Callaway Golf CompanyI. Industry and Competitive Analysis
Callaway Golf Company is the leader in the golf equipment industry. Its founder, Ely Callaway, is an outstanding businessman, who made among others a winery a $14 million business where nobody would have even tried. His strategy always paid off, which is to provide best quality at a reasonable price (focused differentiation strategy). His last enterprise, the golf equipment business, portrays his outstanding managerial abilities and provides insight how to gain long-term competitive advantage.
1. Dominant economic characteristics of the industry environment
26 million US-Americans play golf. Their number is expected to grow 1 to 2 percent annually through 2010. According to my calculation, the number of players will increase in the US to 32.8 million1 in year 2011.
The typical golfer is aged 39, male and has an household income of $66,000 and plays golf twice a month. There were 5.7 million women and 2.1 million junior......
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