...MMBC | Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light | Marketing 6520: Case Analysis | | EMBA id: 005814399 | 2/23/2013 | | Solution Proposal Chris Prangel is preparing to inherit a multi-generational business and wanted to explore the implications for expanding beyond Mountain Man Brewing Company’s (MMBC) one product offering-Mountain Man Lager. After reviewing MMBC’s current state of affairs and analyzing it with different marketing tools and financial forecasting, I recommend that MMBC move forward with a premium light beer product, start research and development on a recipe and retain a marketing firm to help build brand awareness in 2006 and launch in Q1 2007. A premium light beer will not only capture a new demographic by extending the MM Lager brand, but will steadily and profitably replace the 2% annual decline in Lager revenue. (See exhibit 3). In order to defend my recommendation, I utilized a few different assessment tools including a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis (See exhibit 4). This analysis quickly pointed out areas of brand strength and the opportunities available in diversifying the product portfolio. Additionally, both the threats and weaknesses detail the unfavorable position the company faces when launching the light beer line. I also performed a portfolio analysis incorporating the product/market expansion grid which allowed me to outline market segmentation and product positioning...
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...MOUNTAIN MAN BREWING COMPANY Bringing the Brand to Light CASE STUDY ON BRAND MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Mountain Man a well-known brewing company is planning to introduce a new product line of beers. This case analysis and decides whether Mountain Man should go with its product introduction or not considering its financial health and brand value. Narendhiran S 2012H149236P 1. INTRODUCTION Company: Mountain Man Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in West Virginia, established in 1925.Mountain Man brewed only one beer Mountain Man Lager also known as “west Virginia’s Beer” and a “Working man’s beer”. The company is experiencing a decline in sales by 2% due to changes in the preferences of beer drinkers. Present Position in the Market: Product – Mountain Man Lager, Bitter flavoured beer with slightly higher than average alcohol content and darker color. To accentuate its dark color, the beer was packed in a brown bottle, with its original 1925 design of crew of coal miners printed in the front. Mountain Man’s main differentiation from its competitors is its product. Price – Mountain Man Lager was priced similar to its competitors. Its price is $2.25 for a 12 ounce serving draft beer in a bar and $4.49 for a six-pack in a local convenience stores. Place – Their primary market was in East Central Beer Region – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. MMBC’s beer is mainly sold in liquor stores and super markets. Promotion – MMBC did not...
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...Rochester Institute of Technology | Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light | Advanced Corporate Financial Planning | Professor Testa 1/23/2012 | | | Shaun Levine Ranjan Maitra William Weintraub Taylor Wold Objective Complete a NPV analysis to see if Mountain Man Brewing Company should implement Mountain Man Light to its existing product lines: * SWOT Analysis on Mountain Man Lager * NPV analysis for Mountain Man Lager * NPV analysis for Mountain Man Light * NPV analysis on whole company * Strategic Options Background Guntar Prangel founded the Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) in 1925. Mr. Prangel had reformulated an old family brew recipe using a meticulous selection of rare, Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley, resulting in flavorful, bitter-tasting beer which the Prangel family launched as Mountain Man Lager. By the 1960s, Mountain Man Lager’s reputation as a quality beer was well entrenched throughout the East Coast region of the United States. It was February 20, 2006, in the New River coal region of West Virginia. Chris Prangel, a recent MBA graduate, had returned home a year earlier to manage the marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company, a family owned business he stood to inherit in five years, when...
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...situation? 2 What has made MMBC successful & distinguishes it? 2 What enabled MMBC to create such a strong brand? 3 What has caused MMBC’s decline in spite of its strong brand? 3 Should MMBC introduce a light beer? 4 Is MM Light financially feasible for MMBC? 5 Break-Even Point (BEP) Analysis 6 MM Lager Cannibalization 6 MM Light Marketing Strategies 7 Exhibit 1 – SWOT Analysis 9 Exhibit 2 – Financial Data and Assumptions 10 Exhibit 3 – Break-Even Point (BEP) Analysis Calculations 11 Exhibit 4 – MM Lager Cannibalization Calculations 12 Exhibit 5 – MM Light Marketing Strategy 15 What is the current situation? Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is a family business founded in West Virginia in 1925 by Guntar Prangel. The company is now operated by Guntar’s grandson, Oscar. Oscar’s son, Chris, is slated to inherit the business in five years when his father retires. Mountain Man (MM) Lager is the flagship product and the only beer currently produced by the company. The recipe for the lager was based on a refined family recipe and is known for its flavorful, bitter taste. By the 1960s, the lager had established itself as a legacy beer with a rich history, and the company continues to maintain its independent, family-owned status which appeals to its core drinkers. By 2005, the popularity of MM Lager in the East Central region of the U.S. had grown to generate revenues of just over $50 million, and the beer held the top market position among lagers in West...
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...Overview Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) is experiencing the first decline in sales since its establishment in 1925. Suggestions such as remaining status quo, promoting Mountain Man Lager, and introducing a light beer, may be considered to help MMBC in its future survival. Analysis of Alternatives To analyse the potential impact of these solutions, we have used MMBC’s SWOT analysis (Appendix 1) and STP analysis (Appendix 2). Sales of premium beer have been declining by 4% each year since 2000.With increase in excise tax and competition from other companies, lager beer consumption is expected to decrease over the next few years. By remaining status quo, it is foreseeable that MMBC will continue to lose sales in their one and only product, Lager, due to the decrease in demand. Thus, there is a need for them to take action. Greater marketing efforts may be injected to boost the sales of Lager. However, as the beer market is diminishing, it is likely that this will prove futile. Furthermore, MMBC has limited financial resources to fight for higher market share from the current major producers such as Anheuser Busch and Miller Brewing Company. Despite his father’s opposition, Chris should still go into light beer, as it is hard to ignore the fact that it is a growing market, while premium beer is a declining market. The company’s ultimate aim is survival and profit maximisation, and stubbornly refusing to adapt to market trends may compromise that aim. Profitability...
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...Home Page » Business and Management Mountrain Men In: Business and Management "Mountrain Men Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bring the Brand to Light SWOT Analysis: Strengths Evidence Implications Well-known brand and experience Reputation; known as a quality beer. Enable to meet the needs of the consumers. Reduce take-up risk by customers Easy to convince retailers to stock your beer extensions. Introductory marketing need not create awareness. Possible packaging and labeling efficiencies. Brand loyalty With a rate of 53% in the East Central region. Mountain Man brand loyalty rate is higher than that of competitors (42% Budweiser and 36% for Bud light) Strong associations to Mountain Man Lager Brand Defined as for working-class, tough, down-to-earth and not ‘corporate’ but local, authentic brand with strong heritage. The young would not like to be associated with a “tough” and “old brand, while the old would not like to be associated with the young drinking “tasteless” beer. Weaknesses Limited economic resources Limited geographic coverage Strategy is not updated to the current market needs to reach Is this essay helpful? Join OPPapers to read more and access more than 650,000 just like it! get better grades out to potential customers. Grass-root marketing in building brand awareness. Mountain Man had always relied on grass roots marketing to spread its beer quality message by word of mouth. Opportunities New product (light...
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...Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bring the Brand to Light SWOT Analysis: Strengths Evidence Implications Well-known brand and experience Reputation; known as a quality beer. Enable to meet the needs of the consumers. Reduce take-up risk by customers Easy to convince retailers to stock your beer extensions. Introductory marketing need not create awareness. Possible packaging and labeling efficiencies. Brand loyalty With a rate of 53% in the East Central region. Mountain Man brand loyalty rate is higher than that of competitors (42% Budweiser and 36% for Bud light) Strong associations to Mountain Man Lager Brand Defined as for working-class, tough, down-to-earth and not ‘corporate’ but local, authentic brand with strong heritage. The young would not like to be associated with a “tough” and “old brand, while the old would not like to be associated with the young drinking “tasteless” beer. Weaknesses Limited economic resources Limited geographic coverage Strategy is not updated to the current market needs to reach Is this essay helpful? Join OPPapers to read more and access more than 650,000 just like it! get better grades out to potential customers. Grass-root marketing in building brand awareness. Mountain Man had always relied on grass roots marketing to spread its beer quality message by word of mouth. Opportunities New product (light beer) Overall shift of market to light beer due to changes in beer drinkers’ preferences. Light Beer grows with 4% CAGR. Light...
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...Mountain Man Brewing Company:Bringing the Brand to Light Market definition: American Beer Industry Market size: $75 billion industry Industry trends: y Over the previous six years, light beer sales in the United States had been growing at a compound annual rate of 4%, while traditional premium beer sales had declined annually by the same percentage. y U.S. per capita beer consumption had declined by 2.3%, largely due to competition from wine and spirits-based drinks, an increase in the federal excise tax, initiatives encouraging moderation and personal responsibility, and increasing health concerns. y Economies of scale of large national brewers. y Key consumer segment was younger drinkers (13%) who preferred light beer and accounted for 27% consumption. SWOT analysis Strengths Evidence Implications Market leader and established It had held the top market Strong brand awareness brand name. position among lagers in West motivates consumers to Virginia for almost 50 years. purchase Lager. Ability to leverage awards as ³American Champion Lager´. Strong brand equity Mountain Man Lager¶s distinctively bitter flavour and slightly higher thanaverage alcohol content that uniquely contributed to the company¶s brand equity Estimated cost of $10 million to $20 million in TV advertising. Mountain Man is able to leverage its brand equity and reputation to new products Weaknesses New brand extension will spread already thin resources of the company. Company does not have the budget to...
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...Background * Chris Prangle…. MBA graduate to manage the mountain man beer company * Guntar Prangle founded Mountain beer 1925. * Family owned business – inherited for 5 years. * Initially was called as West Virginia beer. * In 2005 …generating revenues $ 50 million and selling over 520,000 barrels of mountain man lager. * Price was $ 2.25 for 12-ounces serving and $4.99 for 6 pack in local convenience store. * Was priced similar to premium brands such as Miller and Budweiser. * Chris want to launch “Mountain Man Light” a “Light Beer” formulation of Mountain Man Lager. * Hoping to attract younger drinkers to the brand. * dark brown bottle packaging. * Last 6 years the sales of Light beer has been growing at a annual rate of 4% and traditional beer declining. * Mid 20’s were very supportive of this light beer. * Woman in her early twenties….. I like light beer and passé (outdated) . would like to try Mountain Man Light. * Brand played a critical role in the beer-purchasing decision. * Consumer considered taste, price, the occasion being celebrated, perceived quality, brand image, tradition and local authenticity. * Drink was for blue-collar, middle-to-lower income men over age 45. * Won awards for best beer championship. * Was consumed by working class males in the East central region on Chevrolet and John Deere. * Subjective attributes were – smoothness, % of water content, and drinkability. * Had...
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...Management 431 Dr. Sopo June 4, 2013 Starbucks Strategic Analysis Project Jared Hall Monica Diederich Brandy Putman Management 431 Dr. Sopo June 4, 2013 Starbucks Strategic Analysis Project Jared Hall Monica Diederich Brandy Putman Stage 1: Developing a Strategic Vision, Mission, and Values Starbucks is a high quality coffee empire that is composed of a host of café’s and shops that sells many different roasts of coffee and coffee drinks to an array of on-the-go customers bustling about during the course of the day throughout the entire world. To say that Starbucks is merely a coffee shop is an enormous understatement. The chain is composed of over 20,500 stores located in 62 countries. Precisely 13,279 of them are located in the U.S. alone. (Starbucks Company Profile, 2012) The company features an array of hot and cold drinks as well as sandwiches and pastries. One of the overall goals of Starbucks is also to be a home away from home featuring comfortable couches, friendly barista’s, and an inviting atmosphere. Various paintings hang on the darkly painted walls. The newest, coolest, and relaxing music is always playing in the background. In a roundabout way, the entire store is designed to help one wind down after a long day’s work, mindlessly grab a cup of very expensive Joe, and engage in deep conversations with friends and total strangers in order to forget about the stressful elements of the outside world. For the most part the Starbucks...
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...External Analysis of Starbucks 1 RUNNING HEAD: STARBUCKS External Environmental Analysis of Starbucks and the Coffee Industry Harold Brown Strategic Management MGMT 4340 Dr. Nwabueze March 3, 2011 External Analysis of Starbucks 2 Contents 1.0.0. Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 5 2.0.0. Company History ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1.0. Background ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 1: Starbucks Revenue Trends 2005-2010 ..................................................................................... 12 2.2.0. Purpose of This Study ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.0.0. External Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 15 Diagram 1: The Components of a Coffee Firm’s Macroenvironment .................................................... 16 3.1.0. General Environmental Analysis ...................................................................................................... 16 3.1.1. Demographic Segment ...................................................................
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...On Pepsi Cola International Nau-Bahar Bottling Company, Gujranwala Submitted To: HR Executive Mr. Basharat Zia Submitted By: Afnan Umar Khan Kashif Mahmood Salman Dar Syed Sajjad Haider Date of Submission: University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus Lahore School of Economics, Lahore Baha-ud-Din Zikriya University, Multan 28.08.2010 NBC, 38 S.I Gujranwala, Pakistan. University Of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus Page 1 Internship Report On NBC Introduction to Report This report is about Pepsi CO. (Nau-Bahar Bottling Company). This report is the part of my B.Com(Hons) degree which is compulsory for us to complete internship in any organization. The purpose of this internship is to provide an opportunity to the students to observe the practical applications of their background professional study. In this report I¶ve given the brief history of the Pepsi CO. and about Nau-Bahar Bottling Company, departments of the NBC, their functions and working of the some departments as well. I also include work done by me in NBC and Financial Analysis of the PEPSI CO and SWOT analysis of the NBC. And finally give the recommendations about the working of NBC. University Of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus Page 2 Internship Report On NBC A brief History of Pepsi Born in the Carolinas in 1898, Pepsi-Cola has a long and rich history. The drink is the invention of Caleb Bradham (left), a pharmacist and drugstore owner in New Bern...
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...PEPSI COLA [pic] Introduction: Pepsi Cola started in the January 1898, from a small Drug store in the city of North Carolina. The owner of the Drug store, Mr. Caleb Bradham, prepared a drink, which the customers called "the Bred Drink". Bred registered this drink with the name of Pepsi Cola in 1903. Then he started his own production at Marco level and established his own company. The business expanded and this drink got fame time. In 1909 this company reached to 24 states of America with more than 250 dealers. The very first packing of Pepsi was in 16.5 ounce. In 1932 Pepsi cola has introduced its new packing in 12 ounce. In 1950 Pepsi Cola has started its new Advertising Campaign with the name of "Refresh without Filling". It also changed the chemical formula and decreased its sweetness and calories. With the efforts of the Sales & Marketing Department, Pepsi got so much fame that it established new plants at a rate of thirty per annum. In 1985 the design of the bottle has been changed after 20 years. And a new and attractive packaging has been offered with two new flavor i.e., Teem & Mirinda. Today Pepsi is available in more than 160 countries of the world including Soviet Union & China. HISTORY OF PEPSI COLA: 2001 Pepsi puts "a little twist on a great thing," introducing lemon-flavored Pepsi Twist and Diet Pepsi Twist. The product launch marks the return to lemon-flavored...
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...encouragement, warm responses and for filling every gap with valuable ideas has made this project successful. She made it possible for me to put all my theoretical knowledge to work out on the topic: “MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA. A mammoth project of this nature calls for intellectual nourishment, professional help and encouragement from many people. We are highly thankful to all of them for their help and encouragement. We wish to acknowledge our great debt to all of them whose ideas and contribution influenced me to complete the project work. TABLE OF CONTENT 1. TITLE PAGE 2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3. INTRODUCTION 4. INDUSTRY PROFILE 5. COMPANY PROFILE 6. PORTER'S FIVE FORCES 7. PEST ANALYSIS 8. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY 9. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 10. PRIMARY FINDINGS & ANALYSIS 11. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 13. ANNEXURE INTRODUCTION This project is focused on studying the various marketing strategies of Coca-Cola and the scenario of Indian soft drink industry in the 1990’s. Coca-Cola Co., the global soft drink industry leader controlled Indian soft drink industry till 1977. Then Janta Party beats the Congress Party and the Central Government was changed. This change brought problems for Coca-Cola principle bottler, who was a big supporter of Gandhi Family. Now Janta Party government demanded that Coca-Cola should transfer its syrup formula to an India subsidiary (Chakravarty, 43). Because...
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...www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info E L E V E N T H E D I T I O N MARKETING MISTAKES AND SUCCESSES 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A RY Robert F. Hartley Cleveland State University JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. www.it-ebooks.info VICE PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGER PRODUCTION ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE MARKETING MANAGER ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER MARKETING ASSISTANT DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR George Hoffman Lise Johnson Carissa Doshi Dorothy Sinclair Matt Winslow Amy Scholz Carly DeCandia Alana Filipovich Jeof Vita Arthur Medina Allison Morris This book was set in 10/12 New Caledonia by Aptara®, Inc. and printed and bound by Courier/Westford. The cover was printed by Courier/Westford. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2009, 2006, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1995, 1992, 1989, 1986, 1981, 1976 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should...
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