energy drink flavors entering the market and I know that my wife is addicted to those as she drinks one a day in lieu of coffee. 2. Does your characterization bode well for a new energy beverage brand introduction generally and for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc. in particular? The competition for the energy drink is tight as PepsiCo ‚ Coca-cola‚ and Red Bull are heavily involved in this market. The growth is there and poses an opportunity but it will be tough to snag some of the shares. A
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María Alejandra Mora ------------------------------------------------- Strategy in Action "What are the basic problems this manager has to resolve?" The company had experienced a shortage of cash and for that reason needs to increase its borrowing from Suburban National Bank to $247.000. The maximum loan that this bank would make was $250.000‚ and also need to secure the loan with its real property. The president of the company decides to look for a new banking relationship where he would be
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POM4_C13.qxd 6/20/06 1:19 PM Page 575 Concluding concepts 13 Colgate: one squeeze too many? Colgate is the world’s number one toothpaste company but they have their eye on another market – over the counter (OTC) drugs. What would you think of Colgate aspirin or Colgate antacid? Would you buy Colgate laxatives or Colgate dandruff shampoo? That is exactly what ColgatePalmolive would like to know. Colgate wants to investigate the possibility of entering the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs market. Can
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Product: The Snapple product line is vast and spans many different flavors‚ many of which were unpopular. Only a handful of flavors held the product afloat‚ this in effect was due to the premium pricing of the product. The product in itself was marketed with the accompanying mantra of “100% Natural” and proved to be quite popular among a very difficult to define market segment. Snapple was neither defined as a “lifestyle” brand or a “fashion” brand‚ it was somewhere in the middle‚ generally grouped
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Snapple In 1972‚ Brooklyn New York‚ Snapple commenced its modest beginnings. Starting in apple flavor‚ Snapple was sold in health-food stores but became successful when it started launching innovative products based on fruit juices and teas. Snapple was marketed with the accompanying mantra of "100% Natural" which made the brand quite popular and it helped it survive in its market segment. Being neither a lifestyle nor a high class brand‚ Snapple was considered a mid class brand. The price
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Executive Summary During 1987 – 1993‚ Snapple was one of the successful brands of a variety of non-carbonated beverages that targeted mainly towards the young‚ health conscious consumers. Snapple provided many varieties of flavour to its consumers and placed them in different market segments which were mainly cold channel distributions. With a premium pricing strategy‚ it had price as an indicator of quality and was consistent with its positioning strategy. The success of its marketing strategies
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"We have an excellent sales and marketing team here at Gatorade. We believe we do know how to build brands‚ we do know how to advance businesses. And our expectation is that we will do the same as we take Snapple as well as Gatorade to the next level." -Don Uzzi‚ President of the Quaker Oats Beverage Company‚ North America.1 SUMMARY The Quaker Oats Company‚ founded in 1891‚ is one of America’s oldest food enterprises. From its start in the domestic ready-to-eat cereal market‚ Quaker grew
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Snapple Case Study Evaluation: Question and Answers 1. How would you characterize Snapple’s brand image and sources of brand equity? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the brands existing personality and image? Snapple’s brand image can be characterized “New Age” (pg. 329). Snapple was a nationally recognized brand on the rise in the beverage industry. Their brand image reflected on the quality of naturally flavored drinks which
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HKU810 LU JIANGYONG TAO ZHIGANG YU LINHUI MATTEL’S STRATEGY AFTER ITS RECALL OF PRODUCTS MADE IN CHINA In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel‚ the largest toymaker in the US‚ saw its sales dip sharply when it recalled its Chinese-made toys several times. The recalls also led to public hearings in the US Congress‚ which significantly affected its reputation. Like other toymakers‚ Mattel had been relocating its production abroad and outsourcing the manufacture of parts and components. In 2007
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Snapple Case Study: What were the key decisions that contributed to Snapple’s early success in the period 1972-1986? • First‚ Snapple offered a broad line of beverage products accompanied with 100% Natural that appealed to young‚ health conscious New York professionals in the 1980s. • Second‚ Snapple’s proximity to New York City proved to be beneficial for marketing its products. Exposure to the media and celebrities helped the local company gain national attention. • Third‚ outsourcing the
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