Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chapter Twenty-five
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Competitive Advantage
Michael Porters Five Forces Model
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Market-based
Market share Recall share
Process-based
Marketing skills audit Comparison of relative costs
Advertising share Comparison of winning versus losing competitors R&D share Identifying high-leverage phenomena
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Brand Equity
Defined as a set of brand assets and liabilities linked to a brand, its name and symbol, that add or subtract from the value provided by the product
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Brand Equity
Source: David A. Aaker, Managing Brand Equity. New York: The Free Press, 1994.
Marketing Research 9th Edition Aaker, Kumar, Day
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Characteristics of an organization that has successfully implemented TQM Continuous training and education of everyone in the
organization Establishment of quantifiable measures of progress Formation of cross functional teams that are empowered and motivated Use of formal tools, techniques to maintain quality
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Benchmarking
Identify what is to be benchmarked Identify comparative companies Determine data collection method, and collect data Determine current performance levels
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Benchmarking (Contd.)
Communicate benchmark findings, and gain acceptance
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Buyer-centricity
Provide services that help customers make informed decisions on buying better and cheaper products more easily Help buyers to buy rather than help sellers to sell Help consumers maximize the efficiency, productivity, and marketable value of personal assets as money, time, information, attention and emotional commitment Present offerings relevant to the buyers unique individual characteristics and that recognize what customers currently seek to achieve
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