Marketing Strategies (MKT500) Industry/Company Analysis
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Marketing Strategies (MKT500)
Industry/Company Analysis
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Southwest Airlines
Cevdet KIZIL
Gokhan BAYKAL
New Product/Service Development
Expand service to Denver, Miami and Minneapolis.
Short-haul, frequency, point-to-point and low fare service
convenience.
Similar in terms of daily departures and number of passengers
(Phoenix, Las Vegas, Houston).
These three cities are currently not served by Southwest
Airlines.
Target Market
Moderate income
No frill value minded
No lower uppers, no upper uppers
High raters of low price (consumer evaluation grid)
Mainly consumer travelers rather than business
travelers
Marketing objective
Increasing sales 3% in the first year up to 5%
in the second year
Entering Denver, Miami and Minneapolis
cities.
Pricing Strategy
Penetration Pricing Strategy
Higher volume with lower price.
Best against price sensitive customers and
existing & potential competitors
No premium pricing.
Distribution Strategy
Direct Distribution
No Intermediaries (e.g.
travel agencies)
Total quality control and
lower costs
Website/Toll-Free Call
Center
Marketing Budget
Objective and Task Method
On the basis of dollar amounts.
Advertising and Promotion
Pull selling strategy
Newspaper ads
TV/radio
Bulletin boards
Websites
Newly painted planes
Public Relations Events
E-mail advertising
Monitoring and Control
Checking financials
Monitoring market share in new markets.
Analyze departure and arrival stats.
Review safety stats
Track website usage
Control e-mail list subscriptions
Online and face-to-face surveys
Controlling plan as a whole annually