Zipcar: “It’s Not about Cars – It’s about Urban Life” Zipcar’s service is the benefit of having a car‚ without actually owning one yourself. Zipcar first started out with the focus on the green-minded customers using promotional pitches such as “We <3 Earth.” It wasn’t long before CEO Scott Griffith decided to expand the service to urban customers living in cities too big to own a car‚ but still needed a reliable‚ comfortable‚ and stylish way to get around. Zipcar strategically places its
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Porter’s five forces applied to Zipcar Threat of new entrants: Potential new entrants include existing car rental firms‚ companies that currently supply cars to car-sharing businesses (such as Volkswagen)‚ and new start-up car-sharing ventures. As Zipcar is operating in only Boston‚ there are opportunities for new entrants (with sufficient resources) to establish themselves as dominant car-sharing service providers in other cities. This threat to the profitability of Zipcar’s planned future expansion
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the business model‚ which we believe require immediate attention. a) Initiation fees and security deposit: We believe that you need to waive off the initiation fee and security deposit‚ as convenience and cost savings are the main value drivers for Zipcar. We do realize that the deposit is currently essential for Zipcar’s operational structure‚ however‚ the benefits of waiving the fee can be realized through a larger membership gain. This new structure meets the needs of your target group‚ which are
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Case Study Analysis: Zipcar 1 Main Players Summary Who: Zipcar What: Will the rush of media exposure prove to be too much of a hindrance and have an effect on Guari Nanda’s options for positioning Clocky prior to being manufactured and introduced to market? Where: Boston When: 2000 Main Players Robin Chase Zipcar Antje Danielson Angel Investor Members/Subscribers Ford Motor Company Volkswagen Others Glenn Urban Competitors; Swiss Mobility CarSharing‚ Drive Stadtauto
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Luis Carlos Jauregui Arrieta (May 31st‚ 2013)! How would you assess the overall validity of the Zipcar business idea? To asses the overall validity of the business idea‚ an analysis of the Zipcar case was conducted. The opportunity‚ the team involved in the venturing‚ their high potential and the resources needed to start the company and make it growth were taken into consideration. There is a big opportunity to develop the idea in the U.S. even though they had competitors and potential
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factors between marketer and customer. So that this paper began to discuss these two situations follow by value and brand image. Finally‚ customer leaning will be analyzed to show why a customer can find the relevance‚ purpose and significance which even creator is not aware of. moreover‚ in order to prove the reliability of the article argument‚ this essay will investigate some academical literatures‚ which includes customer value‚ brand value‚ brand image and customers learning. Values "Marketers
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[Case: Zipcar] Zipcar’s SWOT and financial analysis a) Strengths Firstly‚ Zipcar seized 80% of US market share‚ making it the strong player in the market. Secondly‚ as the company is able to acquire its competitors (Flexcar-US‚ Streetcar Ltd-UK)‚ they can reduce the competitors as well as gain those market shares and customer bases from those 2 companies. Thirdly‚ Zipcar’s customer-friendly and disruptive business model is what makes it unique. They leverages accessibility‚ make it available close
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Questions One: Analysis of Zipcar’s business model using Porter’s five forces model Threat of New Entrants In my own observation‚ Zipcar is a perfect description of an almost hundred percent automated business. They have fully utilized all IT resources available to them‚ and have succeeded in eliminating the need for human interaction at the same time staying in full control of the business. They have succeeded in outfitting all their cars with patented wireless technology‚ which I would classify
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characterize the service Zipcar provides? Zipcar is the world’s largest American membership-based car sharing and car club service offering company providing car reservations to its members‚ billable by the hour or day. It is an alternative to traditional car rental and car ownership. The company shares Zipcars in different States of USA‚ Canada and UK. The company also has presence on over 230+ college campuses at universities across North America. Members can reserve Zipcars online or by phone‚
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Understanding and Reflection on Customer Behavior Introduction Currently it is difficult to fight for customers because customers’ purchasing intends to be more unpredictable. Marketers should have an insight to establish a marketing strategy based on understanding customer thinking and behaviors. Based on understanding concepts and importance of customer behavior‚ the research is mainly focused on marketing activities of Coca Cola‚ MacDonald’s‚ and British supermarket Sainsbury’. The paper
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