Re: Jones-Blair Company New Marketing Efforts Executive Summary Mr. Barrett faces different propositions of where and how to organize corporate marketing efforts in the architectural paint coatings market under Jones-Blair Company. Each executive has a different proposal such as: increasing brand advertising‚ lowering paint prices‚ hiring new representative or keeping status quo. This executive community still has not decided on which proposition to choose. I recommend hiring a new representative
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Jones Blair Company Jones-Blair Company sells paint and related products throughout select states in the southern United States. The company’s best marketing strategy in an environment of declining paint demand. Not only is demand declining‚ but the company is also faced with increased competition from national companies‚ such as Kmart‚ Wal-Mart and Home Depot‚ who have the ability to mass merchandize their paint products. The paint industry is divided into three segments: architectural‚ OEM coatings
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Shelly Kapur March 1‚ 2008 Jones-Blair Case Study Jones Blair Company is a privately held‚ regional paint corporation with a market comprised of 50 counties throughout the states of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Oklahoma‚ and Louisiana. Its headquarters are located in Dallas‚ Texas‚ which is also home to the 11 county Dallas-Fortworth greater metropolitan area. These 11 counties represented 50% of total dollar sales for Jones-Blair in 1995 and serve as the business and financial center for the company’s
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Jones Blair Company The US paint industry was in a mature stage of life cycle. During 1999 sales were around $13 billion. The following are three different segments of the US paint industry. 1. Architectural Coatings:used for general purpose which accounts for 43% of total sales‚ sold through wholesaler and retailer to end consumer. 2. OEM coatings: formulated for industrial purpose which represent 35% of total sales. 3. Special Purpose Coatings: designed for special or environmental conditions
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Case: Jones Blair Company Question: 1. What share does Jones Blair have of the rural household market segment? Rural professional market? Answer: Rural Household Market Segment 14.6% Rural Professional Market Segment 56.3% Rationale: Household Professional TOTAL DFW (non-rural) $1‚800‚000/$33‚600‚000 = 5.4% $4‚200‚000/$14‚400‚000 = 29.2% $6‚000‚000/$48‚000‚000 = 12.5% Non-DFW (rural) $4‚200‚000/$28‚800‚000 = 14.6% $1‚800‚000/$3‚200‚000 = 56.3% $6‚000‚000/$32‚000‚000
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Background and Problem Definition: Jones • Blair Company distributes architectural‚ original equipment manufacturing (OEM) paint and paint sundries under its brand name over 50 counties in 4 states of US while operating from its plant and headquarters in Dallas. Changing market and industry trends were posing a threat to many regional companies. JBC competed successfully with other national paint companies banking on its different paint formulation and readily available technology. However survival
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is based on the extremely high quality and performance of the products. By cutting price‚ Jones Blair will be able to stay competitive in price with other the other products on the market. In 1997 architectural product sales volume was $12‚000‚000. Jones Blair has a current net profit of $1.14 million‚ and to stay profitable it must maintain this amount. $12‚000‚000*.35= $4‚200‚000 If Jones Blair reduced its price by 20% the contribution margin will drop to 15%. New contribution margin
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The case describes the competition in U.S. paint industry and also about Jones Blair Company which deals in architectural paint and paint sundries. The problem definition in the case study depicts a meeting of company executives where discussions are made that how to deploy corporate marketing efforts of the company in order to increase the sales‚ as peak painting season is approaching soon. Market and Industry Analysis Paint Industry: The industry is divided into three segments: original equipment
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October 2012 Jones Blair Case Study Jones Blair Company is a paint manufacturer that distributes paint to Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ New Mexico‚ and Louisiana with its manufacturing plant based in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The main product line of the company is architectural paint with some line depth that they manufacture at their own plant; they also offer the sundries for painting towards their end customers. The sundries offered are not produced by the company itself but carries the Jones Blair brand logo
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Background and Problem definition: Jones-Blair is privately held corporation which produces architectural paint coatings and markets them under Jones Blair brand name. Addition to that it also sells paint sundries under Jones Blair brand name even though these items are not manufactured by them. Apart from these the corporation also operates on OEM coating division. The problem in front of the company is to decide where and how to deploy corporate marketing efforts among the various architectural
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