Basic Strategic Market
Basic Strategic Market
Basic Strategic Market
The difference between what a customer gets from a product, and what he or she has to give in order to get it.
1. Core Competencies
2. Competitive advantage
Core competencies Competitive Advantage
• Specific Skills, Knowledge and • Implies on virtue that
expertise that are difficult to helps the firm to perform
follow by competitors.
better than rivals in the
(Broad investment plan)
market.
Book terms (Narrow investment plan)
(1) It is a source of competitive
advantage and makes a
significant contribution to
perceived customer benefits;
(2) It has applications in a wide
variety of markets;
(3) It is difficult for competitors to
imitate.
Core competence: Groceries at low cost
Wal-Mart has become worlds
largest retailer and the worlds
largest company by delivering on
its promise.
Coca Cola Competitive advantage
Value
• How company creation • How to use
identify new capabilities &
value • How infrastructure
opportunities efficiently to deliver
create new new value
promising more
efficiently
value
offerings Value
Value
Exploration Delivery
What is strategy?
Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long-term:
which achieves advantage for the organization through its configuration of
resources within a challenging environment, to meet the needs of markets
and to fulfill stakeholder expectation
Direction Scope
Advantage Environment
Stakeholders
The Strategic Planning, Implementation, and control Processes
The Central role of Strategic planning
Corporate division and strategic planning
Marketing strategies
Charactertics
1. Focus on a limited number of goals
2. Stress company’s major policies and values
3. Define the major competitive spheres within which the company will operate
4. Long-term view
5. Short, memorable and meaningful as possible
Mission Statement IKEA:
To create a better everyday life for the many people.
Mission statement of Ferrari:
To build unique sports cars destined to represent the excellence
of Italian cars, whether on the road or on racing circuits.
What is a Business definition?
http://karacheesy.com/polka-ice-cream-was-
a-game-changer-in-pakistan/
Example: integrative growth
3. Diversification
• Diversify when current product or current market orientation seems
to provide no further opportunities for growth.
• Conquering new positions, taking opportunities that promise greater
profitability
Example: Diversification growth
Product Planning
Marketing Plan (check handout)
1.0 Executive summary 3.0 Marketing Strategy 5.0 Financials
2.0 Situation Analysis • Mission • Break even Analysis
• Market Summary • Marketing Objectives • Sales Forecast
• Market Demographics • Financial Objectives • Expense Forecast
• Market Needs • Target Markets
• Market Trends • Positioning
• Market Growth SWOT 4.0 Marketing Tactics
• Product Offering • Product
• Key to Success • Price
• Critical issues • Distribution
• Communication
• Marketing research