PHARMASIM ALLSTAR BRANDS [pic] GROUP 3: Abraham Ipe Josh Zimmerman Natalia Gluschuk Kyle Bickley TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Mission Statement: Page 2 2. Marketing Objectives: Page 2 3. SWOT Analysis: Pages 2-4 4. Target Market: Page 4-5 5. Marketing Activities: Pages 5-7 6. Lessons Learned: Pages 7-15 a) Year 1 b) Year 2 c) Year 3 d) Year 4
SECTION 1: THE PHARMASIM CASE ALLSTAR BRANDS' OTC COLD MEDICINE GROUP: The Allround Brand ALLSTAR BRANDS CORPORATION. . . . . . is one of the leading manufacturers of packaged goods in the world. Since its founding in 1924, the company has acquired or merged with a number of smaller packaged goods companies. The management team at the over-the-counter cold medicine (OCM) group of Allstar Brands just completed its third presentation in the past month to the Pharmaceuticals Division manager
What Did We Learn From Pharmasim? In our experience with Pharmasim we learned that Marketing decision making must be very sensitive and responsive to everything going on in the industry which is very complex. Consumer responses to marketing tactics can be volatile and unpredictable and no idea is guaranteed to work well. Marketing is a matter of meticulous research, assumptions, planning, and volatility at times. Overall we took away two major points: 1) that it is important to consider the product
PharmaSim Project Notes / Tips / Questions / Ideas General Case Notes The objectives and goals of Allstar are to look for new opportunities in emerging market with support from healthy and growing cash flow, to introduce new product, to maintain leadership and to maintain long-term profitability and market share in an increasingly competitive and changing environment. Certain measurements are introduced to weight the success and progress of the objectives such as feedbacks from customers and retailers
PharmaSim Case Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:15 AM Introduction: Management team at the over-the-counter cold medicine (OCM) group of Allstar Brands just completed its third presentation in the past month to the Pharmaceuticals Division Manager regarding the status of the Allround cold medication. Problem: Allround brand it manages is of strategic importance to the company. Unfortunately, the fourth quarter performance were not as positive as management expected. Overview: Allround
Pharmasim Project 1. Executive Summary The over-the-counter (OTC) cold and allergy remedy market was highly competitive. There were already 10 brands targeting in different segments at the beginning of the simulation. OTC cold medicine is effective to cure 3 major types of illness - cold, cough and allergy which associate with different symptoms like aches, nasal congestion, chest congestion, runny nose, coughing and allergy. Consumers can be segmented by young adult, young family, mature
A) Executive Summary The management team at the over-the-counter cold medicine (OCM) group of Allstar Brands is looking to utilize revenue generated by Allround to help fund new opportunities in emerging markets. Therefore, it is critical that Allround maintain its market-leading position in terms of market share, profitability, and sales in order to fund these new initiatives. While Allround is a leader in brand awareness and brand most frequently purchased, there are direct competitors to Allround
PharmaSim SWOT analysis and 10 year goals for AllStar Brand Management Team MBA 6210 Marketing Management Introduction: Allstar’s Pharmaceutical division has a multi-symptom cold OTC medication (Allround) that is competing against nine brands from four competitors. The intent of this exercise is to evaluate Allround’s current position in the market, by analyzing its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. There is also a proposed 10 year goal plan and strategy to establish
Executive Summary As the brand manager for Allround cold medicine, there were many decisions regarding product formulation, strategy, line extensions and product launches over the company’s last 10 periods. The brand was focused on remaining a profitable, mature product family within the cold medicine category, but also maintaining a premium brand image. ALAN’S INITIAL STRATEGY. Please add, it should only be around 1 paragraph. After a period of declining sales for Allround, we increased the advertising
PharmaSim Case Report February 13, 2013 Identification / Description of the Problem: Allstar Brands' over-the-counter cold and allergy remedy Allround will continue to be the market leader among OTC cold medicines and continue to increase its stock price over the next decade in order to remain not only competitive, but the premier stock choice among competitors in the OTC cold and allergy remedy market. To further grow the Allround product it is essential to build upon the current