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A business must set itself apart from its competition. To be successful it must identify and promote itself as the best provider of attributes that are important to target customers
GEORGE S. DAY
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Narrow
Service Focused
Wide
Unfocused (Everything for everyone)
Many
NUMBER OF MARKETS SERVED
Few
Market Focused
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Product attributes Price/quality relationships Reference to competitors (usually shortcomings) Usage occasions User characteristics Product class
Slide 2004 by Christopher Lovelock and Jochen Wirtz Services Marketing 5/E
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INTERNAL ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
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Grand
Regency
PALACE
Shangri-La
High Service Sheraton Atlantic Moderate Service
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Regency
Shangri-La
Inner Suburbs
Castle Atlantic
Italia
Alexander IV
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Positioning after New Hotel Construction: Price vs. Service Level (Fig. 3.6)
Expensive
PALACE
Shangri-La No action? Atlantic Sheraton Italia Castle Alexander IV Airport Plaza Moderate Service
Less Expensive
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Positioning after New Hotel Construction: Location vs. Physical Luxury (Fig. 3.7)
High Luxury Mandarin
New Grand
Continental Action? PALACE Financial District No action? Shopping District and Convention Centre Italia Alexander IV Atlantic Airport Plaza Inner Suburbs Heritage Marriott Sheraton Shangri-La Regency
Castle
Moderate Luxury
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