Elodie Campillo Stéphane Dumiot Brunswick Adrien Julien Gravaud Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the brand to light Introduction: Mountain Man Beer’s Success: The United States is the largest beer consumer in the world with the East Central region having sales of 18.3%. Mountain Man Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in West Virginia that has been strong presence as lager brand in this region since its establishment in 1925. Ever since‚ it has marketed towards
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Situation Analysis A) Internal environment General characteristics: Mountain Man Lager is a family owned brewing company‚ and is known as West Virginia’s beer. Change of CEO‚ as the founder and president Oscar Prangel retires‚ leaving the company to his son Chris Prangel. Due to changes in beer drinker’s preferences‚ the company is experiencing a decline in sales for the first time in the company’s history. Mountain Man’s 2005 revenues are down by 2% relative to the prior year‚ while
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Hugh Glass Born:1783 Died:1833 Not much is known about Hugh Glass‚ but he was known as a true American mountain man. Very little is known about Glass until around 1823 when he left St. Louis to go fur trapping with Ashley Company. Several months into the trip the company was attacked by Indians. Glass was slightly wounded in the battle it’s what happened next that made him truly famous. Soon after the Indian’s attack Glass was mauled by a bear. His wounds included
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Mountain Man Light – To be or not to be? The problem: Should MMBC launch Mountain Man Light? Mountain Man brand image: Quality taste‚ competitive pricing‚ higher-than-average alcohol content‚ “working man’s beer”‚ regional loyalty‚ generations in the family business. Customer Base: 81% male‚ 19% female. The large majority of drinkers is between 45 and 54 at 32%. 47% make less than 49.9K/year. The mountain man brand has a loyal following. Why? Grass roots marketing. Off premise consumption. Effective
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Mountain Man Brewing BADM 5400 10/16/2013 1. What is Chris considering doing and what factors will he have to align to be successful? What goal should MMBC (Chris) have? Chris is not happy about the declining sales that Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) is beginning to witness for the first time in their history. He wants to reverse the situation and keep the brand a regional leader in the U.S. East Central Region. He would like to launch Mountain Light beer with the hopes
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MOUNTAIN MAN BREWING CASE WRITE-UP Problem Statement: Mountain Man Brewing (MMB) has been successful with only one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ but consumption has decreased. The decrease in sales for this beer has caused a decrease in profits‚ since it is their only product. Mountain Man needs to consider a change in their positioning strategy to increase sales and profits to keep the business successful. Alternative #1: Create‚ promote and sell Mountain Man Lager Light Pros: It gives
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marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company‚ a family-owned business he stands to inherit in five years. Mountain Man brews just one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Due to changes in beer drinkers ’ taste preferences‚ the company is now experiencing declining sales for the first time in its history. In response‚ Chris wants to launch Mountain Man Light‚ a "light beer" formulation of Mountain Man Lager‚ in the hope of attracting
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Bringing the Brand to Light Competitive Advantage Mountain Man Brewery Company (MMBC) at the time the case was written is an 80-year old‚ regional‚ family-owned brewery that produced one product: Mountain Man Lager. It is distinctive because it has a core target market of males from the middle to lower income range‚ aged 45 or older. It only has one product‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ versus its competitors which have a variety of options. One of the key features of MMBC is its image‚ in which it is
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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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Jeff Dickinson BUS 656 Case Write up #2 Mountain Man Brewing Company Problem Statement Mountain Man Lagers main customer is an older generation‚ blue-collar worker‚ which make up a larger percentage of the sales. In 2005 sales have dropped 2% relative to the prior fiscal year. The cause is from a stiffening competition‚ a market that is maturing and new products. All of these factors are stealing the customers from the Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC). The light beer market is starting
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