... analysis is to enable the marketing manager to understand who the competition is Misidentification of the competitive set can have a serious impact on the success of a marketing plan, especially ... Core strategies Supporting marketing mix: – – – – Price Distribution Product Communications - 21 Product & Service Core strategies can be assessed Decisionsexamining by marketing communications ... competition or market definition • Competition is best defined by the customer, rather than by the marketing manager, as implied in the following definition 6-8 Product & Service Decisions “An industry...