Marangoni Road-Show Proves Popular With Group Tyre Members

Throughout October and November Marangoni has been running a series of introductory road-shows designed to launch the brand to all of its member companies. The response to the brand launch and subsequent enthusiasm surrounding the brand promotion plans has exceeded expectations, according to Group Tyre’s Karl Naylor: “The reaction has been amazing – the strength and cohesion of the Group Tyre network was never in doubt – but neither we nor Marangoni anticipated such levels of enthusiasm and interest in the brand. This is an excellent indicator for our plans to build Marangoni into one of the key mid-sector brands in the UK tyre market.”

The launch presentation road-show was created to emphasise the Marangoni approach of behaving like a frontline brand, offering customers brand quality but at value for money price levels. According to Group Tyre representatives, presenting the brand and the marketing plans to all levels of personnel, not just key account staff and sales managers, has ensured the key messages are communicated throughout the organisation, thereby ensuring a clear understanding of the market positioning and the strategic rationale behind it.

The Marangoni commitment to Group Tyre members has been further emphasised through the attendance of key sales, marketing and technical personnel from Italy throughout the road-show programme.

“The launch events have been extremely professional and reflect the high level of effort Group Tyre as a whole will be placing behind the brand. The package we can offer our customers which includes fantastic profit building prices, complemented with high impact point of sale material, branded goods and clothing are sure to be a hit. We have already had a great deal of interest in the brand from our customer base – and this is before we revealed the support package on offer,” said Alan Jackson, managing director of We Sell Tyres (Wholesale).

Derek Carruthers summed up Marangoni’s reaction by praising Group Tyre’s professional attitude and the group’s commitment to the brand. “The feedback and comments on the brand and product range have been incredibly positive and totally endorse the confidence that Marangoni has in its exclusive distribution partnership with Group Tyre (UK) Ltd. We believe that Group Tyre’s distribution network and ability to support their customers makes them the perfect partner to manage and distribute our brands. The enthusiasm and professionalism we have encountered from all their member companies more than confirms this view. Everyone is confident about the prospect of continuing the success of the Stunner brand and building Marangoni into a major mid-sector brand in the UK tyre market.”