The Five Generic Competitive Strategies

6 important questions on The Five Generic Competitive Strategies

A focused low-cost strategy

Concentration on a narrow buyer segment outcompeting rivals on costs, serving customers at a lower price

A focused differentiation strategy

Concentrating on a narrow buyer segment and out competing rivals through offering customised attributes

A best-cost provider Strategy

Giving a customer more value for their money (higher quality).
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When differentiation strategy works best

  1. Buyers needs and uses of the product are diverse
  2. there are many ways to differentiate product or services that have value to buyers
  3. few rival firms are following a similar differentiation approach
  4. technological change is fast-paced and competition revolves around rapidly evolving product features

When focused low-cost or differentiation strategy works best

  1. Market niche is big enough to be profitable and offers good growth potential
  2. industry leaders have chosen not to compete in the niche
  3. it is costly or difficult for multisegment competitors to meet specialisation.

When best-cost provider strategy works best

  1. Works best in markets where products differentiation is the norm and an attractively large number of value-conscious buyers van be convinced
  2. the strategy needs to position itself in the middle of the market

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