Transcript Chapter11.ppt

Chapter Questions
• How do marketers identify primary competitors?
• How should we analyze competition?
– strategies, objectives, strengths, and weaknesses
• How can market leaders expand the total market
and defend market share?
• How should market challengers attack market
leaders?
• How can market followers compete effectively?
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Competition isn’t always bad!
Bill Cade’s crickets
Furniture industry
Satellite radio
WHEN?
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Five Forces Determining Segment
Structural Attractiveness
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Identifying Competitors
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Economic View of Competition
Pure Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Pure Competition
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Analyzing Competitors
Share of market
Share of mind
Share of heart
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Hypothetical Market Structure
10%
20%
Market Market
Nichers Follower
30%
Market
Challenger
40%
Market
Leader
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Expanding the Total Market
New customers
More usage
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Optimal Market Share
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Question
Why can profits decrease
as market share expands?
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Other Competitive Strategies
Market
Challengers
Market
Followers
Market
Nichers
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Fast Food Study
• McDonald’s is the market leader
• The “lighting rod” of criticism
• 1986 Hardee’s tries lower fat, no one follows.
• April 1991 McDonald’s introduces McLean
• July KFC and Arbys’ low fat products
• 2000 Subway becomes niche player
(sandwiches)
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Market Follower Strategies
Counterfeiter
Cloner
Imitator
Adapter
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Market Niche Strategies
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Balancing Orientations
CompetitorCentered
CustomerCentered
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Group Discussion
How do you attack a Category Leader?
Take a position:
1. The best way to challenge a leader is to
attack its strengths.
2. The best way to attack a leader is
to adopt a flanking strategy.
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