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Disruptive shave technology : considering the Dollar Shave Club model for a UK launch / Justin O'Brien.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526441638 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 016.6588
Online resources: This entrepreneurial marketing case outlines a subscription-based, low-cost shaving technology business opportunity -- the US-based Dollar Shave Club -- that two London-based entrepreneurs wanted to emulate for themselves in the UK. The case is introduced with a summary of the American business, which benefited from a highly successful but low-cost YouTube viral video that prominently featured its founder Michael Dubin. Superficially, the UK market does not appear to be attractive, according to summary Mintel consumer research and high-level competitor analysis. However, empathetic customer insight of dissatisfaction with ever-more important service convenience elements and over-branding from the dominant fast-moving consumer goods marketing leader were factors that ultimately ignited a paradigm shift in the marketing of male grooming. Students are invited to undertake a number of marketing analysis exercises before weighing a market entry recommendation for the two case protagonists, Zach and Dane.
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This entrepreneurial marketing case outlines a subscription-based, low-cost shaving technology business opportunity -- the US-based Dollar Shave Club -- that two London-based entrepreneurs wanted to emulate for themselves in the UK. The case is introduced with a summary of the American business, which benefited from a highly successful but low-cost YouTube viral video that prominently featured its founder Michael Dubin. Superficially, the UK market does not appear to be attractive, according to summary Mintel consumer research and high-level competitor analysis. However, empathetic customer insight of dissatisfaction with ever-more important service convenience elements and over-branding from the dominant fast-moving consumer goods marketing leader were factors that ultimately ignited a paradigm shift in the marketing of male grooming. Students are invited to undertake a number of marketing analysis exercises before weighing a market entry recommendation for the two case protagonists, Zach and Dane.

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