MBA 240 Individual Case #2 11/2/2011 Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty I. Executive Summary The Dove brand has been revitalized with the success of their “Real Beauty” campaign. Dove’s main goals are to continue to improve their brand image and gain market share. The key challenges facing top management to accomplish these goals are; building on the momentum the ‘Real Beauty’ campaign has generated‚ differentiating from their competition and modernizing their brand image. I am recommending
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Marketing Research Case – HDTV Question 1: How can you assess market potential for the HDTV? Attempt a calculation of an optimistic and pessimistic forecast. * The market potential is defined as those in the population who can possibly buy a product. In this case the market potential would be the total number of households. The total number of households in 1990 is 93‚979‚592. This is all the households who do not have a TV current will buy a HDTV and any household that has a TV will replace
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TATA ACE : CASE STUDY Q1 Sketch the Indian and Global scenario of Light Commercial Vehicle Industry? Ans.: In the light commercial vehicle industry‚ India was dominated by three wheelers and four wheeled vehicles with carrying capacity of 0.5 to 1.5 tons. Vehicles like passenger cars and SUVs are also being used a mode of transport to carry goods from one place to another. Rural areas are still dominated by conventional mode of transport like bullock carts‚ bicycle rikshaws‚ horse driven carriages
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Lawford Electric Company Case Analysis Lawford Electric Company Case Analysis In this case‚ Robert Allen‚ a Field Sales Engineer for the Systems Controls department at Lawford Electric Company‚ has lost a very large sale with Bayfield Milling. Bayfield Milling’s average annual purchases with Lawford are about $50‚000. The lost revenue on the bid discussed in the case was nearly $900‚000. The case chronologically outlines Allen’s Sales Activity log which
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INTRODUCTION Dell Computers was started by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell’s primary differentiator was its business model. It sold primarily on the B2C market and custom built personal computers on demand. Therefore‚ it had very low inventory by comparison to its competitors. As a result of this‚ Dell was able to operate quite efficiently and profitably in its niche market. By the late 1980’s – early 1990’s‚ Dell noticed that its market share was only 1% of total and that industry amalgamations
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Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to determine if Reynolds Metals (“Reynolds”) should accept Nestlé’s offer of $61 million for its holdings of Eskimo Pie. The crux of the issue is whether or not the projected income from a proposed Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) by Wheat First Securities (“Wheat First”) is reasonable and will actually result in proceeds between $61 and $68 million to Reynolds‚ the Reynolds family and the Reynolds foundation‚ as projected. To get at this question
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Godrej and Boyce: Chotukool Case study Question and Answers Q 1. Assess the business case for Chotukool. What are the critical success factors for their product to succeed? Answer: Godrej and Boyce’s product-Chotukool is an example of Disruptive Innovation. Disruptive innovation‚ a term of art coined by Clayton Christensen‚ describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market‚ eventually
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Division A Group 5 Gillette’s Marketing Strategy for Indonesia Executive summary The analysis has been done to achieve the country manager‚ Chester Allan’s objective to increase the market share by 19% through identifying the new customer segments‚ and increase brand loyalty. The problems faced while achieving the objective are as follows: * The rural population in Indonesia is unaware of the modern shaving trends and therefore do not add to the total sales of the company. With time‚ when
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Starbucks Case Study Compiled By: Outline Introduction Problem Identification Situation Analysis Alternative Actions Recommendation and Implementation Conclusion Introduction Starbucks’ brand strategy was captured by its “live coffee” mantra. Branding strategy: coffee itself service atmosphere Areas of focus: ethical sourcing environmental stewardship community involvement The way I see it # 263 – Run when you can‚ walk when you have
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HBR: “Introducing New Coke Case”: Discussion Questions: Directions: You are to write a report on the HBR Coke Case. The report consists of 10 questions. Each question is worth 10 points. Please write in a Q & A format and not essay. Questions: 1. What is the case about? Write a ½ page executive summary of the case which includes at least 3 consumer behavior theories that are evident in this case. Ans: In the late 80s‚ Pepsi market share was catching up with Coca-cola at
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