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Mr. Siebert is frequently called upon as an expert witness in franchise-related cases. He was on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD), on the Board of Advisors to Connections for Community Ownership, was named to the Franchise Times list of “20 To Watch” in franchising in 2002, and in 2001 was named the AAFD’s Supporting Member of the Year and received the AAFD Special Recognition Award in 2003. In 2011, Siebert was the subject of a feature article in Restaurant Franchising entitled “The Franchise Growth Guru.”
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Without changing the ticketing systems and the bus fares structure, the overall project would not deliver the full benefits that are possible under this transformation.
The second biggest source of bus delays, after traffic congestion, is the payment process at bus stops. Payment of fares by cash is still commonplace, slowing down the boarding time. Even when using the Leap Card, the complexity of payment stages means a high percentage of passengers have to interact with the driver, with resultant delays at bus stops. At busy bus stops these delays can be for several minutes. Multiply by the number of busy stops on a route, and those delays accumulate to add significantly to the overall journey time.
To tackle this, one of the NTA’s overall objectives is to develop a state-of-the-art ticketing system that ultimately makes payments more convenient for passengers. The Next Generation Ticketing element of BusConnects Dublin will implement an Account Based Ticketing (ABT) as the preferred option. This system aims to use cashless technology, allowing for payments to be made using cEMV (contactless credit and debit cards), mobile phones and tokens, all linked to a payment account. NGT will be implemented across Public Transport modes including metro, Luas and rail allowing for a seamless multimodal trip. The average bus user travels a distance of 8km passing by approximately 19 stops (assuming a stop spacing of 400m66). The BusConnects Dublin NGT element will facilitate the boarding process and reduce dwell time at each stop. In a scenario where this reduced dwell times at stops by 5 seconds this would deliver over 13 hours in time savings for the average bus user per year.


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The study surveyed 1,200 people who visited Mull, an island in Scotland, and found that a quarter of them said the eagle was a significant factor in bringing them to the island. Then, through economic modeling, they estimated anywhere between £5 million and £8 million (roughly $8 million and $12.8 million) were spent because of the eagle’s lure. Tourism from the birds is also estimated to support 110 jobs.
Those numbers were up from 2005 when the eagles brought in £1.4 million and 366 jobs.
White-Tailed Eagles, which are very close relatives to the Bald Eagle, became extinct in most parts of Europe a few decades ago because of hunting.
The majestic birds are known as “flying barn doors” due to their broad wingspan of about 8 ft. and mainly brown body.
White-Tailed Eagles are such a big draw because they’re being reintroduced to Europe in selected areas, including Mull. As a result, people are interested in seeing these rare birds take flight and go about daily activities.
One of the great outcomes of this study is the realization by the UK that conservationism has positive effects not only for birds and nature, but for the economy. It shows that there are monetary reasons to support environmental protections.
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Every business that wants to apply for grant funding must first take an online assessment of their current technology use and meet the eligibility requirements. Next, they must complete the online training in order to develop a Digital Transformation Plan (DTP) that will detail their goals and review the technologies needed to achieve those goals. To help implement their DTP, eligible businesses can apply for a one-time grant of $2,500 to assist with the costs of adopting the suggested technologies.
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Very quick and easy way to understand how to use Bollinger Band for trading….. If the bands are sideways i place my take profit a few points below the upper band. You can trade the concept on any timeframe as long as there’s sufficient liquidity. Am a better trader now in just 1week, by studing your materials. I was much against using indicators, but this is really useful and explained lucidly.
According to John Bollinger, the fall in the Bollinger Bandwidth indicator below 2% or 0.02 has led to big moves in the S&P500 index. Conversely, when the upper and lower Bollinger bands tighten, an impulsive move is likely right around the corner. Exit after another bearish divergence on Bollinger %b, from above to below 100. Use failure swings on Welles Wilder’s Relative Strength Index to confirm the signals.
The middle line in the chart represents a Simple Moving Average of N periods. All information on The Forex Geek website is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide financial advice. Any statements about profits or income, expressed or implied, do not represent a guarantee. Your actual trading may result in losses as no trading system is guaranteed.
When calculating BandWidth, the first step is to subtract the value of the lower band from the value of the upper band. This difference is then divided by the middle band, which normalizes the value. This normalized Bandwidth can then be compared across different timeframes or with the BandWidth values for other securities.
While it is possible to use the Bollinger Bandwidth in the market, its role usually a bit limited. The second step is to subtract the value of the lower band from the upper band. This result will show you the absolute difference between the two. Now, to get the Bollinger Bandwidth, you then divide the middle band to normalize the value.
Bollinger Bandwidth Does Not Forecast Market Direction
Another good example of this is Snap, which you can see in the chart below. As you can see, the Bollinger Bandwidth remained in a tight range before the stock collapsed. On the right side, the Bollinger Bandwidth remained at elevated levels ahead of the next earnings. Because of how it works, the Bollinger Bandwidth does not have a close resemblance to Bollinger Bands.
However, you shouldn’t immediately open long positions in this situation. It is better to wait for additional confirmation because the bearish impulse was very strong. – the first low is below the lower boundary of the band or touches it, while the second low is inside the band. Their formation, as a rule, takes less time than peak formation. It is connected with the traders psychology – they act more actively at market bottoms than tops.
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It decreases as Bollinger Bands narrow and increases as Bollinger Bands widen. Because Bollinger Bands are based on the standard deviation, falling Band Width reflects decreasing volatility and rising Band Width reflects increasing volatility. Resistance refers to a level that the price action of an asset has difficulty rising above over a specific period of time. The breakout is not a trading signal and many investors mistake that when the price hits or exceeds one of the bands as a signal to buy or sell.
A 20-day moving average would take the closing prices of the first 20 days as the first data point. Following this data point, the earliest price would be dropped, the price on day 21 would be added, and then the average would be calculated, and so on. In the next step, we will determine the cryptocurrency’s standard deviation. Bollinger Band is a popular technical indicator used by crypto traders to estimate volatility and find entry and exit points. Bollinger Bands have been used for decades and remain a valuable technical indicator.
The Kairi Relative Index is a technical analysis indicator used to indicate potential buy and sell points based on overbought or oversold conditions. The next data point drops the earliest price, adds the price on day 21 and takes the average, and so on. Next, the standard deviation of the security price will be obtained.
Notice how BandWidth remained at low levels as the consolidation extended. A bullish signal triggered with the breakout in July 2007. BandWidth also rose as prices moved sharply in one direction and Bollinger Bands widened. This line marks 8, which is deemed relatively low based on the historical range.
Conversely, the wider apart the bands move, the more likely the chance of a decrease in volatility and the greater the possibility of exiting a trade. The bands do not indicate when the change may take place or in which direction the price could move. Bollinger’s Bandwith Indicator is used to warn of changes in volatility. As we know from using Bollinger Bands, a squeeze where the bands converge into a narrow neck often precedes a rapid rise in volatility. A Bollinger Band squeeze is highlighted by a fall in the Band Width indicator to below 2.0%.
Bollinger Bands formula is simple:
The Bollinger Bandwidth is a relatively easy indicator to calculate. Here, for first, you need to calculate the simple moving average of the asset. After this, you can calculate the positive and negative standard deviations of the asset. Also, the use of 20-day SMA and 2 standard deviations is a bit arbitrary and may not work for everyone in every situation. Traders should adjust their SMA and standard deviation assumptions accordingly and monitor them.
You know the middle line of the Bollinger Bands is simply a 20-period moving average . If you’re a new trader, it can be difficult to identify the volatility of the markets. Because in trending markets, the market can remain “cheap” or “expensive” for a long period of time. And if the is price near the lower Bollinger Band, it’s considered “cheap” because it’s 2 standard deviation below the average.
Most forex traders are trend traders and follow the trend using… Pivot points are an excellent leading indicator in technical analysis. W-Bottoms and M-Tops were part of Arthur Merrill’s work that identifies 16 patterns with a basic W-Pattern and M-Pattern, respectively. Bollinger Bands use W patterns to identify W-Bottoms when the second low is lower than the first low but holds above the lower band.
To make a conclusion, it would be wise to adjust the Bollinger bands for the asset you trade. If the price crosses the upper or the lower band too often, it’s necessary to increase the period. If the price rarely reaches the outer bands, there’s a sense to reduce the period. I think it will be highly beneficial for all who will obey pros and cons of rules of the bollinger band strategy. An accumulation stage is a range market within a downtrend, where you can identify resistance and support as price swings up and down within the accumulation.
In other words, the width of the bands is equal to 10% of the middle band. Even though this level seems high, it is actually quite low for ALK. With the stock around 15-16, BandWidth was less than 10% and at its lowest level in over a year.
Watching the bollinger bands bandwidth behave like this, a trader may wonder if the stock is in a new uptrend, or if it has met its resistance. Bollinger Bands can be used to determine how strongly an asset is falling and when it is potentially reversing to an upside trend. In a strong downtrend, the price will run along the lower band, and this shows that selling activity remains strong. But if the price fails to touch or move along the lower band, it is an indication that the downtrend may be losing momentum.
- While Bollinger Bandwidth is a good indicator to use, there are difficulties when it comes to use it in the market.
- John Bollinger has a set of 22 rules to follow when using the bands as a trading system.
- The contraction or expansion of the trading bands signals volatility and potential price movement.
- I have many years of experience in the forex industry having reviewed thousands of forex robots, brokers, strategies, courses and more.
It occurs when a reaction low forms close to or below the lower band. One of the most well-known theories in regards to Bollinger Bands is that volatility typically fluctuates between periods of expansion and contraction . With this in mind, the major trading signal generated by Bollinger Bands Width is known as The Squeeze. In this video, you’ll see BBW applied to a trend-following strategy, simply buying an asset when its price trend goes up and selling when its price trend goes down. The difference between the two bands can then be used as a filter for market entries; a narrowing of the width between the two bands is a condition for entry. Phases of flat calm, where volatility is very low, are usually believed to be followed by sudden movements that indicate a volatility explosion.
Before we dive into the strategies, let’s first discuss the indicator. Investopedia requires writers to use primary sources to support their work. These include white papers, government data, original reporting, and interviews with industry experts. We also reference original research from other reputable publishers where appropriate. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in oureditorial policy. When the price continually touches the upper Bollinger Band, it can indicate an overbought signal.
The https://trading-market.org/ Bandwidth indicator doesn’t offer further trade support, so traders have to use other tools to confirm when to buy and sell. Bollinger Band is a technical analysis indicator designed to provide investors with insights to discover oversold and undersold assets. Or you can also use it to trade market reversals after the Bollinger Bands expand, which shows the increase in volatility of the market. If the price comes to a key market structure like support resistance and then forms a price rejection, that’s a possible opportunity for you to take a reversal trade.
However, traders use the two indicators in a different manner. For example, there are those who use Bollinger Bands in trend-following and those who use it to find reversals. This happens by looking at where the price is in relation to the Bollinger Bands indicator.
- When the indicator reflects low volatility, traders expect the price to gain momentum in the near future.
- A middle band, which is a Simple Moving Average, as well as upper and lower bands which are spaced off the middle band.
- John bought one of the first mini-computers to increase efficiency of his work.
- If the bands are sideways i place my take profit a few points below the upper band.
False signals are common when using the Bollinger Bandwidth indicator independently, without the support of any other technical indicators or fundamental analysis. Identify major resistance levels on the Bollinger bandwidth indicator to avoid dealing with false market movements. Identify key support levels on the Bollinger bandwidth indicator to avoid dealing with false market movements.
Many new traders think they need more indicators to be a consistently profitable trader. Usually, all three signals are combined and used in one trading strategy. When the bands squeeze together, it usually means that a breakout is getting ready to happen. If you’re freaking out because you’re not familiar with standard deviations. Because Bollinger Bands measure volatility, the bands adjust automatically to changing market conditions. Bollinger Bandwidth is used to identify the squeeze, which is a consolidation period of price, after which the price then breaks out in a particular direction.
As a result, in a strong uptrend, consider looking for buying opportunities at the middle band. If the uptrend is not so strong, corrections may be deeper and reach the lower BB. In a strong downtrend, look for selling opportunities at the middle BB. If the downtrend is not so strong, retracements may take the price up to the upper BB. Usually, when the price goes beyond the outer Bollinger band, it signals the start or continuation of a trend.


Professor Peter Tufano took up his post on 1 July 2011 as the Peter Moores Dean of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
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There are thousands of charities out there competing for our donations of time and money, and numerous ways to ferret out the efficient, honest organizations from the others. That subject might be a focus of a future discussion on these pages. Today, I want to look at the biggest, best, most successful charitable entities in the U.S. These giant organizations can teach us much about how to raise money for our own causes.
Follow the leader
In any industry, even the nonprofit sector, the leaders are in that position for a reason. With charities, the top dogs know how to get the job done, how to raise funds, build donor lists, enlist volunteers, foster smart growth and serve their public. A recent study by Forbes Magazine (http://www.forbes.com/top-charities/) listed the 50 largest charities, using factors like total revenue, private support and fundraising efficiency as measuring sticks. You have almost certainly heard of the top five, and maybe all 50. What is it about each that catapulted them to the top of the philanthropy sector? What makes a good nonprofit? Let’s see if we can find a pattern by perusing the top five, shall we?
1. The United Way
The key to this organization’s success is wide appeal and extremely efficient fundraising. United Way raised nearly $4 billion last year through payroll deductions.
2. The Salvation Army
Essentially a church, SA is best known, and beloved, for delivering essential social services to some of the nation’s poorest citizens. Last year they raised slightly more than $2 billion, primarily through public solicitations at malls and department stores.
3. Feeding America
The Chicago-based, national food bank entity is nearing the $2 billion annual revenue level. Interestingly, most of its gifts are in the form of donated foodstuffs.
4. Task Force for Global Health
TFGH operates like a food bank but collects medicines instead. Those gifts are distributed to needy people all over the world. Last year TFGH took in about $1.5 billion in donated money and medicines.
5. American National Red Cross (not to be confused with the international organization)
The Red Cross raised $1.08 billion last year, which marked a 57 percent increase from the prior annual measurement. Whenever disaster strikes, the Red Cross is there. This organization is one of the best known charities in the world.
All the top five charities are efficient at using funds, serve a wide demographic and do a decent amount of advertising to get their message out. Most importantly, they tenaciously stick to their original goals. Smaller nonprofits could do well to abide by these general guidelines.
So, for those of you who are thinking about starting a charitable organization to assist a favorite cause, remember to stick to your dream, spend wisely and make a name for your nonprofit, at least within your own community. It’s always a good idea to set aside some of your donations for advertising purposes.
Be good to each other,


Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.
For the month of November 2023, we choose the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
In this month when so many people will celebrate a bounty of food on their tables, we want to extend that possibility to many more in our community who struggle to keep food in the house.
The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is to serve as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana.
They do this in a number of ways:
- Facilitating distribution of food from multiple centers throughout our community
- Providing most of the food for the weekly Highland Blessing Dinner (helping that event to stretch their budget much further)
Every $10 donated to the food bank can provide $100 worth of food to hungry people — so let’s multiply our power together and give generously.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2023 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana and then put “GATP NOV 2023” or “Food Bank of NW Louisiana” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of November 2023 will go to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Food Bank of NW Louisiana” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of your check go to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. If you want less than 100% of your check to go to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana, please put the amount you want going to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana on the memo line.


Printing Packaging & Production Workers Union of North America (PPPWU)
PPPWU represents workers in all craft and skill areas in printing including newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, high-end commercial print, plastics for the food and medical industry, packaging including corrugated box and paper food containers, metal cans for food and industrial liquids, engraving and gravure for flooring and wallpaper, credit cards, government employees who print US and Foreign currency, passports and secure ID’s.
We have members throughout the United States and Canada.
Why the PPPWU?
The PPPWU fights for workers’ rights and benefits.
The PPPWU provides workers with a powerful, collective voice to communicate with management – there is strength in unity.
The Printing Packaging & Production Workers Union of North America pledges to work for our Members to ensure that you have the best contracts in place so that you and your families can enjoy security and prosperity from the fruits of your labor. This is best accomplished by having experienced representation from your existing Locals and District Councils and from Officers, Board Members, and Representatives with decades of experience working and representing workers in your industry.
Given the state of work in our current world, we believe that people must unite to obtain the full reward of their labor. We believe it is a natural right of working people to enjoy the wealth created by their labor to the full extent. And that workers should exercise their rights cooperatively and economically for the benefit of all people. Regardless of your specific needs, the union is here to help.


Cosplay for Tips Leads to a Crusade
I moved to Hollywood from Virginia in May 2019 to start Imagination for Sale, LLC because I believe in creating Art with a capital A… which requires Capital.
Short on cash and in possession of a Princess Leia costume, I decided to try out the “cosplay for tips” gig in Hollywood Square. I had fun, got some tips for pictures, and found out Carrie doesn’t have a star.
A crusade was born in my mind.
I took every dollar I earned that day, bought ramen noodles, poster-board, markers, and a clipboard at the 99 cent store on La Brea.
The next day, I showed up with a sign and a petition and I haven’t stopped since.
I collected 62 signatures on my first day.
I created a spreadsheet, cataloging expenses, time spent, and signatures collected. I started an online petition, a crowdfunding page, and posted a blog explaining the project.
I collected 312 signatures the second day.
I needed a job, so I made one.
The cost of living in Los Angeles is ridiculous and it’s no wonder Hollywood Square is full of street performers, cosplayers, and vendors 365 days a year. A lot of those people are out there every day, trying to eke out a living in this extraordinarily expensive city.
Weird Al’s fans managed to raise the funds for his Star on the Walk of Fame, but I don’t want to wait over a decade, so I made this project my full-time job.
Based on national averages for costumed performers, sidewalk petitioners, and social media marketers vs. my skills and experience, I came up with a fair wage, considering I’m doing all three of those jobs at once.
Throw me a chainsaw, maybe I can juggle too! (Please do not, maybe start with a feather…)
I am giving other creative people the chance to earn a living wage while making a difference!
Check out my Nonprofit Startup page!
Please Donate to keep #AStarForCarrie going!


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Today we supply stores in the following countries:
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More than 50 years committed to agriculture, this genuine Brazilian company offers top quality agricultural products and services, providing safe and competitive solutions to Brazilian agriculture and cattle raising treatment, making healthier food available to consumers.
In all Nortox industrial units, the company goes beyond legal requirements, investing constantly in equipment and technology, to guarantee adequate treatment of industrial effluents. Another example of this priority is the maintenance of a forest reserve with more than 700.000 m2 of Northern Paraná native species, at the plant in Arapongas.
Nortox S.A. was founded on April 14, 1954, in Apucarana - PR.
It started its operations as an industry for the formulation of powder insecticide to fight coffee borer, in a time when coffee plantations were one of the main sources of wealth in Brazil, covering an area from the Old Pioneer Paraná to the margins of the Paraná River.
In the early 1960's, Nortox entered the market of insecticides for cotton crops. In 1966, it became a business corporation with national capital. Still in this decade, due to the need to expand and diversify its production line, the company moved to Arapongas, District of Aricanduva, where its modern industrial unit was built.
The company started in the herbicides business in 1972, when the market for this product began to grow. A short time after, Nortox began to synthesize the Trifluralin herbicide, and, little by little, created other units for the production of intermediaries required for its manufacturing. For this purpose, it developed the technology for amination, chloration, nitration, and fluoring. In the following years, the industry set off the production of technical and formulated Alachlor, Dimethoato and Diuron.
The 1980's was marked by great changes in agriculture. Non-tillage became possible when, in 1983, Nortox, in a pioneering operation, started to produce the Glifosate herbicide. As a consequence, the price of Glifosate lowered significantly and non-tillage was adopted all over Brazil.
In the 1990's, a change took place in the business scenario: business mergers, an increased number of multinational agrochemical companies, the import of active ingredients, and the end of some national production lines. Nortox defines a new strategic plan and takes a reverse path, expanding its line of products and synthesizing new molecules in Brazil, focused on crops the company had a vocation for.
During this decade, Nortox maintained i´s growth rate following the brasilian agribusiness growth, Nortox has reaffirmed its commitment to Brazilian agriculture by setting up another industrial unit in Rondonópolis-MT. This commitment has involved the production of basic inputs to Brazilian agriculture. Nortox Centro-Oeste is located in an area of 42.000 m2, and has created more than 150 jobs and produced 70.000.000 litters/kg of agrochemicals per year.
Result: today, Nortox is the largest national agrochemical company competing successfully with multinationals from the same sector.
Along with the growth of the Brazilian agribusiness, Nortox has reaffirmed its commitment to Brazilian agriculture by setting up another industrial unit in Rondonópolis - MT. This commitment has involved the production of basics inputs to Brazilian agriculture.
Nortox Centro-Oeste is located in an area of 42.000 m2, and has created more than 150 jobs and produced 70.000.000 litters/kg of agrochemicals per year.
Arapongas 43-3274-8585 - Rondonópolis 66-3439-3700
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The House leadership continues to harm women’s health by restricting women’s access to reproductive health services. Tomorrow they’re going even further by bringing up H.R. 3 to the floor for a vote, a bill that places dangerous restrictions on insurance coverage for abortion.
H.R. 3 is a dangerous and extreme bill that threatens women’s health by aiming to deny access to health insurance that includes coverage for abortion services, whether that insurance is public or private. The bill catapults from the fact that the federal government provides a tax break on most employer-provided health insurance most women rely on, to assert that the government can dictate that this workplace-based insurance cannot cover abortion.
HR 3 allows no health exception: it would leave women whose health is seriously threatened by their pregnancies without access to the care their doctors recommend to protect their health. This would especially endanger the health of underserved women and those with greater health care needs. Women with illnesses like cancer and heart disease sometimes face severe, permanent health damage if they don’t have access to abortion care.
H.R. 3 would invite an unprecedented, radical level of government intrusion into deeply private and personal health care decisions. While there is an exception in cases of rape or incest, incredibly, a rape or incest survivor seeking to include the cost of an abortion in her medical expense deductions or to use tax-advantaged savings to pay for the service could have to provide evidence of the rape or incest in the event of an IRS audit in order to prove herself eligible under longstanding exceptions for those circumstances. Clearly this level of government intrusiveness into an individual’s private and personal life is unacceptable.
The legislation would also codify harmful riders that deny women access to abortion care, including the recently reinstated interference with the District of Columbia’s use of its own local funds and the restriction on federal Medicaid, both of which disproportionately affect women of color and low-income women.
By banning abortion coverage for millions of women in the new health exchanges and imposing tax penalties on small businesses that offer comprehensive insurance plans, H.R. 3 would rob women of insurance coverage for abortion. According to the Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, the bill would likely take away health insurance coverage that women have today and would impose new tax penalties on millions of families and small businesses.
Contact Congress or Call 888-907-9762 TODAY and tell your Representative to oppose this harmful bill and protect women’s health.
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The exclusive agent agreement model is a contractual agreement between a company and an exclusive agent. This agreement allows the exclusive agent to represent the company in a particular area or region. The exclusive agent is granted the sole right to sell and distribute the company`s products or services within their designated area. This agreement is mutually beneficial for both parties as it helps the company secure its market share while giving the exclusive agent a lucrative business opportunity.
Benefits of Exclusive Agent Agreement Model
The exclusive agent agreement model has several advantages for both the company and the agent, including:
1. Increased Market Share: By partnering with an exclusive agent, the company can increase its market share in a particular region. The exclusive agent`s local knowledge and expertise can help the company develop and implement a successful marketing strategy, thereby increasing sales and revenue.
2. Focused Market Penetration: The exclusive agent agreement model allows the company to focus on a specific market and develop a strategy to penetrate it. This ensures that the company`s products or services are marketed to the right audience, increasing the chances of success.
3. Reduced Costs: The exclusive agent agreement model can help the company reduce costs associated with marketing and sales. By partnering with an exclusive agent, the company can save on advertising costs and other expenses related to market entry.
4. Better Customer Service: The exclusive agent`s local knowledge and expertise can help the company provide better customer service to its clients. The agent can provide personalized service and ensure that the company`s products or services are tailored to meet the needs of the local market.
Challenges of Exclusive Agent Agreement Model
While the exclusive agent agreement model has many benefits, it also has a few challenges that need to be addressed. These challenges include:
1. Limited Control: The company may have limited control over the exclusive agent`s activities, which may impact the quality of service and customer satisfaction.
2. Contractual Obligations: The company may be bound by contractual obligations that restrict its ability to sell its products or services in the designated area.
3. Competition: The exclusive agent agreement model may not work in highly competitive markets where the competition is fierce, and the market share is already saturated.
In conclusion, the exclusive agent agreement model is an effective strategy for companies looking to expand their market share in a specific region. By partnering with an exclusive agent, the company can benefit from the agent`s local knowledge and expertise while reducing costs associated with market entry. However, companies need to address the challenges associated with this model to ensure its success. Overall, the exclusive agent agreement model is a mutually beneficial agreement that can help companies achieve their business objectives and build long-term relationships with their partners.