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A Business History of the Bicycle Industry

A Business History of the Bicycle Industry


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Introduction

The introduction outlines the goals, the content, and the structure of the book. It explains why the bicycle industry is a key contributor to the development of marketing practice despite it was almost completely neglected. The book is organized into four chapters and a concluding chapter.

Understanding the bicycle as a product

This chapter introduces the reader with the complexities of the manufacturing of bicycle as an artifact. Specifically, the bicycle is analyzed through its basic components building upon the concepts of product architecture and product modularity. The chapter reconstructs the development of the manufacturing technology since the introduction of the safety bicycle in 1885. This bicycle is generally referred to as the advent of the modern bicycle, which is still alive nowadays. The chapter attempts to outline how the bicycle industry was organized and how it has been developing during the last 130 years.

Understanding the market through bicycle statistics

The chapter deals with one of the most controversial and yet relevant issues surrounding the bicycle industry, that is, accessing reliable and precise statistics. The issue of data is relevant to both managers and other stakeholders to make better decisions about the industry. A common trait of the bicycle industry, since its foundation, is that data are usually incomplete, unreliable, and not updated. The chapter provides a historical analysis based on main bicycle statistics available in Italy, UK, Germany, and Japan. Such analysis is intended to show gaps and limitations in available statistics and discuss their consequences for both academics and practitioners.

Marketing the bicycle

This chapter addresses the contribution of the bicycle industry to the development of marketing practice as we know it nowadays. The chapter is organized around the three main marketing tools used by the bicycle industry since the introduction of the safety bicycle. The first is the market segmentation framework that is used as a basis for developing a set of offerings consistent with customer needs. The second is the introduction of the annual model change to increase the sales of bicycles every year. The third is using sports as a marketing tool that contributed to build the brand identity of bicycle companies. Surprisingly, such tools are still the core marketing strategy of the whole bicycle industry after 130 years and, more importantly, they influenced and still influence the car industry.

Twenty years of variety marketing in the Italian market: Cannondale 1998-2017

The last chapter provides a comprehensive and longitudinal analysis of a single case study, based on secondary company data. Specifically, the chapter addresses the marketing strategy used by a leading bicycle company during a 20-year period of time. The analysis is based on two marketing variables (the product and the price) employed by Cannondale firm in the Italian market. The chapter includes the background history of the company and extensive data on its offering and pricing strategies.

Conclusion

The concluding chapter highlights the main lessons drawn from previous chapters regarding the marketing of the bicycle and offers a potential path for further research on the bicycle industry.


About the Author:

Carlo Mari is Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Molise, Italy, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing management, non-profit marketing and social marketing. Prior to his academic career, he worked in the automotive industry.



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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783030505622
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 137
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3030505626
  • Publisher Date: 04 Nov 2020
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Shaping Marketing Practices
  • Width: 148 mm


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