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Strategic Marketing

This paper was written by Alexander Buachidze

under the direction of Johan Reyneke

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to comply with the Final Report of “Strategic Marketing” course.

Date: 17.10.21

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Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Body 4 BMW Positioning and Objectives 4 Market Analysis, Marketing Audit and competitive analysis 5 Value Proposition 8 Summary 10 Bibliography 12

Executive Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werken AG (BMW) is a German multinational corporate manufacturer of luxury vehicles as well as motorcycles. Its headquarters are in Munich, Bavaria in Germany. BMW’s partnership with premium product is founded on its mission and vision statement that is the reason why it essential to evaluates these statements. In regard to the 5C of marketing, with company analysis, BMW tends to spend considerable amount of resources or research as well as innovation in regard to product design, process optimization and establishing IT network. BMW provides a strong value proposition for the brand. It is the ultimate driving machine. Though one requires money to own it, it provides loyal fanbase which improves luxury as well performance. The firm as well stands up for first class mobility and enhances sustainable development of the world. They have the ability to reconcile the economy, ecology as well as the society.

Introduction

Bayerische Motoren Werken AG (BMW) is a German multinational corporate manufacturer of luxury vehicles as well as motorcycles. Its headquarters are in Munich, Bavaria in Germany. The firm was founded in 1916 as a developer of aircraft engine. The small car firm aims at growing by 50% in the next 10 to 12 years. The market for premium items is growing at a rapid rate. Majority of the clients do no compromise safety, quality, driving features as well individualism. This paper majors on providing a situational analysis of BMW’s product endeavor.

Body

BMW Positioning and Objectives

Currently, BMW produces cars in India, China, Germany, South Africa, the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom as well as Brazil. BMW’s partnership with premium product is founded on its mission and vision statement that is the reason why it essential to evaluates these statements. The firm’s mission statement is: “To become the world’s leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility.” The mission tends to bring out the firm’s mission to be the head in any aspect that major on. The firm aims at majoring on premium market. The firm majors on high end segments. BMW has continuously majored on being a worldwide firm. Therefore they have to major on local techniques in regard to manufacturing, hiring as well as engineering.

BMW’s vison statement is “To be the most successful premium manufacturer in the indursty” which supports its mission statement. The firm’s policies are aligned, the firm’s policies majors on providing premium level sub-services to its customers. It tends to be interesting to see that the firm’s vision statement is so simple and it is aligned with its mission statement. The firm’s core values are “responsibility, appreciation, transparency, trust and openness.” Transparency and openness are the backbones of healthy corporate culture. Firms which tend to be transparent and open have the ability to retain talent which is an aspect that all firm struggle to attain. Appreciation tends to be a value that assists employee to get the recognition they require in order to be motivates. This aids in making it possible for the firm to keep up with the premium credentials in this field. The slogan for the firm is “The Ultimate Driving Machine.”

BMW's mission and vision statements distinguish the company as one that is dynamic and adaptable. They focus on creating distinctive designs for their clients as well as competing with other automotive manufacturing companies, which has put them at the top of the excellence rankings. Essentially, it is highly valued in today's times, serving as an example of what a steadfast and well-known company should be. A corporate vision statement recognizes a company's future potential and declares it to be the company's primary purpose (Ingenhoff, & Fuhrer 2010). The company's vision statement emphasizes the company's ability to provide leadership in the manufacturing business.

Market Analysis, Marketing Audit and competitive analysis

BMW tends to be product oriented in the perspective that all firms that provide a combination of luxury as well as powerful cars with a high level of quality as services. Additionally, the market of BMW is composed of premium segments of the world passenger car as well as motor cycle market. BWM is among the leading luxury car manufacturers in the world. In the developing automobile market in which growth of luxury segmet is something that can noticeable. Increased need of luxury cars in Asian markets, changing lifestyle and growth rate of 33% in developing countries such as India. Many players now aim at eating one another over market share. In the developing nations firms such as Mercedes and audi are acting appropriately while BMW does not have the ability to meet the needs of the markets.

Through the BCG matrix, BMW business is a star in regard to large share in the premium market segment and a high growth rate for its model. The firm’s motorcylcle and the financial services units are in question mark. In the BMW Cars business BMW X3/ X5 SUV is question mark; BMW 3, 5, 7 series sedan touring is stars given that there’re models which tops the sales under the BMW’s portfolio; BMW Z4, M & 6 series is star; BMW MINI will can be a star due to competition from Beetle; and Rolls Royce belongs to cash cow and the Brand drive for BMW (Hoppenburg 2021).

Based on the SWOT analysis of BMW, it strengths include innovation and technological advancement; the firm has created a pool of many 100,000 highly skilled workers; BMW as well has a diversified product portolio; and the firm made a start move by beginning early in developing economies. Its weaknesses include there are issues associated with the recall of cars due to technical functionality; and BMW has weak strategic alliances (Bhasin 2018). The opportunities of BWM include it has a chance to use other firm’s specialized abilities to differentiate their offerings; getting in new markets will enable the form to increase its revenues; and they have a chance to increase their sales since there will be various choices for clients in the same firm. The threats that may affect the firm include low cost car firms with stylish and affordable offerings; ad BMW is required to be strong enough to adapt to the needs of fuel as well as green machines.

In regard to the 5C of marketing, with company analysis, BMW tends to spend considerable amount of resources or research as well as innovation in regard to product design, process optimization and establishing IT network. It as well has a strong culture of product as well as process innovations. Based on customers’ factors, BMW should major on niche segment given that it is highly profitable. The market size of the firm may grow at a steady rate and it may present various opportunities to expand to adjacent segments. With competitors’ factors, BMW is supposed to spend on its brands without exerting focus on the parent firm. The threat to substitutes mainly arises from economic cycle of technological innovation. It requires repositioning of specific brands in regard to BMW in specific markets. With collaborators factors, BMW is diversifying in order to minimize delivery as well as supply chain risk. With many suppliers, it might be hard for the firm to manage them. Lastly with context factors, inflation tends to highly affect the pricing technique of BMW since it tends to lower income from the current sales. The consumer behavior during the boom and recession period tends to differ thus the marketing managers in the firm are required to decide on how consumers will act with the state of economy.

Value Proposition

BMW provides a strong value proposition for the brand. It is the ultimate driving machine. Though one requires money to own it, it provides loyal fanbase which improves luxury as well performance. The taglines that they use in promoting their products provides a promise that is steeped in hyperbole. The firm has taken the challenges of effectiveness and they look forward to making the challenge a part of their culture. They invite their clients to identify if or not that which they are saying is right or not. Use of hyperbole in branding as well as advertising brings out indisputable confidence, ambition as well as elevation on the fray. As the customers, we know how to internalize the grandiloquent assertion prior to applying our judgment to the decision of being part of the firm. The firm has effectively position itself as doing that which they do better, acknowledging the needs of their clients and bringing out the information in a confident way.

Clients should purchase BMW products for a variety of reasons. Their goods were of indisputable quality. BMW goods are a blend of German engineering and cosmopolitan flair that cater to the demands and wishes of luxury clients worldwide. The firm uses a variety of procedures, including power on the hood. If luxury automobile buyers choose a simple and effective model, or a high-output road-burning vehicle, they are certain of a premium rise as well as the best handling experiences. BMW offers excellent acceleration as well as adequate power beneath the hood.

Though they have established major value proposition, they have majored on the millennial generation as their new target while formerly they majored on mature as well as monetary appropriate buyers. BMW as well has longest as well as colorful histories in the field of automotive given that they are the developers of gasoline and diesel engines (Williams 2019). They’ve had about 60 years of developing prowess with the totality of their historical product line majoring on luxury and quality. With the several product lines, the firm aims at providing solutions to all clients including the commercial, industrial as well as consumer requirements majoring on quality as well as luxury at an affordable price.

The firm is highly dedicated to quality instead of quantity. The firm reengineers automotive safety as well as based on the firm’s cutting edge progresses in car safety and connectivity. The firm majors on delivering the best or nothing, safety should come first. This is the reason why the firm dedicates it’s time to moment they hope never happens. With the invention of the crumple zone to countless innovation in occupant protection as well as accident avoidance, the safety firsts of BMW has put in place guidelines which all the automotive should follow. Part of the firm’s value proposition is founded in safety as well as innovation they have put in place and continue to lead the industry in.

The firm as well stands up for first class mobility and enhances sustainable development of the world. They have the ability to reconcile the economy, ecology as well as the society. Due to this clients enjoy outstanding products and demonstrate responsibility. They as well provide thrilling items. Their high profitability tends to safeguard their independence as a firm and they use appropriate innovations as well as passion to redirect the future of sustainable mobility. Their product are appropriate since they use pioneering technologies, emotional items as well personalized client support to establish a basic experience.

Summary

Bavarian Motor works majors on innovation, dedication and determination. BMW is among the most known brands around the globe. It produces items which are known for quality, utility as well as style. Currently the firm is a global firm which yearly generate many engines, motorcycles as well as cars. BMW develops its products as a combination of luxury, safety as well as comfort with product lines to fit all styles of living. Profits have been rising every year as a result of automobiles and motorcycles. BMW provided options to family based clients, rich conservatives that require luxury and those that need bigger vehicles for outdoor operation and those requiring flamboyant cars.

BMW should monitor the changing client trends, diversity as well as social opinions, in regard to advertisement technique on appealing to a vast variety of the market as well as those that may not afford the vehicles. The firm’s techniques should involve major investments in technologies for instance clean energy as well as self-driving vehicles and depict this in the campaigns that position BMW as the innovator in the firm.

The firm is a worldwide automobile brands which develops and sells premium level cars. Its main consumer segment is composed of affluent people as well as the care lineup is made to meet the needs of the consumers. The firms marketing methods on innovation and performance taking advantage of its comfortable brand-named to major on quality and scarcity. As the marketing technique has been effective, it should be modified to deal with emotionally appropriate marketing and coming up with affordable care with close characteristics of similar level of quality so as to improve the clients’ segment.

Bibliography

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Hoppenburg, T.T., 2021. The business portfolio synergy analyzer: a model for evaluating synergies between business models and its application to BMW (Doctoral dissertation).

Ingenhoff, D., & Fuhrer, T. 2010, ‘Positioning and differentiation by using brand personality attribute: Do mission and vision statements contribute to building a unique corporate identity?’ Corporate Communications: An International Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 83-101.

William, S 2021, ‘Creating a value proposition: What do you do best in the world?’ < https://816nyc.com/positioning-statement-best-world/#.YWrZ7RpByM9 >