AQUALISA QUARTZ: SIMPLY A BETTER SHOWER Aqualisa Quartz is an amazing product‚ it present innovation to shower market and deals with the temperature and pressure issue presented in other type of showers. Aqualisa Quartz is easy to install‚ no need of an expert‚ and also fast‚ half a day approximately‚ compared to other installations that can be 2-3 days. Besides they are very reliable‚ they do not break and do not need high maintenance. However‚ the product‚ after the launch‚ have’t sell as it
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Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a better Shower Aqualisa is a British Shower Making firm in U.K. In May 2001 the company launched a innovative product‚ “Quartz” after investing 3 years of research and €5.8 Million. The Product‚ though‚ as per the MD‚ was leaps and bounds ahead of competition‚ the sales was simply not picking up. Value Proposition to the Customers • Quicker delivery • Remote location of the processers and mixers • Remote controls for operation • Lesser Excavations Value Proposition
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Aqualisa had launched the Quartz shower‚ significant product innovation in the UK shower market in terms of water pressure‚ ease of installation‚ use‚ and design. But this new product is not selling well enough. I will make some analysis in order to understand the situation and make some recommendation for Harry Rawlinson on marketing strategy and ways to generate sales for the Quartz products. 1. What is the Aqualisa Quartz value proposition to plumbers‚ to consumers? Quartz offers
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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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Introduction Aqualisa Quartz: ’simply a better shower’ - a significantly innovative product developed by Aqualisa‚ in terms of both cost and quality‚ has been facing challenges in the market since its launch four months ago. The product described by one of the customers (a plumber) is a ’push-fit-connect-you’re done’ shower and offers the customers ’what they (the plumbers) want’. Despite the above facts‚ Quartz has experienced poor sales and has not met the company’s expectations. Hence‚ the company’s
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AQUALISA QUARTZ In an industry where gaining a competitive advantage through product innovation was deemed impossible‚ Aqualisa developed a breakthrough product‚ launching the Quartz in the U.K. shower market in May 2001 with great optimism. Four months after the initial launch of Quartz‚ Aqualisa has only managed to sell the product at a rate of 15 units a day. Managing Director Harry Rawlinson set a goal of selling 100 to 200 units of Quartz showers a day to break through to the mainstream. This
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Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Case study analysis 1. Situation Analysis a. Customer segmentation and characteristics: * Value buyers: for them convenience and price play the most important role‚ they avoid excavation and tend to install the shower on their own. * Standard buyers emphasize performance and service‚ they rely on independent plumbers to recommend or even select a product for them. * Premium buyers mostly buy in showrooms‚ they need the highest performance
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Marketing Case Study II: Aqualisa Quartz Introduction and Problem Statement Aqualisa‚ a premium British shower manufacturer‚ is experiencing teething problems with its new line of electronic mixed shower products – Quartz. Despite being hailed as “a breakthrough in shower technology” (Case p. 6)‚ early sales were dismal. Plumbers‚ the main channel of Aqualisa’s products‚ have developed an ‘electronic phobia’ since the late 1980s when early electronic showers failed‚ hurting Quartz by association
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1c) Competition UK Marketshare Data shows us that UK has five players which sell more then 100.000 units per year (data for year 2000) on the showers market. These are: Triton (545.500 units)‚ Mira (390.000 units)‚ Ganiesborough (203.500 units)‚ Aqualisa (122.000 units) and Masco (120.000 units). If we focus on Electric Showers‚ Gainesborough
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Situation Aqualisa Quartz‚ a significantly innovative product developed by Aqualisa‚ in terms of both cost and quality‚ has been facing challenges in the market since its launch four months ago. The product described by one of the customers (a plumber) is a ’push-fit-connect-you’re done’ shower and offers the customers ’what they (the plumbers) want’. Despite the above facts‚ Quartz has experienced poor sales and has not met the company’s expectations. Brand awareness was low in the industry
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