Marketing Strategy For Vincor 's Project Twist

Vincor and other leading brands have been targeting the university age (19-25) demographic. This target market is very “exploratory” and likes to try new things. Other possible segments

The beverage V Fusion + Energy is committed to its customers by providing flavors that set it apart from competition and is made for the youth, especially teenagers and college students who explore an extreme lifestyle of sports and action. Therefore, the brand has created appeal to the target group’s natural desires and ambitions and seeks to fulfil that quest. The drink capitalizes on its different flavors and nutritive value to appeal to different consumer markets and target groups. The beverage is up in competition against established brands, such as Monster, Red Bull, Rock Star, Lucozade, and Burn who command a huge chunk of the market share.

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This document is part of the requirements of the Foundations of marketing course, the University of Newcastle. It is the first part of the marketing plan for Red Bull, the leader of energy drinks market.

The juice bar concept was pretty new in Australia, and the way boost furnish this concept is also very new in the retailing industry. Boost is not about only appreciable taste and healthy juice or smoothie but this brand is all about overall experience for the customers when each time customers comes in their store and we are talking about experience includes tasty products, best service and lively employees who are there only for their customers and always smile when you enter the store, call you by your first name with their polite tone. (Grocer, May 3, 2008, Vol.231(7853), p.42)

could be geared towards females in an attempt to capture drinkers of Coca Cola’s Tab. In addition, males’ ages 35 to 54 consume energy beverages at a rate slightly lower than males under age 24. An energy beverage with similar stimulant effects as most energy drinks but has other health benefits (i.e. Vitamin Water, Odwalla, Naked) could also attract the abovementioned consumers.

Crush is in the process of re-establishing and expanding its relationship with bottling companies and it appears that the bottling network will be repaired to the point that Crush would be represented in 75% of the total orange category in time for the re-launch of the Crush brand. They need to engage in strategic meetings with marketing and sales representatives of both Crush and the bottling companies to develop an overview of the new positioning campaign. These relationships are key to Crush’s ability to regain market share and vastly improve their marketing coverage. Bringing the bottlers in to help

End users are those individuals walking in the company stores, ordering a smoothie and a cookie, paying the cashier and then telling her friend how wonderful the ambiance is. This buyer segment does not purchase large amounts of product at one time and likely chooses Jamba because of the quality of the ingredients. With no switching costs and a growing industry offering many options, patrons of smoothie cafés can freely purchase their delightful cool beverage anywhere. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the number of stores within the “snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars” industry grew from 36,036 in 2002 to 49,463 in 2007 [ (U.S. Census Bureau) ]. This trend means that Jamba Juice will have to increase customer loyalty to battle the increased competition.

In 1998, entrepreneur and MBA Guillaume Cuvelier was preparing for the launch of his new distilled spirit, Svedka Vodka. Cuvelier has decided to start a vodka company after working many years in the spirits industry. Vodka makes up a large share of the spirits American’s drink at 24% of all alcohol consumed (Zuckerman). Vodka consumption is also rising across the US. Svedka is going to be a newcomer in the vodka marketplace going up against many big opponents in products such as Smirnoff, Grey Goose, Stolichnya and Absolut. Cuvelier’s Svedka has gotten rave reviews from many critics for its quality, so a successful marketing campaign will not depend much

| Weaknesses: * Pays extra payment for new flavor. * More expensive to produce than other sports drinks. * Deciding the segment to target. * How to position the product in the mind of its potential consumers

Both competition and market size are of major importance when one explores the positioning of a product. In the case of Crescent Pure, this is vital as Ryan must determine the level of competition that will be faced if the product is marketed as either an energy or sport drink. In the case of an energy product, it should be noticed that there is heavy market dominance by Together, Freight, Razor, Torque and Steller, as they account for roughly 85% of the market. Despite this, it should be seen that the average price point for a 5oz can is $2.99 which is notably higher than Crescent’s $2.75 pricing. Additionally, the market size for sport drinks is of particular interest as it is estimated to grow to $8.5 billion by the year 2013. This, coupled with the fact that the market had grown 40% between the period 2010 – 2012, makes this sector of particular interest to PDB.

Innovation is important to both distribution channels, but more important to the finished goods model since the juice category has seen a decrease on both volume and market share. At the same time the carbonated soft drinks market has grown in both volume and market share. In order to increase the volume sold in the juice aisle a brand extension should be developed. By adding more SKU’s and promoting to the eight to twelve year old group, sales

Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. is the company which produces the brand Squirt. “Squirt is a caffeine-free, low sodium carbonated soft drink brand with a distinctive blend of grapefruit juices that gives it a tangy, fresh citrus taste. Squirt is the best selling carbonated grapefruit soft drink brand in the U.S.” (Kerin and Peterson, 2010) Kate Cox, the brand manager responsible for Squirt believes that market targeting and product positioning are key elements in Squirt’s advertising and promotional plan development. This case study will provide a summary and analysis of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.’s options and the examination into the company’s strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities.

Portland Drake Beverages (PDB) had acquired Crescent Pure, a non-alcoholic, all natural energy enhancing and hydrating functional beverage. Having organic ingredients as the bases of Crescent Pure beverages made the perfect acquisition for extending the PDB organic brand to more markets. These multiple attributes made the drink an attractive product for the consumer, but the necessity to position it, sparked a debate. Some people wanted to market it as an energy drink, while others wanted to market it as a hydrating drink. The VP of marketing, Sarah Ryan, thought that although Crescent Pure fit both of these categories, there was an alternative option. The third option would be to position the new beverages as healthy drinks, this would be a broader market positioning strategy, one that a transcendent product like Crescent Pure, could fulfill. The concern was to simultaneously position the drink in the most lucrative market, while also ensuring that the drinks attributes aligned with the market consumers’ needs.

We have established a new company with the name of "VOLVEX". VOLVEX is an electronics manufacturing company based in Charlotte, NC, US. We want to be recognized as the manufacturer of high quality electronics products and to become one of leading brand in the electronic market. At the initial stage, the company will manufacture wall clocks that will of highest quality and unique designs.