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Bowman's Competitive Strategy

The 'Strategy Clock' is based upon the work of Cliff Bowman ( See  The Essence of Competitive Strategy, by David Faulkner, Cliff Bowman).  It is another way to analyze a company's competitive position in comparison to the offerings of competitors. Refer to  Adding value to service offerings:  ( Bowman and Faulkner)

Bowman considers competitive advantage in relation to cost advantage or differentiation advantage. There a six core strategic options:

 

1.  Low price/low added value

2.  Low price

3.  Hybrid

4.  Differentiation

a.  without a price premium -  perceived added value by user, yielding market share benefits

b.  with a price premium -  perceived added value sufficient to bear price premium

5.  Focused differentiation

6.  Increased price/standard - higher margins if competitors do not value follow/risk of losing market share.

7.  Increased price/low values - only feasible in a monopoly situation

8.  Low value/standard price -  loss of market share


 

 

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