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市场营销战略与市场细分
选用教材
营销管理
[美]菲利普•科特勒著第十一版
上海经济出版社
第四章市场营销战略与市场细分
教学目的:
通过本章学习使学生理解企业要在制定正确的市场营销战略的基础上学会使这些策略协调配合,得到最佳的市场营销组合战略,基于此进行具体的市场细分与选择目标市场的营销活动。
教学重点:
市场营销组合战略的含义、编制营销计划、市场细分
教学难点:
怎样编制营销计划、市场细分的策略
教学时数:
6学时(讲授、讨论)
教学内容与步骤:
Chapter4
MarketingStrategy,MarketSegmentsandSelectingTargetMarkets
Inthischapter,wewilladdressthefollowingquestions:
■Howcanacompanymakesuitablemarketmixstrategies?
■Howcanacompanyidentifythesegmentsthatmakeupamarket?
■Whatcriteriacanacompanyusetochoosethemostattractivetargetmarket?
Strategicplanning:
threekeyareasandfourorganizationallevels
Strategicplanningcallsforactioninthreekeyareas:
Thefirstismanagingacompany'sbusinessesasaninvestmentportfolio.Thesecondinvolvesassessingeachbusiness'sstrengthbyconsideringthemarket'sgrowthrateandthecompany'spositionandfitinthatmarket.Thethirdisestablishingastrategy.Foreachbusiness,thecompanymustdevelopagameplanforachievingitslong-runobjectives.
Tounderstandmarketingmanagement,wemustunderstandstrategicplanning.
Mostlargecompaniesconsistoffourorganizationallevels;thecorporatelevel,thedivisionlevel,thebusinessunitlevel,andtheproductlevel.Corporateheadquartersisresponsiblefordesigningacorporatestrategicplantoguidethewholeenterprise;itmakesdecisionsontheamountofresourcestoallocatetoeachdivision,aswellasonwhichbusinessestostartoreliminate.Eachdivisionestablishesadivisionplancoveringtheallocationoffundstoeachbusinessunitwithinthedivision.Eachbusinessunitdevelopsastrategicplantocarrythatbusinessunitintoaprofitablefuture.Finally,eachproductlevel(productline,brand)withinabusinessunitdevelopsamarketingplanforachievingitsobjectivesinitsproductmarket.
Themarketingplanoperatesattwolevels:
strategicandtactical.Thestrategicmarketingplanlaysoutthetargetmarketsandthevaluepropositionthatwillbeoffered,basedonananalysisofthebestmarketopportunities.Thetacticalmarketingplanspecifiesthemarketingtactics,includingproductfeatures,promotion,merchandising,pricing,saleschannels,andservice.
Themarketingplanisthecentralinstrumentfordirectingandcoordinatingthemarketingeffort.Today,themarketingdepartmentdoesnotsetthemarketingplanbyitself.Plansaredevelopedbyteams,withinputsandsign-offsfromeveryimportantfunction.Theseplansarethenimplementedattheappropriatelevelsoftheorganization.Resultsaremonitored,andcorrectiveactionistakenwhennecessary.
Corporateanddivisionstrategicplanning
Bypreparingstatementsofmission,policy,strategy,andgoals,headquartersestablishestheframeworkwithinwhichthedivisionsandbusinessunitspreparetheirplans.SomecorporationsgivealotoffreedomtotheirbusinessunitstosettheirownsalesandprofitgoalsandStrategies,Otherssetgoalsfortheirbusinessunitsbutletthemdeveloptheirownstrategies.Stillotherssetthegoalsandparticipateindevelopingindividualbusinessunitstrategies.
Definingthecorporatemission
Anorganizationexiststoaccomplishsomething:
tomakecars,lendmoney,provideanight'slodging,andsoon.Itsspecificmissionorpurposeisusuallyclearwhenthebusinessstarts.Overtimethemissionmaychange,totakeadvantageofnewopportunitiesorrespondtonewmarketconditions.Achangeditsmissionfrombeingtheworld'slargestonlinebookstoretoaspiringtobecometheworld'slargestonlinestore.eBaychangeditsmissionfromrunningonlineauctionsforcollectorstorunningonlineauctionscoveringallkindsofgoods.
Establishingstrategicbusinessunits
Mostcompaniesoperateseveralbusinesses.Theyoftendefinetheirbusinessesintermsofproducts:
Theyareinthe"autobusiness"orthe"clothingbusiness";butLevittarguedthatmarketdefinitionsofabusinessaresuperiortoproductdefinitions.
Thepurposeofidentifyingthecompany'sstrategicbusinessunitsistodevelopseparatestrategiesandassignappropriatefunding.Seniormanagementknowsthatitsportfolioofbusinessesusuallyincludesanumberof'yesterday'shas-beens"aswellas”tomorrow’sbreadwinners.'Yetitcannotrelyonimpressions;itneedsanalyticaltoolstoclassifyitsbusinessesbyprofitpotential.Twoofthebest-knownbusinessportfolioevaluationmodelsaretheBostonConsultingGroupmodelandtheGeneralElectricmodel.
Thebostonconsultinggroupapproach
TheBostonConsultingGroup(BCG),aleadingmanagementconsultingfirm,developedandpopularizedthegrowth-sharematrixshowninFigure4.2.Theeightcirclesrepresentthecurrentsizesandpositionsofeightbusinessunitsinahypotheticalcompany.Thesizeofthecircledependsonthedollarvolumeofeachbusiness.Thus,thetwolargestbusinessesare5and6.Thelocationofeachbusinessunitindicatesitsmarketgrowthrateandrelativemarketshare.
THEGROWTH-SHAREMATRIXthemarketgrowthrateontheverticalaxisindicatestheannualgrowthrateofthemarketinwhichthebusinessoperates.InFigure4.2,itrangesfrom0percentto20percent.Amarketgrowthrateabove10percentisconsideredhigh.Relativemarketshare,whichismeasuredonthehorizontalaxis,referstotheSBU'smarketsharerelativetothatofitslargestcompetitorinthesegment.Itservesasameasureofthecompany'sstrengthinthatmarketsegment.Arelativemarketshareof0.1meansthatthecompany'ssalesvolumeisonly10percentoftheleader's;arelativeshareof10meansthatthecompany'sSBUistheleaderandhas10timesthesalesofthenext-strongestcompetitorinthatmarket.Relativemarketshareisdividedintohighandlowshare,using1.0asthedividingline.Relativemarketshareisdrawninlogscale,sothatequaldistancesrepresentthesamepercentageincrease.
SBUSTRATEGIESTheCompany’snexttaskistodeterminewhatobjective,strategy,andbudgettoassigntoeachSBU.Fourstrategiescanbepursued:
build,hold,harvest,ordivest.Buildingisappropriateforquestionmarkswhosemarketsharesmustgrowiftheyaretobecomestars.Theholdstrategyisappropriateforstrongcashcowsiftheyaretocontinueyieldinglargepositivecashflows.
THESBULIFECYCLEAstimepasses;SBUschangetheirpositioninthegrowth-sharematrix.SuccessfulSBUshavealifecycle.Theystartasquestionmarks,becomestars,thencashcows,andfinallydogs.Forthisreason,companiesshouldexaminenotonlytheirbusinesses'currentpositionsinthegrowth-sharematrix(asinasnapshot)butalsotheirmovingpositions(asinamotionpicture).IfagivenSBU'sexpectedtrajectoryisnotsatisfactory,thecorporationshouldaskitsmanagertoproposeanewstrategyandthelikelyresultingtrajectory.
Thegeneralelectricmodel
AnSub’sappropriateobjectivecannotbedeterminedsolelybyitspositioninthegrowth-sharematrix.Ifadditionalfactorsareconsidered,GeneralElectric(GE)canseethegrowth-sharematrixasaspecialcaseofamultifactorportfoliomatrixsuchasthatpioneered.ThismodelisshowninFigure4.3(a),whereonecompany'ssevenbusinessesareplotted.Thistimethesizeofeachcirclerepresentsthesizeoftherelevantmarketratherthanthesizeofthecompany'sbusiness.Thedarkbrownshadedpartofthecirclerepresentsthatbusiness'smarketshare.Thus,thecompany'sclutchbusinessoperatesinamoderate-sizedmarketandenjoy
Critiqueofportfoliomodels
InadditiontotheBCGandGEmodels,otherportfoliomodelshavebeendeveloped,particularlytheArthurD.LittlemodelandtheShelldirectional-policymodel?
Portfoliomodelshavehelpedmanagerstothinkmorestrategically,understandtheeconomicsoftheirbusinessesbetter,improvethequalityoftheirplans,improvecommunicationbetweenbusinessandcorporatemanagement,pinpointinformationgapsandimportantissues,eliminateweakerbusinesses,andstrengthentheirinvestmentinmorepromisingbusinesses.
However,portfoliomodelsmustbeusedcautiously.Theymayleadthecompanytoplacetoomuchemphasisonmarket-sharegrowthandentryintohigh-growthbusinessesortoneglectitscurrentbusinesses.Theresultsaresensitivetotheratingsandweightsandcanbemanipulatedtoproduceadesiredlocationinthematrix.
Furthermore,becausethesemodelsuseanaveragingprocess,twoormorebusinessesmayendupinthesamecellpositionbutdiffergreatlyinunderlyingratingsandweights.Manybusinesseswillendupinthemiddleofthematrixasaresultofaveragingtheratings,andthismakesithardtoknowwhattheappropriatestrategyshouldbe.Finally,themodelsfailtoshowthesynergiesbetweentwoormorebusinesses.Companiesneedtofocusoncustomersegmentsthatbuyfromseveralofthecompany'sbusinessunits,ratherthanthosethatselloneproductatatime.Thereisadangerofterminatingalosingbusinessunitthatactuallyprovidesanessentialcorecompetenceormarketofferingneededbyseveralotherbusinessunits?
Planningnewbusinesses,downsizingolderbusinesses
Thecompany'splansforitsexistingbus'messesallowittoprojecttotalsalesandprofits.Often,thesearelessthanwhatcorporatemanagementwantsthemtobe.Ifthereisagapbetweenfuturedesiredsalesandprojectedsales,corporatemanagementwouldhavetodeveloporacquirenewbusinessestofillit.
INTENSIVEGROWTHCorporatemanagement'sfirstcourseofactionshouldbeareviewofwhetheranyopportunitiesexistforimprovingitsexistingbusinesses'performance.Ansoffhasproposedausefulframeworkfordetectingnewintensivegrowthopportunitiescalleda"product-marketexpansiongrid"(Figure4.5)?
Thecompanyfirs