Category Competitive Analysis Submitted by Yichen Chen Dave Stoffel Faisal Alshalwi Strategic Marketing (MKTG 6012) Instructor E.Ann Huser Pledge: “We have neither given nor received help on this report” 2-25-2015 Category & Competitive Analysis A: Industry Description and Trends: This report will focus on dog food‚ which is a segment within the pet food industry. The pet food industry revenue (including biscuits‚ treats‚ snacks and beverages) in the U.S. for 2014 was estimated to be
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Case 1 – Yorktown Technologies Problem Statement In November 2001‚ a startup company‚ Yorktown Technologies‚ was founded by two gentlemen‚ Alan Blake and Richard Crockett‚ with the objective to patent the idea of producing GloFish® genetically modified tropical zebra fish which would fluorescent all the time. Zebra danio fish are native to India. These fish are clear with stripes on them. The objective of these fluorescent fish is to identify water contamination. After further analysis‚
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Retailing Management Application Project November 30‚ 2011 Presented to ________ Marketing Research 3167 Fall 2011 Statement of Intellectual Honesty: _____________‚ _____________‚ _____________‚ ______________ Table of Contents GNC Company Overview 3 Retail Strategy 3 Target Market 3 Positioning 3 Merchandise and services offered 4 Pricing 5 Advertising and promotions 7 Store design and atmospherics 8 Location 9 Customer service 10 Use of Technology 10 Performance
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Sam’s Clubs‚ Price-Costco‚ BJ’s Wholesale. Superstore: Huge selling space‚ routinely purchased food and household items‚ plus services (laundry‚ shoe repair‚ dry cleaning‚ check cashing). Category killer (deep assortment in one category) such as Petsmart‚ Staples‚ Home Depot; combination store such as
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Executive Summary Today’s pet industry is doing very well. Pet Market has been a specialty retailer for the last 10 years. Our current product line includes large and small breed dogs‚ pet food‚ supplies‚ grooming products‚ toys‚ and vitamins. Changes in the external environment called for Pet Market to develop a new marketing strategy. Pet Market conducted a SWOT analysis and performed quantitative research to identify areas of opportunity. The results helped us decide on these strategic changes:
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Costco: Marketing Audit I. Company Description In September of 1983‚ Costco Wholesale Corporation began operations in Seattle‚ Washington. The company was founded by James Sinegal‚ current President and CEO of Costco‚ and Jeffrey Brotman‚ Chairman of the Board of Directors. In October of 1993 Costco merged with a Delaware company called The Price Company to form Price/Costco‚ Inc. The Price Company was the first to establish the concept of a membership warehouse. In 1999‚ the company changed its
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Abstract Assessing the strategies of CEO David Jones to globalize Rayovac’s battery and flashlight business during 1999 to 2004 will determine if globalizing was strategically sound. An assessment on the attractiveness of each industry Spectrum diversified into will determine which business units have attractive degrees of competitive strength in their respective industries‚ and whether a strategy of related or unrelated diversification was pursued will determine which fits exists in both strategy
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JUST KEEP TRUCKIN’ ‚ AMERICA…..AND DON’T THINK ! (Or View From A Truck) by Frank Belcher PREFACE What is a truck ? Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Fifth Edition) published by G. & C. Merriam Company in 1947‚ among several definitions‚ calls it: "Any strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle for heavy or long-distance hauling." Indeed‚ such automotive vehicles for heavy or
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CHAPTER 11 Retailing and Wholesaling Previewing The Concepts: Chapter Objectives 1. Explain the roles of retailers and wholesalers in the distribution channel 2. Describe the major types of retailers and give examples of each 3. Describe the major types of wholesalers and give examples of each 4. Explain the marketing decisions facing retailers and wholesalers Just the Basics Chapter Overview This chapter is a continuation of the prior chapter on marketing channels; it provides
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300 Case Studies of Social Media Marketing – An e-guide by Roderick Low of Expeditus Media What is Social Media? Social media is best understood as a group of new kind of online media which share the following characteristics: Participation Social media encourages contributions and feedback from everyone who is interested. It blurs the line between media and audience. Openness Most social media services are open to feedback and participation. They encourage voting‚ comments and sharing infomation
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