Gurus On Marketing
Gurus On Marketing
Gurus On Marketing
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Porter’s Generic Competitive Strategies<br />
Michael Porter, strategy guru, presented his generic strategies for<br />
businesses to consider relating to winning and sustaining competitive<br />
advantage. These strategies are cost leadership (the firm sets<br />
out to become the low cost producer in its sector), differentiation<br />
(where a firm seeks to be unique in its sector) and focus (focusing on<br />
specific segments). This is explained in some detail in chapter four.<br />
Boston Consulting Group<br />
– Product Portfolio Matrix<br />
This matrix has been devised by a consulting firm rather than an individual<br />
guru. This matrix is used in product portfolio planning, and<br />
many marketing gurus and writers including Philip Kotler refer to it<br />
in their writings.<br />
The focus of the matrix is on market growth and relative market share.<br />
Each strategic business unit has to determine its annual growth rate<br />
in the market. This rate could be either ‘high’ (say 10 per cent) or ‘low’<br />
(say 2 per cent).<br />
Each business unit has to determine its relative market share. This<br />
could be ‘high’ market share or ‘low’ market share.<br />
The strategic business units are then positioned in the matrix according<br />
to the information provided. These strategic business units are<br />
then classified as ‘cash cows’ or ‘dogs’ or ‘problem children’ or ‘stars’.<br />
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