Unit5CompetitiveMarketingstrategiesUnitGoalInthisunit,youarerequiredtomasterI.SeveralconceptsincompetitionII.Competitivestrategies1.Basiccompetitivestrategies2.CompetitivestrategiesofLeaders,challengers,followersandstopgapIII.5areasofcompetitivestrategiesI.Severalconcepts•1.Industry(行业):definedasagroupoforganizationsthatofferproductsthatarenearsubstitutesforeachother.FastfoodSoftdrinkscompanies2.Competition•Thecoreofwhichisattractingcustomersandfightingformarketoutletssoastoincreasemarketsharesandtogetthemaximumeconomicefficiency.3.Economiesofscale(规模经济)•Themainfeatureofamarket•Thetheoryisthatthegreatertheeconomiesofscale,thegreaterthebenefitsaccruingtothosewithlargesharesofthemarket.•Largeplantsaremoreefficienttorun,andtheircostperunitofoutputmayberelativelyless.•IncreasecompetitionII.Competitivestrategies•1.Basiccompetitivestrategies•a.overallcostleadershipstrategy(总成本领先战略):organizationshaveinvestedvastsumstoachieveeconomiesofscale.•Thatis,afirmsetsouttobecomethelowcostproducerintheindustry.•Wahaha•Annualsalesvolume–RMB70billion•Coke-cola—RMB18billion•宗庆后•Salesvolumein2009----25millionsets•Globalmarketshare—70%Wal-Martlowcosts•Directpurchasingfrommanufacturers•Lowcoststock-owndistributioncenter(配送中心)•Lowfreight-ownautoteam•b.Differentiationstrategy(差异化策略):productdifferentiation,especiallybranding,removestheproductfromsomeofthemostdirectelementsofcompetition.•Thatis,afirmseekstobeuniqueinitsindustry.7up—cooldrinks•100%naturalflavors•Crisp,cleanandrefreshing北京海底捞火锅(hotpot)-differentiationinservices•Convenientparking-washingcars•Waitinginhappiness-gosurfingoninternetplayingchessenjoyingfreefoodnailtrimmingforwomen•Babysitterforchildren•Ramenperformance(拉面表演)•SecondfreefruitsSuntory三得利啤酒•1.Naturalmineralwater–238metersdeep•2.Safeandcleanbottles•3.Harringtonmalt(哈林顿麦芽)fromCanada,originhop(原产地酒花)fromGermanyandCzechRepublic,freshyeast(新鲜酵母)airedfromJapan.•46%marketshareinShanghaiFrenchwine:•波尔多(Bordeaux)和勃艮第(Burgundy)•88%ofwineproducedinBordeauxisred(usuallyreferredtoasclaret)•excellentenvironmentforgrowingvines.Thegeologicalfoundationoftheregionislimestone,leadingtoasoilstructurethatisheavyincalcium.c.focusstrategy(集中化战略):segmentationfocus(细分重点)andproductpositioning(产品定位)areparticularlyeffectivedevicesforcompetitivepressure.•Originallyengagedintextiles,printinganddyeing,clothing,downproducts(羽绒制品)•NowengaginginmicrowaveovensengineerFredrikIdestam•Establishedin1865inFinland•Firstlyawood-pulpmill(木质浆纸工厂)•Secondlyrubberworkshop•Thirdly,expandingintoelectronics•Fourthly,journeyintotelecommunications•In1990s,telecommunicationsandmobilephonesdivisions--supportingpillarsoftheNokia.•Firmsdonotneedtoconcentrateonjustonestrategy.Casestudy:MaxwellHousedivisionofKraftGeneralFoods•Costleadershippositioninregulargroundcoffee•Differentiatedpositionwithseveralofothercoffees,suchasRichFrenchRoastandColumbianSupremeHondaCivicHatchbackHondaAccord•HondaCivilHatchback----acostleadershipinsubcompactcars(微型汽车)•Adifferentiatedposition----HondaAccord(本田雅阁)2.Leaders,challengers,followersandstopgap•a.leaders(领先者):whoseproductstypicallyhaveamarketshareof50percentormore.Leadersofdifferentindustries•a.leaders:(1)Twomainstrategies:1)marketexpansion(searchfornewusers;developnewuses;persuadeexistinguserstobuymore)Casestudy:MCI—3strategies•Tofindnewusers,thefirmsexpandedintheEuropefromtheUnitedStates.•Itencouragedcardcallsandcollectcallswhileontravel.•Itofferedspecialratesonweekendstoincreasethewillingnessofuserstomaketelephonecalls.•2)Defenseofmarketshare•positiondefense(阵地防御):bymakingthebrandimpregnable(坚固的)•preemptivedefense(先发制人防御):bylaunchinganattackonacompetitorbeforeitcanbeestablished•Counter-offensivedefense(反击防御):whichattacksthecompetitor’shometerritorysothatithastodivertitseffortsintoprotectingitsexistingproducts.b.Challengers•Thosecorporationsinthesecondaryposition---No.2•TheirpurposeistoincreasetheirmarketsharesFord(1)5strategies•Frontalattack(正面攻击):toattacktheopponent’sstrengthsratherthanitsweaknesses---theoutcomedependsonwhohasthegreaterfirepowerandendurance.•Flankattack(侧翼攻击):tozeroinonageographicalregionwherethemarketleaderismostvulnerable.•Encirclementstrategy(合围战略)•Bypassattacks(迂回进攻):mostprevalentinhigh-techmarkets,whereachallengerputsitseffortsintobypassingexistingtechnologyandwinningthebattleforthenextgenerationoftechnologytobebroughttothemarket•Guerrillawarfare(游击进攻):theattackermakesintermittentforayssothatthecosttotheattackerisminimizedandthattotheopponentmaximized.•C.followers(追随者):whohaveminorsharesandmarginalpositions•Theirpurposeistomaintaintheirmarketshares.Boracomputerd.Stopgap(补缺者)•Smallcorporationsspecializingincertainproducts•Characteristic:specialization•E.g.shoesforthedisabledIII.5areasofcompetitivestrategies1)Product(usevalue)quality(core),types,size,packing2)Pricing3)services4)Promotion5)technologyAssignment•Infinancialcrisis,whatshouldNingboWorldhoteldotoimproveitsbusiness?