which a business seeks to differentiate its products. The four strategies are summarised in the figure below: The differentiation and cost leadership strategies seek competitive advantage in a broad range of market or industry segments. By contrast‚ the differentiation focus and cost focus strategies are adopted in a narrow market or industry. Strategy - Differentiation This strategy involves selecting one or more criteria used by buyers in a market - and then positioning the business uniquely
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Case Study: We can describe Apple’s strategy in terms of product differentiation and strategic alliances. Product Differentiation Apple prides itself on its innovation. When reviewing the history of Apple‚ it is evident that this attitude permeated the company during its peaks of success. For instance‚ Apple pioneered the PDA market by introducing the Newton in 1993. Later‚ Apple introduced the easy-to-use iMac in 1998‚ and updates following 1998. It released a highly stable operating system
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of your choice? 2. Distinguish between Market Segmentation and Product Differentiation? Describe the bases that you will use in segmenting the market for the following products: a) Hair dryer b) Low calorie sweetener 3. Write notes on:- a) Marketing Research as a toll of decision making b) Functions of Packaging c) Stages in new product development d) Product Life Cycle 4) Explain the following: a) The buyer – decision process for new products? b) Different types of purchase Decision
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fit into one form of the market structure types of pure competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. In each of the four market structure types‚ analyse and evaluate the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm strategies a firm should pursue to sustain and improve on its profitability as much as possible. In the course of writing your assignment‚ you are required to use the SCP paradigm to evaluate the characteristics of the four market structure types‚ and how they impact
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Characteristics of the four market structures. [monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ monopolistic competition‚ & perfect competition] 2. Know the four types of monopolies. [Government‚ Natural‚ Technology‚ and Geographic] Market Structure Vocabulary I. Perfect Competition – has a very large number of sellers (hundreds or thousands) of the same product (any agriculture or fishery product). They are all selling
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MARKET STRUCTURE It is common to see similar products offered for sale at vastly different prices. For example‚ the price of a hotel room can vary from as low as £25 per night to several hundreds of pounds or more in the same city; the cost of gym membership will vary depending on the nature of the business organisation offering the service. An organisation’s ability to influence the price at which it sells its products is largely dependent upon the type of market in which it operates. The
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McConnell and Brue (2004)‚ a monopoly occurs when a single firm is the sole producer of a product for which no close substitutes exist. Since the United States Postal Service (USPS‚ 2008) has no close substitutes‚ competition does not exist. The Postal Service’s universal service obligation (USO) is broadly outlined in multiple statutes and encompasses multiple dimensions: geographic scope‚ range of products‚ access to services and facilities‚ delivery frequency‚ affordable and uniform pricing‚ service
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Profits in Market Structures Paper Josie Vennable Axia College of University of Phoenix INTRODUCTION When economists analyze the production decisions of a firm‚ they take into account the structure of the market in which the firm is operating. The structure of the market is determined by four different market characteristics: the number and size of the firms in the market‚ the ease with which firms may enter and exit the market‚ the degree to which firms’ products are differentiated
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RUNNING HEAD: MARKET STRUCTURES Market Structures University of Phoenix Market Structures In this paper‚ we will discuss the four market structures of Monopoly‚ Oligopoly‚ Monopolistic Competition and Pure Competition. We have identified four companies that operate in each of these market structures: Salt River Project‚ The Coca Cola Company‚ Russ ’s Market‚ and Columbia House. In each market structure we will describe the pricing and non-pricing strategies of the companies operating in
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service in a given market. And what sets apart monopolies from competitive firms is “market power”- the ability of a firm to affect the market price. Price discrimination is the business practice of selling the same good at different prices to different customers‚ even though the cost of production is the same for all customers. Only monopolies can practice price discrimination‚ because otherwise competition would prevent price discrimination. Price discrimination increases the monopolist’s profits
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