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Product Offering Analysis

• Articulate the current state of Campbell Soup Co. and its competitive environment.
  • In a business letter, articulate the strategic position of Campbell Soup Co. within the industry in which it operates.
  • Provide a detailed overview of the product mix of Campbell Soup Co..
  • Analyze the product mix of Campbell Soup Co. against its rivals.

Organizational Competencies

• Use the SOAR analysis framework to identify opportunities and set results-oriented aspirations based on the strengths of Campbell Soup Co..
  • Analyze Campbell Soup Co. to identify a minimum of three strengths that may result in competitive advantages.
  • Based on Campbell Soup Co. competitive advantages, determine a minimum of three business expansion opportunities.
  • Develop a minimum of three aspirational product ideas that may result from organizational expansion opportunities.
  • Explain any expected results from the successful implementation of each aspirational product idea that you propose.
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Innovative New Product Idea

• Formulate an innovative new product idea to develop competitive advantages for Campbell Soup Co..
  • Introduce the innovative new product idea that you developed in Campbell Soup Co.
  • Explain the problem or opportunity your innovative new product idea is intended to solve.
  • Explain how your product is intended to meet customer expectations.
  • Explain the strategic direction of your innovative new product.
  • Develop and tell a story about your new product idea.
    • Explain how the branding and new product idea will impact and/or interact with existing branding and product lines or items offered within the product mix of organization.

Vision, Mission, & Values

• Formulate a vision, mission, and values statement for your innovative new product idea that increases the competitive advantage of Campbell Soup Co.
  • Formulate a vision statement for your innovative new idea.
    • Explain how your vision statement increases the competitive advantage of Campbell Soup Co..
  • Explain how the mission statement for Campbell Soup Co. will support the vision for your innovative new product idea that increases the competitive advantage of Campbell Soup Co..
    • Revise the mission statement of Campbell Soup Co. if necessary.
  • Explain how the values statement of an organization supports the vision for a new idea that increases the competitive advantage of an organization.
    • Explain how the values statement of Campbell Soup Co. supports the mission statement of the organization.
    • Revise the values statement of Campbell Soup Co. if necessary.

Strategic Approach

• Choose an appropriate strategic approach to support the vision for an innovative new product idea that increases the competitive advantage of Campbell Soup Co..
  • Analyze various strategic approaches that can lead to the development of competitive advantages for an organization.
  • Choose one generic strategy to use in the launch of your innovative new product idea that will result in competitive advantages for Campbell Soup Co..
  • Explain how employing your chosen strategic approach can lead to the development of competitive advantages for Campbell Soup Co.
  • Explain whether implementing a strategic approach as a first mover, a fast follower, or a late mover is most advantageous for Campbell Soup Co..

Strategic Goals, Objectives, & Initiatives

• Design one strategic goal and three strategic objectives that drive the implementation of a strategy for a new idea that increases the competitive advantage of an organization.
  • Identify critical success factors to ensure the success of organizational objectives.
  • Develop an objective that adheres to corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability standards while balancing these duties with economic responsibilities to shareholders.
  • Develop innovative projects to drive the implementation of a strategy for a new idea that increases the competitive advantage of an organization.

Strategic Alternatives & Contingencies

• Identify strategic alternatives that may increase efficiency, and contingency plans to mitigate risks.
  • Decide if an organization should consider outsourcing, mergers, or acquisitions to increase its competitive advantage.
  • Develop a contingency plan to counter or mitigate risks and threats to a strategic plan using the assumption-based planning technique.

Conclusive Remarks

• Produce a concise and persuasive pitch to convince the C-level executives of Campbell Soup Co. to fund the development of your innovative new product idea.