Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Segmentation
2. Managing Customer Relationship
3. Milieu Analysis
1. Segmentation
• Corporate Strategy to Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Segmentation & SBU
• SBU Marketing Strategy
•
Corporate Strategy Marketing Strategy
1. Similarities
2. Distinction
3. Different levels of Corporate activity:
-Business Portfolio
-Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
-Market Segment
-Milieu
-Customer
-Project
Corporate Strategy Marketing Strategy
Any examples?
Business Portfolio
Milieu
Customer
Project
Corporate Strategy Marketing Strategy
Strategic Business Unit Car (HCV, MCV, etc.) Building & Factories
(SBU) (Road, Rail, Transmission,
etc.)
Market Segment Hatchback, Mini Sedan, Airport (Tall Residential,
Commercial, Factory, etc.)
Milieu Central Govt-Min. of Civil
Aviation (State Govt,
Defence, Pvt. Cos.)
Customer AAI (GVK, GMR, Oman,
etc.)
Project Chennai Airport
Expansion
Corporate Strategy Marketing Strategy
Typical market:
Say “Flats” in India
(in nos. in 2018-19)
Marketing Segmentation : “Flats” in India
(in ‘1000 nos. in 2018-19)
NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
EAST
Marketing Strategy (within SBU) : advanced model…
Marketing Strategy (within SBU) : advanced model…
• This is the model used for mapping the Application required
(in the selected market Segment) with the Company’s
competence.
• 3 principal dimensions:
- Company’s Competencies & Resources
- Choice of Market Segments or Customers
- Company’s Offer to Market segment or Customers
2. Pre-tender level
• To find out relevant info like – decision makers,
consultants, budget, non-business actors, interest
groups, user groups.
• Make judgement whether PARTICIPATION possible in
Tender specs & terms or ANTICIPATION !
Network analysis
• Competitive Strength
1. Functional position
2. Relational position
Screening methods
Screening methods
Screening methods
Screening methods
Screening methods
Other methods: (Mostly based on subjective thinking of the
decision makers)
1. Based on the size i.e. the budget
2. Based on the chances to win !
3. Multiple repeats of screening GO/NO-GO may be
earlier NO-GO becomes GO after few months !!
4. Extreme Customer-oriented logic All project
requirements of a particular Customer have to be bid for
the sake of RELATIONSHIP !!!
Choosing Entry mode
• Decision whether to bid ALONE or in a CONSORTIUM.
• To be decided during screening procedure.
• Based on Portfolio matrix (Project Attractiveness &
Competitive Strength)
• Choice:
1. Sole i.e. the main contractor
2. Main contractor alongwith co-contractor
3. Sub-contractor
4. Supplier of material only
5. Supplier of labour only
Choosing Entry mode
Proactive Co-development
1. Case: The Medellin Underground Project
2. Construction and Customer solution
3. Consultative Selling
4. Constructing Projects
5. Creative Offer
6. Joint Construction
7. Project De/Re-construction
Construction and Customer solution
Benefits of Co-development (Customer + Supplier) of the Project requirement:
1. For Customer:
• Free of cost professional advise on the subject, since the Suppliers
are the masters in the subject.
• Suppliers/Contractors have execution experience which even the
Consultants lack.
2. For Suppliers:
• The earlier the Supplier/Contractor get involved the greater are
their chances of winning the order.
• Could be ready with strategies much ahead of the competition.
Construction and Customer solution
Construction and Customer solution
2. Pre-tender stage:
• Supplier tries to get involved with Client/Consultants in the
construction taking place.
• Wants to influence the specs and Terms & conditions.
3. Tender preparation:
• Wants to write the specs and Terms & conditions to his advantage.
• All relationships in the network to be mobilized to achieve the
same.
Consultative Selling
Customer intimacy: possible when both the depth of interaction & the
breadth of the interaction are maximum !!!
1. Types of an Offer
2. The 4-dimensions of an Offer
3. The Architecture of the Offer
4. Organizational Implications
5. Introduction to COUNTER-TRADE
Classification of Offer
2. Financial offer:
‐ Financial terms i.e. price, payment terms, variation formulae, etc.
‐ Contract conditions i.e. legal terms, guarantees, roles,
responsibilities, liabilities.
‐ Project finance if applicable i.e. various debts, export guarantees,
countertrade, bond issue, concession arrangements, etc.
‐ Financial arrangements i.e. Build Own Operate (BOO), Build Own
Operate Transfer (BOOT), etc.
2. The 4-dimensions of an Offer
3. Political offer:
• Offer made for towards building-up Political position.
• Mention Local investments within the milieu for fulfilling the above.
• Including all Understanding with local partners/vendors.
• Corporate Social Responsibility.
4. Societal offer:
• Modern democratic governments are formed by citizens
• Citizens are part of Society therefore very important to address to Citizen’s
demands !
• Action taken towards users, residents, civilian groups with interests,
environment issues, etc.
• Society decides What has to be done?
• Politicians decide How it has to be done?
2. The 4-dimensions of an Offer
3. Architecture of the Offer