THE BASIC COMPETITIVE (Business Level) STRATEGIES Business strategy focuses on improving the competitive position of a company’s or business unit’s products or services within the specific industry or market segment that the company or business unit serves. Competitive strategy raises the following questions: ❖ Should we compete on the basis of lower cost (and thus price) or should we differentiate our products or services on some basis other than cost‚ such as quality or service?
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failure of firm Competitive strategy is "the search for a favorable competitive position in an industry" Competitive strategy aims to establish profitable and sustainable position against forces that determine industry competition 2 central questions underlie choice of competitive strategy: 1. Attractiveness of industry for long-term profitability and factors that determine it 2. Determinants of relative competitive position within an industry Industry attractiveness and competitive position are
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Chapter 2: Analysis of marketing strategy 2.2 Pricing Strategy 2.2.1 Factor affecting pricing decisions (type of market) iPhone4s is a product from Apple which sells in oligopoly competition market. As we know‚ the characteristic for oligopoly competition market are product differentiation‚ few sellers but many buyers in the market‚ high barrier market entry and exit‚ price maker in the market and spend money in advertisement. It has a few of competitors‚ such as Samsung Galaxy S2 (RM2099)
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A good competitive strategy does not only focus on the making strategy of company itself‚ but also have to emphasis on creating a competitive advantage over competitors. A company should first perform a detailed situation analysis (e.g. SWOT Analysis) and competitor analysis. In addition‚ a company would also need to analyze the macro-environment of the related industry using the model such as Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model. After all‚ the good competitive strategy developed should be best “fit”
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increasingly important role towards the overall growth of the organization. The company sells its products in approximately 170 countries and its product portfolio contains 11 iconic brands that generate $1 billion or more in annual revenue. As of 2010‚ Kraft’s snacks portfolio contributed about 50% of the company’s total net revenues.2 3 KRAFT’S VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS To better understand the activities through which Kraft has been developing a competitive advantage and creating shareholder value
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OF APPLE’S BRANDING STRATEGIES by Anna Glenn The Apple brand strategy is all about the experience. According to Wired.com‚ “Apple’s emotional branding‚ a brand that is felt in the heart and mind of the consumer” [2]‚ is the key to its survival. Apple’s brand is reflected through their core beliefs about innovation‚ imagination and design. It is promoted through their products‚ advertisement and customer experience. This paper will give an introduction on understanding what a brand is and then will
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there is any question including about what assignments are due‚ this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Point Values for Course Assignments ASSIGNMENTS | Points | Individual (90%) | | Participation (All Six Weeks) 180 Pts | | Week 1 | 30 | Week 2 | 30 | Week 3 | 30 | Week 4 | 30 | Week 5 | 30 | Week 6 | 30 | Ethics Reflection Paper (Week 1) | 60 | Research Proposal (Week 2)
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of $599 in the United States‚ the iPhone was one of the most anticipated electronic devices of the decade. Despite its high price‚ consumers across the country stood in long lines to buy the iPhone on the first day of sales. Just two months later‚ Apple discontinued the less-expensive $499 model and cut the price of the premium version from $599 to $399. Target Group A study conducted by Rubicon (2008) on iPhone users indicates that 50% of the surveyed users are age 30 or younger. Most of the
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy* The essence of strategy formulation is coping with competition. Yet it is easy to view competition too narrowly and too pessimistically. While one sometimes hears execu-tives complaining to the contrary‚ intense competition in an industry is neither coinci-dence nor bad luck. Moreover‚ in the fight for market share‚ competition is not manifested only in
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Competitive Strategy Asia-Pacific Marketing Federation Certified Professional Marketer Copyright Marketing Institute of Singapore Outline * Introduction * Sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) * Sources of SCA * Strategies for * Market Leaders * Challengers * Followers‚ and * Nichers Introduction * Having a competitive advantage is necessary for a firm to compete in the market * But what is more important is whether
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