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Selecting Marketing Strategies. A2 Business Studies. Aims and Objectives. Aim: Understand porters’ generic strategies Objectives: Define Porter’s Generic Strategies Explain the Porters’ Generic Strategies Analyse firms in relation to the theory Evaluate the use of the theory. Starter.
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Selecting Marketing Strategies A2 Business Studies
Aims and Objectives Aim: • Understand porters’ generic strategies Objectives: • Define Porter’s Generic Strategies • Explain the Porters’ Generic Strategies • Analyse firms in relation to the theory • Evaluate the use of the theory
Starter • Define Test Markets • Define Moving Averages • Define Extrapolation
Porter’s Generic Strategies • Michael Porter 1980s • Generic Marketing strategies which could be applied to all products and services in all industries, regardless of the type of organisation or size. • Each of the strategies is a way of gaining a competitive advantage, or edge, over the competition.
Porters’ Generic Strategies Competitive ScopeNarrowBroad Cost Leadership Differentiation Cost Differentiation Source of Competitive Advantage Cost Focus Differentiation Focus
Porters’ Generic Strategies Task Task: • Decide upon which strategy is most appropriate for each business and place them on the diagram. • Justify why you have placed each firm where you have on the diagram.
Case Study: European Organic Fruit Juices Task: In groups comment on the advice given to organic juice companies in relation to Porter’s four generic strategies. Do you feel it is appropriate? If so, why?