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.
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After a period of declining sales for Allround, we increased the advertising budget to be consistent with our competitor’s budget. We decided to be very consistent with our strategy over the ten periods; however, in hindsight we should have implemented a more dynamic strategy that factored in the changing
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We decided this extension would be successful, as it would cannibalize of Allround sales the least. Even though the alcohol was dropped from Allround, doctors and pharmacists recommended expectorant in the children’s version over the cough suppressant in Allround. As a result, our product choice was successful.
In period five, we introduced the line extension Allright; a 12-Hr muli-symptom relief capsule. We decided this extension would be successful, as the allergy market is very small and had an entrenched competitor. Therefore, while we were aware of potential cannibalization, we believed that the targeted market (retirees, empty nesters, and young singles) would have sufficient demand for our product. We also reasoned that this target was far enough removed from Allround’s to gain additional market share without taking any from Allround. However, this was not the case, as cannibalization was a pressing issue. Market share was gained at the expense of Allround.
Price
The AllStar brand was viewed as the premium brand on the market, this was reflected by the pricing schemes of Allround and Allround+. However, Allright was launched to be a flanker brand to capture market share from price-sensitive consumers without hurting Allround’s brand image. Allround and Allround+ were priced as high as possible within the bounds of the price-effectiveness trade-offs. This trade-off was also the basis for Allright pricing decisions, however, we could never increase the price fast
Allround has many advantages over its competition in the industry, including higher brand awareness, highest market share, lower fixed costs, and a relatively high conversion ratio. A market survey detailed in Exhibit 1.5 of the case shows that the Allround Brand has brand
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All-star Brands Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of packaged goods in the world. The Pharmaceutical Division manufactures and markets both ethical and over-the-counter (OTC) medications to help improve human health. The mission of All-star is to provide both the consumer portion of the market, with products that help improve human health and also the internal environment of All-star. We are striving to produce cutting edge remedies for the common cold and allergy symptoms, while maintaining the highest market share, with opportunities and beneficial work with a satisfying yield of return.
Allstar must monitor the economic conditions when deciding the appropriate budget allocations to advertising, sales force, promotion, and discounts. Inflation is a major influential factor that can affect total pricing and the costs of goods sold, which will affect the company’s bottom line. In
Allstar Brands’ brand management team will make decisions based on the assumptions gained from corporate standings and market research. Allround cold medication will capitalize on its high brand awareness and solid market share to increase revenue through promotional allowances, product diversification and bigger direct to consumer promotions. Our primary focus is direct channel distribution to mass merchandisers, large grocery stores and chain drugstores. New product reformulation for children’s medicine and adult capsule are expected to increase market share and long-term profitability. We predict a reduction in advertising costs due to strong brand awareness.
Providing Over-The-Counter medicine Allstar targets people who have common health problems. The best way to segment Allstar’s customers would be by the following two major categories: illness (cold, cough, allergy) and demographics (young singles, young families, mature families, empty nesters, retired). Allstar Brands invests in marketing research to learn about the ever changing preferences and trends of the market. The information the Company gathers from this research is then used to make according decisions to satisfy each particular category of customer.
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Goals 2-5 were revised based upon the market updates and information accumulated on the over-the-counter cold medicine market. Most notably, the initial proposed objective of obtaining 50%
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