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With the shift in the end customers demographics, it would be wise for Stihl to consider alternative strategies to supplement their current reliance on independent specialty dealers. A company must always address who the end customer is, when you forget or choose to ignore who the customer is, then you tend to not be able to reach them. The marketing mix (product, price, placement, and promotion) has to be in tune with who the end customer is and what their economic situation might be. The case breaks down the changes or shift in demographics in the form of predictables and unpredictibles.

Porter has identified five (5) competitive forces that shape every industry and every market. The forces determine the intensity of competition and hence the profitability and attractiveness of an industry. Based on the information derived from this analysis, management can decide how to influence or to exploit particular characteristics of this industry.

Competitive environments are defined by the identity, track record, financial strength and market share of key competitors. Harvard Professor Michael Porter 's Five Forces model can be used to evaluate a company 's competitive position. These five forces are barriers to entry (the ability of new players to enter the market), buyer power (the ability of customers to influence price),

In automotive operations, there are only a few large companies on the market. Such external factors limit the influence of competition on Tesla Motors and other companies. However, these companies are generally positive about innovation and the promotion of their products. This condition is amplified by the influence of Tesla 's competitors. In addition, customers buy cars from other Low Hinder manufacturers (low switching costs) to further enhance competition. This aspect of the analysis showed that the five armies Tesla rival environment of the automotive industry as a top priority task of strategic considerations.

Throughout the duration of this course, the underlying objective of each firm has been to maximize profits. Achieving and maintaining its competitive advantage is one of the best means for any business to insure a constant stream of revenue. The type of market in which a firm operates is also an important contributor to its financial success. Disney and Pixar are competitors in the film distribution entertainment industry which only has a few other major competitors which include DWA, Warner Brothers, and FOX. Because this particular market only consists of a handful of firms each owning a relatable amount of market share, it is considered an oligopoly. Their successes are co-related since the business decisions of one can potentially have a major impact on the decisions and operations of the others. In this particular instance,

The competition has been analyzed by using Porter’s Five Forces Model. By gathering an analysis of the threats that can come from competitive rivalry, potential new entrants, bargaining power of buyers, bargaining power of suppliers, and substitutes, Company G can be better compared to its competitors.

Porters Five Forces model evaluated Actual competition, Threat of new entrants, Threat of Substitute Products, Bargaining Power of Suppliers, and Bargaining Power of Customers. Actual Competition in the Luxury Recreational Vehicle industry is mixed due to low switching costs, constant growth, and high differentiation among products in the industry. Threat of New entrants in

A majority of the attractiveness stems from the abnormally low buyer and supplier power. However, this gain is offset by the current low barriers of entry and high competitive rivalry. In order to remain competitive, incumbents must (1) invest heavily in research and development, (2) secure technology via patents, (3) market heavily to monetize products, all of which will diminish bottom line results.

            Most of the company’s strategy in remaining to be competitive is trying to differentiate and get over its rivals which has the intentions of realizing the preferred seller and will have the highest returns into the industry. Thus, the choice of the firm had been affected relatively to the minimum efficient scale and the major issues that had been tackled to this issue are the economies and diseconomies of scale and scope (Forgang and Einolf, 2007, p. 151).

As number of firms in the industry keeps increasing, greater competition force firms to earn more market share, innovate substitutes, produce differentiate products and be cost leadership to keep or improve their position in the industry. For example, some of the products of Billabong and Quiksilver are similar, consumer will choose to buy the one with lower price if they have similar function, or buy the one with higher price if the product is different from others. Thus, a firm could run well if it has different products and lower cost compared with rivals.

Suppose that we have a company called “Vinolia rental” that rent cars and it is facing competion. The car rental industry is considered to be in the maturity phase of the product life cycle. In the maturity phase, a firm must focus on maintaining their market share in the face of a number of diverse challenges market. Obviously, Vinolia rental must form a strategy to combat against further loss of market share.

The industry in which the company operates can be characterized as monopolistic competition. This is because, since there are no barriers to entry in this industry, threats of entry by potential entrants has made the industry some-what competitive. But the brand loyalty gained by the firms through massive advertising has rendered the firms within

In the automotive industry there is no shortage of competition. The major competitors of Porsche Automotive Group are many. For example, the competitors range from General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company in the

This report discuss how Porsche has obtained a market position in the global automotive industry with its existing “unique resources and capabilities and core competencies“(Johnson et al, 2008).

In that mapping Jaguar is my selected brand and main competitors are Mercedes and Audi. So, after reviewing that map it can be say that for this three specific brand there has same target customer. However, among those three brands Jaguar holds a moderate position that means they have sporty cars but not like the competitor. So, to get a better position jaguar has to reposition this brand. For that Jaguar have to identify competitor advantages that it do not have right now. In that mapping the market leader is Audi .That means they have different variety of sports cars and those cars are more expensive. Mercedes holds second position in that market that means they have more sports cars rather than Jaguar but not as many as Audi. However, there cars are not much expensive.