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Chapter 9 Marketing Strategy Reformulation: The Control Process In this chapter, you will learn about… 1. Strategic Change Sources of Strategic Change Strategic Change: Threat or Opportunity? 2. Operations Control Nature of Marketing Cost Analysis Product-Service Mix Control Sales Control Marketing Channel Control 9-2 In this chapter, you will learn about… 3. Considerations in Marketing Control Problems versus Symptoms Effectiveness versus Efficiency Data versus Information 9-3 Components of Marketing Control MARKETING CONTROL Strategic Control Operations Control Doing things right Doing the right things 9-4 Remedial Actions under.. Strategic Control Operations Control Improving effectiveness in seeking opportunities and mitigating threats in the environment Focus on heightening the marketing effort or identifying ways to improve efficiency 9-5 Strategic Change Change in the environment that will affect the long-run well-being of the organization 9-6 Sources of Strategic Change Market Evolution (Calcium) Technological Innovation (DVDs) Market Redefinition (Electronic banking) Change in Marketing Channels (Internet) 9-7 Dealing with Strategic Change Attempt to marshal the resources necessary to alter its technical and marketing capabilities to fit market-success requirements. Shift emphasis to product markets where match between success requirements and the firm’s distinctive competency is clear. Leave the industry. 9-8 Goal of Operations Control To Improve the Productivity of Marketing Efforts Purpose of MarketingCost Analysis To trace, assign, or allocate costs to a specified marketing activity or entity in a manner that accurately displays the financial contribution of activities or entities to the organization. It is based on the principle that certain costs are directly or indirectly assignable to every market segment. Marketing Segment Variables for Cost Analysis Marketing Channels Elements of Product-Service Offering Sales Divisions, District, or Territories Type or Size of Customers 9-11 Issues in Cost Allocation How should costs be allocated to separate market segments? What costs should be allocated? Should all costs be allocated to market segments? 9-12 Product-Service Mix Control Assessing the performance of the offerings Sales (Kodak vs. Fuji) Market Share (Goodyear) Appraising financial worth of productservice offerings Assign costs to offerings (red-eye flight) Contribution-margin approach (gas station) 9-13 Sales Control Sales Control Behavioral Aspects Sales Effort Allocation of Selling-Time Cost Aspects Performance Expenses Sales-function Administration Measures to Assess Sales Performance Sales Revenue Penetration of Accounts in Sales Territory Gross Profit Sales Call Frequency Selling and Sales Administration Expenses 9-15 Example of Disaggregating Service Station Costs for Product-Service Mix Control ($’000) Department Total Gasoline General Merchandise Automobile Service Sales $4000 $2000 $1700 $300 COGS and Variable Expenses $3000 $1600 $1220 $180 Contribution Margin $1000 $400 $480 $120 Fixed Expenses $900 $500 $310 $90 Net Income $100 ($100) $170 $30 Performance Summary for Two Sales Reps (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Account Category Potential Accts in Sales Dt. Active Accts. Sales Volume Gross Profit Total Calls Selling Expenses Sales Admin. A 80 60 $48000 $14000 195 $18400 B 60 40 $44000 $15400 200 $17900 C 40 10 $25000 $12250 50 $11250 D 20 6 $33000 $16500 42 $9000 Totals 200 116 $150000 $58550 487 $56550 $10000 Selected Operating Indices of Sales Performance Selling Expenses / Active Account (Col 6 Col 2) Contribution to Sales Admin. (Gross Profit – Selling Expenses) Account Category Sales Volume / Active Account (Col 3 Col 4) Gross Profit / Active Account (Col 4 Col 2) A $800 $240 $307 -$67 B $1100 $385 $448 -$63 C $2500 $1225 $1125 $100 D $5500 $2750 $1500 $1250 Selected Operating Indices of Sales Performance Account Category Account Penetration (Col 2 Col 3) Call Frequency / Active Account (Col 5Col 2) Selling Expenses per Call (Col 6 Col 5) Gross Profit % / Active Account (Col 4 Col 3) A 75% 3.25 $94.36 30% B 67% 5.00 $89.50 35% C 25% 5.00 $225.00 49% D 30% 7.00 $214.29 50% Marketing Channel Control Assess Environmental and Organizational Factors Evaluate Profitability of Marketing Channels 9-20 Types of Costs in Marketing Channel Control OrderGetting Cost OrderServicing Cost Include sales expenses and advertising allowances Include packaging and delivery costs, warehousing costs, and billing costs 9-21 Disaggregated Costs of Furniture Improvement Products for Marketing Channel Control ($’000) Marketing Channel Total Furniture Stores Hardware Stores Home Improvement Stores Sales $12000 $5000 $5000 $2000 COGS $8000 $3500 $3100 $1400 $4000 $1500 $1900 $600 Selling $1000 $617 $216 $167 Advertising $750 $450 $150 $150 Pkg & Delivery $800 $370 $300 $130 Warehousing $400 $200 $150 $50 Billing $600 $300 $250 $50 Total Expenses $3550 $1937 $1066 $547 Net Income (Loss) $450 ($437) $834 $53 Gross Margin Expenses Considerations in Marketing Control Problems versus Symptoms Data versus Information Effectiveness versus Efficiency 9-23