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CREATING A WINNING STRATEGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS

PROF. DR. KURT VERWEIRE

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MY IDEAS ON STRATEGY

Strategy matters: winning companies have a winning strategy

Most managers don’t know what such a winning strategy is…

… And therefore few companies exploit the power of strategy

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WHAT IS STRATEGY?

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WHY IS STRATEGY SO DIFFICULT?

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Ambition

• Vision (BHAGs)• Specific targets

Identity

• Core business• Fundamentalpurpose

• Values

Strategyimplemen-

tation

Strategic analysis

• Industry analysis• Marketplace trends• Environmental forecasts• Competitor analysis• Assessment of internalstrengths, weaknesses, resources

Source: Hambrick & Fredrickson (2001)

Strategy

Set of choiceson where and

how to compete

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VLERICK STRATEGY FORMULATION FRAMEWORK

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Competitive theme

Competitive arena

Who do we serve? What do we provide?

What is our value proposition?

What is our operating model?

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DEFINING YOUR COMPETITIVE ARENA

What are our strategic customer segments? Who are our core customers? Who aren’t?

In which markets do we operate?

High end? Or low end?

Are we a specialist? Or a generalist?

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WHAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION?

The five attributes of all commercial transactions:

Product: Goods and/or services purchased

Price: Cost of goods and/or services

Access: How easy consumers obtain and usegoods

Service: What is done extra before, during, and after the sale

Connectivity: How consumers feel aboutthemselves as a result of goods and/or services

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Source: Crawford & Mathews (2001)

Consumer relevancyframework

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WHAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION?

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Level Access Connectivity Price Product Service

Consumer seeks the company

Turn my hassle into a positive experience.

Establish intimacy with me by doing something no one else can.

Be my price agent; let me trust you to make my purchases.

Inspire me with an assortment of excellent products I didn’t know about.

Provide me with a solution, take my problems away.

Consumer prefers the company

Make the whole interaction reliable and convenient for me.

Care about my needs and me.

Be fair andconsistent in your low pricing (this does not necessarily mean lowest price).

Offer continuously high-quality and well-performing products.

Educate me when I encounter a product or a situation I don’t understand.

Consumer accepts the company

Make it easy for me to find what I need.

Respect me, treat me like a human being.

Keep the prices honest; don’t jack them up or offer big savings when there are none.

Be credible in your product and service offerings.

Accommodate me; bend over backward some-times to show me you care.

Consumer underworld

Block my way, hassle me, keep me waiting, make it hard for me to get in and out.

Dehumanize me; disrespect me; ignore my needs.

Be inconsistent, unclear, or misleading in your pricing.

Offer me poor-quality merchandise and services that I can’t use.

Give me an experience I’d just as soon forget; give me a reason to tell my friends to stay away.

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WHAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION?

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Source: Crawford & Mathews (2001) A 5-4-3-3-3 profile is optimal.

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WHAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION?

Product (PRO)

Price (PRI)

Access (ACC)

Service (SER)

Connectivity (CON)

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WHAT IS OUR OPERATING MODEL?

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COMPETITIVE THEME

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Best price

Best access

Best product

Best service

Best connectivity

OperationalExcellence

ProductLeadership

Customer Intimacy

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CLEAR CHOICE OR STUCK IN THE MIDDLE?

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THANK YOU!

Prof. dr. Kurt Verweire

Associate Professor & Partner

Vlerick Business School

Contact me:

[email protected]

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FEEL LIKE SOME MORE?

Essentials in Strategy (start: 7 May)

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Advanced Management programme (start: 24 October)

Executive MBA (start: 12 October)

Or contact us for a customised programme for your company

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