¶ … Goodyear's Aquatred Launch Product positioning is of immense importance for any business, and can be especially crucial in the case of a new brand or product launch, as the company is now tasked not only with making a recognizable product, but in making it recognizable in a specifically and consciously derived manner (Daniels, 2012; Ries & Trout, 2000). This is no less true of the Aquatred, a new tire being launched by Goodyear (at the time of this case), and in fact positioning is all the more important given the level of change that has been occurring in the tire industry and the high level of international competition that has long existed and that has recently increased (Isaacson, 1993). This brief examination of the Aquatred's positioning and Goodyear's efforts and intentions makes it clear how important effective positioning can be, and the understanding required of...
The industry can be further subdivided into replacement and manufacturer sales -- sales of tires directly to retailers to replace tires on current cars vs. The sale of tires to car manufacturers for inclusion on new vehicles (Isaacson, 1993). Many quality and performance levels also exist, and Goodyear had to make sure that the Aquatred was properly positioned in terms of all of these elements, thus targeting an appropriate market segment though quality, price, placement, and promotion considerations (Isaacson, 1993; Daniels, 2012).
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