Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) Case study 1. What has made MMBC successful? What distinguishes it from competitors\ * Brand Loyalty * Older working class, blue collar * Effective marketing * Sales team - "Grass roots" marketing * 70% consumed at home * higher alcohol % * 2. What has caused MMBC’s decline in spite of its strong brand? Think in terms of the beer market in general, as well as the market MMBC serves. * Alternate
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Mountain Man Brewing Company was established as a family concern in 1925 in West Virginia by Guntar Prangle. The company brewed single-product beer, Mountain Man Lager, which won “best beer in West Virginia” and was elected as “America’s Championship Lager”. Mountain Man Lager featured quality, bitter favor and slightly higher-than-average alcohol content that uniquely contributed to the company’s brand equity. Mountain Man was a local market leader and distributed its lager in several states outside
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New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility1 Although most of the companies frequently cited as examples of ethical and socially responsible firms are large corporations, it is the social responsibility initiatives of small businesses that often have the greatest impact on local communities and neighborhoods. These businesses create jobs and provide goods and services for customers in smaller markets that larger corporations often are not interested in serving. Moreover, they also
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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
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Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is facing declining sales and in the competitive beer industry Prangel must make a quick decision of whether or not to launch a new light beer. Many believe that this decision will cause the company to lose loyal customers, but Prangel sees the potential to tap into another target market. MMBC is successful because of the beer’s strong brand loyalty, distinct customer base, effective marketing, unique taste, and higher than average alcohol content. The problem
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Introduction InBev is one of the world’s largest consumer products company and is the leading brewer of beer in existence today. This is a company that has grown at an incredible rate over the past few years. Through mergers and buyouts InBev now has notable beers such as Skol, Corona, Stella Artois, Beck’s, and Michelob Ultra among others under their massive and still expanding portfolio. In July of 2008, InBev agreed to buy Anheuser-Busch from its local roots for $70 per share for a total of around
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Mountain Man Beer 2/24/11 To: Mountain Man’s senior management team 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
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Anheuser-Bush has brought success to their company in the last 150 years is their skills and experience in marketing/ advertising. They have a special connection between the product and the consumer that seems to really work. Though Anheuser- Bush has changed quite a bit in the last century and a half. In the beginning years of Anheuser- Bush, 1852 – 1900s. They were among the best in breaking technology in brewing, along with them mastering the art of brewing Adolphus Busch mastered the art of advertising
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PROBLEMAS CENTRALES A DISCUTIR Analizar los dilemas con que se enfrenta Chis Prangel, acerca de lanzar o no la cerveza Mountain Man Light y el impacto que pudiera tener sobre la canibalización de ventas de Mountain Man Lager, la confusión que podría generar a los clientes leales de Mountain Man y alternativamente pensar si el lanzamiento de Mountain Man Light pudiera llegar a ser clave para una estrategia de crecimiento de la empresa y una fuente significativa de mayores ingresos en
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MBA 6050 Marketing Management and Strategy College of Business Administration Bowling Green State University Spring 2014 Instructor: Dr. David A. Reid Phone: (419) 372-3410 Office: 285 Business Administration Building Fax: (419) 372-8062 E-Mail: dreid@bgsu.edu Class Hours: MW 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. (in BA116) Office Hours: MW 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.; 3:00 – 4:15 p.m., and other times by appointment “Marketing…is the whole business seen from the point of view of its final result
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