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Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 1 Week Four Assignment – IBP Project : StingAway Tiare Secrest, 900465687, Julio Cesar Lopez - 023858570 IBU606 Global Business Professor Matthew Jordan National University 2/25/2023
Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 2 Week 4 IBP Project StingAway 1. Course No/Title a. IBU 606: Week 4 IBP Project StingAway 2. Name of the Professor and Course Term/Month a. Professor Matthew Jordan, Winter February 2023 3. Team Number and Designated Team Leader a. Group 6  b. Team Leaders: Julio Lopez & Tiare Secrest 4. Team member names, NU ID numbers. a. Julio Lopez, 023858570 b. Tiare Secrest, 900465687 5. Name of the Assigned Foreign Nation a. Australia 6. Team Company Name and Logo (be creative) - Meaning of the company name, meaning of the company logo, company mission and structure. Meaning of Company Name: StingAway! We selected this name as our product is a stingray deterrent that can be worn as either a bracelet or anklet. “Most stingray injuries occur on the legs or feet after unwary people step on or disturb the animals in shallow water. It is clearly dangerous to swim directly over a stingray.” (Potter, 2006). A way to prevent injuries would be a repellent offered to swimmers in coastal areas to stay safe and enjoy their recreational activities. In coastal areas, a repellent would be great to keep families safe and increase safety for swimmers and stingray species. 
Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 3 Company Logo & Meaning:   The company logo features the brand name as well as an image of a stingray. The logo is kept minimalistic so that it can be easily featured and read on the company’s product. The stingray is shown to represent what our product deters.  Company Mission & Structure: Our company’s mission is to deliver ocean safety, protecting beachgoers from stingray- related injuries through preventative measures while advocating for marine education.   CEO: Tiare Secrest CMO: Julio Lopez 7. Tangible (not a service) new product and description (uses and benefits) StingAway is a stingray deterrent that can be worn as a bracelet or anklet. The product is sleek and meant to fit comfortably on beachgoers while they participate in watersport activities or walking in the shallow water areas where stingrays are common. The product features a secure fastener to ensure it stays on if strenuous activities occur. StingAway’s technology deters stingrays away from those wearing the product and thus helps prevent stingray-related injuries such as stings. 
Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 4 8. Identification of the industry for the new product There are many companies that produce repellent solutions in Australia and there are only a few companies that feature that type of product. The popularity of swimming is high in Australia, and they have a population of 25.77 million, their GDP stands at 1.64 trillion U.S. dollars, and life expectancy is averaged at 83.2 years of age. (O'Neill, 2022) Australia is one of the biggest importers in the world and according to a study published, “Australia is an export nation, generating yearly exports of around $195 billion and importing around $187 billion per year. The country has achieved a positive trade balance of around $8 billion, yet we also rely heavily on imports.” (Shonae, 2023) The sector that Stingway falls under would be Agriculture chemicals and products, that department code identifies which chemicals and products need to be registered or approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and which products are exempt. The band with the product would meet very little resistance from the government and some other products that are similar have been introduced in the economy. The main competition comes from other manufacturers in the United States which have a similar design but are limited to just mail distribution. To better position Stingaway, price and distribution would be strategically thought out to capture the interest of the high swimmer population in Australia marketing it with better pricing to gain a quick entrance to the market. 9. Marketing Objectives/Strategies/Tactics 1. Product range – What is our total, core and auxiliary product? What are the product ingredients?  What are the product features? How is the product used?  What are the
Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 5 benefits of our Product? How much we buy/produce? Where do we buy/produce? How do we package and label our product? 1. The core product is safety and peace of mind for our consumers when doing activities in the ocean. The total product includes a sleek and comfortable bracelet/anklet that can help prevent stingray-related injuries. The product is used by being worn as either a bracelet or anklet on an individual when in the ocean. StingAway’s technology deters stingrays away from the individual wearing the product. The benefits of our product include ocean safety for beachgoers and prevention from stingray-related injuries. We package our products in a small recyclable box with our logo found on the top of the box as well as on the bracelet/anklet itself. Main competitor SharkBanz has sold over 117,727 units at a 130 price tag on Amazon according to their website. (Flexport, 2023) Positioning StingAway at a lower cost will be advantageous and allow the company to compete by making a more affordable option available. A forecast for units would be around 200,000 at a cost of 100 dollars per unit, by meeting the target revenues can reach around 20 million which will surpass the current market gain that Sharkbanz has.  2. Target consumers/market segments – Who we market it to?  What is our target customer’s profile?  What are our market segments? 1. We market to beachgoers within the coastal cities along Australia. Our target customer’s profile includes active individuals who partake in watersports or swimming at the beach. Our target consumer’s demographic age ranges from elementary school to older adults and no specific targeted gender or race. Target consumers include beachgoers, surfers, swimmers, etc. who live in Australian beach/coastal areas. Geographic segmentation includes suburban
Week Four: IBP Project : StingAway 6 locations on the coast, specifically southern Sydney, New South Wales, and the northern coast of Australia.  3. Target markets – Where do we find our customers?  Where do we market?  1. Our customers are found on the Australian coast, many near popular beaches where swimming and other water sports are common. We market heavily in popular beach areas such as New South Wales, where stingray injury incidents are very high. Within this region, “between September 1, 2013, and December 31, 2016, there were 116 incidents involving stingrays” (Hoh, 2017). We market in southern Sydney and the northern coast of Australia as these regions experienced the “greatest number of calls made to triple-0 relating to a stingray incident” (Hoh, 2017). We market our products in local water sports stores and coastal hotels to target our specific market segment. In 2018, Australia had nearly 9 million tourists visit with a majority traveling to the coastal areas (Monaco, 2018). Australia’s marine attractions and coastlines are the most popular places visited by tourists. The Great Barrier Reef recorded around “2.3 million international and 1.8 million domestic visitors per year” (Becken, 2016). These coastal areas with lots of marine life are where we find our customers. One particular type of coastal tourism in Australia that categorizes our target market is beach and surf tourism. This is defined as the most prevalent tourism “and is relevant along the whole coastline of Australia… typical activities include walking, swimming, sunbathing, surfing, sports events” (Becken, 2016). Individuals participating in such activities are our target customers as they are most at-risk for stingray injuries in the ocean.  4. Market share/market growth – What is the size of the total market?  How much we market?  When we market?
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