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[Tesla]
Differentiation: products
and services for which
consumers will pay a premium
[Ecotourism]
Focus: narrow product lines,
buyer segments, or
geographic markets
Focus strategies introduced
[Tesla]
Differentiation: products
and services for which
consumers will pay a premium
[Ecotourism]
Focus: narrow product lines,
buyer segments, or
geographic markets
Focus strategies introduced
Differentiation: products
How it’s done:
and services for which • Not just…
consumers will pay a premium
“We’ll market it
Cost leadership: lowering to these people”
costs relative to competitors
offering similar products
Differentiation: products
How it’s done:
and services for which • Choose a single segment
consumers will pay a premium (or group of segments)
• Tailor your strategy to
these segments…
Cost leadership: lowering • …including product,
costs relative to competitors promotion, value-chain
offering similar products activity design, etc.
• Danger of getting
squashed by large rivals
if too successful
• Focusing too narrowly or
too widely