High technology intermediary: market portfolio direction and competitive positioning
Jul 20,2008 00:00 by admin

High technology intermediary: market portfolio direction and competitive positioning

The business unit of this intermediary (business to business, computer equipment and peripherals) used a very effective method of determining its competitive position and defining its strategic direction and detailed proposition. The company first identified broad segments of potential customers. It used a third-party data provider to do this, defining companies by industry type, size, and a derived field to define purchasing policy (centralized or devolved). It came up with five segments.