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Session
Competitive Analysis
Session Outline
Direct Competitors SWOT Analysis Opportunity Gaps Competitor Strategies Public Influences
This Session Weekly Activity:CRM Software Today many organisations use computers to help
them better manage their client relationships. A basic CRM system consists of a database
containing information about people with whom staff maintain relationships with.
Download the Reflect free CRM software at www.nchsoftware.com/crm/index.html.
Learn some of the fundamentals of CRM including customer information searching, time management, communication, sales forecasting, etc.
Evaluate it’s usefulness as a CRM tool.
Competition
Competitors, whether they be direct or indirect, influence the perception and behaviour of the marketplace.
International Competition
Increasing pressures of international competition competitors often enjoy the benefits
of lower wages, better productivity or favourable exchange rates
Activity in world markets firms opt to expand to overseas
markets.
Competition Organisations face competition
from three main sources: Brand—from manufacturers of similar
products. Substitute products—dissimilar
products satisfying the same needs. Indirect—other firms trying to win
customers purchasing power.
Competition Structures
How an organisation markets themselves is influenced by four types of competitive structures. Pure competition. Monopolistic Competition. Oligopoly. Monopoly.
Topic Example Video
The following video explains what are competitive structures.
Take note of the key points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xINkXtVXvb
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Pure competition
A market structure where a large number of sellers sell an undifferentiated product.
Pure competition is rarely, if ever, attained in the real world. It is a theoretical concept. An ideal.
eg: some agricultural products(fruits, etc)
Monopolistic Competition
Marketers attempt to gain differential advantage over its competitors.
Marketer aims to get the buyer to perceive an attractive difference in their offerings.
Marketers have more control over products and price due to perceived differences.
Oligopoly
A market structure in which only a few large sellers, marketing essentially similar products, account for almost all of an industry’s sales.
eg air travel, beer,cigarettes.
Monopoly
A market structure where there is only one supplier of a product, for which there no close substitutes.
eg: CSR (sugar refining), electricity and gas suppliers (usually government owned).
monopolies are becoming rare in Australia (eg: even Telstra now has competition).
sometimes patent protection can provide firms with something close to a monopoly.
Competitor Analysis
Competitor Analysis Direct Competitors Market Share Sales Strengths/Weaknesses Competitor Strategies
Competitor Analysis
Competitor Analysis This section focuses on what your competitors do well (strengths)
and what they do poorly (weaknesses) Direct Competitors These are the people who would compete “directly” against you
to the same target market segments for the same business with the same or similar products and services
Market Share This is the percentage of the market that your direct competitors
hold for a particular geographic location
Competitor Analysis
Sales In this section market share is converted into $value sales. It
can also be broken down into unit sales. With a broad range of products, it is feasible just to include product groups
Strengths/Weaknesses In this section competitors products/services are analysed in
terms of their relative advantages and disadvantages over your products and services. The purpose here is to determine if you can effectively compete against your competitors.
Competitor Analysis
Competitor Strategies In this section the strategies and tactics your
competitors would use as a response to you starting up your business and entering the marketplace is analysed
Here you would consider what impact your competitor strategies would have on your business and being able to compete effectively against them.
Public Influences This includes any group of people (lobby,
public interest, minority) that have an actual or potential interest in, can influence or impact on the ability of the organization in and to achieving its goals.
Influences could be positive or negative. Organizations must be aware the various
publics and the influences they will have on their market, customers, competitors, suppliers and intermediaries.
Types of Publics
Competitive Analysis
Supply details of the major competitors. Who are the competitors in each
segment? What are they likely to do in the future? Consider if any new competitors are
likely to enter the industry? Consider if any competitors are likely to
leave the industry?
Competition Information
A. Market share; B. Market position; C. Product or service position; D. Selling methods;E. Service methods; F. Promotion methods; and G. Financial position.
Activity: Competition??? Competition may come from:
fellow exporters (home country) (www.australianexporters.net) (www.dynamicexport.com.au) (www.thinkglobal.com.au)
international competitors (other countries) (www.gksoft.com/govt/en/) (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/) (www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/OFFSTATSmain.html)
local suppliers (import country) (www.alibaba.com)
Given your selected export product, develop a competitor list that you would consider as “direct competitors”.
Direct Competitor Analysis
Direct Competitors The easiest way to find out who the people who would compete
“directly” against you to the same target market segments for the same business with the same or similar products and services would be to use the Yellow Pages.
The assumption is that the location the Yellow Pages Directory service would be the size of your location. If you select a Local Yellow Pages, then you would need to consider how would determine the size of that location.
Tip: Use number of listings under appropriate heading.
Direct Competitor Analysis Market Share This is the percentage of the market that your direct competitors hold for a
particular geographic location From ABS, all that is required are:
Location population Industry revenue
Use population % to determine $revenue for region. Apply 80/20 rule to regional revenue calculation
80% revenue 20% Competitors (large) 15% revenue 30% Competitors (intermediate) 5% revenue 50% Competitors (small)
Topic Example Video
The following video explains what is the 80/20 rule.
Take note of the key points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1oGBzAc
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Direct Competitor Analysis
Consider you are one of the 50% competing for 5% of the revenue.
Convert $revenue figure to a %. Sales Instead of converting the $revenue to a %,
compare the 80/20 rule calculation to the to the average $revenue per business, ie.
$revenue for specific location region divided by no. of businesses (total number of listings + 1)
What can be deduced from this comparison?
Competitor Strategy Analysis
Apart from considering how your competition competes in the marketplace, it is also important to consider how their products and services are:
priced promoted (inc. selling methods) positioned and supplied (inc. servicing methods)
within the market to the various market segments that are your customers
Your analysis should also discuss how you would respond or effectively compete against these strategies.
Organisation’sResources/Abilities
Organisation’sOpportunities
Opportunities inthe Environment
Opportunity Gaps
Topic Example Video
The following video explains what is SWOT analysis.
Take note of the key points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNXYI10Po
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Definition
Definition of opportunity: Opportunities are positive external
environmental factors that an organisation can exploit.
Definition of threat: Threats are negative external environmental
factors to be faced by the organisation.
SWOT Diagnosis
Conducting a SWOT diagnosis means to assess the significance of the identified opportunity, influence or threat factors as to it’s level of impact on the organisation
Each factor is rated on a) its degree of significance and b) its probability of occurrence.
StrengthsStrengths OpportunitiesOpportunities
ThreatsThreatsWeaknessesWeaknesses
InternalInternal ExternalExternal
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Strengths & Weaknesses
SWOT Factor Rating
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Opportunity Matrix
Organisational Competitiveness
Does the organisation have the necessary resources to export and to counter-act likely competitor threats? Consider this in the areas of:
Management Human Resources Finance Production and Operations Systems and Structure.
Basic Competitive Strategies Overall cost leadership
Producing standardised product at a low cost
Differentiation Market a USP (Unique Selling Proposition)
Focus Concentration on a small specialty
market
Basic Competitive Strategies
Market leadership Looks to expand the market as the major player
Market Challenger Look to take over Market Leader position using an
aggressive strategy Market Follower
Copy the Market Leader without drawing undue attention
Market Niche Filling an overlooked gap or small specialty market
Export Competitive Strategy
Given how your competition competes in the marketplace, it is also important to consider how you intend to compete as well, ie. as a:
leader challenger follower or niche
Within each market segment you pursue, what will be your emphasis?
cost differentiation (ie. benefits) focus (ie. customer satisfaction).
Understanding this provides specific criteria for your promotional strategy.
Activity: Floor Cleaner Suppliers
Using at least 2-3 of Yellow Pages directories determine how many Floor Cleaner Liquid suppliers there are in South Korea.
Try using as references: www.koreayellowpage.net and www.southkoreapages.com Were you successful? Consider how difficult or easy it
was. Now use the supplier database (www.alibaba.com) for
local suppliers in South Korea Use Boolean Operators to narrow your search Analyse your search results and list organisations.
Weekly Activity: Census Data Market research often involves sourcing Census Data. In
Australia there is the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a federal government department that provides this information
Using the (www.google.com) website, search for Government sources providing census or statistical data in the country you intend to export to
Check to see if this website has an “English” language option
If not and you don’t have an interpreter, try using the Austrade (www.austrade.gov.au)/Foreign Affairs (www.dfat.gov.au) websites for suitable links.
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