Strategic marketing and marketing strategy: domain‚ definition‚ fundamental issues and foundational premises Rajan Varadarajan Received: 20 April 2009 / Accepted: 24 September 2009 / Published online: 28 October 2009 # Academy of Marketing Science 2009 Abstract This paper proposes a domain statement for strategic marketing as a field of study and delineates certain issues fundamental to the field. It also proposes a definition for marketing strategy‚ the focal organizational strategy construct
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1.IntroductionGlobalization has become a driving force for many industries in today ’s world. Many successfully-growing companies have realized that going beyond the borders of their domestic market is the key growth strategy. Not only does an international expansion evolve as a reaction to ongoing globalization‚ but it is also a way to stay ahead of the ever-intensifying competition. Whenever customers are spread out geographically‚ the presence in every key market is crucial for the business to
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The following report describes and analyses Myer’s generic and distinctive marketing strategies‚ as well as providing accurate industry‚ competitor‚ market‚ and SWOT analysis’. Evaluation of Myers’ marketing strategy is conducted‚ thus analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the strategy. Finally the report recommends possible future courses of actions available to Myer‚ in order to improve profits and prevent mistakes in the future. 2.0 BACKGROUND OF MYER Myer was established
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pricing‚ etc. Price skimming is a pricing strategy in which a marketer sets a relatively high price for a product or service at first‚ and then lowers the price over time where a new‚ innovative‚ or much-improved product is launched onto a market. The objective with skimming is to “skim” off customers who are willing to pay more to have the product sooner; prices are lowered later when demand from the “early adopters” falls. The success of a price-skimming strategy is largely dependent on the inelasticity
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promotional strategy is essential for any business in entering a new market. The promotional strategy will aim to direct the promotional activities in line with the business’ overall company aim. It is effective to adopt an integrated marketing strategy where all elements of marketing are in line with the organisations wider strategy and to take a market orientated approach (Jobber and Lancaster‚ 2003) QKC will have differing aims in the short‚ medium and long term and the promotional strategies will need
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Team : Hetong Xu; Jin Liu; Jieqi Jin. Blue Ocean Strategy 1. What is a blue ocean strategy? What is a red ocean strategy? Explain these from the perspective of company‚ competition‚ costs‚ and markets. Blue ocean strategy‚ as a business method‚ is about company creating a new market or industry where there is no competitor. Companies play not by traditional rules‚ never use the competition as a benchmark. They could ether create greater value for customers at a higher cost or create reasonable
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Individual Assignment Panda Hotel – Marketing Research SUBJECT: HC2022H Student ID: HIH0848 Name: Jenzen Tse Lecture: Terry Sir Due date: 26/06/2013 CONTENTS Pages One of the biggest Hong Kong based organisations “Hopewell Holdings Limited” is an infrastructure and property company was founded by Sir Gordon Wu Ying Sheun. Hopewell
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INTRODUCTION In service industry‚ especially in the commercial sections of the hotel industry‚ it is necessary to be more market orientated. Therefore‚ in this industry‚ price itself is a market driven factor and it will affect future demand and eventually price can be used as a promotional aid for enticing new customers into the market or attracting them away from competitor. Minimum prices and/or value for money can be used as a sales image of the services if suitable. As has been previously
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1.0 Introduction Strategic Management permits the organization to achieve competitive advantage through the matching of resources and capabilities to the needs of the external environment‚ analysis of the organization‚ formulation and implementation of the strategy. This report explains the three stages of strategic management; strategic analysis‚ strategy formulation and strategy implementation of French Connection‚ UK. The analysis of French Connection‚ UK in this report includes two core areas
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Examining existing marketing strategies and tactics of Travelodge Existing marketing strategies: “Marketing strategies can have a broad impact on the business in terms of instilling a marketing orientation among all those in the firm: the way of thinking or philosophy of the whole organization. However‚ marketing strategies can alternatively be seen as dealing only with the development of competitive advantages directly associated with the marketing function such as customer loyalty and distribution
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