1. Evaluate the attractiveness of the light beer segment for Mountain Man Brewing Company using the three targeting criteria we discussed in class. The three targeting criteria for points of parity and differentiating are Potential‚ fit and defensibility. Potential means the firm’s ability to tap into market; Fit means the match between the market and the firm’s capabilities. And defensibility means how well company can define its position. Potential: Overall‚ the light beer segment has tremendous
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Mountain Man Brewing BADM 5400 10/16/2013 1. What is Chris considering doing and what factors will he have to align to be successful? What goal should MMBC (Chris) have? Chris is not happy about the declining sales that Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) is beginning to witness for the first time in their history. He wants to reverse the situation and keep the brand a regional leader in the U.S. East Central Region. He would like to launch Mountain Light beer with the hopes
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Mountain Man Light – To be or not to be? The problem: Should MMBC launch Mountain Man Light? Mountain Man brand image: Quality taste‚ competitive pricing‚ higher-than-average alcohol content‚ “working man’s beer”‚ regional loyalty‚ generations in the family business. Customer Base: 81% male‚ 19% female. The large majority of drinkers is between 45 and 54 at 32%. 47% make less than 49.9K/year. The mountain man brand has a loyal following. Why? Grass roots marketing. Off premise consumption. Effective
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marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company‚ a family-owned business he stands to inherit in five years. Mountain Man brews just one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Due to changes in beer drinkers ’ taste preferences‚ the company is now experiencing declining sales for the first time in its history. In response‚ Chris wants to launch Mountain Man Light‚ a "light beer" formulation of Mountain Man Lager‚ in the hope of attracting
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Bringing the Brand to Light Competitive Advantage Mountain Man Brewery Company (MMBC) at the time the case was written is an 80-year old‚ regional‚ family-owned brewery that produced one product: Mountain Man Lager. It is distinctive because it has a core target market of males from the middle to lower income range‚ aged 45 or older. It only has one product‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ versus its competitors which have a variety of options. One of the key features of MMBC is its image‚ in which it is
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MOUNTAIN MAN BREWING CASE WRITE-UP Problem Statement: Mountain Man Brewing (MMB) has been successful with only one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ but consumption has decreased. The decrease in sales for this beer has caused a decrease in profits‚ since it is their only product. Mountain Man needs to consider a change in their positioning strategy to increase sales and profits to keep the business successful. Alternative #1: Create‚ promote and sell Mountain Man Lager Light Pros: It gives
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Jeff Dickinson BUS 656 Case Write up #2 Mountain Man Brewing Company Problem Statement Mountain Man Lagers main customer is an older generation‚ blue-collar worker‚ which make up a larger percentage of the sales. In 2005 sales have dropped 2% relative to the prior fiscal year. The cause is from a stiffening competition‚ a market that is maturing and new products. All of these factors are stealing the customers from the Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC). The light beer market is starting
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A Brief History of Spreadsheets by D. J. Power Editor‚ DSSResources.COM Spreadsheets have been used by accountants for hundreds of years. Computerized or electronic spreadsheets are of much more recent origin. Information Systems oral history and some published newspaper and magazine stories celebrate Dan Bricklin as the "father" of the electronic spreadsheet. In 1978‚ Harvard Business School student‚ Daniel Bricklin‚ came up with the idea for an interactive visible calculator (see email from
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Spreadsheet Exercises Using Excel Learning Objective: These exercises are designed to familiarize you with a spreadsheet application software called MS Excel. After the completion of the lab‚ you should be able to: 1. work with MS Excel or other spreadsheet programs 2. use functions and formulas in a spreadsheet application software for calculation 3. explain what functions and formulas are‚ how they work‚ and the difference between them Formulas Well‚ a formula is a simple calculation
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2014 Etec 100 Dr. Wilson Chapter 10 Chapter ten introduces the topic of spread other cells. A spreadsheet consists of a table of cells arranged into rows and columns and referred to by the X and Y locations. X locations‚ the columns‚ are nord sheets‚ A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization‚ analysis and storage of data in tabular form. Spreadsheets devel computerized oped as simulations of paper accounting worksheets. The program operates on data represented as cells of an array
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