Definition: Where a business decides to position a new product of service in relation to customer perceptions and the
positioning of competitors.
Marketing strategy
medium-to-long-term plan for meeting the marketing
objectives, delivered through the marketing mix.
Market Mapping
a grid plotting where each existing brand sits on scales based on two important
features of a market; e.g. Luxury/economy and high/low price
Niche and mass Markets
Using market mapping you can identify a nice market not yet been
filled or a mass market with potential gaps
Linked to how competitive a market is or how much
added value you can add - nice markets deemed more
'luxury/specialist' goods
Competitiveness
Businesses aim to gain competitive advantage; the
ability to perform in one or more ways (7ps) that
competitors cannot or will not match.
This can also be achieved through product differentiation
Market Research
Research needs to be conducted on the market,
competitors, customers needs and wants (7ps) to
ensure the positioning of a brand is competitive and
successful
Product Differentiaton
The degree to which consumers perceive that your
brand is different from its competitors
USP
Marketing Mix
7P's
Added Value
the difference between cost of making a product and the price that a
company can get for its goods. This is determined by the consumers
perception of how much a product is worth (willingness to pay)
A business can position a brand carefully to help value - a product
well positioned as luxury/ glamorous good can bee seen as worth
more in the eyes of the customer and therefore sold at a higher
price.
Link to price elasticity - how much will demand
change based on price placed on a pproduct