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Perform an External and Internal Environmental Analysis

External environment yields opportunities and threats
Internal environment yields strengths and weaknesses – focus on things that contribute most to market success

Perform a Competitor Analysis

Identify and analyze the three most important direct competitors
Identify other current and potential direct competitors
Identify current and potential indirect competitors

Perform a Market/Submarket Analysis “ current and high potential
Perform a Customer Analysis “ current and high potential
Provide a Comprehensive Strategy Assessment

Describe each key competitors current positioning/marketing strategy
What are each key competitors major sources of competitive advantage
What additional sources of competitive advantage could each develop in the future
Select one competitor for further focus, then provide

New positioning and accompanying new marketing strategies that you recommend for it
Why you recommend these particular strategies
How these strategies would be implemented
How their success should be measured