Marketing Myopia In this article‚ author Theodore Levitt explores the major factors that have an impact on the growth opportunities for organizations. With the help of examples from different industries such as the movie industry‚ the automobile industry‚ the petroleum industry‚ the grocery stores etc.‚ he highlights some common misconceptions and strategic errors made by firms that have led or may lead to their subsequent failure. The main point that he makes is that most of these organizations
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a recent case of marketing myopia TUESDAY‚ AUGUST 31‚ 2010 Brand Update : Can Ambassador be saved ? Recently the good old Ambassador was in the news that the brand owners - Hindustan Motors is planning to relaunch /rejuvenate this heritage brand. Both the brand and company is in deep crisis with HM posting losses of Rs 43 crore last year and its networth declining by about 50%. The company plans to relaunch the Amby in a new look and is planning to entrust a design house with the task. The
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Kodak Marketing Myopia: For 40 years‚ you couldn’t walk through Grand Central Station in New York without admiring the Kodak Coloramas. These 18×60 foot photographs showcased the Kodak brand to commuters‚ highlighting the creativity of great photography in a series of “Kodak moments.” Kodak marketing executives were adept at weaving the brand into the fabric of America for generations. In fact‚ at its peak‚ Kodak captured 90% of the US film market and was one of the world’s most valuable brands
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Marketing Myopia : Reading Notes Harvard Business Review often became references. “What business are you really in?” Mr Levitt explains that if we are not in the game anymore‚ it’s because of a failure in our management‚ not because of the lack of opportunities. We have to create these opportunities. The examples given show that lots of industries died because they “defined their business incorrectly”. You may have to define again your business‚ because a stagnant industry will not survive
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Critique Marketing Myopia In the article writer has emphasized on the matter that to be successful and sustainable in business‚ management need to aim at satisfying customer’s need rather than selling their products and services. Customer is the one about which business should be evolved and continuous emphasis should be made on how we can satisfy his needs and wants in better way rather than focusing on how to better the product. The better one is gauging the customer’s needs the more sustainable
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Market Myopia: Introduction: In 1960 Theodore Levitt wrote a famous article “Market myopia”‚ which is still famous in todays world. He introduced the famous question “what business you are really in”. Market myopia is a strategy that focuses on the product of the company rather than the need of the customer. A good example of market myopia is seen in ford motor company‚ they built a Edsel in late 1950s with the intent of being fashion able and large vehicle‚ they did a lot of marketing but at
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Summary Marketing Myopia This article provides basis for how to ensure continuous growth of a company. It also explains the misconception that marketing and selling a product is same thing. In actual both are different in spirit. Selling the product focuses on need of the seller and converting it into cash. While marketing is customer oriented it deals with satisfying the needs of the customers by means of product and the whole cluster of things associated with creating‚ delivering and finally consuming
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Ilya Lukashov BUS 300 Principles of Marketing Article analyses 5 of September‚ 2011 It is surprising how Theodore Levitt was able not only to pinpoint core principle of corporation development which utterly changed the minds of managers of majority big companies of that time. “Marketing Myopia” introduced the new business reality. It is a visionary work that is still popular in nowadays. Although article was written more than 50 years ago we still see the same problems today. Let`s take for
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Marketing Myopia Part A. Basics Concepts and Ideas 1. Near sighted (myopic) view of marketing that focuses on products rather that customers’ needs and wants results in company’s failure to adjust to changes in the market and leads to business’ decline 2. Too narrow definition of the market prevents companies from foreseeing threats from substitution and put them at risk of obsolescence 3. Success of a company depends on human organization and leadership. Part B. Implications
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21st Market Myopia Marketing myopia can be described as a disease for a company with many different symptoms. Some of the indications that a company has caught the illness are attitudes that say‚ “We’re fine the way we are‚ we don’t need change” or “That could never happen to us”‚ even “Our customers will never go elsewhere.” When a company has a viewpoint that they will forever be in business no matter what‚ they have thought terribly wrong. In today’s world it is important that companies evolve
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