Choosing a Competitive Business Strategy
Posted on
January 16, 2003
When it comes to identifying an appropriate competitive strategy, casinos are no different than any other business. All businesses compete using one of two basic strategies: they employ a pricing strategy or a differentiation strategy.
Businesses that compete on price strive to offer the lowest possible price. They do so by reducing the costs of production in order to deliver a product or service at a price that is lower
than the competition. This strategy works well for commodities in which the products sold are undifferentiated. Wheat and oil are commodities and producers compete solely on price. Products that are clearly differentiated, through features or other unique elements, can command a higher price.