The key issues concerning Callaway Golf Company are: * Relationship with its retail partners * New product development * Marketing strategy Problem: Callaway has experienced its first loss of $ 27 million after 10 years of growth. Competitors had finally caught up to Callaway’s superior R & D capabilities and are flooding the market with new products and promotions‚ raising the bar for consumers on when to replace their equipment. Callaway’s strategic success in 1988 to 1997 is highly
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Marketing Strategy Callaway’s main strategy is differentiation based on technologically advanced products which (supposedly) have performance advantages sufficient to justify the premium price. Callaway’s goal is to maintain its #1 position as the world’s largest golf merchandise company. To maintain its status and distance itself even further from the competition‚ Callaway will need to utilize its size and unique technological advances to continue to produce great products that maintain customer
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When it comes to the factors contributed to Callaway Golf Company’s success‚ the tremendous effort it made on updating technology was one thing. With Senior Executive Vice President like Richard Helmstetter‚ who is the Chief of New Products as well‚ Research and Development has always been the lifeblood of Callaway Golf Company (CGC). Helmstetter believes that “If you can make something sufficiently good‚ what it costs doesn’t matter.” CGC was consistently be on the leading position of technology
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Answers to Case 6: Callaway Golf Company-Manufacturing Inventory. a. The costs expected to be in the raw materials inventory are: costs of materials such as wood‚ iron‚ plastic and/or optic fiber that have yet to be placed in production. The costs expected to be in the work in process inventory are the cost of materials placed in production plus the labor and allocated overhead utilized so far. The costs expected to be in the finish goods inventory are the materials‚ labor and allocated
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In the beginning Callaway Club Company (CGC) has had a long time standing of success until they lost sight of what their customers really wanted. CGC should shift their focus to retailer relationships and modify their campaign to promote the fun of the game‚ selling the idea of an easy round of golf with Callaway clubs. They should spend less time and effort on the science and more on developing the customer wants. Addressing the needs and wants of CGC consumers‚ Callaway customers all need one
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Company Workbook Company Name: Callaway Company Information Sheet Sources for company information: www.finance.yahoo.com Company annual report that may be downloaded from company website. Company name: Callaway Address: 2180 Rutherford Road‚ Carlsbad‚ CA 92008-7328 Website: http://www.callawaygolf.com Ticker symbol: ELY Traded on: NYSE Company officers: Mr. Oliver G. Brewer III Chief Executive Officer Mr. Bradley J. Holiday Chief Financial Officer Mr. Alex Mitchell
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Callaway Golf Company (CGC) excelled in designing‚ development‚ manufacture and marketing of Golf clubs and accessories. Established in 1982‚ the publicly traded company recorded a steady growth in sales from $5million in 1988 to $800 million in 1997. This was possible due to clarity in vision of its CEO Ely Callaway‚ which was aimed at making a satisfying product which was uncommon and enjoyable for the average player rather than professionals. The revolutionary clubs were sold to professional as
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Callaway Golf Company 1.) The defining business and economic characteristics of the golf equipment industry can be measured by looking at the makeup of the industry itself. The case states that there are approximately 26 million Americans who play golf. 5.4 million play at least twice a month. These numbers are expected to grow by 1 to 2 percent a year until at least 2010. Of the U.S. golfers‚ 25% are seniors‚ 5.7 are women‚ and 2.1 million are juniors. The typical golfer is a 39 year old
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Scottish Golf Tourism Market Analysis Report to Scottish Enterprise June 2009 Scottish Golf Tourism Market Analysis Report to Scottish Enterprise Contents 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2: Economic impact of golf tourism ..................................................................................... 5 3: Golf tourism product.................................................
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case 16 CALLAWAY GOLF: BIG BERTHA’S TEAM HITS A LONG BALL “Callaway Golf Company designs‚ creates‚ builds and sells Demonstrably Superior and Pleasingly Different golf products. That means that any club‚ ball or putter in the Callaway Golf family must be a significant improvement not only upon the products of our competitors‚ but also our own.” (1) How does Callaway Golf achieve its goals of manufacturing and distributing Demonstrably Superior and Pleasingly Different golf products?
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