Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans
Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans
Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans
“To create the safest and most exciting car experience for
modern families”
Intensive is the
lowest risk and
Diversification is
the highest risk.
Source: Kotler, P. et al., 2019. Marketing Management. 4th European ed. Harlow Essex: Pearson.
Intensive Growth
1 2
Current
Increasing Risk
markets
3 4
New
markets
Integrative Growth.
Retailer
A) Vertical along the production process buys
• Backward (i.e. Tesco buying Booker wholesalers). wholesaler
Online
B) Horizontal, at the same stage of the production process buys
client
• Horizontal (i.e. Carphone Wharehouse and Dixons became facing
Dixons Carphone).
• Horizontal- Offers new unrelated products/ services to the same target market
segment/s in different markets
• Conglomerate- Offers new products/ services that are very different from
current ones, to a totally new market.
Activity: In your groups go to Kortex for PPM and read p83-84. Identify when
the growth strategy (Concentric, Horizontal or Conglomerate) you have been
assigned is most useful.
Can you think of any companies that have used this strategy?
Porter’s Three Generic Strategies.
Competitive Advantage
Broad
Target 1. Cost 2.
Leadership Differentiation
Competitive
Scope
Narrow 3b.
Target
3a. Cost Focus Differentiation
Focus
Contents of a Marketing Plan.