Perceptual mapping is a key analytical tool in understanding market positioning. While the best piece of software to use to construct a perceptual map is Microsoft Excel, the structuring of the graph is sometimes a little bit tricky. Either a bubble chart for a scatter chart is the most appropriate chart type in Microsoft Excel … Read more…
A key aspect of a successful marketing strategy is the clear definition and communication of a sought-after value proposition. A good way to think about the firm’s value proposition is consider what is different and beneficial about the firm’s (or brand’s) offering/s in the marketplace. Difference between Positioning and a Value Proposition In business … Read more…
In the classification of new products, product repositioning is considered to be a new product task. There are a numerous challenges and benefits associated with product repositioning as discussed in the following article. Please refer to a separate article for the benefits of repositioning, as well as an example of repositioning. What is product … Read more…
NAB’s Repositioning in the Australian Banking Market This video highlights a major campaign undertaken by the National Australia Bank (NAB). As you will see, this is probably one of the best executed campaigns that you will see, given that it uses so many different communication tools and its core message was effectively communicated in … Read more…
Quick and easy video for understanding and interpreting a perceptual map.
Making a bubble chart in Excel is ideal for making perceptual maps to demonstrate positioning. There are three ways to make a bubble chart in Excel, as shown the below video “How to make a bubble chart in Excel”. Alternatively, I have set up a free Excel template that automatically makes perceptual maps (using … Read more…
When I was a marketing student, a long time ago, I did not study integrated marketing communications. Instead, I studied advertising and sales management as separate subjects. That was the way it was taught in university and that was the way it was practiced in real organizations. (In the sales/promotion era of marketing.) For … Read more…
Probably a good example of a product repositioning exercise is Mother Energy drink in Australia, which is a Coca-Cola brand. When it was first introduced into the marketplace, driven by Coca-Cola’s goals be a market leader in the energy submarket, the overall launch campaign was well executed. All the marketing mix elements Launch campaign … Read more…
A Good Example for Understanding Positioning Positioning is how the firm or brand wants to be perceived by consumers relative to its competitors. It is a very important topic in the study of marketing and usually forms the basis of a firm’s competitive strategy. Typically the firm structures its entire range of marketing mix … Read more…
