Karie Anne's Frozen Desserts aims to grow its business by creating more value for frozen dessert customers than its competitor, Zeppe's. The group analyzed the top 10 attributes for customers and mapped them to areas of strength, weakness, and opportunity compared to the competitor. They recommended expanding into mobile catering with a food truck to capitalize on an area of competitive advantage and customer demand. Financial projections indicated this option would allow Karie Anne's to pay off loans and become profitable faster than other alternatives like opening a permanent storefront.
14. The equation looks like this:
The equation can help a firm conceptualize strategic decisions.
The greater the value the firm can offer the customer relative to
its competitors, the more likely the firm is to create greater
sales and thereby profits. From the diagram you can see two
generic growth strategies; increase benefits and/or reduce costs.
Also, the cost side of the equation includes the customer’s total
costs to acquire, some elements of which the firm may have
little or no control over. An example might be a trip to the
store to make the purchase.
The problem most firms run into is that they don’t understand
the customer’s perceptions. They think they do but they really
don’t. Customer perception is what drives their view of Value,
and ultimately their purchase decision. It is vitally important
that firms understand what their customer’s actually value.
Also, markets are dynamic and what the customer values can
change over time.
Strategy Plan Prepared By:
Anna Berrett, Jaycee Hatch, Aubree Matheson, and Emily
Peterson
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15. Karie Anne’s Frozen
Desserts was started
by a BYU-I student,
and was inspired by
Rita’s Ice. He named
after his wife
In 2014 he sold it to a
local cache valley
family
Evaluate target
market of
dessert
customers by
focusing on
most important
customer
attributes
Main street
in Logan,
Utah
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Maximize
profits
and meet
customer
needs
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C S :
16. Our goal is to grow Karie Anne’s Frozen Desserts
by creating more value for frozen dessert customers
than Zeppe’s does.
K C
A Importance to customers? How our customers rate US? How
our customers rate THEM? Model area?A,B,C,D,E,F or G?
1 Seasonal Operation Hours High 1 1 G
2 High Quality Product
(Unique Consistency)
High 3 1 A
3 Catering Options - Mobile Truck High 1 3 C
4 Variety of Flavors & Desserts High 3 3 B
5 Online & Social Media
Presence
Medium 2 3 B
6 Unique Experience
(Food Truck Store Front)
Medium 3 2 E
7 Convenient Location Medium 3 2 A
17. 8 Family-Run Business Low 3 1 E
9 Loyalty Programs Low 3 1 E
10 Low Price Low 2 3 F
Open Year
Round
Firm Core
Competencies (E):
Competitor Core
Competencies (F):
Customer Needs/Wants (G):
Mobile Truck
for catering
Lower Price
Quality
(Unique
Consistency)
Location
Variety of Flavors
Online & Social
Media Presence
Punch cards
18. and loyalty
program
Family run
business
Food truck
store front
(B)
(A)
(C)
(D)
Open Year
Round
Firm Core
Competencies (E):
Competitor Core
Competencies (F):
Customer Needs/Wants (G):
Mobile Truck
for catering
Lower Price
Quality
19. (Unique
Consistency)
Location
Variety of Flavors
Online & Social
Media Presence
Punch cards
and loyalty
program
Family run
business
Food truck
store front
(B)
(A)
(C)
(D)
Permanent Store
● Rent Local space
● Provide year-round
service
● (Expand to area G)
20. (potentially opening more locations
in the future)
O f G #1
O f G #2
Mobile Catering
● Purchase additional food
truck in order to offer
mobile catering for events
and weddings, etc.
● (Compete in area C)
Resources And
Assets
Capabilities Activities
Value
Networks
1.
Year-Round
Location
with Store
Front
21. - Customer loyalty and
demand
- Presence in Logan
- Reputation
- Management
and operations
- Ability to grow
without
sacrificing
quality
- Find
reasonable
location
- Hire more
employees
- The
Dealio/Hooked
- Real Estate
Agent
- Lynn’s Audio
2.
Catering
/Mobile
Segment
22. - Company Image of
Food Truck
- Quality Reputation
- Location in Logan,
where there are
constantly weddings and
events
- Customer
experience
- Quality
employees
- Networking
and growth
- Market to
customers
about catering
events
- Purchase new
truck.
- Hire more
employees
- Student
workers who can
spread the word
- Current
23. Customers
- Social Media
followers
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O #1 - Incremental Income Statement
O #1 - Balance Sheet
O #1 Incremental Statement
of Cash Flows
O #2 - Incremental Income Statement
O #2 - Balance Sheet
O #2 - Incremental Statement
of Cash Flows
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24. Expand into Mobile/Catering Segment
● The permanent storefront, doesn’t align with
Karie Anne’s strategy
● Fixed costs of permanent store are too high,
incremental revenues would not be sufficient to
cover fixed costs.
● They will be able to pay off their loan of $43,000
within the first year and remain profitable,
whereas Option 2 requires a loan of $60,000 and
they won’t be able to pay off the loan.
● They will have an incremental net income of
$54,000 in just the first year, with growing income
in years following.
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3 Circles Assessment of Presentation
Group_________________
____(10) Introduction:
Who, what, where, why.
____(10) Context Statements:
Product/Service
Segment
Competition
25. ____(40) Attributes:
Complete – are these the top 10?
Importance
Ranking
How Known
____(20) 3 Circles diagram depicted?
____(35) Selections
What was the Rationale?
____(20) Sheet 3:
Resources/Assets
Capabilities
Activity Sets
Value Networks
____(30) Financial Analysis/Ranking:
____(25) Final Recommendation:
Does it fit the analysis presented?
____(10) Presentation Skills:
Professional, format, flow, time.