Swot Analysis : Marketing Strategy

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1.0 IntroductionTelstra Corporation is a telecommunications and information services company. It provides a range of services including fixed line services, Internet access, and business services. Telstra is the market leader in the telecommunication industry in Australia, with one of the most prominent brand names. However, its products and operating services face an increasing threat from competitors. An analysis with recommendations of Telstra marketing is necessary in order to improve its performance.

As described in figure 1, The strengths and weaknesses of the SWOT analysis are internal factors , and can be controlled directly by the organisation. Elliot, Rundle-Thiele, and Waller (2010) describes these strengths and weaknesses as those attributes of the organisation that can help or hinder in achieving its objectives.  In figure 2, the strengths portrayed for Foxtel in the SWOT analysis are vast in comparison to it’s weaknesses. In particular, the advertisement campaign has been a strength for Foxtel, despite the global financial crisis, Foxtel was able to successfully ‘sail through the storm’ with the help of a brilliant advertising campaign promising viewers to save money with Foxtel (Simon Canning, 2011) .  In contrast, the advertisements are targeted to a specific audience which has left out the aging population of 65 and over, which constitutes 13.5%  of the population as at 30 June 2010 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010), this exclusion is a weakness in its advertising campaign.  In addition to weaknesses, Foxtel has

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Bob’s Supermarket SWOT Analysis shows the supermarket displayed strengths with having loyal customers, customer service, and a POS System that helped them “improve both their sales and profit margins” (Parnell, 2014). Their weaknesses showed they lack having attractive displays, a marketing strategy, “limited advertising and promotions” and “attract long-term workers” (Parnell, 2014). In fact, Bob’s Supermarket has the potential to take advantage of many opportunities such as expanding their “products or services” (Matsa, 2011), utilizing innovations, re-branding their image such as making uniforms with name tags available for employees, and remodeling the interior, lighting and fixtures of Bob’s Supermarket (Parnell, 2014). Their threats

SWOT has been used by countless practitioners, marketing researchers, and is a frequent and popular tool for business marketing and strategy students. Its simplicity and catchy acronym perpetuates its usage in business and beyond as the tool is used to assess alternatives and complex decision situations. In the business arena the grouping of internal and external issues is a frequent starting point for strategic planning. It can be constructed quickly and can benefit from multiple viewpoints as a brainstorming exercise. Typically, managers first consider internal strengths and weaknesses (at the top row of the 2 × 2 grid) which can include image, structure, access to natural resources, capacity and efficiency, and financial

Businesses in the same industry compete against each other to meet their organization goals and sustain competitive advantage over one another. But to meet those goals, it’s important for businesses to analyze their internal and external environment to allow them to come up with new business strategies beneficial to the business. Firms can use SWOT as a starting point. SWOT is a basic technique that can be used by business owners to analyze their business and industry condition (Dess, G., Lumpkin G.T., Eisner, A., McNamara, G, 2013). Using SWOT will help business owners understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of their business. It would help them analyze and come up

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The aim of this paper is to critically evaluate the SWOT analysis as one of popular tools in marketing. SWOT analysis is an analysis method of identifying all external and internal factors for organization strategies (Rauch, 2007). It is considered in this paper that though SWOT analysis has limitations, it can be improved to be more effective as its development. This paper firstly focused on the definition of SWOT analysis. And then it discussed the context of the SWOT analysis including its evolution and its applications. Followed by, the paper introduced two relevant practice cases based on SWOT analysis. Next, the critical evaluation of SWOT analysis was presented with

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What are the factors that contributed to LV’s exceptional success in the Japanese market? Let us carefully assess the brand’s four P’s before we look at more specific strengths and weaknesses. In general, marketing seeks for average quality, one that conforms to usability and functionality standards (Nagasawa, 2009). For an average 1000 Japanese Yen handbag, it means that the bag simply needs

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SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (Ferrell and Hartline, 2014, p. 39). A SWOT analysis evaluates both the internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) that create advantages and disadvantages to a company when serving its customers (p. 39). A SWOT analysis is extremely beneficial in helping a company determine areas of improvement (p. 39). Internal factors examine the actual company being analyzed while external factors examine the external market (customers and competition) (p. 85).

LV has a longstanding tradition of quality, innovation and heritage of over 150 years by following three rules which were: to master the savoir faire, to provide excellent service to customers and to innovate continuously. The corporation has also produced an online market used as a channel to provide access to a larger customer base. To boost sales the online marketplace should be opened to China and other Asian markets since these markets possess large populations. LV has also advanced the efficiency of its production system through the introduction of manufacturing methods motivated by the lean production techniques utilized by Toyota Motors. At its peak, efficiency was enhanced by 5 per cent per year, through a more sustainable rate was assumed to be 3 per cent per year. To optimize this strength the company must grow and increase production, in order to reduce its costs and become more profitable. The corporation has also lessened the level of specialization of an employee and trained employees in various activities. This is can be improved by hiring fewer workers since the company can shift groups to manufacture different products in response to changes in demand. Marketing and advertising can have a tremendous influence on the value perceived by consumers and hence the willingness to pay more for the company’s offerings. The LV lifestyle is sought after by consumers. LV products send the image of wealth and convey exclusivity. It has brand loyalty,