Assignment 3: Not Just the Beatles Due Week 5 and worth 240 pointsYou are the lead singer and manager of a new and quickly rising band, Everyone—from record companies, movie producers, video game producers, magazine editors, and the like—is approaching you. As described in Chapter 26 of the text, you do not want to make the same mistakes Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles, made when they made their first movie easily losing the band millions in lost revenue. You have been asked to now take your band to support the troops in a number of war zones. You do not want to engender negative press coverage and agree to a contract with the U.S.O. and Armed Forces Radio.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Discuss the steps that would have helped a negotiator / manager like Brian Epstein to prevent media and entertainment industries from taking advantage of his / her lack of experience with these industries.Indicate the basic skills that you believe you need to effectively negotiate with those individuals mentioned in the scenario. Justify your response.Compare and contrast at least two (2) different negotiation approaches that you would use when negotiating with the individuals mentioned in the scenario. Provide a rationale for your response.Outline a plan for your contract negotiation in which you specify at least two (2) different strategies that you can utilize, as needed, during the negotiation process.Stress the fundamental reasons why it is important for you, as a negotiator, to set the terms of the contract for your band, as opposed to allowing the opposing negotiation team to set those terms. Present two (2) reasons why you would not want to allow industry members to write the contract. Justify your response.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Describe the skills and behavior needed for effective negotiationsDemonstrate the need to plan, organize, direct, and control as an effective negotiator.Understand and apply the various negotiating strategies.Distinguish contracts and purchasing negotiation activities.Use technology and information resources to research issues in contracting and purchasing negotiation techniques.Write clearly and concisely about issues in contracting and purchasing negotiation techniques.

Create a 7 - 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with detailed speaker notes, for the decision makers at Best Game Productions.Describe the following in your presentation:The project backgroundThe deliverables (what you are going to do for them)The methodology (how you are going to accomplish it)The outcome (what you will achieve for them)The metrics used for evaluation (how you will measure success)Format your presentation consistent with the guidelines in the Instructor Policies document. Cite at least two references in the presentationInclude at least one infographic or relevant imageSubmit your assignment.NOTE: WE ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS THE COMPANY TO RELEASE THE GAME AS PLANNED

Instructions:Conduct a Five Forces analysis for the Apple company. You may have to research Michael Porter's Five Forces to gain a complete understanding of what it means. Essentially, I'm looking for a paper with five sections covering the following topics: threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, bargaining power of customers, bargaining power of suppliers, and industry rivalry. How is the Apple company competitively impacted by companies and customers in their market? The Wikipedia page for Porter's Five Force Analysis has a very nice list of factors to consider in each of the five sections.You should find and reference a few (at least 3-4) news articles to reference the company’s current situation. I would also suggest looking at annual reports or other financial filings.Please follow these guidelines when writing the paper: Include a cover sheet with your name, your paper title, the date. Times New Roman, 12 pt font 1-inch margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right) 6 pages of text (~1,500 words) List all references you use