A fresh and thorough examination of competitive marketing strategy. This new introductory text highlights the importance of adopting new marketing practices to reap most benefit from the business opportunities of the twenty-first century

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Marketing strategy -- 2 Product portfolio and marketing capabilities -- 3 Industry and competition -- 4 The marketing environment -- 5 Customer and market analysis -- 6 Sustainable...

1. Marketing strategy : introduction and overview -- 2. Portfolio analysis -- 3. Analysis of the business enterprise -- 4. Industry analysis -- 5. Market analysis -- 6. Analysing competition -- 7. Analysing the business environment -- 8. Analysing the customer in the market place -- 9....

Strategy formulation is a complex process and one which warrants the benefit of mechanisms which can help to simplify situation analysis. Modern‐day thinking takes us into the realms of strategic intent and core competencies as the prime mechanisms for formulating strategies. Looks closely at...

Addresses the issue of formulating strategic plans. A variety of techniques are suggested in the literature. Reports on the use of two of these techniques in helping to formulate strategic plans in the operating division of a large multinational company. The Porter forces of competition model...