1. What is Mountain Man Brewing Company’s positioning relative to its competitors? Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is a 2nd tier domestic beer manufacturer based out of West Virginia. MMBC is positioned as a leader among local brewers in the East Central region‚ being one of the four regional breweries still operational in West Virginia. MMBC brews only one type of beer – the Mountain Man Lager‚ a dark bitter tasting beer. Target market for the product is middle aged men from the blue collared
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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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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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Harvard Business Case: Pillsbury Cookie Challenge 1. What are the challenges that Ivan Guillen faces in his role as the marketing manager of the RBG business? What is the team currently doing to support the RBG cookies segment? Who is the team currently targeting? Mr. Guillen is facing the problem regarding the growth of volume in the segment of the Refrigerated Baked Goods (RBG). His main concern was that as the refrigerated cookie sector is the most profitable and in contrast to market volume
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Marketing Plan for Mountain Man Looking at ALTERNATIVES : Recommendation ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Launch MM Light Beer – Under the Mountain Man brand name • Brand Recognition Association with the MM brand which is reputable in the East Central region will enhance the launch of MM Light Beer (Superior Brand Recognition) • Goes well with the youth Light beer goes well with the young crowd and represents an untapped market of “no preference” – Prefer light beer to other categories and typically
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MMBC is considering introducing a Mountain Man Light beer to attract younger drinkers to the brand. MMBC ultimately would like to reposition the brand to drive sales of Mountain Man Light to young people without eroding the core brand equity. The reason MMBC should consider doing this is because over the previous six years light beer sales in the U.S have been growing at a compound annual rate of 4% while traditional beer sales have been declining annually at the same rate. MMBC has been experiencing
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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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MCDONALDS CASE PART B I. INTRODUCTION McDonalds is a very famous fast-food restaurant with more than 31‚000 worldwide branches. Its main dishes are hamburger and fries. McDonalds has limited choice of food but in turn it serves its patrons fast. However‚ the restaurant is about 41 years olds now and consequently it becomes penetrated and mature‚ it has more competitions and tough challenges. In Operation management term‚ McDonalds has highly qualified operating system‚ its kitchen and its management
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Green Mountain Resort Case Study Benjamin L. Martinez Davenport University Introduction Green Mountain Resort was initially constructed as an attractive amenity for home ownership in the Appalachians. Property owners received a membership to the resort and were offered a not only a home‚ but a lifestyle. The problem with this strategy was that Green Mountain was made for buyers and not vacationers. As it
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Questions for Week 7 Case: * Fashion Channel Read the Fashion Channel case and answer the questions below. Please note the following additional guidance: The discussion of alternatives indicates that for the first scenario‚ an investment in programming would be required but the case does not indicate how much that might cost. You can either assume that this spending was flat or you can assume an increase. In either case‚ specify your assumption and base your findings on that assumption
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