Case: Harley-Davidson: Chasing a New Generation of Customers Despite record sales in 2006 and a commanding share of the heavyweight motorcycle market for the previous decade‚ Harley Davidson had to take new action to maintain its growth. Although the company enjoyed continued growth in the 2000s and its brand image was strong‚ its core customer base of Baby Boomers was aging. In 1987‚ the median age of a Harley-Davidson customer had been 35; by 2007‚ it was 47. Hence‚ Harley Davidson’s major
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Greg Tengberg Tengberg 1 English 11/20/12 HARLEY DAVIDSON The history of this popular motorcycle company began in Milwaukee‚ WI in 1903. This is where Bill Harley and Arthur Walter Davidson met‚ became friends‚ and together built a one cylinder engine. Around the turn of the century the gasoline engine was developed and the one cylinder motor was released. The Indian motorcycle was produced in 1901 and thereafter the Mitscuell‚ the Merkel and then the Yale in 1903
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Harley Davidson was founded in Milwaukie‚ Wisconsin in 1903‚ and has been manufacturing motorcycles continuously since conception (Harley Davidson DVD‚ 2008). The company is now one of the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturers and controls 26% of all motorcycle sales in the USA‚ and a massive 50% of the heavyweight segment (Armstrong & Kotler‚ p129). The Harley Davidson name is an incredibly strong brand in the world today. Not many people in western culture could hear the name Harley Davidson
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Summary “Harley-Davidson is the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded out of a small shed in 1903 by William S. Harley and Brothers Arthur and Walter Davidson in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. The Motor Company produces traditional cruiser motorcycles utilizing air-cooled V-Twin engines. When Harley and Davidson produced and sold their first motorcycle in 1903‚ they were one of many small motorcycle marques springing up across the country. Flash forward more than a century and the Harley-Davidson
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Case Study Harley Davidson Department of Marketing IV Prof. Dr. Florian Kraus University of Mannheim Fall term 2011 By: Veilleux‚ Jacques-Olivier-1345802- jveilleu@rumms.uni-mannheim.de Vela Loira‚ Valentin -1346667-vvelaloi@mail.uni-mannheim.de Viscosi‚ Jennifer - 1344990- jviscosi@mail.uni-mannheim.de Wang‚ Yi - 1326001 - yiwana@mail.uni-mannheim.de Wijma‚ Ludwig - 1346338 - lwijma@rumms.uni-mannheim.de Yip‚ Lu Yi - 1342949- luyiyip@gmail.com Mannheim‚ November 2011 Table of
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. . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . 4 Harley Davidson and its Strategy . . . . . . 5 Harley Davidson’s Strengths . . . . . . 7 Harley Davidson’s Weaknesses . . . . . . 9 Harley Davidson’s Opportunities . . . . . . 10 Harley Davidson’s Threats . . . . . . . 11 Social Marketing . . . . . . . . 13 Harley Davidson’s New Strategy . . . . . . 14 Suggestions for Harley Davidson . . . . . . 16 Strategy Suggestions for Harley Davidson . . . . 17 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . 18
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Harley Davidson Case Study Analysis Guidelines 1. Your analysis should be based on the question of “What is Harley Davidson doing today to deliver high levels of customer value?’ The analysis should be related to the organization’s marketing strategy 2. Based on the company’s marketing strategy‚ how has Harley Davidson managed value through its product‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ placement‚ and people (five P’s) policies/strategies? 3. The analysis should be framed‚ as with our previous
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Harley Davidson Case Study 1. What do you think are the company’s (Harley Davidson) major strengths & weaknesses? Harley Davidson’s major strengths are: customer loyalty‚ having a strong and popular brand name‚ they offer a program called HOG (Harley Owners Group) which has members worldwide and offers Harley owners a variety of benefits‚ and the only American company that sells heavyweight motorcycles. Some weaknesses of Harley Davidson are: Image‚ people who ride Harleys are sometimes
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Case Study: Harley-Davidson 1. What do you think are the company’s (Harley-Davidson) major strengths and weaknesses? Strengths: * Strong brand name * Strong customer loyalty * Operates in 2 segments‚ Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related products‚ and Harley-Davidson Financial Services * The HOG ( Harley Owners Group) which has over 1 million members worldwide and is the industry’s largest company sponsored motorcycle enthusiasts organizations * The only American brand
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Mackenzie Wolter Case Study 3: Harley Davidson 8/7/12 Comeback Analysis 1. JIT Inventory – “lean production” allowed for product diversification‚ drastically cut “throughput time‚” and provided for job enrichment amongst employees 2. EI – decentralized operations and communication lines 3. SOC – helped detect defects early on in the manufacturing process 4. Supplier Relations – “preferred suppliers” and long-term contracts 5. Labor Relations – “close cooperation” 6. Marketing
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