Porter’s Five Forces model

Apply Porter’s Five Forces model to an analysis of the competitive environment for a given business situation.
: Define the target market as part of a marketing plan for a given situation.
: Classify a specified consumer product using the three-way consumer products classification system.
Develop an appropriate set of marketing objectives that support a given mission statement.
Develop a SWOT analysis for a given business situation.
: Select an appropriate distribution channel for a given marketing situation.
: Select an appropriate pricing strategy for a given marketing situation.
: Select an appropriate promotion strategy for a given marketing situation.
: Develop a tactical marketing plan that supports specified elements of a strategic marketing plan.
: Identify monitoring and control activities appropriate for a specified tactical marketing plan.

 

Company G is a well-established firm that is highly regarded in the electronics market. Its mission statement is
as follows:

“We enable consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing high-quality, innovative
electronic solutions.”

Company G’s engineers and designers have developed a line of small appliances that the company feels can be very
successful in the small-appliance market. The company feels that the current marketing plan for its products does
not put them in a position to reach the profit potential for the small appliances.

Success with the new line will depend upon an accurate assessment of the market and a well-crafted, effectively
implemented marketing plan that will fit in the current market.

As the marketing manager, you are charged with the responsibility of developing a new marketing plan that will
enable the company to reach the full profit potential of one small appliance from the new product line.

The president has suggested that you use the “clean sheet of paper” concept as you develop the plan; therefore,
during the time you are creating the new plan, all details of the company’s existing electronics marketing plan
are to be considered irrelevant. The intent is that current strategies, practices, etc., will be considered for
relevance and possible continuance only after your new plan has been presented to and is understood by top
management.

Given:
Company G’s team of engineers and designers have developed a line of top-quality small appliances, and through
concept and prototype testing, they have shown that the visual design features are very appealing to potential
buyers and give a distinct impression associated with quality and artistic elegance. Extensive testing has
demonstrated that the new products may be the most reliable line of products in the small-appliance industry.
Additionally, the team has designed a production process that is very efficient in terms of labor and
production-line time and that will result in very little raw materials waste. The combination of these
efficiencies and the relatively small front-end investment for this line will result in the company’s ability to
produce each of the products in the line at a cost that should enable them to emerge as the lowest-cost producer
in the small-appliance industry.

Company G has a low debt-to-equity ratio and a high credit rating. It enjoys excellent relationships with current
suppliers, but because of differences in material requirements, new raw material suppliers will be needed to
support the small appliance line. Company G will also need new suppliers for two component parts that will be
purchased ready for assembly into some of the small appliances.

The credit terms Company G offers to intermediaries in their distribution channel are typical for their industry.
Marketing research has shown that the company’s XG brand and logo are readily recognized by most categories of
electronics product consumers.
Prepare a three-year marketing plan for one of the small appliances from the new line.

Describe the specific appliance you have chosen. Carefully examine the details provided in the given Company G
marketing situation and identify the specific information that should be considered while developing the plan.
Consider other information from the real world that you should incorporate as you develop the plan. Include the
following sections in your plan:

A. Product Support of Mission Statement
1. Explain how the small appliance you have selected supports Company G’s mission statement provided in the
introduction.

B. Marketing Objectives
1. Describe the target market for the company’s product.
2. Select four marketing objectives for Company G consisting of one objective for each of the four marketing
strategies (product, distribution, price, and promotion).

C. Competitive Situation Analysis
1. Classify Company G’s products using the three-way consumer product classification system.
2. Analyze Company G’s competitive environment utilizing Porter’s Five Forces model of competitive forces.

D. SWOT Analysis
1. Describe three of Company G’s strengths related to the marketing of the new product.
a. Support your choice of each of these elements as strengths.
b. Identify at least two strengths that should be considered as core competencies.

2. Describe three areas where Company G has weaknesses related to the marketing of the new product.
a. Support your choice of each of these elements as weaknesses.

3. Describe three current or potential opportunities within the industry.
a. Support your choice of each of these as opportunities.

4. Describe three current or potential threats within the industry.
a. Support your choice of each of these as threats.

E. Marketing Strategies
1. Describe three strategies for each element of the market mix (product, distribution, price, and promotion)
that are appropriate for the target market. Strategies should be consistent with each other and supportive of the
related objective.
2. Explain why you feel this is the best mix to achieve the objectives.

F. Tactics and Action Plan
1. Develop an action plan for implementing the marketing strategies identified.
a. Include one task for each strategy identified.

2. Create a timeline outlining when each task is to be completed.

G. Monitoring Procedures
1. Describe the specific actions that will be taken to measure the effectiveness of the plan.

2. Create a timeline for these actions from part G1.

 

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