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What are the four steps involved in strategic planning?
What are the four steps involved in strategic planning?
- Mission definition, team building, market research, product promotion
- Defining mission, setting objectives, designing business portfolio, developing functional plans (correct)
- Setting goals, analyzing competition, resource allocation, tactical implementation
- Mission statement, market analysis, product development, financial planning
What should the company's mission be consistent with?
What should the company's mission be consistent with?
- Market environment (correct)
- Employee satisfaction
- Short-term financial goals
- Competitors' strategies
What guides decisions about the business portfolio?
What guides decisions about the business portfolio?
- Profit margin
- Employee feedback
- Detailed supporting goals and objectives (correct)
- Market trends
What is the purpose of analyzing and adjusting the current business portfolio?
What is the purpose of analyzing and adjusting the current business portfolio?
What do many companies now design for portfolio planning?
What do many companies now design for portfolio planning?
What is the focus of strategic planning?
What is the focus of strategic planning?
What is the primary focus of market segmentation?
What is the primary focus of market segmentation?
What does market targeting involve?
What does market targeting involve?
What is the starting point for effective positioning?
What is the starting point for effective positioning?
What does marketing analysis provide inputs to?
What does marketing analysis provide inputs to?
What does a detailed marketing plan translate corporate and marketing strategies into?
What does a detailed marketing plan translate corporate and marketing strategies into?
What does marketing control involve?
What does marketing control involve?
What are the key components of a marketing plan?
What are the key components of a marketing plan?
What is the main concern regarding the four Ps concept?
What is the main concern regarding the four Ps concept?
What is essential for designing an integrated marketing mix to reach target consumers?
What is essential for designing an integrated marketing mix to reach target consumers?
What is crucial for evaluating the results of marketing strategies and ensuring that objectives are achieved?
What is crucial for evaluating the results of marketing strategies and ensuring that objectives are achieved?
What plays a crucial role in a company's strategic planning by providing a marketing concept philosophy and identifying attractive market opportunities?
What plays a crucial role in a company's strategic planning by providing a marketing concept philosophy and identifying attractive market opportunities?
What is important for effective marketing in terms of departmental organization?
What is important for effective marketing in terms of departmental organization?
What are the redefined four As in marketing, as mentioned in the text?
What are the redefined four As in marketing, as mentioned in the text?
What is the role of marketing leaders, such as the chief marketing officer, in the strategic planning process at the corporate level?
What is the role of marketing leaders, such as the chief marketing officer, in the strategic planning process at the corporate level?
What is the purpose of business portfolio analysis in strategic planning?
What is the purpose of business portfolio analysis in strategic planning?
What are the four quadrants in the growth-share matrix developed by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)?
What are the four quadrants in the growth-share matrix developed by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)?
How are most standard portfolio analysis methods evaluating strategic business units (SBUs)?
How are most standard portfolio analysis methods evaluating strategic business units (SBUs)?
What is the starting point of the strategic planning process at the corporate level?
What is the starting point of the strategic planning process at the corporate level?
What are the four strategies a company can pursue for each Strategic Business Unit (SBU)?
What are the four strategies a company can pursue for each Strategic Business Unit (SBU)?
What is the role of dogs in the Growth-Share Matrix?
What is the role of dogs in the Growth-Share Matrix?
What does the product/market expansion grid identify?
What does the product/market expansion grid identify?
What is the logic of marketing strategy aimed at achieving?
What is the logic of marketing strategy aimed at achieving?
How do SBUs change positions in the growth-share matrix over time?
How do SBUs change positions in the growth-share matrix over time?
What is market segmentation primarily concerned with?
What is market segmentation primarily concerned with?
Study Notes
Strategic Planning and Business Portfolio Design
- The Growth-Share Matrix categorizes business units as question marks, stars, cash cows, and dogs based on market share and market growth.
- Question marks require a lot of cash and management must decide which ones to build into stars and which to phase out.
- Dogs are low-growth, low-share businesses that may absorb managerial energy and attention.
- Cash cows are cash-generating machines, but a portfolio with only cash cows is not sustainable in the long run.
- The company must determine the future role of each Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and can pursue one of four strategies for each SBU: invest, hold, harvest, or divest.
- SBUs change positions in the growth-share matrix over time, starting as question marks, becoming stars, then cash cows, and eventually dying off or turning into dogs.
- Many companies have moved to more customized and decentralized approaches to strategic planning, tailored to their specific situations and led by cross-functional teams.
- Marketing plays a crucial role in achieving profitable growth, identifying market opportunities, and crafting strategies for capturing them.
- The product/market expansion grid is a portfolio-planning tool that identifies growth opportunities through market penetration, development, product development, or diversification.
- Market penetration, development, product development, and diversification are strategies for achieving growth in different market segments or with new products.
- Marketing strategy is the logic by which the company aims to create customer value and achieve profitable customer relationships.
- Market segmentation involves dividing a market into distinct groups of buyers with different needs, characteristics, or behaviors.
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Test your knowledge of strategic planning and business portfolio design with this quiz. Explore concepts such as the Growth-Share Matrix, strategic business unit strategies, product/market expansion grid, marketing's role in growth, and market segmentation. Assess your understanding of portfolio planning and marketing strategies for sustainable business growth.
