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Good question. At first sight you might not think that there is much that a car manufacturer and a national charity have in common.
03 November 2011
Go back and think about why both organisations exist - to make and distribute money. For Jaguar, profits go to its owner Tata, for Oxfam they go toward projects to fight global poverty.
03 November 2011
It's worth using some of the tools you have been given to analyse and compare the two organisations. Look at the marketing 5P's for example: product, price, place and promotion.
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Product: Jaguar produce motor cars, Oxfam collects donations and sells things from high street stores. At a basic level, both are meeting customer needs.
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Price: okay so cars cost a lot more than second hand goods in an Oxfam store. But both use pricing tools like price discounting and sales for example to sell their goods.
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Place: Jaguar sell their cars through dealerships and Oxfam through high street stores - having a physical place to sell from is important to both of them. Both also have online presences.
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Promotion: both have very recognisable brand names and both professionally market their products. Just take a look at their websites: http://www.jaguar.com and http://www.oxfam.org.uk
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So in summary, they are in fact alike in many ways. I am sure that you can think of some more.
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