TOPIC 3 Flashcards
The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization’s goals and capabilities and it’s changing marketing opportunities.
Strategic Planning
A statement of the organization’s purpose- what it “wants to accomplish” in the larger environment.
Mission Statement
A mission statement asks…
• What is our business?
• Who is our customers?
• What do consumers value?
•What should our business be?
A formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual. “Reason for being”
Mission Statement
A ___ mission statement is essential for effectively establishing objectives and formulating strategies.
Clear
MSC: Who are the firm’s ____?
Customers
MSC: What are the firm’s major _____ or _____?
Products or Services
MSC: Geographically, where does the form compete?
Market
MSC: is the firm technologically current?
Technology
MSC: is the firm committed to growth and financial soundness?
Concern for survival, growth, and profitability
MSC: What are the basic beliefs, values, aspirations, and ethical priorities of the firm?
Philosophy
MSC: firm’s distinctive competence or major competitive advantage?
Self Concept
A company’s road map, indicating both what the company wants to BECOME.
Vision statement
Is the collection of businesses and products that make up the company.
Business Portfolio
Business Portfolio has a 2 steps:
- Analyzing the current business Portfolio.
- Shaping the future portfolio
Portfolio Analysis is the process which the management ______ the product and businesses.
Evaluates
Can be a company division, a product line within a division, or sometimes a single product/brand.
Strategic Business Units (SBU)