differences between products. Differentiation looks to make a product more attractive by contrasting its unique qualities with other competing products. In marketing‚ product differentiation (also known simply as "differentiation") is the process of distinguishing a product or offering from others‚ to make it more attractive to a particular target market. This involves differentiating it from competitors’ products as well as a firm’s own product offerings. any differentiation must be valued by buyers
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Competitive Strategy: Apple’s competitive strategy is differentiation across the industry. Apple prides itself on innovation more than any other company‚ and is known for their unique top of the line products. Using differentiation as their main source of competitive advantage‚ they have succeeded to the top of their industry‚ while retaining higher than industry average profit margins. This innovative attitude is the source of long-term success throughout the history of Apple. For example
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customers). Problem Statement : Wal-Mart did not know how to enter the fashion market due its core expertise in low-cost retailing. If they want to proceed with fashion segment – they should change their strategy to integrated cost leadership/differentiation. Analysis in brief: Taking in consideration PERT technic :Demographic segment- in fashion segment we have younger Age Structure. This new generation is easier to be influenced with trends‚ mainly women between the ages of 20-40. In Wal-Mart
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The basic drivers of product differentiation are attributes‚ position‚ pricing methods‚ and information. These drivers are what encourage customers to purchase one brand over another. Being “different” is beneficial if the customer feels they are getting a “better bang for their buck”. That is‚ if the customer prefers the company’s product relative to competitors. The brands attributes are what distinguishes the brand from other brands. Attributes for a manufacturer can be product quality‚ design
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maintained that failing to fit into one of his pre-defined categories “the firm stuck in the middle is almost guaranteed low profitability.” (Porter‚ 1980). The pre-defined categories are noted in appendix 1. Apple Inc. falls under a differentiation strategy‚ “Differentiation is the ability of the firm to provide unique and superior value to the buyer in terms of product quality‚ special features‚ or after-sale services” (Porter 1990‚ 1998). This encompasses the Apple philosophy‚ in an Apple Report they
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Instructor’s Manual CHAPTER 5 Illustration 5.1 The strategy clock It is important that students get a grasp of the basis of competitive strategy‚ and the strategy clock helps them to do this. However‚ they should not assume that these strategies are static. The questions here help them understand how the basis of competitive strategy may change over time. • Route 1 on the strategy clock may provide an opportunity for entry because large players may have vacated that space in the market as
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Section 6 Lecture Notes for Chapter 5 369 Chapter Chapter Summary 5 The Five Generic Competitive Strategies Chapter Five describes the five basic competitive strategy options – which of the five to employ is a company’s first and foremost choice in crafting overall strategy and beginning its quest for competitive advantage. Lecture Outline I. Introduction 1. There are several basic approaches to competing successfully and gaining a competitive advantage‚ but they all involve giving buyers what
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1) Procter & Gamble sells six brands of laundry detergent in the United States‚ each designed for one of six laundry segments Procter & Gamble has identified. Together‚ these six brands take four times the market share of Procter & Gamble’s nearest competitor. Which of the following is a disadvantage of Procter & Gamble’s differentiated marketing strategy? a- lost sales that would have been made with an undifferentiated marketing strategy across all segments b- lost customer
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What Is Stem Cell? A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell that has the potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. However‚ stem cells are distinguished from other cell types due to the following reasons: (1) They are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through infinite cell division‚ even after long periods of inactivity‚ (2) They can be induced into becoming a tissue- or organ specific cells with special function‚ such as muscle
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competition down to three classic strategies: cost leadership product differentiation; and market segmentation. These generic strategies represented the three ways in which an organization could provide its customers with what they wanted at a better price‚ or more effectively than others. Essentially Porter maintained that companies compete either on price (cost)‚ on perceived value (differentiation)‚ or by focusing on a very specific customer (market segmentation). Competing
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