This document contains questions for three case studies: Beyond Meat regarding plant-based meat substitutes and forecasting profits; Shiva Tourist Dhaba to understand customer loyalty through marketing research; and Eastman Kodak to diagnose issues around loss of market share and evaluate strategic options. The cases cover topics like segmentation trends, shaping consumer behavior, operating profits forecasts, marketing objectives, customer value propositions, positioning strategies, customer profiling techniques, and loyalty programs.
This document contains questions for three case studies: Beyond Meat regarding plant-based meat substitutes and forecasting profits; Shiva Tourist Dhaba to understand customer loyalty through marketing research; and Eastman Kodak to diagnose issues around loss of market share and evaluate strategic options. The cases cover topics like segmentation trends, shaping consumer behavior, operating profits forecasts, marketing objectives, customer value propositions, positioning strategies, customer profiling techniques, and loyalty programs.
This document contains questions for three case studies: Beyond Meat regarding plant-based meat substitutes and forecasting profits; Shiva Tourist Dhaba to understand customer loyalty through marketing research; and Eastman Kodak to diagnose issues around loss of market share and evaluate strategic options. The cases cover topics like segmentation trends, shaping consumer behavior, operating profits forecasts, marketing objectives, customer value propositions, positioning strategies, customer profiling techniques, and loyalty programs.
1. What segmentation trends should Beyond Meat be aware of?
2. What can Beyond Meat do to shape consumer behavior and preferences regarding eating a plant-based meat substitute? 3. What are the expected operating profits for Beyond Burger in years 1 and 2 given the forecast targets for sales? 4. What recommendations would you make for the launch of the Beyond Burger to ensure the forecast volume? Case 2: Shiva Tourist Dhaba 1. In this study, what was the primary objective of the marketing research team? 2. How can marketing researchers gain insight into the value propositions and offerings that lead to high customer loyalty? 3. What positioning strategies and value offerings were in use at Shiva Tourist Dhaba? 4. What research techniques can be used to understand the profiles of different groups of customers? 5. What can be the loyalty programs that can be offered to different customer segments? Case 3: Eastman Kodak 1. Diagnose the reasons for the loss of market share of Eastman. 2. What should be the objectives of Eastman Kodak at this point of time. 3. Evaluate the Funtime proposal and its implementation details. 4. What are the other options in front of Eastman Kodak?