Aqualisa company overview Aqualisa has always had a strong reputation in the U.K. shower market‚ with the company being generally recognized as having top quality showers‚ a premium brand and great service. It was a highly profitable company and sat quite comfortably with its niche in the market. Harry Rawlinson joined the company in 1998 and believed it was vulnerable for different reasons. In the year 2000‚ Aqualisa had 18.1% of the market share in the shower industry. Aqualisa sold electric
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Problem: Aqualisa has invested 5.8 million to develop a breakthrough product‚ the Quartz shower that positions itself superiorly in terms of quality‚ technology‚ design and ease of installation. Since it is not selling well‚ Aqualisa is now looking for a marketing strategy to generate sales momentum for Aqualisa Quartz. Possible alternatives: Targeting the correct market is crucial to solve the problem. With this in mind‚ there are 4 alternative marketing strategies. The first option is to target
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The Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986 Introduction The earlier principle of “Caveat Emptor” or “let the buyer beware” which was prevalent has given way to the principle of “consumer is king”. The origins of this principle lie in the fact that in today’s mass production economy‚ where there is little contact between the producer and consumer‚ often sellers make exaggerated claims through advertisements‚ which they do not intend to fulfill. This leaves the consumer in a difficult position with
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Journal of Management and Marketing Research Consumers and credit cards: A review of the empirical literature Phylis M. Mansfield Penn State University – Erie Mary Beth Pinto Penn State University – Erie Cliff A. Robb University of Alabama ABSTRACT Research in the area of consumer credit card attitude and behavior has provided an abundance of literature in the business‚ psychology‚ and public policy fields. Beginning in the 1960s‚ the work revolved around descriptive characteristics and evolved
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Consumer Behaviour in Automobile Purchasing What is Consumer Behaviour? Consumer behaviour can be defined as the acts of consumers directly involved in obtaining‚ using and disposing of economic goods and services‚ including the decision process that precede and determine their acts. The study of how and why people purchase goods and services is termed consumer buying behaviour. The term covers the decision-making processes from those that precede the purchase of goods or services to the
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standard mixer and power shower) but three brands continue to dominate – Mira‚ Aqualisa and Triton‚ controlling~70% of the market. Aqualisa is an innovative shower manufacturer with the 3rd highest share in the UK shower market in 2000. In May 2001‚ Aqualisa launched Quartz‚ a technologically advanced product that was expected to greatly improve the shower experience and gain a large market share. About 60% of U.K consumers are going to buy at most two showers in their lifetime and because key influencers
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Case Study Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Quartz Value Proposition – Plumbers What Plumbers wanted • Ease of installation • Quality product with minimal breakdowns • Service free (minimal service requirement) Product Benefits • Flexible location of the controller unit requires minimal remodeling of the bathroom making shower installation simple‚ cutting the installation time to half a day Value Proposition Quick and easy installation requiring only basic skills (more installations
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HBS Case: AQUALISA QUARTZ – SIMPLY A BETTER SHOWER. 1. (A) After spending 5.8 million developing the Quartz‚ the product is definitely worth the investment because (1) The Quartz is the product that answer directly to the customer needs and wants. Most consumers need and want the product that can fix the problems – poor pressure‚ fluctuations in pressure and tolerance in using. (2) Choosing a shower brand depends mostly on which brand plumbers are familiar to so with new technology of the
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How has social media impacted the online buying behavior of consumers in the UAE? Market Environment Analysis- Legal/Government aspect 60% of the total sales is headed by UAE from the total spend of e-Commerce in the GCC. This is shown by a new quarterly overview done for the ecommerce market across the GCC (Khaleej times). According to the recent MasterCard survey results‚ online shopping in UAE is growing increasingly popular. With the tele-communications authority designated to create an effective
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JSB Market Research: Consumer Trends Analysis: Understanding Consumer Trends and Drivers of Behavior in the Spanish Confectionery Market On 21st July 2014 Summary Understanding Consumer Trends and Drivers of Behavior in the Spanish Confectionery Market provides an overview of the market‚ analyzing market data‚ demographic consumption patterns within the category‚ and the key consumer trends driving consumption. The report highlights innovative new product developments that effectively
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