Harley-Davidson: Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Della Shelly, Melie Solomon, Jim Tunison Misericordia University Table of Contents Section I: Introduction3 Section II: Company History3 Section IIa: The Road to Decline4 Section IIb: The Turnaround5 Section III: Porter’s 5 Forces6 Section IV: SWOT Analysis7 Section V: Looking Forward11 Section VI: Future Strategic Actions 12 Section VII: Achieving Continued Success 12 Section VII: Conclusion14 Section VII: Sources 15 -------------------------------------------------
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Amitabh – The Big Brand ikas Vitthal pasped as the Dalda Active commercial filled the television screen before him. “So it is back! Now that is interesting,” he said. Parthiv Nair, his friend, stopped stiring his tea and watched the return of the evergreen Dalda. “What a brand, what legacy, what equity,”said Vikas, “Wonder what this will lead to.” “It will lead to Kaun Banega Crorepati if only you will tune in to Star Plus,” said Parthiv. Vikas obeyed and as the voice of Amitabh Bachchan
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Creating Brand Equity GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. At the heart of a successful brand is ________, backed by creatively designed and executed marketing. a. price b. promotion c. a great product or service d. a great slogan e. a brand concept Answer: c Page: 260 Difficulty: Easy 2. The strategic brand management process involves four main steps. Which of the following would NOT be among those steps? a. Measuring consumer brand knowledge
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relationship between brand equity and firms’ performance in luxury hotels and chain restaurants$ Hong-bumm Kima,1, Woo Gon Kimb,* b a College of Hospitality & Tourism, Sejong University, Kwang-jin Gu, Gun-ja Dong 98, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Oklahoma State University, 210 HESW, Stillwater, OK 74078-6173, USA Received 27 February 2004; accepted 4 March 2004 Abstract There is a growing emphasis on building and managing brand equity as the primary
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and several indigenous brands. The hair colour industry in India is a relative smaller subset of the entire cosmetic industry which is oriented towards providing various beauty and skin care products. The hair colour industry represents the group of firms that offer products or a class of products used for colouring hair that are close substitutes for one another. India being an emerging market for hair colour products and with the introduction of several foreign brands such as L’Oreal, Wella,
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producer but lacked a unified global identity. * Brands managed in a decentralized fashion * Years of slow performance * Lack of sound corporate strategy * Numerous low-volume brands * Small global presence compared to competition * Mediocre performance in emerging markets Now * Reduce portfolio to 400 “core” brands * Path to growth Initiative (Brand building and brand development – separate functions) * Concentrate
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ARTICLE REVIEW Source Yoo B, Donthu N, Lee S. (2000), ‘An Examination of Selected Marketing Mix Elements and Brand Equity’ Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 28;195 viewed 2 January 2016, http://jam.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/2/195 Introduction This review critically examines the article ‘An Examination of Selected Marketing Mix Elements and Brand Equity’ Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. The review will first summarize the article. Secondly, it analyzes the effectiveness
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BRAND MANAGEMENT Student: Drobnjak Anja, K-5050 Professor: Prof. dr David Jones Warsaw, 22.01.2014. Contents Introduction 4 Branding 5 The Laws of Branding 6 Branding and its components 8 Brand implementation 9 Brand awareness 9 Brand recognition 10 Brand equity 10 Brand elements 11 Brand Bubble Trouble 12 Strategic brand management 13 Adidas - a brand that identifies with its performance 15 Coca-Cola as Number One 17 Disney world 18 Conclusion
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This is extension. Other companies prefer to adapt their strategy to the local marketplace. This strategy of adaptation enables the firm to cater to the needs and wants of its foreign customers. A third alternative is to adopt an invention strategy, where products are designed from scratch for the international marketplace. These three basic strategies can be extended into five strategic options which are as follows: Strategic Option 1: Product and Communications Extension – Dual Extension: At one
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From: 1336226, branding consultant Subject: Proposal to Create Mountain Man Light The decision that Mountain Man Beer Company currently faces is whether to extend its brand name to include a light beer, Mountain Man Light. My position on this decision is that Mountain Man Beer Company should not participate in this extension. It is true that financially the light beer market looks attractive. “Over the previous six years, light beer sales in the United States had been growing at a compound annual
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