The introduction of the CMI Cushion Pad has the ability to change the entire industry for its consumers; some of its more prominent features include the capabilities to significantly lower labor and equipment costs‚ decrease the total amount of pads being used (effectively eliminating waste)‚ and reduce environmental safety concerns amongst the workforce due to the non-toxicity of the pads’ material. CMI has recently conducted two field testings of its Cushion Pads‚ with incredible results: the new
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cushioning pads at $900 to maximize profit. CMI should begin by targeting the customers that will find the greatest value in the product an pay the most. This allow the company to maximize unit contribution‚ and leave available options for dealing with future competition and sales challenges. Customer CMI estimates a potential customer base of 19‚500 to 26‚000 actively operating pile drivers in the United States. Currently the marketplace approaches cushion pads as an afterthought; pads are available
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CMI’s approach to metal pads has significant efficiency advantages over currently used pads available in the market. However‚ CMI has to take into account several barriers to entry into this market. The primary barrier is that most companies viewed role of pads as a necessary accessory or tangent item instead of viewing them as a potentially value adding or cost reducing part of pile driving. In order to penetrate the market‚ CMI has to alter the point of view of pile driving pads for the opinion leaders
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1. Q1-1) What price would you charge for the Cumberland pad? According to the six stages of setting price‚ ①we have to select the pricing objective. Since Cumberland is in the level of introducing CMI‚ they have to pursue product-quality leadership which is to offer “affordable luxuries” for now and consider about maximizing profit later. ②The second stage is to determine demand. So‚ Cumberland has to consider consumers’ price sensitivity - in this case sensitive to quality. Therefore‚ we should
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1. What’s your price for the curled metal pads? Why? 2. How attractive an opportunity is this for CMI? 3. How are you going to market these pads? Describe your marketing plan. 4. What are you going to say to the Colerick Foundation? Exhibit 1: SWOT Analysis | | | | Strengths | Weaknesses | CMI was one of the largest manufacturers of curled metal products in US with an 80% market share | CMI’s sales were dipping and management was not optimistic of maintaining
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Marketing Cumberland Metal Industries ( CMI cushion pads) The Problem Definition: For Cumberland Metal Industries the curled metal cushion pads represent a great breakthrough. These pads offer the company the opportunity to diversify‚ and double their sales‚ given a proper market introduction. Cumberland Industries faces the challenge to Place in the market (promote/advertise) and price their latest innovation‚ the curled metal cushion pads in a way that it reveals the great advantages that the
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Simpson is uncertain how he should market the pads in order to reach potential influencers and cust omers. Furthermore‚ there are no precedents for advertising or promoting this product line. More i mportantly‚ Simpson must determine a price for the product‚ as he has promised to call Colerick Foun dation Company by the end of the week. Effectively pricing these pads and following a well defined market strategy could place CMI as a perennial market leader. The successful development of the new
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profit decreased from 5.7 million in 2006 to 3.5 million in 2007‚ a net decrease of 38.7%. The company was under the pressure to diversity its products in order to increase the sales and the net profit. CMI had developed new product‚ curled metal pad (CM pad) that according to Joseph Fernandez‚ vice-president of the Engineered Division. CMI had to consider how to enter into the market for this new products‚ identify the potential customers especially and determine the price of this new product. Competitive
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