A Swot analysis

Vocabulary.

A swot analysis is a way to evaluate a company's position in the market.

It identifies the companies strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

A business may conduct a swot analysis to assess its performance or develop strategies.

Strength.

A strength is an advantage that the company has over its competitors.

It is what a company excels at.

Strength can include effective management, strong brand equity or positive company culture.

A strength is an internal factor, which means the company has control over it.

Weaknesses.

A weakness is an issue that prevents the company from performing at its best.

It is an internal problem of the company.

Weaknesses include debt, outdated technology or high turnover.

Companies need to address their weaknesses in order to stay competitive. 

To understand what it could leverage and improve. The company conducted an internal analysis of its strengths and weaknesses.

A company's strengths are what excels at and differentiated from its competitors.

Having strong brand equity is a strength. It's customer recognition.

If a company is looking to attract new customers, a poor online presence can be a serious weakness.

Companies need to address their weaknesses in order to stay competitive.

If a company wants to assess factors that it can directly control, it should evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Opportunities. 

Opportunities are positive factors in the market.

They are external means they exist outside of the company.

Examples of opportunities include new technology or customer demographics.

If a company identifies an opportunity early on, it can gain advantage over its competitors.

Threats.

A threat is an external factor that could harm a company.

Examples of threats, include economic downturn and increased competition.

Companies cannot control threats. but They can respond to them.

By anticipating a threat, a company can minimize its impact.

In a nutshell, a swot analysis can help you pinpoint problems and develop relevant strategies.

If a company wants to evaluate changes in the market, we should evaluate its opportunities and threats.

An internal problem facing the company. Weakness is an internal problem that prevents the company from performing well.

E commerce is a threat to traditional retailers who have been forced to change their business models to survive.

A company can improve its market share by anticipating new opportunities and taking advantage of them.

In China, many businesses consider the spring festival as an opportunity to sell more products.

For many restaurants, the rise of healthy eating presents an opportunity to attract new customers by offering more balanced options. 

Don't react quickly to the threat of e commerce. They will go out of business.

More companies are investing in cyber security to minimize the threat of cyber attacks.

Opportunities are external factors that a company can use to grow.

Related actions

Vocabulary.

To leverage.

To leverage something means to use it to its full potential.

The company leveraged its distribution network to deliver goods faster than its competitors.

To capitalize on.

To capitalize on something means to take advantage of it.

If you don't capitalize on an opportunity, you may not get another chance.

By leveraging its strength, a company can implement unique strategies that can give it an advantage.

You should leverage the results of your swot analysis to help improve your company.

The company capitalized on its brand recognition to expand into a new market.

If you don't capitalize on this train, your competitors will.

She capitalized on her experience to negotiate a higher salary.

It can capitalize on its reputation with customers to expand into a new market.

To overcome.

To overcome something means to handle it successfully.

A company needs to overcome its weaknesses to keep competitive.

To reduce.

To reduce something means to make it smaller or less significant.

They decided to reduce the r and d budget, and focus on sales.

How can a start up company overcome its lack of management experience?

Overcome its lack of management experience by hiring a good ceo.

If you are making the amount of something less than it was before, you are reducing it.

They hired a consultant to overcome their lack of expertise.

The company's products were outdated, but it overcame this issue by investing more in r and d.

The company overcame the scandal and re established its market position.

The company needed to reduce its workforce in order to cut costs.

Companies must stay aware of market trends to capitalize on opportunities and reduce threats.

It reduced the threat of increased competition by focusing on smaller niche market.

SWOT the problem

As we all know, our company big burger has been under performing in the market this year. Sales have been down, especially among 25 to 34 year old. So i'd like us to do a swot analysis to find out where we are in the market and how we can improve. 

Sure, our main strength is that we are the oldest fast food company in the industry wuth strong brand name. We're also operating over 14 thousand stores across the country. Which is more than many of our competitors. 

Yeah. But even so, people don't seem to be interested in what we're selling. 

Their main strength is that they are the oldest company in the fast food industry. 

It's true.Our menu is a weakness.Young customers usually want to try something new and interesting. But our menu has offered the same food for the past four years. It's become too boring.

Yeah, and market research has shown that people's tastes are changing, especially among 25 to 34 year olds. 

Generally they're more interested in healthy food than previous generations. This trend towards healthy eating is a big threat to our fast food business. 

You are right. And another threat comes from our competitors who have been offering menus that are healthier and more diversified They are taking away many of our customers.

In a swot analysis, a changing market trends is an example of a threat.

Hmm, so I think the increasing demand for healthier food and more menu options can be an opportunity for us. We have the locations and brand name to offer an improved menu, 

But it is a new menu enough to make a difference. Even if we were to change it, how can we convince people to return to our restaurants. Once a customer has formed an image about a brand, it can be very hard to change their opinion. 

Remember that breakfast food market is growing.  That's another opportunity we have. And people love our coffee. Even though sales are down, customers have been regularly buying big burger coffee. 

So we can use our coffee to get customers to try out a new breakfast menu. As long as they like the food, they'll come back for more. 

Exactly, Let's do some research on what we've discussed today. Then next week. We'll have a follow up meeting to revise some of these ideas. 

Sounds good.

Thanks, Mary. I appreciate it.

She isn't sure if it is enough to make a difference in sales.