What will happen if Altius maintains status quo? Recession in 2008, golf market saw downward trend High Cost of Altius golf balls Product innovations and effective marketing campaigning by competitors Altius is already losing its market share. Maintaining the status quo it would mean that the company might soon be obsolete.
What should Altiuss objectives be? What trade- offs it
must manage?
Focusing on low-price golf equipment
Change target market from professional golfers to new/amateur golfers Position the Elevate brand effectively Trade off to be managed can include reduction in the profit margin that Altius keeps on its products. Go with the trends
Should Altius implement Elevate
strategy or not ?
Yes, the reasons are as follows
Low cost equipment which will encourage new golfers Off-course selling Success of Non-conformed balls Competition