In Marketing Planning and Control, we learn to combine the SWOT analysis with STEEPLE / C to produce a full understanding of a brand. I tried to analyze the SWOT from Starbucks. In addition, we also make a strategy and tactic Starbucks future.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
1. Starbucks is the leading retailer and roaster for brand specialty coffee in the world.
2. Strong brand image with the motto ‘The Starbucks Experience’.
3. Starbucks is a global organization with more than 16.000 retails in 48 countries in the entire world.
4. One of the strongest franchises in the world with more than 6500 licenses shops in the world.
5. Starbucks is known for providing superior products and services.
6. Starbucks offered both functional and emotional benefits.
7. Starbucks is number 7 on Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 2008.
8. Have loyal customers in all of Starbucks’ existing countries.
9. High quality control in all Starbucks’ retails.
10. Have a consistent high quality of service.
11. Sophisticated atmosphere typical of the Italian Coffee houses, music, interior design and artwork.
12. Outlets positioned in high street locations, malls, within other businesses areas like offices building.
13. Wi-Fi Internet service in all of Starbucks retails.
14. Fast coffee serving.
15. The process of preparing the product does not need highly sophisticated technology.
16. Have a lot of flavors variation.
17. Limited number of strong competitors.
18. High market share and market growth.
19. Always aim to help support environment, ex: by using recyclable tissue.
20. Always treat the employees as a partner not just as employees.
21. Welcome all questions, comments and feedback where customers could send it by email, sms or just inform it in Starbucks retails.
22. Have a Starbucks Workers Union which helps employees to inform their thoughts to management.
Weaknesses
1. High pricing which cost not all kind of market could buy Starbucks’ products.
2. Starbucks considered ‘American Global’ which cost sentimental issue for customers in some countries.
3. Too focus on US domestic market.
4. Starbucks refuses to guarantee that milk, beverages, chocolate, ice cream, and baked goods sold in the company’s stores are free of genetically-modified ingredients.
5. Because of its perfectness of employees service, some employees complaints about the management which push them to always be perfect. That is why they make Starbucks Workers Union.
Opportunities
1. The potential employees are educated people which make it easier to train them.
2. Customer is not price sensitive.
3. Could be able to change negative image of coffee into positive one.
4. High consumerism in Indonesia.
5. Easier to penetrate market because what it sells is the fulfillment of self esteem and need to be love or to belong to community which is the major reason why peoples buy a product.
6. Strong financial support.
7. High growth of economy and market in Indonesia, especially in urban areas.
8. The democratic economy policies in Indonesia make it easier for Starbucks to expand their business.
9. Peoples in Indonesia positioned Starbucks places as one of the best meeting point.
10. Could diverse their product not only in coffee.
11. Many of Starbucks coffee are using organic beans.
12. Some of Starbucks beans are harvested in Indonesia island of Sumatra and Sulawesi. Starbucks purchasing high quality beans in these island at premium prices to help farmers to support their families and invest in a sustainable production. Starbucks paid an average price of $1.20 per pound against the commodity average price of $0.40-0.50 per pound
Threats
1. Global financial crisis which make peoples tend not to spend too much money.
2. Low income in Indonesia makes it hard for Starbucks to penetrate more market segmentation.
3. Sentimental issue to the bad effect of coffee from society.
4. Some people believes that Starbucks turning the world into a giant corporate generic mess.
5. Critics said that it exploits farm workers in third countries.
6. It said that Starbucks domination driving small cafes out of business.
7. Issues stated that Starbucks exploit their workers by paying a very minimum wage with a very high standard of work they need to fulfill.
8. Threats of substitute products and services include other drink items such as colas, teas or juices that are sold in retails.
Strategy and Tactics for Starbucks
Strategy
Strategy for Starbucks in Indonesia for the next 1 year that we proposed is to make a campaign called Starbucks for health. This campaign will focus on the health benefits that peoples will get from drinking a cup of Starbucks. We will change people perception about coffee into positive one and cooperate with other companies in Indonesia to show our support in people health.
The fact is that coffee actually one of the healthiest beverages billions of people consume regularly.
The average of 300mg coffee with exercise increase energy by 20% and decrease fatigue level while burning fat increased 107% greater than without caffeine. This can be happened because coffee contains hydroxycitric acid and chromium that can increase up to 30% in metabolic rate. It might guard against gout, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Studies has shown positive results that compare consumption with diabetes rates, including reports that suggest people who drink two cups a day were 50 percent less likely to develop diabetes and also has been proven by doctors. The trouble comes when people start adding sugar and cream to their coffee, or even worse, buying thick, blended drinks with whipped cream on top.
Coffee when consumed in excess can be very addictive, stimulate, and a mood charger.
A large amount of coffee or caffeine consumed all at once can have a negative effect on blood. Too much coffee over time can stain people’s health.
We believe that this negative perception of coffee could be a threat to Starbucks. But we also see this as an opportunity when we can actually change people behavior in Indonesia to consume healthy coffee and make it as part of their life.
Tactics
Product:
We will create a new flavor of Dark Coffee with Fruits topping. This coffee can also be added with skim milk. Dark coffee is the best coffee for health considered it has not been mixed with full cream milk, whipped cream, etc. Fruits topping in this product is a real fruit, not blended with the coffee but just a complementary to add more vitamin while drinking the coffee. For people who want to add milk in it, we will just add skim milk because it contains low fat rather than full cream milk which contains fat for body.
This product will provide a free one fruit topping. But if people want to add more than one topping, they could by add Rp 5.000, - for each coffee. The size of the product is the usual size of Starbucks cup where a white cup for hot drinks and a transparent cup for cold drinks. This tactic will be launch and develop for one year and continue to be one of Starbucks flavor for years after.
Price:
The price for this product is Rp 29.500, - for tall size, Rp 34.500, - for grande size and Rp 39.500, - for venti size.
Place:
To support Starbucks for Health Campaign, more places will be a 24 hours Starbucks retails where Starbucks will also open 10 retails per year. This will be a convenience to customers where they can decide what time they would like to drink a hot or cold Starbucks coffee. Places that will be open for 24 hours are Starbucks Kemang Village, Citywalk, Rest area in Karawaci Freeway and Summarecon Serpong. This will support some of Starbucks 24 hours store in EX and Sarinah. This tactic will start immediately and finish in 2 months.
Promotion:
To communicate the message of healthy coffee we will use:
1. Advertising
Advertising for Starbucks will be done by advertising in magazines and newspapers. This will be conduct by one advertising per month.
Another kind of advertising is by creating roll banner in retails. The message of the advertising is to communicate the benefits of drinking a cup of coffee in daily life. The banner will be displayed for the first 3 months and there will be a change in design and displayed for another 3 months and continuously for one year.
2. Sales Promotion
Sales promotion that will be conduct is a buy one get one Starbucks Dark Coffee with toppings by using BCA Credit Card. This will be implemented for one year.
Other tactic is cooperating with GNC, companies that produce vitamins for health. When customers buy Starbucks for Rp 500.000, - by combining recipients in one month start from the first recipient, they will get 10% discount when buying GNC product in any amount. This will be conduct for the first 6 months.
For the next 6 months, Starbucks will cooperate with Fitness First. If Starbucks customers buy a total of Rp 100.000, - in one transaction, they will get a free trial voucher in any Fitness First. This tactic will be implemented in 6 month after cooperating with GNC tactic.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
1. Starbucks is the leading retailer and roaster for brand specialty coffee in the world.
2. Strong brand image with the motto ‘The Starbucks Experience’.
3. Starbucks is a global organization with more than 16.000 retails in 48 countries in the entire world.
4. One of the strongest franchises in the world with more than 6500 licenses shops in the world.
5. Starbucks is known for providing superior products and services.
6. Starbucks offered both functional and emotional benefits.
7. Starbucks is number 7 on Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 2008.
8. Have loyal customers in all of Starbucks’ existing countries.
9. High quality control in all Starbucks’ retails.
10. Have a consistent high quality of service.
11. Sophisticated atmosphere typical of the Italian Coffee houses, music, interior design and artwork.
12. Outlets positioned in high street locations, malls, within other businesses areas like offices building.
13. Wi-Fi Internet service in all of Starbucks retails.
14. Fast coffee serving.
15. The process of preparing the product does not need highly sophisticated technology.
16. Have a lot of flavors variation.
17. Limited number of strong competitors.
18. High market share and market growth.
19. Always aim to help support environment, ex: by using recyclable tissue.
20. Always treat the employees as a partner not just as employees.
21. Welcome all questions, comments and feedback where customers could send it by email, sms or just inform it in Starbucks retails.
22. Have a Starbucks Workers Union which helps employees to inform their thoughts to management.
Weaknesses
1. High pricing which cost not all kind of market could buy Starbucks’ products.
2. Starbucks considered ‘American Global’ which cost sentimental issue for customers in some countries.
3. Too focus on US domestic market.
4. Starbucks refuses to guarantee that milk, beverages, chocolate, ice cream, and baked goods sold in the company’s stores are free of genetically-modified ingredients.
5. Because of its perfectness of employees service, some employees complaints about the management which push them to always be perfect. That is why they make Starbucks Workers Union.
Opportunities
1. The potential employees are educated people which make it easier to train them.
2. Customer is not price sensitive.
3. Could be able to change negative image of coffee into positive one.
4. High consumerism in Indonesia.
5. Easier to penetrate market because what it sells is the fulfillment of self esteem and need to be love or to belong to community which is the major reason why peoples buy a product.
6. Strong financial support.
7. High growth of economy and market in Indonesia, especially in urban areas.
8. The democratic economy policies in Indonesia make it easier for Starbucks to expand their business.
9. Peoples in Indonesia positioned Starbucks places as one of the best meeting point.
10. Could diverse their product not only in coffee.
11. Many of Starbucks coffee are using organic beans.
12. Some of Starbucks beans are harvested in Indonesia island of Sumatra and Sulawesi. Starbucks purchasing high quality beans in these island at premium prices to help farmers to support their families and invest in a sustainable production. Starbucks paid an average price of $1.20 per pound against the commodity average price of $0.40-0.50 per pound
Threats
1. Global financial crisis which make peoples tend not to spend too much money.
2. Low income in Indonesia makes it hard for Starbucks to penetrate more market segmentation.
3. Sentimental issue to the bad effect of coffee from society.
4. Some people believes that Starbucks turning the world into a giant corporate generic mess.
5. Critics said that it exploits farm workers in third countries.
6. It said that Starbucks domination driving small cafes out of business.
7. Issues stated that Starbucks exploit their workers by paying a very minimum wage with a very high standard of work they need to fulfill.
8. Threats of substitute products and services include other drink items such as colas, teas or juices that are sold in retails.
Strategy and Tactics for Starbucks
Strategy
Strategy for Starbucks in Indonesia for the next 1 year that we proposed is to make a campaign called Starbucks for health. This campaign will focus on the health benefits that peoples will get from drinking a cup of Starbucks. We will change people perception about coffee into positive one and cooperate with other companies in Indonesia to show our support in people health.
The fact is that coffee actually one of the healthiest beverages billions of people consume regularly.
The average of 300mg coffee with exercise increase energy by 20% and decrease fatigue level while burning fat increased 107% greater than without caffeine. This can be happened because coffee contains hydroxycitric acid and chromium that can increase up to 30% in metabolic rate. It might guard against gout, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Studies has shown positive results that compare consumption with diabetes rates, including reports that suggest people who drink two cups a day were 50 percent less likely to develop diabetes and also has been proven by doctors. The trouble comes when people start adding sugar and cream to their coffee, or even worse, buying thick, blended drinks with whipped cream on top.
Coffee when consumed in excess can be very addictive, stimulate, and a mood charger.
A large amount of coffee or caffeine consumed all at once can have a negative effect on blood. Too much coffee over time can stain people’s health.
We believe that this negative perception of coffee could be a threat to Starbucks. But we also see this as an opportunity when we can actually change people behavior in Indonesia to consume healthy coffee and make it as part of their life.
Tactics
Product:
We will create a new flavor of Dark Coffee with Fruits topping. This coffee can also be added with skim milk. Dark coffee is the best coffee for health considered it has not been mixed with full cream milk, whipped cream, etc. Fruits topping in this product is a real fruit, not blended with the coffee but just a complementary to add more vitamin while drinking the coffee. For people who want to add milk in it, we will just add skim milk because it contains low fat rather than full cream milk which contains fat for body.
This product will provide a free one fruit topping. But if people want to add more than one topping, they could by add Rp 5.000, - for each coffee. The size of the product is the usual size of Starbucks cup where a white cup for hot drinks and a transparent cup for cold drinks. This tactic will be launch and develop for one year and continue to be one of Starbucks flavor for years after.
Price:
The price for this product is Rp 29.500, - for tall size, Rp 34.500, - for grande size and Rp 39.500, - for venti size.
Place:
To support Starbucks for Health Campaign, more places will be a 24 hours Starbucks retails where Starbucks will also open 10 retails per year. This will be a convenience to customers where they can decide what time they would like to drink a hot or cold Starbucks coffee. Places that will be open for 24 hours are Starbucks Kemang Village, Citywalk, Rest area in Karawaci Freeway and Summarecon Serpong. This will support some of Starbucks 24 hours store in EX and Sarinah. This tactic will start immediately and finish in 2 months.
Promotion:
To communicate the message of healthy coffee we will use:
1. Advertising
Advertising for Starbucks will be done by advertising in magazines and newspapers. This will be conduct by one advertising per month.
Another kind of advertising is by creating roll banner in retails. The message of the advertising is to communicate the benefits of drinking a cup of coffee in daily life. The banner will be displayed for the first 3 months and there will be a change in design and displayed for another 3 months and continuously for one year.
2. Sales Promotion
Sales promotion that will be conduct is a buy one get one Starbucks Dark Coffee with toppings by using BCA Credit Card. This will be implemented for one year.
Other tactic is cooperating with GNC, companies that produce vitamins for health. When customers buy Starbucks for Rp 500.000, - by combining recipients in one month start from the first recipient, they will get 10% discount when buying GNC product in any amount. This will be conduct for the first 6 months.
For the next 6 months, Starbucks will cooperate with Fitness First. If Starbucks customers buy a total of Rp 100.000, - in one transaction, they will get a free trial voucher in any Fitness First. This tactic will be implemented in 6 month after cooperating with GNC tactic.