chapter 2 Flashcards
define strategic planning
developing a strategic fit between organizations goals/capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities.
describe the company-wide strategic planning
- define mission
- setting goals and objectives
- design business portfolio
- planning other mkt startegies
define mission statement
organizations purpose
product vs market oriented business definition
P–> ´´we sell coffee´´
M–> we sell ´´the starbucks experience´´
business vs marketing objectives
Business: increasing sales, improving profits
Marketing: increase market share, increase promotion.
define business portfolio
collection of businesses +products making up a company
define portfolio analysis
activity in strtegic planning where products and businesses are evaluated
How to plan the business portfolio:
- analyze current business portfolio+ find out which businesses should receive more, less or no investment.
- shape future–> develop strategies and growth/downsizing.
How to analyze the current business portfolio
- identify strategic business units (SBU´S) makign up company
- assessing SBUS attractiveness
- decide how much support each SBU deserves
strategic business units can be
- single product
- company division
- product line within division
The BCG growth-share matrix
- stars: high growth, high share businesses/products
- cash cows: low-growth, high-share businesses
- question marks: low- market share, high-growth
- dogs: low-growth, low-share
problems with matrix approaches
- difficult to undertake
- time consuming
- costly
- may not apply well to certain markets with structural changes.
the product/market expansion grid
- uses to identify growth opportunities
- developing new markets for existing products (market development)
- existing markets/existing products (market penetration)
- developing new product’s in existing markets (product development)
- new products and new markets (diversification)–> buying businesses outside market
downsizing definition:
company must eliminate buisnesses that are unprofitable/no longer fit startegy
define value chain
- each department has a value-creating activity to design, produce, market, deliver and support firms products.
- also partner with other company departments to have more sails+customer relationships