Mountain Man Brewing Company Case Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company does not want to go another year with revenue lost from Mountain Man Lager. By adding a light beer to the product line it could gain loyalty from a younger crowd and attract more then just the workingman. At the same time he does not want to lose the brand equality that has taken years to create. He is also faced with solid monopolies in the beer world that make it hard to keep up. Chris is faced with a hard decision
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| |MKT4415B | |Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light | |
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Mountain Man Brewing Company SITUATION: Mountain Man lager has been a long standing premium beer distributed in the central east since 1925. The company has built a brand image around its blue-collared‚ middle-aged workers by relying on the authenticity of their family owned business to position themselves with their core customers. Recent changes in beer drinker preferences have resulted in a decrease in sales for the first time in the company’s long history. Chris Prangel has returned from
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Core Marketing Mountain Man Brewing Company Bringing the Brand to Light 1. Overview Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC‚ or the Client) is a family-run business in West Virginia that has experienced much growth since launching its flagship premium beer Mountain Man Lager (MMB) in 1925. Over the decades‚ brand loyalty‚ quality and brand awareness have been the cornerstones of the Client’s success – the importance of the MMBC brand among consumers has allowed the company to build its
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Answers 1 There are several factors that have enabled Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) to create a strong brand and set itself at par with its competitors. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Mountain Man brewery carries a legacy in a mature business. Recent survey in West Virginia with a 67% response rate rated Mountain Man Lager as the “Best Known Regional Beer” 70% consumed at home Mountain Lager won “Best Beer in West Virginia” for the 8th straight
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Mountain Man Brewing Company was established as a family concern in 1925 in West Virginia by Guntar Prangle. The company brewed single-product beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ which won “best beer in West Virginia” and was elected as “America’s Championship Lager”. Mountain Man Lager featured quality‚ bitter favor and slightly higher-than-average alcohol content that uniquely contributed to the company’s brand equity. Mountain Man was a local market leader and distributed its lager in several states outside
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------------------------------------------------- Case 2: Mountain Man Brewing Company Prepared for: Marketing 181 Date: February 9‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Question 1: There are many factors that have enabled MMBC to create a strong brand. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Taste is achieved through a selection of rare Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley creating a defined Mountain Man quality. In addition‚ Mountain Man Lagers’ distinctively
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Chris Prangel‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ has returned home to West Virginia to manage the marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company. This is a family-owned business that he’s going to take a hand on in 5 years. Mountain Man brews just one beer which is Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Mountain Man Lager is a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. It had a distinctive bitter flavor‚ slightly higher than average
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YaeNa Yoon MKT 201 Case Study #1 Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC)’s representative beer: Mountain Man Lager‚ is made based on unique and old family recipe. The target of Mountain Man Lager is old males who are working class‚ so called blue collar. The taste is bitter‚ and in contains higher alcohol than other brands. Mountain Man Lager was priced $2.25 for a 12-ounce of draft beer in a bar and $4.99 for a six-pack in a retail store. It was sold at the similar price range which premium domestic
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Mountain Man Brewing Company was an independent‚ family owned brewery which produced the Mountain Man Lager‚ a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. It had a distinctive bitter flavor‚ slightly higher than average alcohol content and was considered a strong working man’s beer. It was rated the “Best beer in West Virginia” for 8 straight years. It was also rated as the “Best beer in Indiana”‚ “America’s championship lager”‚ “Best known regional beer” and the “West Virginia beer”
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