Strategic Planning

STEP-BY-STEP STRATEGIC PLANNING   Yes, yes many ways have been described and also many lead to a successful strategy (many also don’t). But can’t harm repeating it. My explanations are based on the methodology of David Jobber. He calls it Marketing Plan. No...

How Chinese Aid is used to lock-in Chinese products

HOW CHINA IS USING GOVERNMENT AID TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION IN CHINA The Chinese Government is distributing government aid to countries that contain something of interest to them. What is of interest? That is described in the countries strategy document: Catalogue...

Learning from indicators – strategy development

GENERAL INDICATOR USE CASES The most general indicator are universal and can be used for strategy development across all market segments. The values typically get updated on a yearly base and are free of charge.   GDP per capita: the higher the better (e.g. UN,...