A case study on the first-mover advantage of cosmeceutical industry

• Main Authors: Chou, Chien Yu, 周千玉
• Other Authors: Chiu, Yi Chia
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17756675540792911539

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 科技管理研究所 === 100 === Medical cosmetology is now growing rapidly around the whole world. Clinics, which perform cosmetic surgery, provide not only professional medical services, but also promote those cosmeceutical products which can help quick recovery from surgery. These cosmeceutical products, which have the approval from doctors and passed clinical trial, build a strong barrier for its competitor and create a new business opportunity. This research tries to study the First-Mover Advantage of the cosmeceutical industry. The old studies of cosmetic surgery focus more on customer driven issues. There are not many researches about business running for cosmeceutical brand. Therefore, our research study the First-Mover Advantage of cosmeceutical industry in Taiwan by case study methodology and try to find what are the necessary requirements for the First-Mover company. According to our research, cosmeceutical companies have the fist-mover advantage in Taiwan market. In this study, for each cosmeceutical brand have different channel (medical, open-frame , network), different brand positioning (high, middle, parity), with its advanced to occupy a different market. Each brand has their advantages of combination, and develop the differentiation. The cosmeceutical surgery brand companies educate its customer about the new concept of medical skincare product and build up its advantages. The advantages of these companies are: technology leadership, key factor occupation, customer uncertainty elimination. According to different resources of each company, the market and business strategy should be properly managed. The first mover companies have to build up the relationship with its suppliers, channels and end users. Use product diversification and multiple-brand strategy can satisfy various customer groups, increase production capacity, reduce costs and raise the market share. Based on the above strategies, the first mover companies can build up a strong barrier which the followers cannot easily passed, by product innovation, technology improvement, and branding.