.. HITE's Marketing Program
  A. Preparation
     
    External Preparation
     


Thorough scientific analysis hiring outside consultants
Analysis of customer needs and complaints through customer and market research
       
    Internal Preparation
     


Creation of Marketing Department
Assessment of management and staff attitude and mindset
New investment in plant facility and finding room for differentiation at each production level
       
  B.Idea Creation
       
    Setting direction for new products
Determining the concept
Ideas on the package
Decision on the product name
       
  C.Strategy Set-up
       
    Setting strategies for 4Ps
       
  D. Trial Production
       
    Continuous trial production of the proto-type till it meets our strategy - internal test
       
  E. Scientific Test Marketing
       
    Concept Test
Price Test
Package Test
Naming Test
     
  F. Decision-Making
       
    Decision on facility investment and sales target for HITE
HITE marketing strategy
HITE marketing investment amount
HITE launching time
     
  G. Product Market Launch
       
    Launch date: May 1, 1993
       
  H. Commitment and Support from the Top Management
       
    Adoption of an innovative marketing technique
Bold marketing support and quick decision from the top management
The Top Management provided vision which led to company-wide mindset change campaign
     
  I. Quarterly Tracking
       
    n Quarterly tracking for scientific analysis of market trend
       
  J. Strong Brand Power
       
    Bold investment in marketing for each growth stage through thorough customer survey and marketing research
Clear communication of concept and positioning through advertisement and marketing
Bold spending on marketing at each distribution level and sales growth stage and an all-out corporate-wide efforts
       
  K. Achievement Since Then and Current Vision
       
    Selected as Korea's Hit Products of the Year 4 years in a row, the first for a brewery
Reconquered the No. 1 position in the Korean beer market 30 years after losing it
After 38 months from the launch, monthly sales grew from 132,000 C/S to 7,000,000 C/S
Expectations for quality improvement with the establishment #4 Plant (Hong Plant, 500,000 Kl/ Year) and adoption of newest equipment
Vision for HITE as a global brand
       
Management Innovation Campaign Program
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Actual Cases of Management Innovation Campaign
       
  A. Pleasant Office Environment - One office item per person
       
    Clean Office - One office item per person
Pleasant working environment - selection of top 20 unpleasant things at work
Mindset innovation - details were posted on the bulletin board
Document F/S
Redesigning and facilitating idea suggestion system
     
 
Corporate Precepts
 
    People Harmony
Diligence
Responsibility
       
Management Principle
 
    Humanity
Innovation
Trust
Excellence