Marketing Management - Use of 3 -- Circle Model
Marketing Management Using 3-Circle Method
The benefits of using the 3-Circle Model for evaluating a company, brand, or product are readily evident since the approach considers customer, company, and competitive aspects of the environment. While not customer-centric -- a view that would limit assessment -- the model does fold the consumer perspective into the evaluation. This is a different perspective than many strategic planning models which tend to focus primarily on the competitive environment. In this day and age, a considerable amount of power has shifted from companies to customers, enabling consumers to define the nature of the transaction in which they are willing to engage. For this reason, the customer circle is crucial to an assessment. The company circle is invaluable for determining how and where to locate assets to maintain and develop core competencies. Finally, the competitive circle utilizes a traditional environmental scan approach, but with a more interpretable process and display of outcomes.
Context Definition
The focus of the 3-Circle Model is growth. In this assessment, the objective is to determine how McDonalds can increase revenue from a.m. sales by creating and delivering more value to breakfast customers than Starbucks.
FIRST CIRCLE
Value Offered -- Customer View
In order to understand the customer view represented in outline form in the value matrix, it was necessary to communicate with customers directly. Several methods for collecting customer satisfaction information were available to the market researcher.
Value Offered -- Our View BEFORE
Factors
Importance
Who is better?
Deficiency
Consequences / Values
Quality of food
2 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Time pressure keeps these customers from eating at home or in a restaurant, but they still want to eat well, & are willing to pay for it.
Speed of service
3 -- McD
2 - SBUX
US
Selection variety
1 -- McD
2 - SBUX
Them
Healthful menu
1 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Customers are informed about the importance of healthful foods & they invest time & money to keep fit. They don't want breakfast to undo effort they put in later on in day.
Good coffee
1 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Many customers seek coffee first in the morning and the food is a secondary pre-occupation.
Traditional foods
3 -- McD
1 - SBUX
Us
Interviews. Some customers agreed to be interviewed about the product or service, in which case the focus is on determining what attribute the customer considers important and the rank of importance for each relevant attribute. During the interview, a process called deeper values laddering took place. Customers responded to questions about what they personally value, the experiential benefits, the functional benefits. Finally, customers were asked why they gave certain customer satisfaction ratings.
10-minute meeting. A randomly selected group of the customers who agreed to be interviewed also participated in a 10-minute meeting with the market researchers. In this meeting, the discussion focused on choices that the customers made in our restaurants and in our competitors' stores. The purpose of the 10-minute meetings was to determine why customers made the choices they made regarding the venue and the choices they made once they had entered a venue. As in the laddering exercise, the emphasis was on the choice that the consumer made and reasons the customer made those choices.
Diagnosing satisfaction. In the dialogue with a customer, it was important to identify the main positive and the main negative reasons for giving attribute ratings. This satisfaction diagnosis serves to triangulate the data, identifying overlap with the deeper values laddering.
Value Offered -- Customer View AFTER
Factors
Importance
Who is better?
Deficiency
Consequences / Values
Quality of food
3 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Main pos. = Freshness Main neg. = Not tasty
Speed of service
3 -- McD
3 - SBUX
US
Main pos. = Few errors Main neg. = Long lines
Selection variety
2 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Main pos. = Hot foods Main neg. = Few fruits
Healthful menu
2 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
X
Main pos.= Organic items Main neg. = Not tasty
Good coffee
2 -- McD
3 - SBUX
Them
Main pos. = Best brew
Main neg. = Cost
Traditional foods
3 -- McD
1 - SBUX
Us
Main pos. = Comfort food Main neg. = Too fatty
SECOND CIRCLE
Importance vs. Brand Differences
Top 10 Factors
Importance
McDonalds
Starbucks
Hot food options
2
Good
Okay
Organic food options
3
Okay
Good
Homemade taste
2
Good
Okay
Short wait times
3
Excellent
Excellent
Quality of food
3
Good
Good
Courteous service
3
Okay
Excellent
Nutrition info posted
2
Okay
Okay
Healthful menu
3
Poor
Good
Nice ambiance
2
Okay
Excellent
Clean restrooms
2
Good
Good
Need vs. offering. On the 10 most important factors as identified through the market research with customers, Starbucks has 3 "Excellent" ratings, 4 "Good" ratings, and 3 "Okay" ratings. McDonalds has 1 "Excellent" rating, 4 "Good" ratings, 4 "Okay" ratings, and 1 "Poor" ratings. Overall, McDonalds brand offering does not overlap the customers' needs as completely as the Starbucks' brand does.
Parity/common value. Three of the top 10 factors show both McDonalds and Starbucks meeting customer needs and adding value to their experience with the brands. Customers appreciate the speed of service, are satisfied with food quality, and find the restrooms clean.
Top 10 Factors
Importance
McDonalds
Starbucks
Hot food options
2
Good
Okay
Organic food options
3
Okay
Good
Homemade taste
2
Good
Okay
Short wait times
3
Excellent
Excellent
Quality of food
3
Good
Good
Courteous service
3
Okay
Excellent
Nutrition info posted
2
Okay
Okay
Healthful menu
3
Poor
Good
Nice ambiance
2
Okay
Excellent
Clean restrooms
2
Good
Good
Areas of deficiency. McDonald's is not providing sufficient value for customers where the factors are one to two ratings below those of Starbucks, and where the rating is a "3" or very important to the customer. The two areas with the strongest deficiency and difference from the competition are courteous service and nice ambiance....
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