Chapter 3: Cola Wars Question #1: In the new Coke fiasco‚ how could Coca-Cola ’s marketing research have been improved? To determine how the marketing research could have been improved‚ let us first define the end result. Ultimately‚ consumers felt almost betrayed that Coca-Cola scratched their flagship product‚ Coke‚ for a newer‚ updated flavor. Coca-Cola ’s marketing research showed that over half of the people who taste-tested the new flavor preferred it over Pepsi and the nearly 100 year
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The old Spice case PART 1 Product positioning: it is the perception in consumers’ minds of the nature of a company and its products relative to competitors. It has to do with quality‚ prices‚ distribution‚ image and marketing communication. In the old spice case‚ they use a well-known spokesperson to market their product. I this case he conveys to women telling them that their man should stop using old lady scented body wash and switch to Spice and they will look like him and probably smell like
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Company case : Southwest Airlines – Waging War in Philly 1. How do Southwest’s marketing objectives and its marketing mix strategy affect its pricing decisions? Answer : Operating under an intensely competitive environment ‚ Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product form its competitors .. To successfully secure its market position ‚ Southwest needs to be extremely Cost-efficient ‚Southwest has a well defined business model that uses single
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a recent case of marketing myopia TUESDAY‚ AUGUST 31‚ 2010 Brand Update : Can Ambassador be saved ? Recently the good old Ambassador was in the news that the brand owners - Hindustan Motors is planning to relaunch /rejuvenate this heritage brand. Both the brand and company is in deep crisis with HM posting losses of Rs 43 crore last year and its networth declining by about 50%. The company plans to relaunch the Amby in a new look and is planning to entrust a design house with the task. The
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Page 1: A story of global success No study of business success in the twentieth century would be complete without mentioning Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is the product which perhaps best exemplifies global marketing. The Coca-Cola trademark is recognised by 94 per cent of the earth’s population and Coca-Cola is the second most universally understood phrase after OK. It is not only instantly recognisable but it can be found almost anywhere from petrol stations and shops in Central Africa‚ to small villages
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Gagnon and Mr. Curtis a 50-50 equal stakeholder position in Europe and an equal share in the company’s investment and profits. - Direct investment where CAH would establish a manufacturing facility and set up a management group to market the lift. Analysis of each of the alternatives: *Within in the United States competition was intense with a total of sixteen companies competing in the automotive lift market in North America. The industry was dominated by two large U.S. firms‚ AHV Lifts and Berne
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Clocky is not ready to be manufactured. The unsolicited media attention Clocky received immediately sparked the interest of consumers both needing and wanting such a product. The challenge lies in keeping the interests of the consumer until Clocky is fully developed and ready for the market (± 1 year). o The unavailability of Clocky can lead to frustrated consumers which may affect the chances of them buying Clocky at a later point in time o The excitement/hype created for Clocky may also wear
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------------------------------------------------- Case 2 : Aqualisa Quartz : Simply a better shower 1. Executive summary Aqualisa launched an innovative shower in 2001‚ called the Quartz shower but the success wasn’t immediate. At present‚ the most important goal for Aqualisa company is to increase its new showers in terms of units and profit. But the main impediment is the lack of awareness about this brand from consumers and the reluctance from plumbers about adopting this shower. In
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Text: Marketing Managment Chapter 4: Conducting Marketing Research Topic: Market Research; Measuring Market Productivity; Return on Investment Learning Objectives: 1. What constitutes good marketing research? 2. What are the best metrics for measuring marketing productivity? 3. How can marketers assess their return on investment of marketing expenditures? Video Title: Dunkin’ Donuts Link: http://windowsmedia.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_video_library/dunkin.wvx Synopsis This
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Chapter 22: Managing a Holistic Marketing Organization GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. ________ is the appointment of teams to manage customer-value–building processes and break down walls between departments. a. Reengineering b. Outsourcing c. Benchmarking d. Supplier partnering e. Customer Partnering Answer: a Page: 696 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. ________ is the greater willingness to buy more goods and services from outside
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