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    78 Harvard Business School Marketing Cases Black & Decker Corp.: Household Products Group‚ Brand Transition Case © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2001 Harvard Business School 9-588-015 Rev. October 6‚ 1992 The Black & Decker Corporation Household Products Group: Brand Transition In April 1984‚ Black & Decker Corp. (B&D) acquired the Housewares Division of General Electric Co. (GE)‚ combining the GE small-appliance product line with its own household product line to form the Household

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    The Black & Decker Corporation Case I. Problem Statement While Black & Decker is one of the 10 most known brand in the US‚ the brand’s branch selling tools to the professional-tradesmen‚ which was the original heart of consumers since the creation of the company‚ is facing a branding problem. Indeed‚ the entire range offered to the professional-tradesmen segment is considered by those buyers as a bad brand compared to Makita’s brand. The market shares highlight this rejection of B&D’s brand : B&D

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    Black & Decker International: Globalization of the Architectural Hardware Line Company Background Black and Decker was founded in 1917. It manufactured and sold a wide line of electric and battery-powered power tools and accessories‚ household products‚ outdoor products‚ locks and hardware‚ plumbing products‚ and mechanical fastening systems. Black and Decker acquired Emhart Corporation in 1989. In 1985‚ Nolan Archibald became the CEO. Two of Mr. Archibald’s key actions had been to develop

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    1) Why is Makita outselling Black & Decker 8 to 1 in an account which gives them equal shelf space? • Trade is asking for advertising allowances and rebate money on products‚ profitability in the Tradesmen segment is near zero. • The B&D brand in the Tradesmen segment may be regarded as “weak” due to the fact that B&D dominated the consumer segment. • The “heavy do-it-yourselfers” may have a misconception on the quality/reliability/durability of B&D professional line. These individuals make a

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    Black & Decker p534 1. How would you characterize Black & Decker’s international expansion during the 1950s and 1960s? What strategy was the company pursuing? What was the key feature of the international organization structure that Black & Decker operated with at this time? Did Black & Decker’s strategy and structure make sense given the competitive environment at that time? The company grew rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s due to its strong brand name and near monopoly share of the consumer

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    The black and decker corporation: power tools division | The Case of Black and Decker | The Marketing Plan for The Professional Tradesmen Segment Year 1991/1992 | | Executive Summary Gary DiCamillo‚ Black and Decker’s president of power tools for United States‚ is reviewing the most recent sales records and figures indicating the professional tradesmen segment’s market share in his office. The research findings are not looking good and surprisingly‚ he didn’t expect otherwise. It

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    seems from the case that there are several reasons why B&D leads in Professional-Industrial and Consumer product segments‚ but trails in the Professional-Tradesmen segment. It is also clear from the tests performed by Black & Decker that their products were at comparable‚ or even better at some cases‚ quality. Branded as Home Tools: It appears that professional-tradesmen did not want to use the same tools that housewives used at homes (Black & Decker). Tradesmen viewed Black & Decker tools more for

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    Company Name: Black and Decker 2 Team members and their respective functions 1 Sal Salvino – Management 2 Carl Ruffier – Management 3 Kevin Stephen – Marketing 4 Dan Howells – Marketing 5 Ryan Alexander – Marketing 6 Candis Robison – Economics 3 View our group is taking according to business function 1 Entrepreneurial a. Analyzing “the heart” of the actual operation b. Decision Making analysis c. Analyzing Black and Decker’s

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    The Black and Decker Corporation (A): Power Tools Division B&D only has 9% of the Professional-Tradesmen segment. Makita has 50% of this segment. B&D’s strength as a consumer brand had negative effects on the Professional-Tradesmen segment: “Some tradespeople viewed all B&D products as for use at home rather than on the job; and‚ conversely‚ there had been instances of a B&D product designed for at home use being subjected to the demands of the job site and failing.” (p.6) Option 1: Harvest

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    Black & Decker Case Questions 1. How would you explain the considerable smaller B&D market share in the Professional-Tradesmen segment of the market as compared with its leadership or strong position in the other two segments? The small market share in the Professional-Tradesmen segment is explained by the a misleading perception of end-consumers and tradesmen which viewed all B&D products for home use rather than for a job (consumers at this segment are people who make a living out of it such

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