The Black & Decker Corporation Case I. Problem Statement While Black & Decker is one of the 10 most known brand in the US‚ the brand’s branch selling tools to the professional-tradesmen‚ which was the original heart of consumers since the creation of the company‚ is facing a branding problem. Indeed‚ the entire range offered to the professional-tradesmen segment is considered by those buyers as a bad brand compared to Makita’s brand. The market shares highlight this rejection of B&D’s brand :
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Running head: BLACK & DECKER BLACK & DECKER Marketing MBA 504 Introduction Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker‚ SR.‚ in 1910‚ started a machine shop business and in 1917 receiving the world’s first patent for a power drill. The company was later named Black & Decker‚ (B&D) and over the next 73 years they became one of the most well known brands and market leaders of power tools‚ accessories‚ lawn‚ garden supplies and residential security hardware worldwide. In
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Management Dr. Ralph Oliva Note: Cases will be discussed in class – Please be sure to read all of them. Questions below will help in thinking through the implications of each case‚ and in preparing “Case Insights.” Each team should turn in at least 4 Case Insights – if more are submitted‚ the best 4 grades will be selected as part of your final grade (40%) Case 1: (Saturday‚ 9/22/12) Harley-Davidson – “The Posse Ride” Harvard Business School Case No. 9-501-015. A neat
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1. FINDINGS Black and Decker’s DeWalt line has been so successful in the USA that it is now the standard for both the Professional-Industrial and the Professional-Tradesman market segments. Nolan Archibald‚ Chairman‚ President and CEO of Black and Decker (B&D) saw the potential in 1994 to increase the companies market share through worldwide sales of B&D products. While the company had a definite presence in the European Consumer Power Tools market segment‚ it lacked penetration in the Professional
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Marketing Concepts and Commercialization Business Case Analysis Black & Decker Background Black & Decker Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of power tools and accessories‚ residential security hardware‚ outdoor tools and numerous other products. The two largest product groups of B&D are power tools & accessories and household products representing 29% and 15% respectively‚ in terms of sales. During the 90s the portable power tool market accounted for 1.5 Billion and is segmented in
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1. How does the buying behavior of tradesman affect the situation? 2. What is Makita’s competitive strategy and what role does Milwaukee play? Makita: provide a good baseline option in all major categories; other suppliers had particular product strength‚ like Skil in circular saws. the largest single outlet of professional-tradesmen tool sales in 1990 was the Home Depot at $5 million.—largest of the rapidly growing collection of home improvement chain stores. --Strategy: stock 30‚000 items
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Brittani Edwards April 6‚ 2011 MKG 631 Black and Decker Case Study Cause of B&D’s 9% share in the Tradesman segment; In the 1990’s Black and Decker had a great position in the market for their products to appeal to the Professional Industrial segment and the Consumer segment but when it came to the Professional Tradesmen segment they were lacking. Their 9% market share vs. Makita’s 50% market share in the tradesmen segment was incomparable. Makita clearly had a better product in the eyes
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Black & Decker Case Questions Address the following questions with regard to the Black & Decker case study in up to two pages (one-sided) or two sides of one page. Do not use a font smaller than 12 or margins less than 1 inch. Please consider the writing rubric as you begin (available on Angel). Also‚ do not hesitate to use bullet points when listing items. 1. Briefly‚ what is the nature and background of the company? Black & Decker Corporation is an organization located in Towson
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and buy in? Decision Factors: 1. Follow VP of Marketing a. Reduce trade discounts and help pay for marketing controlled “consumer oriented” MDF b. Shift to consumer-oriented MDF would generate an additional increase in retail sales of 5% and an increase in gross profit margin to 38% c. Additional consumer-targeted marketing programs d. Direct money towards more effective retail display and positioning and co-op advertising e. Price increase of 6% which would result in 1% reduction in sales f. Instant
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Oster diversified his offerings and set the tone for small appliances‚ including a mixer that would chop foods and reduce them to a liquid state‚ hence a blender or what would become a sister to the food processor. Introducing the Oster
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