Aqualisa Quartz Case Write up Problem: Aqualisa is suffering from a lack of sales momentum with their new Quartz product line due to a lack strategic promotion. The firm is has boldly attempted to innovate the electric segment of the UK’s shower market. Unfortunately plumbing products have little brand recognition amongst consumers and Aqualisa has a small share of the electric shower market further reducing their new product’s visibility. As electric showers have a reputation of being problematic
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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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1a) Customers Shower buyers fall in three pricing segments: premium‚ 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
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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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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 Case Study 1. What is the Quartz value proposition to plumbers? To Consumers? To plumbers: a. Very easy to install - ’push-fit-connect-you’re done’ b. More profitable i. ½ day work (25% of previous time)‚ apprentices can do work also. Opportunity to install more and capture some of historical 6-month wait list ii. on average‚ plumbers do 40 to 50 a year (generally 2-day job)‚ but generally without reducing profit‚ will be able to do many more To consumers: c. Efficient
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5 0 3 -S0 8 14 D E E NER O‚ 2003 YOUNGM E MO ON Aqualisa Quartz: Simplemente‚ una ducha mejor «La fontanería no ha cambiado desde tiempos de los romanos» ––Tim Pestell‚ director nacional de ventas de Aqualisa Harry Rawlinson (MBS 1990) se quitó su abrigo y se dirigió hacia la recepción del South Kent County Marriot. «¿Me podría indicar dónde está el comedor?‚ preguntó‚ tengo unos invitados de Estados Unidos.» La recepcionista le señaló un pasillo decorado con fotografías de las calles y los
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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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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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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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