Mountain Man Brewing Company | To: | Chris Prangel | From: | 001706975 | CC: | David Nasser | Date: | 3/4/2013 | Re: | Bringing the Brand to Light | Comments: | For the first time in the company’s history‚ Mountain Man Brewing Company is experiencing declining sales in response to changes in beer drinkers’ preferences. Mr. Prangel’s response to this problem is introducing a “light beer” form of the popular Lager. In the past six years‚ the “light beer” industry as increased at an annual
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brand equity of MMBC. A: Firmly established brand for 8 decades which commands a large loyal customer base with a legacy factor Attributes like distinctively bitter taste‚ slightly higher than average content of alcohol that were unique to the Mountain Man Lager brand. Packaging of beer that was in line with the product positioning for the blue-collared working class (logo with the design of coal miners) Sticking to the core product of Lager rather than swaying to new emerging markets‚ i.e. maintaining
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Answers 1 There are several factors that have enabled Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) to create a strong brand and set itself at par with its competitors. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Mountain Man brewery carries a legacy in a mature business. Recent survey in West Virginia with a 67% response rate rated Mountain Man Lager as the “Best Known Regional Beer” 70% consumed at home Mountain Lager won “Best Beer in West Virginia” for the 8th straight
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Core Marketing Mountain Man Brewing Company Bringing the Brand to Light 1. Overview Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC‚ or the Client) is a family-run business in West Virginia that has experienced much growth since launching its flagship premium beer Mountain Man Lager (MMB) in 1925. Over the decades‚ brand loyalty‚ quality and brand awareness have been the cornerstones of the Client’s success – the importance of the MMBC brand among consumers has allowed the company to build its
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1. What are the critical success factors for MMBC? What are its competitive advantages? Ans. The critical factors for the success of Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) are: * Brand awareness among blue collar customers * The quality in terms of smoothness‚ percentage of water content‚ drinkability (distinctly bitter flavour‚ higher than average alcohol content) which created a unique brand equity * Branding activities done by MMBC such as establishing an independent sales force to
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Case Summary: Mountain Man Brewing Company. Bringing the Brand to Light: Brand extension. The Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) was founded in 1925 and the family launched as Mountain Man Lager. By the 1960s‚ Mountain Man Lager’s reputation as a quality beer was well entrenched throughout the East Central region of the United States. MMLC’s single brand product strategy and brand extension market research evaluation: 1. The Mountain Man Lager brand rated as the best known regional
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Dear Chris Prangel‚ Regarding whether Mountain Man Brewing Company should introduce Mountain Man Light beer to their product line I think it should. Mountain Man has customers who are loyal to it their original product‚ and I don’t think the addition of a new product would affect this loyalty if introduced in the right way. Marketing Mountain Man Light will be where MMBC could preserve the brand name of Mountain Man Lager. Separating the two beverages consistently in the ad campaign in ways
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1. What is Mountain Man Brewing Company’s positioning relative to its competitors? Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is a 2nd tier domestic beer manufacturer based out of West Virginia. MMBC is positioned as a leader among local brewers in the East Central region‚ being one of the four regional breweries still operational in West Virginia. MMBC brews only one type of beer – the Mountain Man Lager‚ a dark bitter tasting beer. Target market for the product is middle aged men from the blue collared
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June 23‚ 2014 Mountain Man Brewing Company Case Analysis Situation Analysis 1. Industry “The beer industry in the United States generates $75 Billion in annual sales.” (Abelli‚ 4) Light beer sales have increased at a compound annual rate of 4% over the previous six years. Traditional premium beer sales have also declined annually by the same percentage. The beer industry can be considered a monopoly since large national brewers maintain economies of scale in brewing‚ better distribution
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Mountain Man Brewing Company Case Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company does not want to go another year with revenue lost from Mountain Man Lager. By adding a light beer to the product line it could gain loyalty from a younger crowd and attract more then just the workingman. At the same time he does not want to lose the brand equality that has taken years to create. He is also faced with solid monopolies in the beer world that make it hard to keep up. Chris is faced with a hard decision
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