1.3a USP Flashcards
What does USP stand for?
Unique Selling Point
List three potential unique selling points?
Price Or Quality Or Being the first in the market
How does a unique selling point allow a business to succeed?
A unique selling point gives the business a competitive edge because they can offer something that others cannot.
What are the four ways of adding value?
Branding
Convenience
Quality and design
Unique Selling Point
What is a unique selling point
Something that makes a product or business stand out from it’s competitors.
How does having a unique selling point help an entrepreneur to succeed?
Having a unique selling point offers the entrepreneur with an advantage over its competitors which allows the entrepreneur to gather more of the market share.
What is likely to happen if an entrepreneur does not have a unique selling point?
The business could lose its market share
What unique selling point did Dyson offer?
They were the first in the market.
How does a unique selling point effect differentiation?
A unique selling point is a good way of differentiating and retaking market share.
What is a potential unique selling point besides price?
Quality
Give an example of a business and their USP.
Velvet’s USP is that they plant 3 trees for every tree they use.
How can altering price be a USP?
If the company sells the cheapest product of that kind in the market.
How can a business find out their USP?
The business could see what they are doing differently compared to their competitors.