The correct answer to the following question is that the marketing strategy used by Bob's custom millwork is pull strategy.
Explanation:
A pull marketing strategy ( also know as pull promotional strategy ) can be defined as that strategy where a company tries to increase the demand of its products and services and and pull (draw) the consumers towards their products. The main objective of this strategy is to make people or consumer want or seek for your particular product. This strategy can be used independently ( on its own ) or this can be used with push marketing strategy. From the given case of Bob's custom millwork it is quite clear that pull marketing strategy is being used here.
1. Margie Johnson would be ethically wrong if she grants the boss's favour to not report inventory shrinkage. Also financial statements would not show a true and fair view if she decides to follow what her boss is asking. She should report true inventory value in financial statements.
2. Yes Ryan is being professional since he is out to improve company's sales and income even though he may be putting pressure on employees to work overtime
Explanation: In a structured compensation program the company structures the pay of employees on the basis of a predetermined criteria. The abilities needed to get promotion in such structure could be fixed on the basis of time period served or any other such criteria.
In the given case, Jamie gets promotion at every stage by passing a certain test. Thus, we can conclude that the company is performing structured program.