OLYMPIC RENT-A-CAR US CASE STUDY STUDENT: JOSÉ FILIPE SOUSA CARVALHO SUMMARY Olympic is a US rent-a-car company facing some changes in the market it operates. A competitor company (Enterprise) is changing its loyalty program. Olympic managers have to evaluate the impact of those changes and to take actions in order to respond correctly to those changes without losing market share and if possible taking advantage of the situation. The aim of this study is to evaluate those changes and to propose
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From : Elena Vignerte To : Russel Lacey MBA – MARKETING Nov. 11 – 2014 CASE MEMO Olympic Rent-A-Car US : Customer Loyalty Battles CASE SUMMARY : Olympic-rent-a-car is one of the US car renting company leader. The company was founded in 1976 by John Uelses‚ with a franchising model. The initial strategy of the company was to price lower than the main competitors. With a promotion‚ advertizing and franchizing strategy‚ the company reached to catch 7% of the market shares in 2012. By starting operating
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Measuring & Managing Customer Satisfaction “The Long Case” Discussion Questions 1. Describe Enterprise’s basic operating model at the branch level. What competitive advantages does it provide? What might be the disadvantages of the model? Size: Enterprise branches are designed to operate like small‚ local businesses Structure: scientific management every lines employees focus on their own task Meet performance targets Ensure quality of products & services. Updated structure:
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car‚ was founded by Jack Taylor in 1957 in a basement of a Missouri Cadillac dealership with only seven cars. Today‚ Enterprise has more than 800‚000 vehicles and nearly 7‚000 locations. Their main business activity is to provide rental vehicles to customers. This privately owned company‚ what is known to be America’s #1-car rental company‚ has dedicated themselves to creating the best customer service throughout their service line in addition to being successful in the industry
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1-0 SUMMARY Jack Taylor began his business of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 1962 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Following the successfully philosophy of‚ "Take care of your customers and employees first‚ and profits will follow"‚ Enterprise grew steadily to become the nation’s largest rent-a-car company. What separated Enterprise from its other competitors such as Hertz‚ Avis‚ and Alamo was the fact that the company focused on two segments of the home-city market rather than appealing to the airport-rental
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Buying a Car Choosing between buying and renting a car can be hard‚ because both have their pros and cons to them. Personally I would buy the car because you can do what you want with a car that you own. There are different factors you should look at when deciding which one you should choose. You should look at upfront cost‚ monthly payments‚ and vehicle return process. Upfront cost is a good factor to look at when you are deciding whether to buy or rent a car. When you are renting a car you have
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car 1. Analyze Enterprise’s Service Quality Survey. What information is it trying to gather? What are its research objectives? Enterprise used the survey to capture data about customer’s satisfaction. Management objectives are to keep current customers satisfied‚ improve customer service and increase car rental in the remaining 20% in the discretionary market. Research objectives to determine the level of satisfaction: Customer’s rental car experience‚ the rental process‚ vehicle
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1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car has defined its service much differently than that of the typical national car rental companies. Their idea and technique of personal service‚ by treating the customers like neighbors more so than clients is what makes this company so unique and successful. They are industry leaders in fleet size and market presence. The company’s president‚ Andy Taylor‚ stated in his motto “if you put the customers first they will be satisfied and come back‚ followed by employees who are
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Enterprise rent-a-car I. Background information a. About ERAC A private car rental business with a fleet more than 850 000 vehicles‚ founded in 1957 Based in St Louis‚ Missouri‚ serving US‚ Canada‚ Germany‚ Ireland and Puerto Rico and UK Largest car rental company in North America Highest customer satisfaction for rental car and rental car in airport 95% of customer say they are satisfy with the service Largest purchaser of car in the world b. Marketing mix Customers: ERAC serves these
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with their positions. Enterprise is the largest car rental company with the largest fleet and the most rental locations. Because of this‚ they are easily accessible all over the country. Their main market focus is the home/city market segment and they are the industry leader in this segment with the most market share. In order to stay on top‚ Enterprise has kept up with technology and has formed many long-term alliances with insurance agents and car repair shops to produce referrals. Shifting to
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