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Question 1
The _________________ process commences at corporate level. Here the organization sets out its overall
mission, purpose, and values.
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b) strategic planning
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The strategic planning process commences at corporate level. Here the organization sets out its overall mission,
purpose, and values. These are then converted into measurable goals that apply to the whole organization. Then,
depending upon the size of the organization, the range of businesses (SBUs) and/or products, the resources
allocated to help and support each one are determined. Each business and/or product develops detailed
functional and competitive strategies and plans, such as a marketing strategy and plan.
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Question 2
A statement about what an organization wants to become, which sets out an organization's future, is referred to
as:
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d) vision.
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The vision sets out an organization's future. A vision is a statement about what an organization wants to become.
It should give shape and direction to an organization's future. A vision should stretch an organization in terms of
its current position and performance yet at the same time it should help employees feel involved and motivated
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to be part of the organization's future.
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Question 3
A statement that sets out what the organization wishes to achieve in the long term is referred to as:
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a) mission.
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The mission represents what the organization wishes to achieve in the long term. It should be a broad statement
of intention as it sets out an organization's purpose and direction. It should be oriented to particular markets and
customers served. A mission applies to all parts of an organization and in that sense serves to bind the many
parts of an organization together.
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Question 4
Organizational values are important because they:
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c) help guide behaviour and the recruitment and selection decisions.
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Organizational values are important because they can help to guide and constrain not only behaviour but also the
recruitment and selection decisions. Without them individuals tend to pursue behaviours that are in line with
their own individual value systems, which may lead to inappropriate behaviours and a failure to achieve the
overall goals.
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Question 5
Large organizations create ______________, which assume the role of a separate company and create their own
strategies and plans in order to achieve their corporate goals and contribution to the overall organization.
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b) strategic business units
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In some very large organizations the planning process is made complicated and difficult because the
organization operates in a number of significantly different markets. In these cases the organization creates
strategic business units or SBUs. Each SBU assumes the role of a separate company and creates its own
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strategies and plans in order to achieve its corporate goals and contribution to the overall organization.
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Question 6
The Strategic Marketing Planning process consists of a series of logical steps and these steps can be aggregated
into four phases. Which of the following is not included in the phases of the strategic marketing planning?
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a) Defining marketing strategy.
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The Strategic Marketing Planning process consists of a series of logical steps that have to be worked through in
order to arrive at a marketing plan. These steps can be aggregated into four phases. The first phase is concerned
with setting the right mission and corporate goals. The second involves reviewing the current situation or
context in which the organisation is operating. The third phase is used to formulate strategy and the final phase
considers the allocation of resources necessary to implement and monitor the plan.
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Question 7
Which of the following firms has often followed a market challenger (secondmover) strategy?
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c) Sainsbury's.
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Products that aspire to the leadership position are referred to as market challengers. These may be positioned as
number two, three, or even four in the market. They actively seek market share and use aggressive strategies to
take share from all of their rivals. For example, Sainsbury's and ASDA are the two main market challengers in
the UK supermarket sector.
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Question 8
SWOT is an acronym for:
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b) strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.
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The most common analytical tool is SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
and Threats. Essentially it is a series of checklists derived from the marketing audit and the PESTLE analysis,
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and is presented as internal strengths and weaknesses, and external opportunities or threats.
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Question 9
In SWOT analysis, situations where organizations are able to convert weaknesses into strengths and threats into
opportunities, are called:
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c) conversion strategies.
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SWOT analysis is a tool used to determine an overall view of an organization's strategic position. It highlights
the need for a strategy to produce a strong fit between the internal capability (strengths and weaknesses) and the
external situation (opportunities and threats). SWOT helps to sort through the information generated in the audit,
it serves to identify the key issues, and then prompts thought about converting weaknesses into strengths and
threats into opportunities, in other words generating conversion strategies.
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Question 10
This is something that at some time in the future may destabilize and/or reduce the potential performance of the
organization.
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a) Threat.
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A threat is something that at some time in the future may destabilize and/or reduce the potential performance of
the organization.
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Question 11
________________ is the process that helps managers understand the nature of the industry, the way firms
behave competitively within the industry, and how competition is generally undertaken.
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c) Strategic market analysis
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The purpose of strategic market analysis is to help managers understand the nature of the industry, the way firms
behave competitively within the industry, and how competition is generally undertaken. From this information it
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becomes easier to determine exactly what the marketing strategy should actually achieve; in other words, what
the strategic marketing goals should be.
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Question 12
These objectives are often employed in mature markets as firms/products enter a decline phase. The goal is to
maximize shortterm profits and stimulate a positive cash flow.
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a) Harvest objectives.
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Harvesting objectives are often employed in mature markets as firms/products enter a decline phase. The goal is
to maximize shortterm profits and stimulate a positive cash flow.
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Question 13
Which of the following is not the condition necessary for the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage
(SCA)?
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a) The perceived difference results from cheaper price.
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The conditions necessary for the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) are, according to
Porter, as follows:
1. The customer consistently perceives a positive difference between the products and services offered by a
company and its competitors.
2. The perceived difference results from the company's relatively greater capability.
3. The perceived difference persists for a reasonable period of time.
SCA is only durable as long as it is not easily imitated.
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Question 14
These objectives are often the most suitable when firms operate in a market dominated by a major competitor
and where their financial resources are limited.
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a) Niche objectives.
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Feedback:
Niche objectives are often the most suitable when firms operate in a market dominated by a major competitor
and where their financial resources are limited. A niche can either be a small segment or even a small part of a
segment. Niche markets often arise because it is not economic for the leading competitors to enter this segment
simply because these customers have special needs and the leading firm does not want to devote resources in
this way.
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Question 15
This type of growth refers to concentrating activities on markets and/or products that are familiar.
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d) Intensive.
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Growth can be intensive, by concentrating activities on markets and/or products that are familiar.
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Question 16
An organization can offer standard products at acceptable levels of quality, yet still generate aboveaverage
profit margin by adopting _____________
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c) cost leadership.
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By having the lowest cost structure, an organization can offer standard products at acceptable levels of quality,
yet still generate aboveaverage profit margins. If attacked by a competitor using lower prices, the lowcost
leader has a far bigger cushion than its competitors. It should be appreciated that charging a lower price than its
rivals is not the critical point. The competitive advantage is derived from how the organization exploits its
cost/price ratio.
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Question 17
___________ are about organizations seeking gaps in broad market segments or finding gaps in competitors'
product ranges.
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d) Focus strategies
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Feedback:
Focus strategies are about organizations seeking gaps in broad market segments or finding gaps in competitors'
product ranges. In other words, focus strategies are about seeking out unfulfilled market needs. The focused
operator then concentrates all value chain activities on a narrow range of products and services in order that they
are generated in an effective way.
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Question 18
These products and brands can shape the nature of competition in the market, set out standards relating to price,
quality, speed of innovation, communications, as well as influencing the key distribution channels. This market
positioning is called:.
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b) market leader
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The market leader has the single largest share of the market. Market leadership is important as it is these
products and brands that can shape the nature of competition in the market, set out standards relating to price,
quality, speed of innovation, communications, as well as influencing the key distribution channels. For example,
Tesco was an ordinary midranking supermarket in the 1980s but has since grown to become the leading UK
supermarket.
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Question 19
Diversification is best described as which of the following?
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c) New products for new markets.
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Growth by diversification refers to developments outside the current chain of valueadding activities. This type
of growth brings new value chain activities because the firm is operating with new products and in new markets.
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Question 20
Key performance indicators, which companies set and measure their progress towards in order to determine
whether or not they have improved or maintained their performance over a given period of time, are referred to
as:
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d) marketing metrics.
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There is increasing recognition of the importance of using marketing metrics in the control mechanism of the
implementation phase of a marketing programme. Many companies now use some variant of the balanced
scorecard (Kaplan and Norton, 1992). Recent research has highlighted widespread use of marketing metrics in
firms including metrics in the following areas: profit/profitability; sales, value, and volume; gross margin;
awareness; market share; number of new products; relative price; number of customer complaints; consumer
satisfaction; distribution/availability; total number of customers; marketing spend; perceived quality/esteem;
loyalty/retention; and relative perceived quality (Ambler, et al. 2004).
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