Marketing Analysis for the Sonic 1000 PDA
Liberty University
Strategic Marketing Management – BUSI 520-B06
July 4, 2010
Introduction Years of research and development, along with millions of shareholder dollars, have been invested in the latest technological breakthrough from Sonic. The next step for any new product on the concept-to-consumer road is the development of a marketing analysis. The following pages will provide evidence of countless hours of research the marketing team has compiled in an effort to provide the best answers to questions that will prove vital in the marketing and sales of the Sonic 1000.
Contained in this analysis is a recommendation as to the content and structure of Sonic’s mission statement,
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As the company prepares for the release of the product, it will need a centerpiece upon which all members of the company, whether chief financial officer or sanitation technician, can turn to for a constant reminder of the reason they strive to produce a quality of work that will make Sonic known throughout the industry as a market leader. The mission statement for Sonic will address the customer as well as the associate while creating for them both a sense of excitement about their partnership with the company.
“Our mission statement is simple: to partner with you and your business as an asset that provides quality, reliable products rather than a liability that creates headaches, tension and division. We pledge to focus on the smallest of details on our end so that we can provide to you a product and service that will allow you to focus on your own smallest of details.”
Section 2: Competitive Strategy It is the firm belief of this analysis team that the most effective competitive strategy for Sonic to pursue in the release of its Sonic 1000 is a focus-oriented strategy. Textbook author Kevin Keller describes the strategy as one wherein “the business focuses on one or more narrow market segments” (Kotler & Keller, 2009). In the use of a focus strategy, “the firm gets to know these segments intimately and pursues either cost leadership or differentiation
The company aim is to provide a world class service to customers by incorporating quality principles with our everyday routine.
"Our goal is to be a retailer with the ability to see opportunity on the horizon and have a clear path for capitalizing on it. To do so, we are moving faster than ever before, employing more technology and concentrating our resources on those elements most important to our core customers."
This marketing plan lays the foundations on which to build a solid and successful entry and entail a marketing campaign promoting core brand attributes and aligning them with our target market. To keep the plan on track specific objectives have been created to guide all strategic decisions. The objectives are divided into marketing and financial objectives
This product fully supports our steadfast mission of enabling consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing high
“To continually provide our members with quality goods and services at the lowest possible prices.”
Our mission is to provide consumers with innovative products to increase efficiency and productivity while proving to have less impact on our environment and help our customers do so as well. We wish to prolong our current economic growth and protect our planet in the process. The integrity of our company is based on the quality of our products, our satisfied customers, the integrity and conscientiousness of our employees and our sincerity to innovative development and evolution.
Hence, the thesis of this paper is- this paper offers an assessment of the mission statement of
"We enable consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing innovative home and electronics solutions"
The positioning strategy should be driven by the market, rather than by the ambitions of the product champions. The source of the problem is failure to understand how consumers' value product attributes. In all, over-appreciating a breakthrough or new technology that
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Brand Awareness – As discussed in the text, brand awareness provides a foundation for brand equity. Consumers are more likely to recognize a package than to recall a brand name. Chapter 12 discussed ways in which Sonic can use packaging and labeling to support its brand image. Sonic will use red for energy and power, orange for fun and value, blue for productivity, brown for a sense of masculinity, and black to work as an accent for the other colors. The idea
So this company is showing mission statement by their action in many way. And they proving that they are not only promising, they actually doing
The Sonic firm would later have the opportunity to pursue either the Cost Leadership or Differentiation segment. It is important that the Sonic sustain the lowest cost to gain brand recognition in the market. Sonic can pursue targeting identified segments with multi – dimensional satisfaction that includes quality, differentiation, and price (Kotler). The Overall Cost Leadership states that firms work hard to achieve the lowest production and distribution cost. Sonic has not established their brand or image so their price for competing PDAs is lower than competitors. Differentiation sets the product apart and the firm must make the products with the best components. The Sonic PDA must be positioned as a versatile, convenient, and value added product. The focus would incorporate hands free operation for multiple communication, entertainment, and information capability.
Vision Statement: We want to create value for our customers so as to enable them achieve their vision.