Pearson Edexcel International A Level Business (131) 3 Market Positioning Complete teaching resources for a whole lesson including a PowerPoint and worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation a) Product and market orientation. b) Market mapping. c) Market segmentation. d) Competitive advantage of a product or service. e) The purpose of product differentiation. f) Adding value to products/services.

234 Resource Management 3 INVENTORY CONTROL This complete lesson includes: a) Interpretation of inventory control diagram b) Buffer inventory c) Implications of poor inventory control d) Just in time (JIT) e) Waste minimisation f) Competitive advantage from lean production This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

235 External influences 1 ECONOMIC INFLUENCES This complete lesson includes: a) The effect on businesses of, and how they can best respond to, changes in: • the rate of inflation • exchange rates (appreciation, depreciation) • interest rates • taxation and government spending • the business cycle. This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

a) Stakeholder conflicts b) Pay and working conditions c) Environmental considerations: o emissions o waste disposal d) Supply chain considerations: o exploitation of labour o child labour e) Marketing considerations: o misleading product labelling o inappropriate promotional activities This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Edexcel A Level Business unit 4.4.3 a) Factors to consider: o political influence o legal control o pressure groups o social media This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a student worksheet Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Types of promotion b) Types of branding c) The benefits of strong branding: added value ability to charge premium prices reduced price elasticity of demand d) Ways to build a brand unique selling points (USPs)/differentiation advertising sponsorship the use of social media e) Changes in branding and promotion to reflect social trends: viral marketing social media emotional branding Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of Price Elasticity of Demand (PED It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course. This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.2.1 PRODUCT (COMPLETE LESSON) 221 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The design mix: Function, aesthetics, cost The product life cycle: The phases of the product life cycle Extension strategies The importance to a business of differentiating a product/service Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.3.1 BUSINESS OPERATIONS (COMPLETE LESSON) 231 This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: The purpose of business operations: •To produce goods •To provide services Production processes: •Different types: job batch flow •The impact of different types of production processes: keeping productivity up and costs down and allow for competitive prices Impacts of technology on production: •Balancing cost, productivity, quality and flexibility Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

235 External influences 3 THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT This complete lesson includes: a) The effects on businesses of competition in terms of competitor: • numbers • size • behaviour b) Ways for a small business to compete in a competitive market This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Strong and weak cultures b) Classification of company cultures: o power o role o task o person c) How corporate culture is formed d) Difficulties in changing an established culture Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The product life cycle b) Extension strategies: product promotion c) Boston Matrix and the product portfolio d) Marketing strategies appropriate for different types of market: mass markets niche markets business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) marketing e) Consumer behaviour – how businesses develop customer loyalty Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Recruitment and selection process: o internal versus external recruitment b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training c) Types of training: o induction o on-the-job o off-the-job Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Survival b) Profit maximisation c) Other objectives: o sales maximisation o market share o cost efficiency o employee welfare o customer satisfaction o social objectives Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Sole trader, partnership and private limited company b) Franchising, social enterprise, lifestyle businesses, online businesses c) Growth to PLC and stock market flotation Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

Edexcel A Level Business 3.1.2 Theories of Corporate Strategy (complete lesson) This lesson covers: a) Development of corporate strategy: o Ansoff’s Matrix o Porter’s Strategic Matrix b) Aim of portfolio analysis c) Achieving competitive advantage through distinctive capabilities d) Effect of strategic and tactical decisions on human, physical, and financial resources This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) The difficulties in developing from an entrepreneur to a leader Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Opportunity cost b) Choices and potential trade-offs Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Contribution: selling price – variable cost per unit b) Break-even point: o total fixed costs + total variable costs = total revenue c) Using contribution to calculate the break-even point d) Margin of safety e) Interpretation of break-even charts f) Limitations of break-even analysis Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation

This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers: a) Purpose of budgets b) Types of budget: o historical figures o zero based c) Variance analysis d) Difficulties of budgeting Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation