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0. MKTG 4890 Week 4. Competition: Types of Competition Classifying Competitors Intensity of Competition Seeking Competitive Advantage. Understanding Competition. Company Viewpoint. Natural and Strategic Competition. Natural Competition Strategic Competition.
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0 MKTG 4890 Week 4 Competition: Types of Competition Classifying Competitors Intensity of Competition Seeking Competitive Advantage
Understanding Competition Company Viewpoint
Natural and Strategic Competition • Natural Competition • Strategic Competition
Natural Competition: Survival of the Fittest • Two firms doing business the same way in the same market cannot coexist forever
Strategic Competition: Deployment of Resources • Investment in irreversible outcomes • Prediction of output consequences
Sources of Competition • Customer need • Industry competition • Product-line competition • Organizational competition
Factors Contributing to Competitive Rivalry • Opportunity potential • Ease of entry • Nature of product
Factors Contributing to Competitive Rivalry (2) • Exit barriers • Homogeneity of market • Industry structure
Factors Contributing to Competitive Rivalry (3) • Commitment to industry • Technological innovations
Factors Contributing to Competitive Rivalry (4) • Scale economies • Economic climate • Diversity of firms
Achieving Competitive Distinctiveness • Market focus • Product differentiation • Alternative distribution channel • Selective pricing
Competitive Advantage: Two Analytical Tools • Industry analysis: • market attractiveness based on economic structure
Competitive Advantage: Two Analytical Tools • Comparative analysis: • likely future performance of an individual firm in a particular market given the structure of the industry
Porter’s Model of Industry Structure Analysis Potential Entrants Threat of new entrants The Industry Degree of Rivalry Bargaining Power Bargaining Power Suppliers Buyers Threat of substitutes Substitutes
Industry Analysis Market Factors Competitive Factors
Analyzing Competitors • Three Variables to Monitor When Analyzing Competitors: • Share of market • Share of mind • Share of heart
Market nicher Market leader Market challenger Market follower 40% 30% 20% 10% Hypothetical Market Structure & Strategies Expand Market Attack leader Special- ize Imitate Defend Market Share Status quo Expand Market Share
POTENTIAL COMPETITORS • Market Expanders • * Product Expanders • Forward Integrators • Backward Integrators
“Market” Factors for Industry Analysis • Size • Growth • Stage in life cycle • Cyclicity • Seasonality • Marketing mix • Profits