SWOT Analysis A scan of the internal and external environment is an important part of the strategic planning process. Environmental factors internal to the firm usually can be classified as strengths (S) or weaknesses (W)‚ and those external to the firm can be classified as opportunities (O) or threats (T). Such an analysis of the strategic environment is referred to as a SWOT analysis. The SWOT analysis provides information that is helpful in matching the firm’s resources and capabilities
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the external environment (part 1) What’s going on out there now and in the future? Environmental influences in the broadest sense Macro/general environment: PESTEL Environmental influences related to the dynamics of the industry under question Competitive environment: Porter’s Five Forces (Porter‚ 1980) Example PESTEL The automobile industry Political – Climate change agenda – Fuel prices – Expansion of EU Economic – – – – Changes in disposable income Exchange rates
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PESTEL ANALYSIS - UNILEVER GLOBAL PESTEL analysis - UNILEVER A scan of the external macro environment in which the firm operates can be expressed in terms of following factors: Political Economical Social Technological PESTEL analysis is a useful strategic tool for understanding market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and direction for operations. The headings of PESTEL are a framework for reviewing a situation‚ and can in addition to SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces models
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MEC30071: Research Analysis-Kyu Chul Kim 1 Research Analysis Handong Global University MEC30071 - Marketing Research Presented to: Stephen D. Strombeck By: Kyu Chul Kim (20700059) June 12‚ 2011 MEC30071: Research Analysis-Kyu Chul Kim 2 Introduction It takes some amount of time looking through the shelf with dozen of shampoo brands displayed in a supermarket. Some people takes a while picking up several shampoos to compare while others choose their shampoos instantly and go. What
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External analysis How can a smartphone company use external analysis to gain competitive advantage? 1. Apply 5 forces model for the smartphone industry According to Hill and Jones‚ the five forces model serves the purpose to identify opportunities and threats in the external business environment‚ by analysing “competitive forces” (Hill & Jones‚ 2012‚ p. 42). Once created by Michel E. Porter this particular framework functioned as a useful tool for managers to approach the external analysis.
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T 1.2 Introduction Oriflame is a Swedish beauty selling company‚ which offers over 1.000 different products such as skin care‚ cosmetics‚ fragrances‚ personal and hair care‚ and other wellness products. Oriflame operates in more than 60 countries in the world‚ besides it is the market leader in more than half of those countries. Oriflame’s first entries were in Northern Europe. After settling in those Scandinavian markets‚ Oriflame expended in other European countries such as the United Kingdom
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SWOT Analysis Strength 1. Strong Financial position of P & G 2. Brand Loyalty 3. High Quality Products 4. Well known brand 5. Availability of Products in Different Sizes 6. Large Network for Distribution 7. Consumer Trust Weakness 1.Strong competition with clinic all clear 2.Lagging behind Clinic all clear in terms of creative campaign 3. Less popularity in rural areas compare to urban areas in India 4.Higher price than other brands makes it less popular with lower income classes Opportunity
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SWOT analysis In an earlier part of this section we outlined what was meant by a strategy. We now consider how a strategy may be formed. To determine what their strategy should be managers must consider the internal strengths and weaknesses of their organisation and compare these with the external opportunities and threats. This process is known as SWOT analysis. Strengths are internal factors that a firm may build on to develop a strategy. For example‚ they may include: • Marketing strengths
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------------------------------------------------- UK Retail Food Sector ------------------------------------------------- A Competitive and Strategic Analysis with Core Focus on Tesco and Sainsbury 2011-2012 Dissertation by: JIGAR .C.DHABALIA 1006497 ------------------------------------------------- Contents | Preface ……………………………………………………......……. | 4 | | Acknowledgement ……………………………………..………... | 5 | | | | 1. | Research Methodology | | | | | | 1.1 Research Objectives
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A PESTEL ANALYSIS BY Judit Baksa Gergely Csaba Brian Fellers Iulian Ion Tamas Orbán company background • Pepsi-Cola Company was founded in 1898 • Today‚ PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient • • • • snacks‚ foods and beverages Revenues of more than $43 billion Over 198‚000 employees Merged with PepsiAmericas and Pepsi Bottling Group in 2009 Major brands among others: • Pepsi‚ Tropicana‚ Mountain Dew‚ Dole‚ Lipton‚ Starbucks‚ 7UP‚ Lay’s‚ Doritos‚ Gatorade‚ etc. political
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