Running head: Perpetual Maps Page 1 Perpetual Maps Catherine Miller MKT/421 October 22‚ 2012 Ricci Rizzo Perpetual Maps Page 2 Perpetual Maps Thorr Motorcycles‚ Inc. is a $5 billion company that manufactures different models of motorcycles. One of the high brand images in this company’s market is the CruiserThorr power cruiser model. Although this is a high brand‚ sales have begun to decrease. The company has blamed the declining sales on the high cost and the aging target
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Perceptual Maps Having a strategic marketing plan needs direct input to insure the success that a product or service will have growth in the market. Perceptual mapping is one of the best ways to map out the product’s life cycle and the impact that it will have in the market. Perceptual maps are illustrations of data that have been compiled from the markets rating scales‚ and to develop a correct perceptual map these scales have to be fundamentally sound for the product and the consumers. When
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Using Perceptual Maps in Marketing Thorr Motorcycles‚ Inc. is a billion dollar manufacturing company‚ producing over 200‚000 units per year. Additionally‚ Thorr offers services including dealer training‚ dealer software packages‚ motorcycle rentals and rider training. Thorr’s brand image is high‚ and it currently holds 40% of the market. This simulation asks students to take on the role of Marketing Manager. The first situation states that sales of the Cruiser Thorr are decreasing because target
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Perceptual maps are used by companies to observe how they stand up to their competition through the eyes of the consumer. By giving a snapshot of what the consumer is thinking‚ perceptual maps help companies compare attributes such as price‚ design‚ and quality of a particular product. The quantity of attributes used in perceptual maps can be endless but usually only four attributes are used depending on the product. It is absolutely vital for companies to choose the correct attributes on the grid
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advantage in selected target markets‚ and they design marketing mixes to create these planned positions. In planning their positioning‚ marketers often prepare perceptual maps that show consumer perceptions of their brand versus competing brands on attributes that are important to the consumer‚ whether functional or symbolic. Perceptual Maps are useful for these key reasons: Assessing strengths and weaknesses relative to competing brands along certain criteria important to the customer. This is
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Using Perceptual Maps in Marketing Simulation Janice JohnsonMKT/421 June 5‚ 2013 Using Perceptual Maps in Marketing Simulation While reading this paper the reader will get a summary of the three major phases from using Perceptual Maps in Marketing Simulation. The phase will be the situation‚ a recommend solution and the reason why it was chosen‚ and the results. The relationship between differentiation and positioning will be discussed and whether or not if the repositioning of the product
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Perceptual Map Presentation Car Industry Intro Popular car companies in the industry: Ford Chevrolet BMW Volkswagen Cadillac Subaru Nissan Jaguar Toyota Porsche Dodge Segmentation: Price and appearance Perceptual Map High-end Conservativ e Sports car Affordabl e Ford Motor Company Headquarters: U.S. Types of vehicles: Cars SUVs/Crossovers Trucks Commercial Hybrids/Electric Diesel Objective: Offer array of vehicles – small‚ medium
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Perceptual Maps in Marketing The use of perceptual maps is a strong tool in the marketing world. Perceptual maps visually represent what the consumer thinks about a product or brand. To make a perceptual map several attributes of the product are placed on different axis and from that point a grid is made to represent how strong or weak the consumers view each attribute. Making a perceptual map is a good way for mangers to decide on a good marketing strategy for the product‚ and which attributes
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