MARKETING MANAGEMENT 13 th  edition Chapter 10:  Crafting the Brand  Positioning Charlie Guzman crguzmanmd.blogspot.com Kotler Keller
Learning Objectives How can a firm choose and communicate an effective positioning in the market? How are brands differentiated? What marketing strategies are appropriate at each stage of the product life cycle? What are the implications of market evolution for marketing strategies?
Outline Developing and communicating a Positioning Strategy. Differentiation Strategies Product life cycle Marketing Strategies
Backbone of Marketing Strategy Segmentation Targeting Positioning
What is Positioning? Act of designing the company’s offering and image to occupy a distinctive place in the mind of the target market.
Example of Positioning
Example of Value Proposition Domino’s A good hot pizza, delivered promptly to your door, at a moderate price
Writing a Positioning Statement “ To young, active soft-drink consumers  who have little time for sleep, Mountain Dew  is the soft drink that gives you more energy  than any other brand because it has the  highest level of caffeine...You can stay alert  & keep going even when you haven’t  been able to get a good night’s sleep.”
Straddle Positioning Two frames of reference
Competitive frame of Reference Category Membership Products or sets of products w/ which a brand competes and which function as substitutes
Defining Associations Points-of-difference (PODs) Attributes or benefits consumers strongly associate with a brand, positively evaluate, and believe they could not find, to the same extent, with a competitive brand Points-of-parity (POPs) Associations that are not necessarily unique to the brand but may be shared with other brands
Conveying Category Membership Announcing category benefits Comparing to exemplars Relying on the product descriptor
Desirability Criteria for PODs Relevance Distinctiveness Believability
Deliverability Criteria for PODs Feasibility Communicability Sustainability
Examples of Negatively Correlated  Attributes and Benefits Low-price vs. High quality Taste vs. Low calories Nutritious vs. Good tasting Efficacious vs. Mild Powerful vs. Safe Strong vs. Refined Ubiquitous vs. Exclusive Varied vs. Simple
Addressing negatively correlated  PODs and POPs Launch separately Leverage equity of another entity Redefine negative relationship
Differentiation Strategies Competitive Advantage Ability to perform in one or more ways that competitors cannot or will not match. Leverageable advantage Customer advantage
Differentiation Strategies Product Channel Image Personnel
Various Product Differentiation Product form Features Performance Conformance Durability Reliability Reparability Style Design Ordering ease Delivery Installation Customer training Customer consulting Maintenance
Personnel Differentiation
Channel Differentiation
Image Differentiation
Identity and Image Identity:   The way a company aims to  identify or  position itself Image:  The way the public perceives the company or its products
Product Life Cycle (PLC)
Facts about Product life cycles Products have a limited life. Product sales pass through distinct stages. Profits rise and fall at different stages. Products require different marketing, financial, manufacturing, purchasing, and human resource strategies in each stage.
Common   PLC   Patterns
Style, Fashion, and Fad Life Cycles
Marketing strategies Introduction stage Pioneer advantage
Long-Range Product Market Expansion Strategy
Marketing strategies Introduction stage Pioneer advantage Growth stage Maturity stage Market modification Product modification Marketing program modification
Marketing Program Modification Prices Distribution Advertising Sales promotion Services
Marketing strategies Introduction stage Pioneer advantage Growth stage Maturity stage Market modification Product modification Marketing program modification Decline stage
Product in decline
Market Evolution Stages Emergence Growth Maturity Decline
Emerging   Markets Single-niche Multiple-niche Mass-market
Maturity Strategies
Achievements Proper selection and communication of effective positioning in the market. Brand differentiation Appropriate marketing strategies for each stage of the product life cycle. Implications of market evolution for marketing strategies.
Application in Health Care
MARKETING MANAGEMENT 13 th  edition Chapter 10:  Crafting the Brand  Positioning Charlie Guzman crguzmanmd.blogspot.com Kotler Keller

Crafting the brand positioning

Editor's Notes

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