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PRESENTED BY
Mehak Gul Durrani
Nael Nasir Chiragh
Sijal Asif Khan
Zaryan Khawar
Introduction
Leading coffee brand & coffee chain founded in 1971.
Customer base of 20million with 5000 outlets.
Different small scale specialty coffee chains & independent coffee shops are
competitors.
Eminent growth possible by going into untapped national & international
markets.
Starbucks joint venture with Pepsi cola, Starbucks RTD beverages available.
STARBUCKS IN 1992
SERVICE
PHILOSPHY
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
PREMIUM
COFFEE
CONSUMPTION
PATTERNS
Tendency to linger:
Ritualistic consumption:
looking to self indulgence
BRAND PERCEPTION
Best coffee: classy
upscale: a third place
TARGET CUSTOMER
Sophisticated, affluent coffee
lover, embracing the live
coffee lifestyle
Massive
store
expansion
(many more
coffee
houses)
Noncoffeehouse
channels
(groceries,res
taurants,
airplanes etc)
Non-coffee
products
(ice-cream,
frapucciono
etc)
Other feeder
mechanisms
(gift, cards,
etc)
Starbucks in 2002
More accessible
Changed customer base
Product diversity
More pressure on baristas
ESTABLISHED
CUSTOMERS
NEW ACQUISITIONS
A tendency to linger
A tendency to be in a rush
Starbucks is a sanctuary to
escape from the real world
criteria.
One reason is growing customer base.
Three major components of value proposition have declined.
Competition of small scale coffee stores increased.
Image of Starbucks has changed.
forgone.
Baristas
have no
time to chat
Lots of new
customer
acquisitions
Tendency to
order handcrafted drinks +
Desire for
customization
Grumpy
employe
es
Employee
turnover
Long lines
Dont
remembe
r me or
my order
Grumpy
customers
New product
complexity
Complex
orders
Leave before
ordering
Dont come
back as often
Lesson of a third
place
attachment(diminshe
d brand
loyalty)
Order
something
simple rather than
complex (lower ticket
2002
Sales
Menu
Addition of new
items-Food and new
beverages
Ambience
Lounge with an
Italian coffee culture
Target audience
Drink
Combinations
Fewer beverages
Reason:
season
Process
Simple
Complex
Delivery time
Faster service
Slower service
Company norm
Customers going to
Starbucks going to
Ideal Customer
Customer should be visiting frequently ,which is 18 visits a
month.
machines.
Improving the store design, to increase efficiency.
The staff should be worked upon, having friendlier people.
Focus on things which increase value of product on every visit.
BRAND IMAGE
Corporate image-> business oriented
Expansion leading to brand dilution
Growing domestic competitors(e.g peets)
Authentic vs cookie cutter like outlets
High quality vs top quality
amount needed.
Identify where people are less satisfied invest there.
Establish an internal strategic marketing group.
Improve other services, like making of beverages.
Improve the skills of their partners, to treat customers well.
8 Ps of Service Marketing
Product Elements
Core (Coffee) + Supplementary
Place and Time
Efficiency and effectiveness: delivering the product in time
Ambiance of the outlets
Promotion and Education
training baristas to acquire soft and hard skills:
Soft
Process
Physical Environment
Environment which allows customers to escape hustle & bustle of the real world
People
Baristas to acquire soft and hard skills
Trained to make drinks
Treat Customers well
By providing training on how to make drinks a quality standard can be set and it
ensures reliability: get the same product in future without any variations
Relationship Marketing:
By giving each customer a sense of belonging by personalizing the experience as much as possible
these machines freed the baristas and decreased the number of steps to make beverage
Speed of service is enhanced
Expansion Grid
Existing Products
Existing Markets
New Products
Market Penetration
Drive through
Product Development
New Markets
Market Development
5000 stores around the
world
Grocery stores, airplanes,
restaurants
New Beverages ,
Ice-creams introduced
Drinks for non-coffee drinker
Diversification (related)
Ice-cream, Frappuccino
etc.
Categories of Services
People Processing
coffee
Information Sharing
Consultancy services provided by baristas: their knowledge regarding the
Consultation
Core
Exceptions
KEY:
Facilitating elements
Enhancing elements
Order Taking
Hospitality
Safekeeping
FLOWER OF SERVICE
CORE PRODUCT
FACILITATING ELEMENT
Information
Payment (SVC prepaid
cards)
Billing
Order-taking
ENHANCING ELEMENT
Consultation
Hospitality (soft skills
Exception
Conclusion
Starbucks is facing a number of problems.
Need to re-evaluate their value proposition.
Examine the expansion strategy.
Cater in a better way to the different set of customers.