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Case
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Reference no. 9-411-S18
Spanish language
Subject category: Marketing
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2010
Version: 9 April 2010
Revision date: 10-May-2019
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources

Abstract

This is a Spanish version. Jen Moritz, the marketing manager for Soren Chemical Co is struggling with the poor sales performance of Coracle, a new clarifier for residential swimming pools. The performance is puzzling because Coracle is chemically similar to another Soren product that has sold well for treatment of larger pools. Soren distributes the other product B2B through 'chemical formulators' serving the commercial pools market - but Soren uses wholesale distributors to sell Coracle. Given the slow start in establishing Coracle as a consumer brand, Moritz suspects that the go-to-market strategy may be flawed, but she is unsure where the problem lies; she examines channel strategy, distribution partners, the Coracle pricing scheme, the threat of competitors' offerings, and other potential problem sources.
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Abstract

This is a Spanish version. Jen Moritz, the marketing manager for Soren Chemical Co is struggling with the poor sales performance of Coracle, a new clarifier for residential swimming pools. The performance is puzzling because Coracle is chemically similar to another Soren product that has sold well for treatment of larger pools. Soren distributes the other product B2B through 'chemical formulators' serving the commercial pools market - but Soren uses wholesale distributors to sell Coracle. Given the slow start in establishing Coracle as a consumer brand, Moritz suspects that the go-to-market strategy may be flawed, but she is unsure where the problem lies; she examines channel strategy, distribution partners, the Coracle pricing scheme, the threat of competitors' offerings, and other potential problem sources.

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2007

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