Paramount Health and Beauty Company is in the process of launching a new technologically advanced nondisposable razor “Clean Edge”. With its improved design‚ Clean Edge provides superior performance by utilizing a vibrating technology to stimulate hair follicles and lift the hair from the skin‚ allowing for a more thorough shave. The company has decided to introduce it in the men’s market where it has a strong presence. The company is now focussing on positioning and naming of this new product. It
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Positioning Clean Edge razor as niche would go nicely with the company’s current portfolio. Looking at the exhibits‚ it is clear that using this marketing strategy would lead to consistently high profit margins. Furthermore‚ Niche positioning will only require $15 million in marketing costs as opposed to $42 million in mainstream. There are some disadvantages to using this market position‚ such as the fact that this would limit the consumer base and there have not been any innovations in their
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Clean Edge Razor Case 1. What is the marketing management problem or opportunity the case protagonist faces? Paramount must decide how it wants to position the Clean Edge Razor in the market. With the men’s grooming market segment poised for growth‚ it must figure out where the most profit opportunity lies (i.e.‚ super-premium‚ mainstream‚ etc.) and then proceed with an implementation plan. 2. What alternative courses of action can the protagonist pursue to address the case problem? One
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Case Brief #1 : Clean Edge Razor October 29‚ 2013 1. Problem Statement: Paramount Health and Beauty Company having difficulty to choose position their new product (Clean Edge) in the market. 2. Situation Analysis: Company (Paramount Health and Beauty Company) Paramount is a respected brand in the industry since 1962 Paramount offered two lines of nondisposable razors and refill cartridges. The Paramount Pro for moderate segment and the Paramount Avail for a value offering Paramount is
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Case Analysis Clean Edge Razor Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning Executive Summary Paramount’s newest non-disposable razor‚ Clean Edge‚ has brought a new hope for the company whose other products are either on the mature stage of product life cycle or on the declining stage. Clean Edge’s improved design provides superior performance and hence the top management is extremely excited. They need to come up with a marketing strategy including product positioning‚ brand name & marketing
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Marketing Case Analysis - Clean Edge Razor Case - Team members * Min Woo Song * Yang-hee Park * Yekaterina Li * Onofre C. Mateo * Khanan Pinnoi Clean Edge Razor Case 1. What changes are occurring in the non-disposable razor category? What are the strategic life cycle challenges for Paramount’s current products as well as for Clean Edge? Assess Paramount’s competitive position. (1) Market growth in super premium segment Non-disposable razor experienced approximately
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4249 JANUARY 19‚ 2011 JOHN A. QUELCH HEATHER BECKHAM Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning On August 9‚ 2010‚ a group of executives from Paramount Health and Beauty Company (Paramount) sat in a research room intently observing a dozen men shaving on the other side of a two-way mirror. The subjects were testing out Paramount’s newest nondisposable razor‚ Clean Edge‚ and discussing the experience. The verdict was extremely encouraging. The majority of men felt it was the
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Clean Edge Article response 1. What changes are occurring in the non-disposable razor category? The non-disposable razor category has experienced tremendous growth in recent years‚ boasting a steady 5% growth per year from 2007 to 2010. This growth can be attributed to introduction of new innovative products; 22 between 2008 and 2009. There is increased competition for shelf space‚ which was forcing distribution to shift outside traditional food and drug stores. In 2000‚ food stores
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Clean Edge Razor Haifeng Chen 1. What changes are occurring in the non-disposable razor category? Assess Paramount’s competitive position. What are the strategic life cycle challenges for Paramount’s current product as well as for Clean Edge? The rate of new-product introductions for non-disposable razors and refill cartridges had accelerated in recent years‚ with an unprecedented flurry of 22 new stock-keeping units being introduced between 2008 and 2009. Most of these new SKUs were line
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million to use mainstream strategy to promote Clean Edge Razor‚ the expense will account for 87% of the company’s annually marketing budget‚ which will definitely squeeze the budget of Paramount’s other cash cow products‚ and thus cause the tremendously potential risks on other product’s competitiveness in Moderate and value market. Secondly‚ after deducting the cannibalization effect‚ the profit come from “Paramount’s new customers” who buy Clean Edge Razor under niche strategy scenario in Year 1&
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