To the question of whether Sealed Air should enter the uncoated bubble market‚ there are two possible results: If Sealed Air was to put uncoated bubble products into production‚ the sales might not be very satisfying because of the already crowded market of uncoated bubble products. The competition is fierce‚ and the many the consumers cannot tell the differences on quality‚ nor do they actually do the cost-savings mathematics. Price is their priority‚ so if Sealed Air’s uncoated bubble products
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Sealed Air: Primary Problems: The primary problem for sealed air was their overzealous product focus with a lack of consumer focus. Sealed Air was practically the sole maker of air cap cushioning with virtually no competitors. Their competitors were selling uncoated bubbles at half the price and starting to grab market share in Europe and the U.S. Sealed Air was too concerned with their “saran barrier coating” which caused product myopia. Having the most innovative product in the industry is great
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Sealed Air Case Comments Sealed air case is a comprehensive case that captures many issues that we have discussed in the marketing course. It is also one of the best selling marketing cases and I think for some very good reasons. Here are my comments on the case questions. Question 2: Sealed Air created value to its customers by building high performance (technical) product quality in its coated bubbles and by educating the customers about the benefits of coated bubbles through
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Case Analysis Sealed Air Taiwan By: Ashok Balakrishnan Student #: 100415603 Date 11/05/2015 1)Chuck Steinke also noted that Heung was a bit of a loner and didn’t take time to mingle with his colleagues. This was probably due to the cultural difference between the two countries. There was also a problem with leadership and who would help run the business back to making profits as the company is currently not making money. The company had a problem with transferring the title and
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Case Summary: The central issue Sealed Air Taiwan is currently facing is how to determine if the newly hired‚ Paul Huang‚ can produce the necessary sales results and whether he fits the mold for his position as sales manager. Historically‚ Sealed Air Taiwan was struggling with both stagnant sales and high operating costs. The branch was not adapting well to the Sealed Air’s established business model and there were even talks of shutting the branch down. Bob Kayser was brought in to turn
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Summary Sealed Air has been the market leader in the coated bubble product segment. It is considering introducing uncoated bubble product lines as it is gaining acceptance as a cheap alternative to the coated bubble product. Sealed Air may not be able to maintain and improve the current market share just by offering the uncoated bubble product. Instead‚ Sealed Air needs to introduce new uncoated bubble products at competitive prices to maintain yearly sales growth and market share. Analysis Sealed
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Igor Petrusca 1. Describe the corporate culture at Sealed Air. What is its business model? How do they make money? From the very beginning the Sealed Air corporation established itself as a company seeking market leadership and fostering technological leadership. It was a company of “firsts”. In essence‚ its philosophy was based on the belief that innovation is a customer-generated process and that it brings about market leadership which in turn means greater and sustainable profits. That is why
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Decision for sealed air corporation Situation analysis As a leading company in cushioning industry who had the advanced technology and possessed most market share in US and England‚ Sealed Air Corporation had been facing challenge of other competitors who nipping away their market share by supplying substitute products of uncoated bubbles with lower price. If there was no response offered by Sealed Air Corporation‚ they would lose 50% of its current market occupancy within three years according
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HBS Case: Sealed Air Corporation Background/Facts: Sealed Air Corporation is known for its technical accomplishment and market leadership in the protective packaging market. Sealed Air Corporation specifically prided itself on producing Air Cellular Products‚ AirCap. These products were cushioning‚ clear‚ laminated plastic sheet containing air bubbles of uniform size. The feature that differentiated AirCap cushioning from all other bubble products was its “barrier coating” which meant that each
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Sealed Air Corporation has been the market leader in the protective packaging market for many years. Unanticipated competitors have entered the market offering uncoated bubble packaging which has gained significant market share from Sealed Air’s AirCap® coated bubble packaging material. To regain market share and expand Sealed Air’s business‚ a swift strategy of introducing uncoated bubble products needs to be implemented. By leveraging their large distribution network and existing manufacturing
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