Aqualisa is a well-established manufacturer of showers in the UK. The company is recognized for quality products, innovation and great service. Despite great features and benefits of the recently developed digital shower Quartz, the initial sales results are very disappointing, and the management needs to redefine marketing strategy in order to improve performance. In particular, key decisions need to be made about target segment, value proposition and marketing mix. 1. What value does the Quartz
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A lot of people have problems with their sinks, toilets, and pipes that are getting clog up. But there’s a plumbing tool called “Drain Auger”. Most people say that it’s very easy to use this tool. It helps remove all the clogs and blockages inside the drains. Drain Auger have a long snake looking body that’s flexible. Sometimes it can get stuck trying to pull up all the stuff that’s blocking the water that’s trying to go through inside the drain. Some plumbers have to take the risks of trying to
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a product without negatively reflecting on other products in their company. Background of the situation: In the United Kingdom only about 60% of homes have showers due to the unique issues of bathroom remodels in Victorian era homes. Homes with plumbing from this period are gravity fed, with a separate boiler; this meant poor water pressure and temperature fluctuations. Three types of shower solutions were installed in UK bathrooms. * Electric Showers use water from cold water supply. Electrical
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the Quartz shower (combined with the possibility to let an apprentice do it) could be a great incentive for plumbers as their time is very precious. The 6 months waiting list provides them for many job opportunities. If there was a low demand for plumbing jobs, plumbers would prefer to spend more time for each job but we are in the
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Solution 1 Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Case Executive Summary Situation Aqualisa Quartz, a significantly innovative product developed by Aqualisa, in terms of both cost and quality, has been facing challenges in the market since its launch four months ago. The product described by one of the customers (a plumber) is a 'push-fit-connect-you're done' shower and offers the customers 'what they (the plumbers) want'. Despite the above facts, Quartz has experienced poor sales and has
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environment: Market Environment U.K. shower market is a matured market and can be roughly estimated to be around € 400 million market Showers in U.K. were plagued with problems. Only about 60 percent of U.K. homes had showers Archaic plumbing (mostly gravity fed) was common in many homes leading to low water pressures Majority of the market revenues come from Electric showers followed by mixer and power showers More than 70% of the shower selection is influenced by the plumbers
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screen (and its surrounding assembly) through which water passes. All of these issues pose difficulties for those who want to wash a pan, fill a glass, or simply wash their hands. Luckily, cleaning a faucet aerator is one of the very simplest DIY plumbing endeavors. The steps below detail how to do it. 1. Close the drain to ensure that no parts find their way into it. 2. Unscrew the tip of the spout with your fingers. If it won't budge, try using pliers instead. 3. Remove the aerator. You will notice
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The Problem: The managing director of Aqualisa, Harry Rawlinson, launched a new shower that is calledQuartz. Despite of its features such as quality, safety, cost of installation and ease of installation andusage, the early sales have been disappointing. The problem is not that sales are low, but the reasonswhy sales are not as expected. Some of the reasons are related to distribution channel, promotionalstrategy and positioning of the product. Consequently, the real problem here is how to boost
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Started on Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 11:05 PM Completed on Thursday, 21 March 2013, 09:11 PM Time taken 1 day 22 hours Marks 0/21 Grade 0 out of a maximum of 10 (0%) Question 1 Marks: --/1 What would be the CS 25 requirements with regard to aircraft water system? Answer: -not constitute a hazard to the aircraft and all replenishment connections should be so designed that misconnection of water services to any other systems is not possible They must not constitute a hazard to the aircraft
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