Crescent Pure - A Harvard Business School Case Study analysis.
This case study was prepared as part of Marketing Internship under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
This document discusses product positioning options for Crescent Pure, an organic juice and sparkling water company. It analyzes positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. While the energy drink market has high revenue, it also has negative health perceptions. The sports drink market has lower sugar but is also crowded. Positioning as an organic drink captures the growing consumer interest in natural products. The document recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink, emphasizing its health and taste advantages over traditional energy drinks.
The VP of marketing for PDB is deciding how to position Crescent Pure. There are two options - as an energy drink or sports drink. Market research shows the energy drink market is larger and growing faster. While sports drinks have less competition, their market is smaller. Perceptual maps also indicate Crescent could gain market share by positioning as a healthier energy drink. After analyzing customer segments, differentiation strategies, and perceptual maps, the document recommends positioning Crescent as an energy drink to target the larger, faster growing market.
A presentation made on the analysis of a Havard Business School briefcase on- Crescent Pure, during a Marketing Management internship by Professor Sameer Mathur.
PDB owns Crescent Pure, an organic functional beverage. It is considering positioning strategies such as sports drink, energy drink, or healthy organic beverage. Positioning as a sports drink could fail since Crescent's price is higher than sports drinks and a past sports drink strategy failed. Positioning as a healthy organic beverage matches Crescent's consumers, ingredients, and prices better than other options. A $750,000 ad campaign and 12,000 case monthly production would allow PDB to break even within a year.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure to expand its organic product line. Sarah Ryan must choose a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure's launch in 3 markets. The options are energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. Consumer research shows perceptions of energy drinks as unhealthy while sports drinks are seen as low-energy. An analysis of the markets finds opportunity in the growing energy drink and organic drink segments. Ryan recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to leverage its reputation and avoid competition, which is supported by a break-even analysis showing profits will exceed PDB's $750,000 goal.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure, a non-alcoholic functional beverage, to expand its organic juice and sparkling water business. Crescent Pure contains organic ingredients like lime juice, lemon juice, guarana, and ginseng that provide 80 calories per can with 70% less sugar than energy drinks. PDB plans a soft launch of Crescent Pure in three Western states in early 2015 and has budgeted $75,000 for advertising, projecting the regions represent 15% of the functional beverage market. The document discusses positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink and analyzes whether PDB will break even in the first year with sales of 12,000 cases per month. It recommends positioning Crescent
This document discusses product positioning options for Crescent Pure, an organic juice and sparkling water company. It analyzes positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. While the energy drink market has high revenue, it also has negative health perceptions. The sports drink market has lower sugar but is also crowded. Positioning as an organic drink captures the growing consumer interest in natural products. The document recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink, emphasizing its health and taste advantages over traditional energy drinks.
The VP of marketing for PDB is deciding how to position Crescent Pure. There are two options - as an energy drink or sports drink. Market research shows the energy drink market is larger and growing faster. While sports drinks have less competition, their market is smaller. Perceptual maps also indicate Crescent could gain market share by positioning as a healthier energy drink. After analyzing customer segments, differentiation strategies, and perceptual maps, the document recommends positioning Crescent as an energy drink to target the larger, faster growing market.
A presentation made on the analysis of a Havard Business School briefcase on- Crescent Pure, during a Marketing Management internship by Professor Sameer Mathur.
PDB owns Crescent Pure, an organic functional beverage. It is considering positioning strategies such as sports drink, energy drink, or healthy organic beverage. Positioning as a sports drink could fail since Crescent's price is higher than sports drinks and a past sports drink strategy failed. Positioning as a healthy organic beverage matches Crescent's consumers, ingredients, and prices better than other options. A $750,000 ad campaign and 12,000 case monthly production would allow PDB to break even within a year.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure to expand its organic product line. Sarah Ryan must choose a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure's launch in 3 markets. The options are energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. Consumer research shows perceptions of energy drinks as unhealthy while sports drinks are seen as low-energy. An analysis of the markets finds opportunity in the growing energy drink and organic drink segments. Ryan recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to leverage its reputation and avoid competition, which is supported by a break-even analysis showing profits will exceed PDB's $750,000 goal.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure, a non-alcoholic functional beverage, to expand its organic juice and sparkling water business. Crescent Pure contains organic ingredients like lime juice, lemon juice, guarana, and ginseng that provide 80 calories per can with 70% less sugar than energy drinks. PDB plans a soft launch of Crescent Pure in three Western states in early 2015 and has budgeted $75,000 for advertising, projecting the regions represent 15% of the functional beverage market. The document discusses positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink and analyzes whether PDB will break even in the first year with sales of 12,000 cases per month. It recommends positioning Crescent
Crescent Pure is an organic beverage created in 2008 by Peter Hooper and later acquired by Portland Drake Beverages in 2013. It provides energy but contains less sugar than typical energy drinks. Retailers found high demand and sold out frequently. Market research identified three positioning options: energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. As an organic energy drink priced at $2.75 per can, Crescent Pure has the potential to appeal to consumers across demographics while having lower sugar and being healthier than typical energy drinks. The VP of Marketing at PDB, Sarah Ryan, recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to capitalize on the growing organic and energy drink markets at an affordable price point.
Crescent Pure is a new beverage developed by PDB and they must choose a brand positioning. The options are an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic beverage. Market research found consumers associate Crescent Pure most with a healthy organic drink. The healthy organic market has less competition and growing demand for healthier options. While it requires a large advertising budget, break-even analysis shows PDB can stay within budget at $2.75 per drink. Therefore, the recommendation is to position Crescent Pure as a healthy organic beverage.
Crescent Pure is an organic functional drink created by Peter Hooper and later acquired by Portland Drake Beverages. PDB is considering three positioning strategies for Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or health drink. Market research shows the energy drink market is growing faster than sports drinks and Crescent Pure's ingredients are well-suited for an energy drink. The presentation recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink to take advantage of this growing market segment and differentiate from competitors in the sports drink category.
Crescent Pure is considering positioning strategies as either an energy drink or sports drink. As an energy drink, it could provide a healthier alternative in a growing $13.5 billion market, with pricing advantages over competitors. However, energy drinks face negative publicity over health risks. As a sports drink, it could attract a wider consumer base and combine hydration with mental focus and energy boosting. But the sports drink market is smaller and prices are typically lower. The document analyzes the pros and cons of each positioning option and provides market data to inform the strategy.
Crescent Pure is launching an organic energy drink called Crescent Pure. It is positioned as a healthier alternative to sugary energy drinks, containing less sugar and chemicals. The target market is younger, active, health-conscious consumers on the West Coast who embrace organic and local foods. Crescent Pure will be priced lower than most energy drinks at $2.75 for an 8oz can. It will be distributed in health/organic stores, big box retailers, and cafes in California, Oregon and Washington. Marketing will include sponsoring events, billboards, music festivals and social media to build brand awareness among the target market.
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PDB is launching Crescent Pure, an organic energy drink. It contains herbal stimulants with 80mg of caffeine and 70% less sugar than competitors. PDB sees opportunity in the growing organic and natural drinks market but cannot launch nationally until 2015 due to production constraints. Sarah must evaluate positioning strategies and her promotion depends on Crescent's success. Research shows the 18-34 age group prefers energy drinks while 12-24 favors sports drinks. Crescent is priced competitively and has advantages over competitors in being organic and healthier. With proper marketing, Crescent can break even in its first year.
1) The document analyzes potential positioning strategies for Crescent Pure, an organic beverage bought by PDB, as an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic drink.
2) Market research was conducted including consumer surveys and data analysis to understand perceptions of Crescent's functionality.
3) Based on the analysis, positioning Crescent as a broad functional organic beverage that highlights its natural and affordable qualities is recommended, allowing it to compete in growing healthy and organic beverage markets while leveraging its existing attributes evaluated positively by consumers.
PDB recently acquired Crescent Pure, an organic beverage. Sarah Ryan must decide how to position and market Crescent Pure in the next 6 weeks. The document analyzes positioning it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic energy drink. It recommends positioning it as an organic energy drink to target the growing natural products market and differentiate from competitors. Crescent Pure already uses organic ingredients and consumer research showed people described it as natural and functional rather than as an energy or sports drink. Positioning it organically would allow them to hit a new market segment with their existing product.
- Peter Hooper founded Crescent Pure in 2008 as a non-alcoholic, organic juice beverage infused with herbal stimulants and 80mg of caffeine. It sold out quickly and demand remained high.
- Portland Drake Beverages acquired Crescent Pure in 2013 to expand into the functional beverage market. However, Crescent Pure faces competition from large energy drink brands and constraints in production capacity.
- A SWOT analysis found Crescent Pure's strengths were its lower sugar content and natural ingredients appealing to health-conscious consumers. However, it lacked brand awareness and some may not view its caffeine content as enough. The recommendation was to position Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to target the
The document analyzes positioning Crescent Pure, a functional beverage company acquired by Portland Drake Beverages, in the market. It discusses the companies' profiles, timeline of events, factors for Crescent Pure's acquisition, and product positioning options. Based on market size, growth, pricing, and consumer perception analysis, the document recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink to leverage the larger and faster growing energy drink market.
A Harvard Case Study Analysis on Crescent Pure,an organic energy drink under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow for the Marketing Management Internship
Portland Drake Beverages (PDP) acquired Crescent Pure in 2014. PDP must decide how to position Crescent Pure and is considering positioning it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. Positioning it as an organic drink allows Crescent Pure to dominate an upcoming market and appeal to health-conscious customers willing to pay premium prices, though it risks losing other customer segments. After analyzing customer demographics, perceptions of each option, and projected profits, PDP ultimately recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to leverage the brand's reputation for natural ingredients while tapping into the large and lucrative energy drink market.
Crescent Pure is an organic beverage company founded in 2008 that sells 1000 cases per month. It was acquired by Portland Drake Beverages who wanted to expand into the premium organic market. To capture more of the growing organic market, Crescent Pure needs to decide on a positioning strategy. It considers positioning as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic energy drink. After analyzing characteristics and opportunities of each, it is recommended to position as an organic energy drink to leverage the growing organic industry and target health-conscious consumers. The budget is $750,000 and pricing should be $2.75 per can wholesale to reach 12,000 cases sold per month and achieve desired profits.
Crescent Pure is a functional beverage company acquired by Portland Drake Beverages. Sarah Ryan must recommend a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure's launch in western US states. After analyzing energy drinks versus sports drinks, consumer research finds Crescent is seen as natural and healthy. Ryan recommends positioning Crescent in the energy drink category as a healthy alternative, as it has lower caffeine and competition than sports drinks. Breakeven analysis shows the $750k advertising budget will allow Crescent to break even on annual sales of 144,000 cases.
Crescent Pure is a non-alcoholic beverage that PDB's marketing team must develop a strategy for as it launches in three US markets. Originally created in 2008 and sold regionally, Crescent secured legal protection for its proprietary recipe. The team must decide whether to position it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. An analysis of demographic data and consumer perceptions found that most customers are younger adults who view Crescent as providing hydration and energy. The recommendations are to position Crescent as a healthier energy drink, as that market grew 40% and offers pricing advantages, with a break-even analysis showing profitability.
Crescent Pure is an organic beverage created in 2008 by Peter Hooper and later acquired by Portland Drake Beverages in 2013. It provides energy but contains less sugar than typical energy drinks. Retailers found high demand and sold out frequently. Market research identified three positioning options: energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. As an organic energy drink priced at $2.75 per can, Crescent Pure has the potential to appeal to consumers across demographics while having lower sugar and being healthier than typical energy drinks. The VP of Marketing at PDB, Sarah Ryan, recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to capitalize on the growing organic and energy drink markets at an affordable price point.
Crescent Pure is a new beverage developed by PDB and they must choose a brand positioning. The options are an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic beverage. Market research found consumers associate Crescent Pure most with a healthy organic drink. The healthy organic market has less competition and growing demand for healthier options. While it requires a large advertising budget, break-even analysis shows PDB can stay within budget at $2.75 per drink. Therefore, the recommendation is to position Crescent Pure as a healthy organic beverage.
Crescent Pure is an organic functional drink created by Peter Hooper and later acquired by Portland Drake Beverages. PDB is considering three positioning strategies for Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or health drink. Market research shows the energy drink market is growing faster than sports drinks and Crescent Pure's ingredients are well-suited for an energy drink. The presentation recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink to take advantage of this growing market segment and differentiate from competitors in the sports drink category.
Crescent Pure is considering positioning strategies as either an energy drink or sports drink. As an energy drink, it could provide a healthier alternative in a growing $13.5 billion market, with pricing advantages over competitors. However, energy drinks face negative publicity over health risks. As a sports drink, it could attract a wider consumer base and combine hydration with mental focus and energy boosting. But the sports drink market is smaller and prices are typically lower. The document analyzes the pros and cons of each positioning option and provides market data to inform the strategy.
Crescent Pure is launching an organic energy drink called Crescent Pure. It is positioned as a healthier alternative to sugary energy drinks, containing less sugar and chemicals. The target market is younger, active, health-conscious consumers on the West Coast who embrace organic and local foods. Crescent Pure will be priced lower than most energy drinks at $2.75 for an 8oz can. It will be distributed in health/organic stores, big box retailers, and cafes in California, Oregon and Washington. Marketing will include sponsoring events, billboards, music festivals and social media to build brand awareness among the target market.
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PDB is launching Crescent Pure, an organic energy drink. It contains herbal stimulants with 80mg of caffeine and 70% less sugar than competitors. PDB sees opportunity in the growing organic and natural drinks market but cannot launch nationally until 2015 due to production constraints. Sarah must evaluate positioning strategies and her promotion depends on Crescent's success. Research shows the 18-34 age group prefers energy drinks while 12-24 favors sports drinks. Crescent is priced competitively and has advantages over competitors in being organic and healthier. With proper marketing, Crescent can break even in its first year.
1) The document analyzes potential positioning strategies for Crescent Pure, an organic beverage bought by PDB, as an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic drink.
2) Market research was conducted including consumer surveys and data analysis to understand perceptions of Crescent's functionality.
3) Based on the analysis, positioning Crescent as a broad functional organic beverage that highlights its natural and affordable qualities is recommended, allowing it to compete in growing healthy and organic beverage markets while leveraging its existing attributes evaluated positively by consumers.
PDB recently acquired Crescent Pure, an organic beverage. Sarah Ryan must decide how to position and market Crescent Pure in the next 6 weeks. The document analyzes positioning it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic energy drink. It recommends positioning it as an organic energy drink to target the growing natural products market and differentiate from competitors. Crescent Pure already uses organic ingredients and consumer research showed people described it as natural and functional rather than as an energy or sports drink. Positioning it organically would allow them to hit a new market segment with their existing product.
- Peter Hooper founded Crescent Pure in 2008 as a non-alcoholic, organic juice beverage infused with herbal stimulants and 80mg of caffeine. It sold out quickly and demand remained high.
- Portland Drake Beverages acquired Crescent Pure in 2013 to expand into the functional beverage market. However, Crescent Pure faces competition from large energy drink brands and constraints in production capacity.
- A SWOT analysis found Crescent Pure's strengths were its lower sugar content and natural ingredients appealing to health-conscious consumers. However, it lacked brand awareness and some may not view its caffeine content as enough. The recommendation was to position Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to target the
The document analyzes positioning Crescent Pure, a functional beverage company acquired by Portland Drake Beverages, in the market. It discusses the companies' profiles, timeline of events, factors for Crescent Pure's acquisition, and product positioning options. Based on market size, growth, pricing, and consumer perception analysis, the document recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink to leverage the larger and faster growing energy drink market.
A Harvard Case Study Analysis on Crescent Pure,an organic energy drink under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow for the Marketing Management Internship
Portland Drake Beverages (PDP) acquired Crescent Pure in 2014. PDP must decide how to position Crescent Pure and is considering positioning it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. Positioning it as an organic drink allows Crescent Pure to dominate an upcoming market and appeal to health-conscious customers willing to pay premium prices, though it risks losing other customer segments. After analyzing customer demographics, perceptions of each option, and projected profits, PDP ultimately recommends positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink to leverage the brand's reputation for natural ingredients while tapping into the large and lucrative energy drink market.
Crescent Pure is an organic beverage company founded in 2008 that sells 1000 cases per month. It was acquired by Portland Drake Beverages who wanted to expand into the premium organic market. To capture more of the growing organic market, Crescent Pure needs to decide on a positioning strategy. It considers positioning as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic energy drink. After analyzing characteristics and opportunities of each, it is recommended to position as an organic energy drink to leverage the growing organic industry and target health-conscious consumers. The budget is $750,000 and pricing should be $2.75 per can wholesale to reach 12,000 cases sold per month and achieve desired profits.
Crescent Pure is a functional beverage company acquired by Portland Drake Beverages. Sarah Ryan must recommend a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure's launch in western US states. After analyzing energy drinks versus sports drinks, consumer research finds Crescent is seen as natural and healthy. Ryan recommends positioning Crescent in the energy drink category as a healthy alternative, as it has lower caffeine and competition than sports drinks. Breakeven analysis shows the $750k advertising budget will allow Crescent to break even on annual sales of 144,000 cases.
Crescent Pure is a non-alcoholic beverage that PDB's marketing team must develop a strategy for as it launches in three US markets. Originally created in 2008 and sold regionally, Crescent secured legal protection for its proprietary recipe. The team must decide whether to position it as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. An analysis of demographic data and consumer perceptions found that most customers are younger adults who view Crescent as providing hydration and energy. The recommendations are to position Crescent as a healthier energy drink, as that market grew 40% and offers pricing advantages, with a break-even analysis showing profitability.
Crescent Pure is a non-alcoholic organic beverage acquired by PDB in July 2013. Sarah Ryan must develop a product positioning strategy for Crescent Pure between positioning it as an energy drink or sports drink. An analysis showed that the energy drink market has grown 40% with major competitors accounting for 85% of revenue. In contrast, the sports drink market grew 12% targeting younger consumers. A market survey found consumers viewed Crescent Pure as leaning towards an energy drink. A break-even analysis determined positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink could allow the company to reach break-even sales.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure to expand its organic beverage offerings. As the new product, Crescent Pure needs to be positioned in the market. Market research shows an opportunity for an organic energy drink as energy and sports drinks have declined and healthier options with natural ingredients have grown popular. Positioning Crescent Pure as an organic energy drink for the 18-34 age group takes advantage of this opportunity while differentiating it from competitors' drinks as a healthier alternative with less sugar and natural stimulants. It should be priced at $2.75 per 8 oz can to be competitive in the large energy drink market and capture a premium price in the growing sports drink market.
PDB acquired Crescent Pure, an organic juice and sparkling water company that generated $120.5M in revenues by 2012. The CEO tasked the VP of Marketing to develop a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure's launch. After analyzing the energy drink and sports drink markets, and consumer reactions to Crescent Pure, the optimal strategy is to position it as an organic energy drink. It will target the young, active 18-34 demographic with its healthier organic profile and lower sugar content than competitors' drinks. The drink will be priced at $2.75 per 8 oz can to be competitive in the large energy drink market while still earning a profit.
Crescent Pure is a drink created in 2008 and acquired by Portland Drake Beverages in order to expand revenues. PDB needs to finalize a positioning strategy for Crescent Pure. It is currently considering energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink positioning. An energy drink positioning aligns with consumer perceptions but has competition from dominant brands. A sports drink positioning has broader appeal but concerns around obesity. Market research found consumers viewed Crescent as an energy drink and positioning it as an "organic energy drink" could reinforce this while appealing to demand for healthier options. PDB's analysis found positioning as an organic energy drink was the best strategy.
PDB plans to launch their new non-alcoholic beverage Crescent Pure in three western states. There is debate around how to position the product. Vice President of Marketing Sarah Ryan must evaluate positioning options and make a recommendation. The options are sports drink, organic drink, or energy drink. Ryan's analysis of the markets and consumer research leads her to recommend positioning Crescent Pure as a healthy, natural energy drink to target consumers aged 18-30. This positioning takes advantage of growing demand for lower caffeine energy drinks and allows Crescent to compete in a market with less competition compared to the sports drink industry.
Portland Drake Beverages recently acquired Crescent Pure, a non-alcoholic beverage company. They are evaluating positioning strategies for Crescent Pure as they plan to expand distribution into three Western states. Key players will evaluate positioning Crescent Pure as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic drink. While the energy drink market has major competitors, Crescent Pure's nutritional value and lower caffeine position it well. The recommendation is to position Crescent Pure as an energy drink to leverage higher consumption and meet the $750,000 advertising budget's break even point in the first year, earning a small profit.
Michael Booth, CEO of Portland Drake Beverages, acquired Crescent Pure in 2013. He is considering strategies to maximize Crescent's revenue. Market research shows increasing demand for healthier drinks. While energy drinks have high growth, concerns exist about health impacts. Sports drinks have a large market but also health concerns. The document analyzes positioning Crescent as an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic beverage. It provides pros and cons of each option, consumer perceptions of different drinks, Crescent consumer demographics, and a recommendation to position Crescent as a healthy organic drink due to growing demand and avoiding health concerns of other options.
An analysis of the Harvard Case Study- Crescent Pure. This case study was prepared during a marketing Internship under the guidance of Professor Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow
PDB acquired Crescent Pure, an organic energy drink, and must decide on its market positioning strategy. Market research showed the energy drink market growing at 58.82% by 2018 with opportunities for healthier options. Crescent Pure customer studies found it appealing for its healthy ingredients and slight energy boost across demographics. Optimal positioning is as an organic energy drink due to the growing market, Crescent Pure's organic certification, and differentiation from unhealthy competitors. Pricing Crescent Pure affordably at $2.75 per can would maintain market share while covering costs. Advertising $750,000 in 2014, PDB would need to sell 142,045 cases to breakeven with extra capacity allowing $10,320 in profits.
The document discusses Crescent's plans to launch an energy drink and analyzes the market potential. It provides market research showing strong growth in the energy drink market and key consumer demographics. A break even analysis projects that Crescent will reach the break even point in its first year by targeting sales of 12,000 cases per month. Based on the pricing strategy and affordable price point compared to competitors, the author recommends Crescent position itself in the energy drink market.
PDB manufactures sparkling water and orange juice. It recently acquired Cresent Pure, an organic energy drink with moderate energy and low sugar. PDB wants to optimally position Cresent Pure to get maximum sales and break even on its $750,000 advertising budget. Sarah Ryan must decide whether to market Cresent Pure as a sports drink, energy drink, or organic beverage. It currently has constraints producing only 12,000 cans per month. The document analyzes the market trends, competitors, target demographics, and provides recommendations to position Cresent Pure as a healthier energy drink alternative priced between sports and premium energy drinks.
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PDB acquired Crescent Pure in 2013 and needs to choose a brand positioning. The options are an energy drink, sports drink, or healthy organic beverage. An energy drink faces stiff competition while sports drinks' consumer base is shrinking due to health concerns. A healthy organic beverage targets a growing market with less competition but requires a large advertising budget. Market research found consumers associate Crescent Pure most with being healthy and functional. Given increasing demand for healthier alternatives in energy and sports drinks, the recommendation is to position Crescent Pure as a healthy organic beverage since it can attract customers from both markets.
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Crescent Pure is a non-alcoholic beverage slightly infused with organic juices and herbal stimulants like caffeine, providing refreshment, energy, and mental focus. Portland Drake Beverages acquired Crescent to expand into the growing functional beverage market and maximize revenues, allocating $750,000 to advertising. The energy drink market is large but saturated, while the sports drink market has more customers but slower growth; the organic market appeals to health but not a wide range on Crescent's budget. Crescent's ingredients, low sugar, and wider appeal position it for the functional beverage market.
This document discusses positioning strategies for Crescent Pure, a new organic energy drink launched by Portland Drake Beverages (PDB). Crescent contains 80mg of caffeine from organic herbal stimulants and is priced at $2.75 per can. PDB is considering positioning Crescent as an energy drink, sports drink, or organic beverage. The energy drink market offers the most growth potential but comes with health concerns. The sports drink market has less growth and competition from dominant brands. An organic beverage positioning does not leverage Crescent's caffeine but commands a price premium. The recommendation is to position Crescent as a healthier energy drink alternative to appeal to health-conscious younger consumers and organic purchasers, with the goal of
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7. CRESCENT PURE CASE STUDY
Brand Positioning Options
Brand Positioning Options
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Market Research
Market Research
Energy Drink
• Growing market: 40% increase and
$13.5 Billion projected for 2018
• Consumers: Men of age 18-34
• Highest volume was consumed by
families with income less than $25,000
per year
• Competition:
Fright : 34%
Razor : 27%
Torque: 16%
Steller : 8%
other : 15%
Market Shares
• Growing market: 9% increase
and $9.58 Billion projected for
2017
• Consumers: Men of age 18-24:
68% and Men of age 12-17:
77%
• Refreshing 40% men ; 27%
females
• Competition:
Gleam : 73%
Drip : 21%
others : 8%
Sports Drink
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Opportunities
Energy Drink
• Sales of energy drinks with
lower levels of caffeine and
purer ingredients were rising
due to customer demand for
healthier food and beverage
choices
Market Research
Market Research
Sports Drink
• New diet and low-sugar sports
drinks were the new growth
areas of the industry
• The market size was expected
to increase from $1.4 Billion in
2012 to $2.97 in 2017
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Sports Drink
Threats
• Concerns regarding rising
childhood obesity rates
resulted in government-
mandated guidelines to
remove high-calorie sugary
drinks and snacks, including
sports drinks from the
school vending machines
• News stories were
highlighting the drinks’
alleged health risks
• Decrease in the
consumption due to
concerns about health and
safety
Market Research
Market Research
Energy Drink
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Consumer Studies
Consumer Studies
Word Energy Drinks(%) Sports Drinks(%)
Refreshing 12 34
Healthy 6 16
Affordable 5 11
Functional 22 28
Too Sweet 9 8
Suitable for Teens 7 22
Fun 9 11
Natural 4 6
Hydrating 11 49
None of these 52 27
% Customers who found the:
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Demographics
Demographics
Age Ranges %
18-24 44
25-34 36
35-44 15
45-54 3
55+ 2
Male 59
Female 41
College Degree 62
Household Income $42,500
Crescent Pure Online customers
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Physcographics
Physcographics
Word %
Refreshing 35
Healthy 22
Affordable 29
Functional 47
Too Sweet 9
Suitable for Teens 8
Fun 19
Natural 38
Hydrating 29
Crescent Pure Online customers
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Price Criteria
Price Criteria
Type Market Price
Energy Drink $2.99 (8 ounce)
Sports Drink $ 1-2 (12 ounce)
Crescent Pure $ 3.00 (8 ounce)
PDB has decided to keep price for crescent pure $2.75 per 8 ounce can.
Though this is lower than market value of crescent but it reflects PDB’s
pricing strategy
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Perceptual Maps
Perceptual Maps Hydration vs Energy
Inference
•Energy drinks have high energy value
and low hydration value
•Sports drinks have low energy value and
high hydration value
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Perceptual Maps
Perceptual Maps Nutrition vs Taste
Inference
•Energy drinks have better taste
and low nutrition
•Sports drinks have better taste as
well as nutrition
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Feedbacks
Feedbacks
Retailers Focus Group
• Quick Depletion of
inventory. Increase of price
by 25% didn’t change the
scenario
• Age : 18-30
• Higher % of women
customers
• Complete customer
satisfaction in terms of
1. Taste
2. Energy content
3. Price
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Recommendation
Recommendation
• Looking through the Market research related to Market
shares, price criteria, demographics and physiographic, I
would recommend that Mrs. Ryan should opt Brand
Positioning as “Energy Drink” for Crescent Pure.
• Also, in order to counter the threats related to the
energy drinks, PDB must advertise Crescent Pure as an
organic, all-natural energy drink!
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Break Even Analysis
Break Even Analysis
• After opting for “Energy Drink” brand positioning Ryan still requires to check whether
her company would Break even so that the final aim of successful brand expanding is
achieved.
Entity Amount
Budget Allocated $750,000
Variable cost per a can $1.02
Selling price of a can $1.24
Profit per can $0.22
Cans per case 24
Total cases needed to be
sold per month to attain
Break even
11838 / month
Manufacturing Capacity 12000 / month
• For Break even
PDB has to sell at
least 11838 cases
per month. This is
also within the per
month
manufacturing
capacity
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer
This presentation has been prepared by Nirdesh Madhani, FoTE-MSU Baroda
during an internship in Marketing under the guidance of Professor Prof. Sameer
Mathur, IIM Lucknow