Case: BRITA- In search of a winning strategy Some of the challenges that Brita faces are as follows: • Decline in sales since 1998. As company’s flagship brand‚ Brita was expected to contribute double digit top line growth. But in reality‚ there was approximately a 5% decline in sales every year since 1998 and this decline continued until 2006. • Faced the problem of losing customer faith in the Brita brand. Brita had slowed established a string brand position among consumers over the ten year
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Brita’s Company Product: • Brita Pitcher-filter water system Price: $15.16 pitcher system and $4.10 filter • Brita faucet system Price: $34.99/$39.99 Faucet System Place: Pitcher system: main health food chains introducing department stores‚ mass merchandise‚ grocery stores‚ club stores‚ drug stores. (Minimum advertised price). Faucet to be launched. Promotion: They are very focused in taste for pitcher. It has been a good decision since I think probably to try to find another proposal for
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findings which are observed when we analyse the Marketing situation faced by Brita at the end of 2006. Firstly‚ the market for the Brita Pour-through system(PT)‚ which is the core product that propelled Brita’s position in the market‚ has been stagnant since the introduction of alternative sources of filtered systems such as Faucet-mounted(FM) filter and the introduction of bottled water in to the market. With Brita reluctant to explore the alternative options quickly‚ other competitors such as
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Case Write-up on Brita Products Co. After a thorough analysis on Brita Products Co‚ we identified the three most important factors of Brita’s success were: firstly‚ they understood that the market’s wants for taste exceeded the functional needs that their competitors advertised. Hence‚ they were able to outperform their competitors who were suffering from marketing myopia by emphasizing only on the functional side of the product and gained a competitive advantage over competitors by offering what
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Wal-Mart’s Winning Strategy Wilkerson TUI BSBA Integrative Project 499 Module 1 SLP Wal-Mart’s Winning Strategy Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. operates retail stores in various formats around the world‚ aggregated into three reportable segments: (1) the Wal-Mart U.S. segment; (2) the Wal-Mart International segment; and (3) the Sam’s Club segment. We are committed to saving people money so they can live better. We earn the trust of our customers every day by providing a broad assortment of quality
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Do nothing 5 Manage decline 5 Develop and implement a marketing strategy for growth 5 Short term - Expand existing market 5 Long term - Increase Market Share 6 Conclusion 6 Introduction This document represents The i-Fusions Consultant’s Report on BRITA. The company’s current business situation is analysed and various options for action considered. The report aims to identify a clear marketing strategy for Brita in order to address the current issues facing the company the associated
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Holguin Problems - One of the problems is How to launch the Faucet Mounted filter to the right customer segment‚ without cannibalize our Brita water filtering system‚ in a well know Brand recognition and a well know loyal Brand (Brita) with a market share of 83% for the pitcher and 75% for filters. It means Brita needs to launch a different marketing strategy with this new product‚ been launched already from competitors. - The perception of the customer with the launch of this new product‚ if
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Apple’s Winning Marketing Strategy Apple is one of the leading and most innovative electronic and software companies in the world today. The company name is behind great products like Macs‚ iPods‚ iPads‚ iPhones‚ and a plethora of software. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs established Apple in 1976; the company was later incorporated one year later in 1977. In 1997‚ Steve Jobs was able to successfully restore the corporation from the threat of bankruptcy. Jobs accomplished this task with simple but
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Company is about to enter a new product market by launching a faucet mounted filter system in order to maintain its dominance in the water filtration business. To do this in a successful way‚ Clorox has to conquer this market with the right entry strategy. Main goal is therefore to gain market share by targeting the right customer segment and make an appropriate marketing investment. Also the previous pitcher market leadership must be maintained. The biggest impediment is that the Clorox enters
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■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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