COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Companies all seek a competitive advantage‚ as that will give them the opportunity to sustain profits that exceeds the average in their industry. The three major competitive advantages are differentiation‚ cost and response. Companies can therefore either gain a competitive advantage by offering a unique product differentiation‚ by offering similar products at a lower cost or by offering products at a time and place where the customer are in need of the product. Differentiation:
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Hotel/Motel Market Analysis Developing a business plan for an existing business or conducting a feasibility study for a new venture requires a thorough analysis of market conditions. Market conditions in your area have a significant impact on the profitability of your hotel or motel. The strength of the local lodging market affects how many rooms you can sell and the rates that you can charge. This guidebook will help you analyze your market so that you can gauge the potential of your operation
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complementary goods or services (replacement batteries) Y = income of consumers A = advertising and promotion expenditures by Toyota‚ Honda‚ and General Motors (GM) AC = competitors’ advertising and promotion expenditures N = size of the potential target market (demographic factors) CP = consumer tastes and preferences for a “greener” form of transportation PE = expected future price appreciation or depreciation of hybrid autos TA = purchase adjustment time period T/S = taxes or subsidies on hybrid autos
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Competitive advantage and strategies are important for companies to understand and utilize. Competitive advantage allows a company to stay ahead of its competition. Strategy on the other hand allows a company to have a plan for success. According to the article “Winning strategy for business‚ Response books”‚ “Strategy comes to be defined in every company with two independent and simultaneous processes” (Gorapaj‚ 2010‚ p.334). In order for Napster to see success and longevity in the online music
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Dollar General Industry And Competitive Analysis Dollar General Industry and Competitive Analysis INDUSTRY The first step to understanding a company is to examine its industry. There are four main areas to consider when analyzing an industry. These include: Competitors There are several different types of stores within the discount retail industry‚ and for comparison’s sake‚ the industry is further broken into many segments. DG is in the market segment known as the dollar store category
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MARKET ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS Physical Environment Jamaica is located in the Caribbean South of Cuba and is smaller in comparison to the State of Connecticut. Jamaica encompasses an area of 10‚991 sq km of water and mostly mountainous land‚ the highest point being Blue Mountain Peak at 2‚256 m. The terrain is narrow with discontinuous coastal plain. The climate consists of a tropical‚ hot‚ and humid weather pattern. The country experiences hurricanes mostly between July and November. It is
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ECO/365– Principles of Microeconomics– Final Exam Study Guide 2013 Remember to check out ACCNerd.com for the latest updates! 1) If average movie ticket prices rise by about 5 percent and attendance falls by about 2 percent‚ other things being equal‚ the elasticity of demand for movie tickets is about: B. 0.4 2) A basic difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics is that microeconomics C. examines the choices made by individual participants in an economy‚ while macroeconomics
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Case Study Ecotourism Sarawak Malaysia Tourism is the fastest growing industries in the world‚ employing over 120 million people. LEDC’s use tourism as an aid to develop their country. While tourism can bring huge advantages such as employment‚ improvements to the infrastructure of the country it has to be able to balance this with the disadvantages tourism brings. Too much tourism can result in the harm to natural environment and mass tourism can result in the loss of local cultures and traditions
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The Bosman case and its influences on the competitive balance in the European football market Introduction Jean–Marc Bosman was a football player in the first division in Belgium and wanted to play for the French team Dunkerque after his contract expired in 1990. The transfer did not succeed because Dunkerque´s transfer fee was not high enough so his club RFC Liége refused and Bosman had to wait for a higher offer. Subsequently Bosman sued against the FIFA rules and ought to be proved right
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