
Do I have to answer each question individually as a heading?
I feel that I have answered these questions on the models under this heading?

3) Conclusion and Recommendations

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This is great. Thank you.

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Are we allowed to use the same research questions?

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Hi All

Please could you help –

Are these questions specific enough?

What are the SWOT of Clicks Group marketing mix?

How does the Clicks Group’s marketing mix meet its customer expectations?

Is Clicks Group getting ROI on therir marketing plan?

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Click home and then ACCA. Scroll down a bit to F9. Will say download question paper.

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Does a company that you are doing a comparison with have to be listed too? For topic 18?

The biggest competitor is not listed. It’s in retail – similar company to boots in the UK.

The company I will be doing research on is listed.

If a company I am comparing to is it ok, to use a company like M&S to compare boots?

There are some products that cross. And it is retail to retail.

PLEASE HELP

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Thanks John. I have just posted in other board. Such relief to see you answers.

I left the exam centre feeling confident I had done well until I saw people’s answers on there.

Been wrecking my brain since 🙂 I am confident again unless I messed up in the MCQs which is unlikely because it was very similar to the mock exam I did here on Opentuition.

Cut a long story short. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.

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OMG!! I have been having sleepless nights because of the answers people have been posting.
Especially the NPV question. I actually did it right.

I heard it all here. Deducting scrap, doing 3 NPVs. blah blah blah.

It was actually just a straight forward question.

THANKS JOHN for the answers and all the help with preparing for the exams.

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Hi All

I currently work for one of the listed retailers in South Africa. It is known for its strong promotional strategies. I work within promotions and analytics team.

Do you think it would be ok to use the company? I will have access to information – I will obviously ask my boss to use it who is the Promotions Executive and also
I will be able to interview CFO and possibly CEO, my boss and other senior guys within marketing and advertising.

It will be difficult not being biased but we are really doing very well at the moment.

Is this allowed?

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I love this post. I’ve been looking to do something around marketing.

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I am devastated. I worked really hard but unfortunately I am not confident at all.

MCQ’s were very hard compared to BPP’s revision kit and I did ALL of the MCQ’s in the revision kit plus the ones on iPass.

These ones were on another level. Plus lots of things that were not in the text book.

Good luck everyone. I think I have told myself already that I am re writing in June.

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Such inspiring stories. Thanks for sharing. I am a Mum of 2 and 1 on the way with a full time job! I was pregnant when I wrote F7 and F8 in June and I will heavily pregnant this December as due in Jan when I am writing P1 and F9>

I hope to finish the others when I am on maternity leave.

Good luck. It is a good thing that you are empowering yourself while at home because a lot of women struggle to get back into the workplace as the skills are just not good anymore. I doubt you will have a problem finding a job.

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I have just listened to the last lecture and will be going over the notes the second time and do mind maps. Hoping to start questions beginning of Oct. I will at least have 2 months of revision. I have not actually seen how this is questioned. I enjoyed the lectures though.

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Passed F8 first time just using OT material and lectures. i used ACCA past papers for revision. Wasn’t a brilliant Mark nonetheless a pass is a pass. Loved it. My F8 was Free :D.

I have failed classes going to lectures paying hundreds of pounds.

I am now sitting P1 and F9. I am not buying any study text just revision kit from BPP.

Good luck.

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Well, I personally think P1 is just F4 and F8 and some F7 revision. I will be doing F9 and P1 in Dec.

I have watched nearly all the open tuition P1 lectures within a week and will do again twice and start with revision kit. It’s only Sept. I think there is still plenty of time if you set you mind to it. It depends on your schedule.

I have 2 kids and 1 on the way, a full time job and a husband. Some how I manage to find time to study – mostly from 4am till it’s time to go to work.

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In my understanding – rules based approached has to be used by American companies. They have enforced it to their subsidiaries outside America too. I don’t think they have a choice on whether to adopt it or not.
Basically they have a set of rules on how to to treat different transaction. They are not allowed to think out of the box pretty much.
Principles is purely based on interpretation. This is more of a flexible approach but people interpret things in different ways. I personally belief it would be easier to get away from fraud this way because you can just say that is not what you thought it meant.

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Please add me.

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This is so cool 😀 Thank you.

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Please add me. tandirouse@gmail.com

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Passed 1st Attempt 52% It’s a pass Yay

Thank you open tuition.

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PS. Thank you open tuition. I am not using any other material except Open Tuition and a revision kit.

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Pass 53% I don’t care it’s a pass 🙂

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