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OutletPontoons.com, To Be or Not To Be
The document outlines a comprehensive marketing plan for outletpontoons.com, emphasizing the need for increased competitive intelligence and strategic action in the boating industry. It highlights key industry statistics, competitive analysis, and addresses significant marketing issues, including a lack of social media presence and ineffective distribution strategies. Recommendations include improving promotional activities, optimizing pricing, and utilizing social media to enhance consumer awareness and engagement.
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- 1. OutletPontoons.com To Be, orNot to Be... That is the question Presented by: Leah Bothamley, Brenna Williamson, Christopher Day, Amber Forshee and Caleb Stanley
- 2. Creating a Brandis Not Easy Create a Marketing Plan For OutletPontoons.com Increase Competitive Intelligence Find the Issues in Marketing Mix Expose Competitive Advantage Opportunities Recommend a Strategic Plan of Action But then the situation changed… Initial Objective:
- 3. Gather Competitive Intelligence Everythingstarts with a Systematic and Objective Analysis What does OutletPontoons.com Internal and External Environment look like? Marketing Research provides the path to the answer
- 4. The Boating Industry’s “Bible” aswell as: Journals Websites Interviews Survey’s Observations Where did we get our data from?
- 5. With all ofthat research…… What did we find?
- 6. Contributed $32.3 Billionto the U.S. Economy in 2011 All Boats All Motors Aftermarket Accessories Owner Expenses State of the Industry Fuel, Insurance, Maintenance, Docking, Finance 6% In Overall Industry Revenue 62.9% in Aftermarket Accessories Fuel, Finance, Insurance, Docking, and Maintenance Expenditures 1.4% in New Engine’s 0.7% in All Boats 18,940 Boating Businesses in US Source: National Marine Manufacturer’s Association, 2011 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract
- 7. Trends and Outlook Pontoonsand Fishing Boats lead the industrys recovery after a decade long decline 36 million American’s plan to buy a boat in the next 1-5 years Outboard Boats have 49% of the Boat Segment New OB Boat segment outperforms OB Engine 77,150 Aluminum Power Boats sold in 2011, up 4% Aluminum Prices are decreasing Pontoon boats have a positive 15 year sales trend Sources: The National Marine Manufacturers Association, and Forbes.com
- 8. Consumers want AluminumOutboard Boats that are Competitively Priced, easy to shop for Online, with multiple Shipping Choices, and come from a reputable or Branded Business. Where are they? 9 states in the Great Lakes Region 6 states in South and East US Plus California, Washington, Alaska Who are they? Mainly males, ages 25-50, with an income of between $25,000 and $75,000, have participated in boating, but are most likely first time boat owners Target Market
- 9. The Competition What AreThey Doing For Consumers? + Pricing at an average of $30,000 + Providing a Click-and-Mortar One-Stop-Shop + Operating in geographically significant areas + Selling the Lifestyle using powerful promotional strategies Who Are They? Direct Product Competitors Pre-Owned New Build Your Own Direct Brand Competitors Name Brand Own Brand Non-Brand
- 10. Core Competencies Offering acustomizable and branded product line Utilizing the consumers preference for eCommerce Focusing on cost leadership and distribution differentiations “Our philosophy is brand new to the marine industry; it eliminates excess costs and delivers a high quality product straight to the end user.”
- 11. OutletPontoons.com OutletOutboards.com Is it REALLYthe right decision? Outboard Marine Engines?
- 12. Industry movement favorsboats Company’s channel members will increase Consumer preferences in motors are rapidly changing Less than 5,000 engines sold without a boat in 2011 Outboard sellers market is saturated, many have exited The real marketing issues of the company will remain Argument against OutletOutboards.com
- 13. Product is demanded Timingcouldn’t be any better Industry supports Product Branding Industry is ripe for growth, but not saturated Business Model has built-in Competitive Advantage So What, Exactly, is Going Wrong? Argument for OutletPontoons.com
- 14. No Manufacturer Marketing Issues Product Promotion TheTarget Market Doesn’t Know About OutletPontoons.com Yet Wrong Mix of Traditional Practices Absence of Social Media Strategy Poor SEO rating Efforts not concentrated in the right geographical regions
- 15. Marketing Issues Pricing Current PricePoints Are Competitive BUT Mark-up may limit price competitiveness in the future Distribution Current shipping method detours sales from target market areas Current Web Site does not incorporate a Point-Click-Buy-Ship method
- 16. BENNINGTON Massive Conflicts ofInterest have caused Marketing Myopia to set into the decision making regarding OutletPontoons.com Recreation Station currently absorbs the resources needed to position OutletPontoons in the market correctly Company is too focused on company needs, not consumer needs Internal Issues Cayman Bay
- 17. Using Competitive Intelligence toFormulate a Plan
- 18. Weaknesses Only 2 yearsold Lost manufacturer Conflicts of Interest No social media integration Mass Distribution strategy Low margins Strengths Own Brand Knowledge and Experience Pontoons on the water Cost Leadership Unique business model Mass Distribution Strategy Threats Many Competitors Few Non-brand Manufacturers Sudden Economic Turndown Rising Fuel Costs Regulations on Industry Huge “Pre-owned” market Opportunities Decreasing Aluminum Prices Increasing Consumer Confidence Avg. Pontoon Price is $30K Industry Expected to Grow Pontoon sales up Cost of Substitutes are Rising OS Strategies Use S to Gain Competitive Advantage OW Strategies Improve W to Gain Competitive Advantage TW Strategies Improve W to Avoid Threats TS Strategies Use S to Avoid Threats The SWOT Matrix
- 19. Materials: $3,500 Direct Labor:16 hours at $25/hour Mark-up: 25% Total Price Tag: $4,875 2013 Cayman Bay 1.1 Lagoon, $4,899 If you make the boat, who’d make your Logs? Start with Northern States Metals! They do Pontoon Logs to specification! Getting Cayman Bay Manufactured Find a Manufacturer or Make your own?
- 20. Countless studies showthat the use of Social Media: Generates Exposure Escalates Traffic to Web Site Increases Search Engine Rankings Produces Qualified Leads Reduces Marketing Expenses Improves sales Strengthen Promotional Activity The Shopping Experience starts online 1 Billion Active Social Media Users 94% of marketers utilize social media sites
- 21. Strengthen Promotional Activity Manageand Track your Efforts OutletPontoons.com Dashboard ExposeShare Connect
- 22. Get More outof your eStore Spend Money on a Web Service Provider General eCommerce Best in Performance Marine eCommerce Best in Show Intellix Media SiteDoneRite.com
- 23. Get More outof your eStore Lower Costs by Changing Merchant Services Set up a Merchant Account with either: Merchant Services, Inc. Fee’s: 1.99% and $0.15 per transaction plus $5.00 a month Must sell $15,000 a year and 3 boats to achieve >2.5% National Bank Card Fee’s: 0-2.5% Don’t discount PayPal Tools, some services are designed to work with any Merchant Account and are free or cheap!
- 24. Make OutletPontoons.com aPriority Increase mark-up to at least 20-25% Become a member of NMMA Other Solutions in Our Plan
- 25. Cayman Bay boatsare a part of the U.S. fleet! Keep it going! Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #2 Everyone introduces themselves (Amber Last): Amber: ….and we are presenting a summary of our research, findings, and plan.
- #3 Amber: Why are we here? Purpose? And what is the problem? In the first interview we learned OutletPontoons was struggling to increase revenue and units sold. These are issues that a marketing plan addresses, among many others; but, these are the most important aspects to a business owner. It leads to the question: Why? Setting about to answering that question is why we’re here.
- #4 Amber: Market Research is defined as the process of gathering data on goods and services to determine whether the product or service will satisfy customers' needs. Market research can identify market trends, demographics, economic shifts, customer's buying habits, and important information on competition.
- #5 Amber: To find a solution, we needed to know everything about the boating industry from consumer lifestyle choices to the final sale.
- #6 Amber To Leah
- #7 Leah Part of our job is to provide necessary competitive intelligence. The purpose of a Situational Analysis is to give an in depth write-up of all the factors that effect the business from product to economic trends. I will now present a summary of the SA in order to start the argument for our findings and recommendations (Brenna).
- #8 Leah Part of our job is to provide necessary business intelligence. The purpose of a Situational Analysis is to give an in depth write-up of all the factors that effect the business from product to economic trends. I will now present a summary of the SA in order to start the argument for our findings and recommendations (Brenna).
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- #11 Utilizing this philosophy, OutletPontoons has developed the foundations of a strong competitive advantage strategy by:
- #12 Leahhand off to Chris: We understand their want to change product focus, but as marketers, it is our job to analyze that decision and recommend accordingly. The decision struck us as sudden, and possibly unsearched. Our first question was whether or not it would be feasible to enter the Outboard Motor Market. That question led us to design our research methods, or the way we were going to gather business intelligence information.
- #13 Chris:
- #14 Chris present, then hand off to Caleb
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- #18 Caleb to Brenna
- #19 In the Situational Analysis, we uncovered many Strengths and Weaknesses of OutletPontoons, and many Opportunities and Threats within the external environment in which the company operates. A SWOT Analysis was conducted, and strategies were formed to take advantage of opportunities and illuminate threats using company strengths, as well as to identify areas of improvement given the opportunities and threats of the industry. This matrix gives a brief summary of our findings and is an incredible organizational tool for building strategic recommendations and control measures.
- #20 Captures more profit from supply chain Supports current Business Model Increases competitive advantage Lessens threat of losing manufacturer