1. Case Introduction
Somebody ought to stock a few of every tire, sell them over the phone, and ship
them, thought Mike Joines when he had trouble finding the right performance tires
for his sports coupe.
Joines approached his father-in-law, Peter Veldman and help him open a retail tire
store. After seven years, they were making so may phone orders; they closed the
store and added phone lines.
Veldman now is president and patriarch of Tire Rack, a family-owned Internet and
mail-order tire retailer. His wife, four of their six children and two son-in-law also
work for Tire Rack.
Tire Rack sells name-brand tires to consumers and to other retailers. For
consumers, Tire Rack ships to its network for recommended
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this case, Veldman family has so many people can chosen as the successor and
Mr. Peter Veldman has not had any succession planning yet although he is now
over 70 years old.
3. Recommendation
3.1 Human Resource Management
In my opinion, why not Veldman family looks for someone more capable than
them, to do the job for them, so that company can move forward in a more
professional way?
Even though they have experience, there is still a certain limit. If they carry on like
this, they will not move forward, they will stay where they are. An outside manager
can bring fresh ideas as well as external expertise to the company and make more
profits for it. (Lam, 2007)
3.2 Marketing Strategies
Edmonds – Veldman daughter and vice president in charge of customer service of
Tire Rack, says "word of mouth and references are still our biggest source of new
customers”.
Tire Rack not only operates well but also need a great development. Therefore,
they should develop marketing strategies to promote their product. The followings
are three steps that Tire Rack can use to develop a marketing strategy
•
Setting objectives
Marketing objectives should be tied in with the company’s competitive
edge and flow from its mission statement.
•
Choosing target market
This step can be done by using market segmentation to divide the market
into distinct groups of customer with
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