DEFINITION BCG MATRIX Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix is defined by the following authors as follows: Table 1 Definition of BCG Matrix Pearce (2013) David (2012) BCG Matrix is an approach pioneered by the Boston Consulting Group that attempted to help managers “balance” the flow of cash resources among their various businesses while also identifying their basic strategic purpose within the overall portfolio. It is also known as “portfolio techniques”. BCG Matrix graphically portrays
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BCG Matrix of Amul Products: What is a BCG matrix: In the early 1970s Bruce Henderson of Boston Consulting Group developed a technique by which businesses were classified as low or high performers based on their market share and relative growth rate. The matrix has four classifications: 1) Star Leaders in market. Consumes a lot of cash and generates a lot of revenue 2) Cash cows Generates a lot of revenue for the company. Strong product line of the company in a mature environment which is not
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Placing products in the BCG matrix results in 4 categories in a portfolio of a company: BCG STARS (high growth‚ high market share) - Stars are defined by having high market share in a growing market. - Stars are the leaders in the business but still need a lot of support for promotion a placement. - If market share is kept‚ Stars are likely to grow into cash cows. BCG QUESTION MARKS (high growth‚ low market share) - These products are in growing markets but have low market share. - Question
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LEVIS SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT analysis empowers firms to identify elements that need to be taken into account when developing marketing and corporate strategy. Strengths and Weaknesses are in-house factors that are controllable by the organization. Opportunities & threats are outside factors‚ which are uncontrollable by the organization. According to Kotler and Armstrong‚ SWOT analysis involves a distillation of the findings of an internal and external inspection that lures attention‚ from a strategic
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construct a BCG model for a company having multiple business org. and discuss the following strategies with example: 1) Market penetration 2) Market development 3) Product development 4) diversification ii : discuss related diversification and unrelated diversification. Here we construct BCG model for Unilever brand. Company’s mission: “we meet everyday needs for nutrition‚hygine and personal care with brands that help people feel good‚look good and get more out of life.” What is BCG model? The
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix The BCG Matrix is based on the product life cycle theory that can be used to determine what priorities should be given in the product portfolio of a business unit. It has two dimensions: the market share and the market growth. To ensure long-term value creation‚ a company should have a portfolio products that contains both high-growth products in need of cash inputs and low-growth products that generate lot of cash. The basic idea behind it is that the bigger the
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BCG Matrix (Boston consulting Group): The Boston consulting group a leading management consulting firm develops and popularized the growth share matrix as shown in figure. BCG MATRIX of Unilever Pvt. Ltd: According to the Unilever Pvt. Ltd‚ the relative market share and market growth rates of different products of unilever are given below:- Name Relative Market Share Market Growth Rate Brooke bond supreme 41% 45.03% Knorr noodle 51% 29% Lux 21% 29.15% Surf Excel 23% 27.37% Lifebuoy shampoo
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1 Marketing Study Of The Coca-Cola Company Group 1 Charis McWhorter William Chasteen Christina Davis Brian Gladney Jasmine Verden 2 Introduction The Coca-Cola Company operated as an “independent‚ local business” until it merged with John T. Lupton and BCI Holding Corporation. Collectively‚ they became known as the Coca Cola Enterprise Incorporation (Inc.). They began to offer stock‚ and stales instantly increased. Additionally‚ it merged with the Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling
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Research Case Study-3 SONY INDIA1 Sony‚ a multinational corporation based in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ stepped into India in early 1995‚ in the post Iiberalisation period. Within a couple of months in the same year‚ it set up its manufacturing unit. The company makes its presence felt in India through Sony Entertain Television‚ Sony Music and Sony India. While the first two are comfortably placed in their niche markets‚ it is the third which is expected to bring in all those exciting Sony digital products. Although
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Annual Report 2003 Year Ended March 31‚ 2003 Financial Highlights Sony Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries Year ended March 31 Yen in millions except per share amounts and number of employees Percent change Dollars in millions* except per share amounts 2002 2003 2003/2002 2003 FOR THE YEAR Sales and operating revenue Operating income Income before income taxes Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes Net income Per share data: Income before cumulative
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