analyse the Marketing situation faced by Brita at the end of 2006. Firstly‚ the market for the Brita Pour-through system(PT)‚ which is the core product that propelled Brita’s position in the market‚ has been stagnant since the introduction of alternative sources of filtered systems such as Faucet-mounted(FM) filter and the introduction of bottled water in to the market. With Brita reluctant to explore the alternative options quickly‚ other competitors such as PUR‚ have gained a firmer foot-hold in terms
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Brita’s Company Product: • Brita Pitcher-filter water system Price: $15.16 pitcher system and $4.10 filter • Brita faucet system Price: $34.99/$39.99 Faucet System Place: Pitcher system: main health food chains introducing department stores‚ mass merchandise‚ grocery stores‚ club stores‚ drug stores. (Minimum advertised price). Faucet to be launched. Promotion: They are very focused in taste for pitcher. It has been a good decision since I think probably to try to find another proposal for
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Case Write-up on Brita Products Co. After a thorough analysis on Brita Products Co‚ we identified the three most important factors of Brita’s success were: firstly‚ they understood that the market’s wants for taste exceeded the functional needs that their competitors advertised. Hence‚ they were able to outperform their competitors who were suffering from marketing myopia by emphasizing only on the functional side of the product and gained a competitive advantage over competitors by offering what
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i-Fusions Consultant’s Report on BRITA. The company’s current business situation is analysed and various options for action considered. The report aims to identify a clear marketing strategy for Brita in order to address the current issues facing the company the associated falling sales. The report is broadly comprised of three main sections: 1. Background 2. Situational Analysis 3. Options open to Brita 4. Recommended Strategy Background Brita‚ after an extended period of
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the problems Manolo Holguin Problems - One of the problems is How to launch the Faucet Mounted filter to the right customer segment‚ without cannibalize our Brita water filtering system‚ in a well know Brand recognition and a well know loyal Brand (Brita) with a market share of 83% for the pitcher and 75% for filters. It means Brita needs to launch a different marketing strategy with this new product‚ been launched already from competitors. - The perception of the customer with the launch
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Bare Minerals versus Pur Minerals Kristina McClary English 112 March 4‚ 2010 In the last ten years the cosmetics has transcends from chemical base to natural from foundations and blushes to lip color and eye makeup. Women have many choices in cosmetics brands‚ such as department specialty discount stores brands. Due to the growing popularity of natural cosmetics in demand specialty cosmetic companies like Bare Minerals and Pur minerals were introduce to answer. Bare Minerals the first to
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marketing investment. Also the previous pitcher market leadership must be maintained. The biggest impediment is that the Clorox enters an already existing market and the dominant market leader‚ PUR‚ has well developed its “PUR Ultimate” system. Moreover Procter & Gamble are about to take control over PUR. It is also likely that the sale of faucet mounted products will lead to a decline of our pitcher system unit sales. To enter the new market successfully‚ it is necessary to divide the market
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■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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Case: BRITA- In search of a winning strategy Some of the challenges that Brita faces are as follows: • Decline in sales since 1998. As company’s flagship brand‚ Brita was expected to contribute double digit top line growth. But in reality‚ there was approximately a 5% decline in sales every year since 1998 and this decline continued until 2006. • Faced the problem of losing customer faith in the Brita brand. Brita had slowed established a string brand position among consumers over the ten year
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MOVIE REFLECTION PAPER We were tasked to watch a few movies after class hours from 6-7pm but I couldn’t because I lived very far away from the campus and would have no ride going home at that time but lucky for me‚ I have already watched the movie when it was released back in 2006. A movie that had a lot of great reviews and chatter‚ definitely one for the books. “Will Smith shines in The Pursuit of Happyness‚ a rags-to-riches tale about love‚ family‚ and pursuing the American Dream. Smith
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