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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------------------------------------------------- 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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Mountain Man Brewing Company TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 3 OUR DECISION ............................................................................................. 7 FORECASTS AND ESTIMATES ................................................................. 8 BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 12 MARKET SUMMARY ...........................
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Mountain Man Brewing Company Ashley Huckaby Mountain Man Brewing Company exemplifies history. Founded in 1925 by Guntar Prangel‚ a coal miner with a home brewery‚ and marketed largely to other coal miners‚ Mountain Man lager emphasizes quality ingredients‚ a bitter flavor and dark coloring. Today‚ Mountain Man Brewing is still a single-product company. Mountain Man distributes its lager in several states outside West Virginia‚ is a local market leader‚ and generates over $50 million in revenue
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1. What are the critical success factors for MMBC? What are its competitive advantages? Ans. The critical factors for the success of Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) are: * Brand awareness among blue collar customers * The quality in terms of smoothness‚ percentage of water content‚ drinkability (distinctly bitter flavour‚ higher than average alcohol content) which created a unique brand equity * Branding activities done by MMBC such as establishing an independent sales force to
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Case Summary: Mountain Man Brewing Company. Bringing the Brand to Light: Brand extension. The Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) was founded in 1925 and the family launched as Mountain Man Lager. By the 1960s‚ Mountain Man Lager’s reputation as a quality beer was well entrenched throughout the East Central region of the United States. MMLC’s single brand product strategy and brand extension market research evaluation: 1. The Mountain Man Lager brand rated as the best known regional
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brand equity of MMBC. A: Firmly established brand for 8 decades which commands a large loyal customer base with a legacy factor Attributes like distinctively bitter taste‚ slightly higher than average content of alcohol that were unique to the Mountain Man Lager brand. Packaging of beer that was in line with the product positioning for the blue-collared working class (logo with the design of coal miners) Sticking to the core product of Lager rather than swaying to new emerging markets‚ i.e. maintaining
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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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Problem Statement: Should Chris Prangel launch Mountain Man Light in order to recoup the declining sales MMBC has been experiencing due to changes in beer drinkers’ preferences and how will he adapt their marketing mix in order to achieve these goals? Key Points: Chris Prangel - an MBA graduate - was set to inherit his father’s business‚ Mountain Man Beer Company. MMBC brewed one beer called “Mountain Man Lager”‚ which was also known as “West Virginia’s beer”. In order to recoup
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Case Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company Problem Definition Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) has enjoyed being in top position in premium beer segment for the past fifty years and are now facing a 2% decline in revenue whilst a change in leadership infuses new energy to bring a change in their product line. Chris Prangel‚ son of the retired president and owner of MMBC faces the challenge of successfully implementing a marketing strategy to introduce a ‘light’ beer; in a growing
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