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Marketing Strategy. Strategy Formulation. Marketing Strategy : Key Questions. Who should we serve ? Which segments What differentiates us ? Product Life Cycle stage Issue ? Enter / Exit decisions Competitor Reactions ?. Market Definition Framework. Functions. Customers. Technologies.
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Marketing Strategy Strategy Formulation
Marketing Strategy : Key Questions • Who should we serve ? • Which segments • What differentiates us ? • Product Life Cycle stage Issue ? • Enter / Exit decisions • Competitor Reactions ?
Market Definition Framework Functions Customers Technologies
Product Life Cycle Focus • Market Development • Reduce uncertainity • Rapid Growth • Make it available at competitive prices • Maturity • Differentiate beyond product • Decline • Look for Niche / Reduce Investment
Market Entry / Exit Analysis Model Risk High Low High Company Advantage Medium Low High Medium Low Market Attractiveness
Flexibility and Focus Perennial Renaissance Lockstep High Focus Paralysis Chaos Low Low High Flexibility
Case Study Acer’s Growth Strategy
Acer In Inda • Rs 12 bn in 2007 • Aims for Rs 18 bn in 2008 • 50% growth • Market growth = 20%
What has Acer been focusing on in 2007 ? • Brand Building • Hrithik Roshan as Ambassador • Brand recall • Improving quality image • Retail Expansion • 225 retail outlets to 350 by 2008 • Notebooks, desktops and Home Theatre solutions • Channel Communication and relationship Management was key
What are the focus areas for Acer in 2008 • Education (students) • Fit budget of students • Youth • Retail • Tie up with large format retail stores eg Croma, Next
What questions is Acer tackling ! • Intensifying Competition • Entry into smaller cities and towns • Service Infrastructure in smaller cities
What do we know about the computer market ? • 2007 • Acer = Rs 12 bn • Acer share in notebook market = 10% (significant) • Share in overall PC market • 4th ( < 10%) • Market Size (7% to 8% share) • Rs 150 to 170 bn
What do we know about the computer market ? • 2007 • Notebooks = 27% of market • Rs 40 to 45 bn • HP = 17 bn • Lenovo = 7 bn • Acer = 4.5 bn
What do we know about the computer market ? • Growth = 20% CAGR till 2012 • 2012 Total Market • Rs 400 bn • 2012 Notebook Market • @ 25% CAGR :Rs 140 bn • @ 30% CAGR : Rs 170 bn Half of the market growth will be in Notebooks
What do we know about the computer market ? • Segments for Growth • Large Enterprises • Education • Government Automation • Consumer Market