Aston-Blair had suffered significant loses in the first quarter of 1991 and expected even worse in the second quarter. Casey (vice president of marketing) and Trott (vice president of corporate planning) were asked to reexamine the company’s procedures for forecasting sales‚ which was considered as one of the several underlying problems contributing to the firm’s poor performance by Aston‚ the CEO and chairman of the board. Bacon was asked to form a task force to do the task‚ and after some discussion
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1. At the end of the case‚ Bacon finds himself in a difficult situation due to the leaking of confidential company information. This major problem stemmed from the fact that Bacon withheld an important document from Meir and the rest of the task force team. Dr. Cornelius was informed of Bodin’s 6 summary statement report which suggests that the regional sales managers were consistently overstating their sales estimates in order to ensure adequate inventory and rapid delivery. Bodin shared his findings
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up the task force i) Inadequate Team Structure – Wrong Selection Procedure Both Trott and Casey had concluded that the major area for task force to study should be the Marketing Division. In that case at least one of the market managers should have been in the team. Only product managers were included in the task force which was not a good decision on Trott‚ Casey‚ and Bacon’s part. As head of the task force
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ASTON-BLAIR‚ INC. CASE ANALYSIS Aston-Blair is a producer of "precious metal alloys and other specialized alloys for commercial and industrial use" (Aston-Blair Case‚ 1999: M-6‚ 13). At the time of the case‚ this company is experiencing difficulties due to the economic slowdown that occurred in the early 1990s and the declining price of gold‚ caused by the start of the Gulf War. At the end of an executive committee meeting‚ Wynn Aston III‚ CEO of Aston-Blair‚ charged Peter Casey‚ Vice President
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structures. The purpose of OEM coatings are for durable goods. Special purpose coatings are employed for special applications‚ environmental conditions‚ highway markings‚ and aerosol paint. In these segments‚ Jones•Blair Company produces and markets architectural paint under the Jones•Blair Company brand name. 2) Architectural paint industry and distributions In 1999‚ U.S. sales for architectural coating account for $5.6 billion ($13B * 43%). Because of growing of substitute products‚ such as plastic
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Jones Blair Case SWOT Analysis: Strengths High quality products High quality service with Knowledgeable sales representatives that know customers personally Mature market 1-2% sales growth long-term Shelf goods 43% of total industry dollar sales Specialty paint stores & lumberyards most frequently patronized Distributes through 200 independent paint stores Maintaining margins while increasing R&D‚ material‚ & labor costs Market to major business/financial center (DFW)
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Jones Blair Case Analysis Executive Summary: Jones-Blair needs to increase their sales while keeping their margins consistent with limited resources on advertising and sales promotion. With the four different alternatives present‚ the chosen alternative is to hire another sales representative rather than cut prices by 20%‚ increase advertising to $350‚000‚ or keeping everything the same. WIth the additional sales force‚ JB should set forth their focus on the non-DFW household market. Problem
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Case: Jones Blair Company Question: 1. What share does Jones Blair have of the rural household market segment? Rural professional market? Answer: Rural Household Market Segment 14.6% Rural Professional Market Segment 56.3% Rationale: Household Professional TOTAL DFW (non-rural) $1‚800‚000/$33‚600‚000 = 5.4% $4‚200‚000/$14‚400‚000 = 29.2% $6‚000‚000/$48‚000‚000 = 12.5% Non-DFW (rural) $4‚200‚000/$28‚800‚000 = 14.6% $1‚800‚000/$3‚200‚000 = 56.3% $6‚000‚000/$32‚000‚000
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Sam Moore 10/2/2014 BA 5401 Case Analysis – Martin Blair This week’s case focuses on restaurant owner Martin Blair’s two recently opened establishments‚ Pizzetta and Viva Italia‚ and concludes with Blair wrestling with the idea of expanding his business and opening more establishments in the Charlotte area. Particularly‚ he is considering expansion by franchising of either‚ or both restaurant concepts. Blair is thorough in his evaluation of the climate for expansion‚ and has done ample research
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Re: Jones-Blair Company New Marketing Efforts Executive Summary Mr. Barrett faces different propositions of where and how to organize corporate marketing efforts in the architectural paint coatings market under Jones-Blair Company. Each executive has a different proposal such as: increasing brand advertising‚ lowering paint prices‚ hiring new representative or keeping status quo. This executive community still has not decided on which proposition to choose. I recommend hiring a new representative
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