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Agenda. Company BackgroundCurrent ProblemsMajor Market PlayersMarket ShareUS Photographic IndustryConsumer BehaviorKodak's Market Strategy before 1994Fuji's StrategyKodak's Proposed StrategyRecommendationsEvaluating the recommendations. Company Background. Kodak was founded in 1892 by Geor
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1. Kodak Funtime Films Ola Allaymoun
Echo Chen
Carli Gillett
Ericka Hightower
Ranjani Venkataraman
2. Agenda Company Background
Current Problems
Major Market Players
Market Share
US Photographic Industry
Consumer Behavior
Kodaks Market Strategy before 1994
Fujis Strategy
Kodaks Proposed Strategy
Recommendations
Evaluating the recommendations
3. Company Background
4. Current Problems
5. Major Players in the Film Market in US Kodak
Market Leader
Fuji
Kodaks major competitor
Sells Branded products
Agfa of Germany, and 3M
Branded and private label products
Konica
Price level 20% below Kodaks Gold Plus
Polaroid
Entered market in 1989
6. Market Share
7. The U.S photographic film industry
8. Kodaks Marketing Strategy Before 1994 Positioning Strategy
Spent heavily on advertising products
Positioned as a provider of superior quality films
Marketed 2 products
Super Premium Brand
Kodak Ektar targeted at advanced amateurs and professionals
Premium Brand
Kodak Gold Plus flagship brand
9. About Fuji
10. vs Similarities Fuji and Kodak both sold only branded products
Offered superpremium brands with a target market of professionals and advanced amateurs
Contrasts Fuji was a leader in the economy brands market while Kodak was not in the market at all initially
Kodak s marketing through advertisements was much heavier (in order to position the products in the minds of customers) Kodak spent more than 4 times more on advertising than Fuji
11. Film Distribution
12. Consumer Behavior
13. Consumer Behavior
14. Consumer Behavior
15. Kodaks Proposed Strategy - Repositioning
16. Kodaks Proposed Strategy - Repositioning Royal Gold good strategy to replace unprofitable Ektar
Unexpected moments targeted wider audience that would utilize the film on a more regular basis for any event that was not targeted by the Royal Gold film
Will have rich colors and sharp pictures
Specifically targeted at customers looking to make enlargements
Diverted 40% of advertisement spending for promotion
Prices 20% above Gold Plus for higher trade margin
Funtime to compete in the Economy Brand Market
Priced 20% below Gold Plus
17. Important Features of Funtime Strategy
18. Snapshot of New Strategy
19. Recommendations
20. Why? All Year supply
Price sensitive customers can buy it all round the year
Definition of off peak season not clear. April June does not seem to be off peak
Single packs
Target customers who are price sensitive but do not like to buy in bulk
Distribution in discount and department stores as most customers buy from there
Funtime Promotion
Kodak Gold is an already established brand
Funtime needs to be advertised to make people aware of this product
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