Case Name :      Daktronics (B): The Large Sports Venue Sales Channel

Authors :           R. Jeffrey Ellis

Source :             North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

Case ID :            NA0234

Discipline :        Sales

Case Length :    26 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Daktronics Corporation made score boards and large displays for sports venues. The company had been the “Cadillac” of the industry and commanded nearly 70 percent share of the college and professional sports venue market for large displays. Recently, however, increasingly complex, technological installations and maturing manufacturing processes and sourcing had enabled new players to enter the market. Further, buyers in the large sports venue market had been including consulting firms in the decision process. Where Daktronics had often been the unchallenged choice, they were now being challenged by greater competition and channel influences that threatened both share of market and gross margins. Jay Parker, Daktronics Sales Manager for Large Sports Venues, was trying to understand the new market realities and devise an approach that would maintain Daktronics’ market leadership and profits.