Case Summary Jones Blair company is a privately held company that produces and markets architectural paint under the brand name‚ “Jones ( Blair.” Besides producing architectural coatings‚ the company also sells paint sundries (rollers‚ brushes‚ etc.) although they are not manufactured by Jones Blair. In 2004‚ sales were $12 million with a net profit before taxes of $1.14 million. Sales have grown by about 4 percent per year over the past decade while paint gallonage has remained relatively
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SNIGDHA GINNA JONES BLAIR CASE ANALYSIS STRENGTHS 1. According to me the biggest strength for Jones Blair is their high quality of products‚ as they have been in the industry for a very long time and have invested a decent amount into research and development work. This coupled with knowledgeable and experienced sales representatives who are helpful and well liked by the customer’s adds to be their strength. They also sell their products to both Professional painters and DIY markets.
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Jones Blair Case Analysis January 31‚ 2012 Table of Contents I. Factual Summary: 3 How might one characterize the paint coating industry? 3 How might one segment the Jones Blair market area? 3 Which segments represent opportunities for Jones Blair? 4 What is Jones Blair’s competitive position in its market area? 4 II. Case Problems/Opportunities: 4 III. Alternatives: 4 Increase corporate brand advertising by $350‚000 4 Reduce price by 20% 5 Add one additional sales representative 5 Control Costs
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Statement of the Problem Decide where and how to deploy corporate marketing efforts among the various architectural painting coatings markets serviced by the company in the southwestern United States. Situation Assessment The US paint industry is a very mature market. The case goes as far to say that paint is can now be considered a commodity. There are 3 main sectors of the paint industry with 2‚ Architectural coatings and OEM coatings‚ holding more then 3 quarters of the market
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1.Key problems and strategic issues that JB’s management needs to address 2.Analysis of the US paint industry and Jones Blair Co.area 3.Recommandations and arguments Where and how to deploy marketing efforts among the various architectural paint coatings markets served by Jones Blair Co. in the southwestern united states. The US paint industry: Architectural coatings: 43% - general purpose paints - varnishes - lacquers OEM coatings: 35%
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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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Situation Analysis 1) U.S. paint industry The U.S. paint industry is a developed market‚ and its sales were slightly over $13 billion in 1999. U.S. paint market has three segments: architectural coatings‚ original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings‚ and special purpose coatings. Percentage of total industry dollar sales for architectural coatings are 43%; for OEM coatings are 35%; for special purpose coatings are 22%. Architectural coatings are used for general-purpose paints‚ varnishes‚ lacquers
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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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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 Company Jones-Blair Company sells paint and related products throughout select states in the southern United States. The company’s best marketing strategy in an environment of declining paint demand. Not only is demand declining‚ but the company is also faced with increased competition from national companies‚ such as Kmart‚ Wal-Mart and Home Depot‚ who have the ability to mass merchandize their paint products. The paint industry is divided into three segments: architectural‚ OEM coatings
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