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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
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