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Black&Decker
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto de Río Piedras
Facultad de Administración de Empresas
Departamento de Gerencia

BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
DIVISIÓN DE HERRAMIENTAS MECÁNICAS

Black & Decker

Black & Decker es una compañía fundada en 1910 en Towson, Maryland por Duncan Black y Alonzo Becker. En el 1990, Black & Decker era el productor más grande de herramientas mecánicas, accesorios para herramientas mecánicas, herramientas eléctricas de jardín y productos de ferretería para seguridad residencial. La compañía tiene tres segmentos de mercado y estos son: a. Artesanos- estos son compradores tales como carpinteros, fontaneros, fabricantes de marcos y electricistas que utilizan las herramientas para uso propio en el trabajo. Los productos de los Artesanos incluyen taladros, sierras y lijadoras. b. Industrial- el comprador es generalmente una corporación que adquiere herramientas para que los empleados las usen. c. Consumidores- estos representan el uso en el hogar. Los productos del hogar incluyen aspiradoras manuales, planchas, licuadoras, procesadores de alimentos, cafeteras, tostadores y hornos tostadores.
Las personas conocedoras y que influían sobre las decisiones de compra en el segmento Industrial consideraban que Black & Decker ofrece una alta calidad, productos diferenciados y un buen servicio La compañía mantiene la posición número uno de participación en el mercado en los segmentos de Consumidores e Industrial pero no tienen la misma suerte en el segmento de Artesanos, solo cuentan con un 9%. Makita Electric de Japón se había apoderado de las herramientas mecánicas profesionales para el segmento de Artesanos desde que había entrado al mercado estadounidense hacía ya una década. Contaban con una participación del mercado de 50% de la participación global del segmento.

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¿Cómo fortalecer la marca Black & Decker de tal manera que me sea más beneficiosa para el segmento de Artesanos?

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