BMW Z3 Launch HBS Case Study Date: 18th August 2009 Question 1 Define what you see as the 2 main risks and 2 main benefits of non traditional marketing. Use the BMW case to support your assertions. A paragraph explaining each point will be sufficient. Answer 1 The Z3 case shows how communications strategy and tactics have evolved beyond traditional TV and print advertising. *Two key* Risks of Non-Traditional Marketing are highlighted below: *Systems not in place to measure
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Parent Brand: Tata Main Product Brand: Tanishq Sub Product Brand: Mia Product Target Segment: The growing‚ affluent and lifestyle conscious segment of women who use branded jewelry in their daily life. Why this segment?? * Women are increasingly the decision makers for their purchases of gold jewelry * Jewelry collection for everyday use‚ if high on design quotient‚ light in weight and affordably priced can attract the working women Driving Reason for new product: * Purchase
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Executive Summary: Tanishq started in 1995‚ pioneered the concept of branded jewellery. The initial product range was Westernized. Tanishq did not do well for the first few years. It changed the focus to domestic market with more traditional designs. Tanishq educated the consumers on checking for purity of gold and introduced the Karatmeter. Purity of Gold‚ trust‚ honesty are strong associations and has earned a high brand equity. Tanishq has grown in a large scale since then and as of now has
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Girl is personification of Asian values and hospitality described as an icon that links SIA’s commitment to service excellence (Hasan‚ 2009). These activities correspond with the highly skilled management team in terms of formulating effective marketing strategies. 1.2 Aircraft fleets Continuous introductions of aircrafts are conducted by Singapore Airlines‚ with the assistance of rapid technological advancements‚ SIA managed to introduce new aircrafts with a larger passenger capacity and also implement
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success. With a failure rate of new products estimated as high as 50% at launch (Cooper and Edgett‚ 1996)‚ new product launch strategies are critical to new product success; or‚ as Delre‚ et.al.‚ (2007) suggest‚ “the initial phase of market penetration is a critical moment for the future direction of a product. A fast and substantial takeoff can guarantee a competitive advantage.” As Duquesne University prepared to launch the Master of Science in Sports Leadership (MSSL) program for fall 2006
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MARKETING STRATEGY The field of marketing strategy considers the total marketing environment and its impacts on a company or product or service. The emphasis is on "an in depth understanding of the market environment‚ particularly the competitors and customers." A given firm may offer numerous products or services to a marketplace‚ spanning numerous and sometimes wholly unrelated industries. Accordingly‚ a plan is required in order to effectively manage such products. Evidently‚ a company needs
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Marketing Strategy A Marketing strategy is a way of achieving a marketing objective. Marketing Tactics Marketing tactics are short-term actions to achieve the marketing strategy. For example: Marketing Objective – increase sales by 20% Marketing Strategy – selling the product in overseas markets. Marketing Tactic – Advertise the product in France and Spain first and then open up to other European countries if the campaign is successful. Examples of Marketing Strategy
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MARKETING STRATEGY Objectives: • Understand the importance of strategic positioning and its relationship to the mix. • Learn to maximize marketing potential by managing portfolios of activities & brands. SESSION 1 (12/01/12) Introduction to Strategic Marketing: Strategic segmentation [pic] [pic] Strategic mission: (company website_The Coca Cola Company_Barilla) Company mission: (company website _ About us) • Values (shared
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5. Marketing means solving problems of how best to meet customer needs. What were the mistakes Afjuz made in its former approach to marketing? What marketing strategy should Afjuz adopt to improve its performance on the British market? Give your reasons. Marketing is a mix of activities involved in getting goods from the producer to the consumer. The producer is responsible for the design and manufacture of goods. Early marketing techniques followed production and were responsible only for moving
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What is Offensive Marketing? When more than one company offers the same kind of product‚ each company only receives a percentage of all sales of that kind of product. This percentage is called a “market share‚” and any effort to take some of the market share away from one company and bring it to another is called an offensive marketing plan. (See also Flanking Marketing) In the above case of the motorcycle business of the mid-to-late 20th century‚ the Harley Davidson Company saw its market share
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