Remember that there is a free SWOT maker Excel template available on this site.
Remember that there is a free SWOT maker Excel template available on this site.
Remember that there is a free SWOT maker Excel template available on this site.
Remember that there is a free SWOT maker Excel template available on this site.
This example SWOT was generated using the SWOT analysis Excel template that you can download for free on this website.
Click here to download the SWOT analysis template… free-SWOT-maker-Excel-template
This link will open as an Excel spreadsheet and is ready to use.
The spreadsheet is easy to use, but you can follow these video instructions for more information.
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This example SWOT was generated using the SWOT analysis Excel template that you can download for free on this website.
There are many reasons why companies bring products to market place. The one we would naturally think of is to make more money, but that is generally only one of the reasons.
Companies need to stay in … Read more...
Preparing a financial forecast is usually a key requirement in order to have a major marketing campaign, new product, or other marketing project approved. As in most cases, is there is a significant investment up front … Read more...
What are the steps in the basic marketing process? As you probably know, the purpose of marketing activities is to create value for consumers and to deliver ongoing profitability (or other success metric) for the firm as a result. Marketing … Read more...
There should be clear steps to follow when developing a marketing strategy.
If the strategy is being developed for large organization, then they should be a corporate strategy document – known as a strategic plan … Read more...
There is generally a clear sequence of steps to follow when developing marketing strategy. Marketing strategy should be highly interrelated to the firm’s overall corporate strategy.
At the starting point of a corporate strategy is … Read more...
There is a direct relationship between the firm/brand’s marketing strategy and its marketing mix design. A marketing mix should be the execution of the firm’s marketing strategy.
In other words, marketing strategy is implemented through the combination and design of … Read more...
One of the very common analytical approaches in strategic planning is SWOT analysis. The first letter stands for “strengths" and the first letter stands for “opportunities". These two letters, or parts of the SWOT analysis, … Read more...
Core competencies are special skills and capabilities of the firm that provides some competitive advantage in the marketplace. We are primarily interested in those skills and capabilities that allow the firm/brand to deliver superior customer value.… Read more...
Any organization/brand is faced with an almost unlimited selection of choices and opportunities in the marketplace. For example, there are literally thousands of different ways that firms can choose to promote their activities. There are millions of different products available … Read more...
When it comes to brand development, there are four main brand approaches, as shown in the following diagram.
As you can see, this diagram is a matrix built around the two attributes of existing/new product category and existing/new brand name. … Read more...
In these two videos, learn how to make a BCG matrix on Excel from start to finish. Alternatively there is a free Excel template available for download on another of my sites that automates the process for you.
There are relatively few calculations required in order to construct effective BCG matrix. Probably the most difficult decision is to define the market – as there are often numerous ways of defining the market, as is further discussed below.
In … Read more...
