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Roaring Fork Beer Essay

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To start, we must understand that the approach to the brand is different for non-users and ex-users. Non-users have possibly never tried our product, whereas ex-users have but have rejected it. Building awareness of our product to non-users may be necessary. Conversely, ex-users are all aware of our product but do not have an affinity for Roaring Fork Beer. Furthermore, we must identify whether the reason our product is rejected is sensory or perceptual. The case, there is a great deal of supportive evidence that leads us to believe the insight is sensory. Describing the taste as “chemically, gassy, bad and flat” are descriptive and tangible. Since our targets dislike the taste, we have the option of investing in either changing the …show more content…

The addition of the son can help us to target nonusers that are active but vulnerable to options at the point of entry. It also creates a link between the 21 and 50 year old, effectively creating a bond and breaking down a potential barrier between our younger and older target. If successful, we may be able to overcome the popularity of Budweiser and Miller brands that have eroded our market share. This emotional connection can create desire to purchase RFB to enjoy in homes as well. While home sales have been most eroded by our competition, it would be dangerous to try and create a direct link to in-home consumption, particularly if nonusers currently rejecting it. Focusing on our positive attributes allows us to connect with our targets.
We must verify whether this focused strategy will highlight shared values of the middle-aged, blue-collar persona and the younger, point of entry target without alienating our current consumers. Since there is a dominant social element to our father-son scenario, we can conduct primary, qualitative research in the form of focus groups to verify that men and their sons can enjoy our product in the pub setting, and can develop an emotional bond amongst one another to Roaring Fork Beer. Our two strategies focus on Psychographic, Geographic and Demographic segmentation. Based on the association to blue-collar (psychographic), middle-aged males (demographic) in the Colorado area

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