standard and value. First‚ premium segment is conducted of people who mainly shop in showrooms. Their focus is on great service and high performance. Second segment is called standard. Customers in this segment rely on plumber recommendation and emphasize performance and service. Value segment conducts mainly customers who are primarily concerned with convenience and price. Thus‚ they like to avoid excavation and also tend to rely on independent plumber in selecting a product. Value segment falls
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1. 0 Background and Issues 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. Aqualisa Quartz provided a solution to several problems plaguing other showers in the market‚ and had a high potential for profitability with a gross margin of €275-345. However‚ a low sales volume of only
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demonstrates a clear opportunity for selling Quartz. 2) Competition – The position of Aqualisa in the UK market is quite strong‚ with products taking 3rd and 4th position in the market share. The major competitor of Aqualisa is Triton who has good brand awareness among consumers. To meet the needs of consumers for ideal pressure and water temperature‚ ease of installation and overall aesthetics‚ Aqualisa invested in R & D and innovative technologies for Quartz. This is surely a notch above the competition
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Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower By: Hadi Radwan Section: N1 Date: 4/1/2011 Problem statement: With the launch of the new innovative Quartz shower by Aqualisa‚ the Company expected to have a boost in its sales. Yet the sale of the product was not picking up. The Company was facing a big challenge with communicating its product to the consumer/target. The Company wants to ensure that the innovative technology‚ which is leaps and bounds ahead of competition‚ will generate more sales
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Marketing - Aqualisa Quartz | MBA Case Analysis & More ... 7/4/15 5:45 PM Marketing - Aqualisa Quartz Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Problem Statement Harry Rawlinson‚ the managing director of Aqualisa is faced with an interesting problem of selling the Quartz showers. This shower is very innovative and solves problems of Plumber and end customer beyond expectation. Rawlinson has the following questions to solve How to generate sales momentum? Was the problem that the Quartz priced too
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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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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. Furthermore
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Explain just what makes a great value proposition. How are great value propositions developed and how are they used in planning the marketing mix. In answering this question illustrate your answer through use of a good example where a strong value proposition has been employed. [Notice: this is the answer which is recommended to consider as a reference only when there is no relevant material or knowledge can refer to from your lectures or textbook. Besides‚ the ‘great’ here as I understand means
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Value Proposition: Green Spray TM is going to prop up the growth of plants naturally and make rebellion in farming sector lessening the harvesting time as well as escalating the productivity. It is not a chemical‚ its’ a natural one. Scenario: Bangladesh is primarily an agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of economy since it comprises about 30% of the country’s GDP and employing around 60% of the total labour force. The performance of this sector has an overwhelming
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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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