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Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts
Comparing Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts Marketing
The differences between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts permeate every aspect of the two company's cultures and have a reverberating effect in who they attract and keep as customers. The intent of this analysis is to analyze how each of these two companies vary from a marketing standpoint, and how those differences are continually perpetuated in their approach to managing the marketing mix. Of the two, Starbucks is basing their marketing, selling and customer retention strategies on the concept of delivering a unique customer experience and a "third place" where customers can feel free to meet friends and relax (Plog, 2005). The Starbucks marketing mix supports the stores as a hub of personal activity and exceptional customer service, from the hundreds of drink combinations customers can order down to the high-end food items. As the case mentions, Starbucks is considering offering wine, cheese and other high-end food items in the evening (Kotler, Armstrong, 2013). Contrasting this high end customer experience strategy is Dunkin' Donuts, a chain more focused on the functional aspects of coffee and baked goods and a commitment to customers to be true to their core values (Schmidt, Oldfield, 1999). The Dunkin' Donuts marketing mix reflects this mindset of pragmatism and unpretension, complete with coffee shops designed for speed and efficiency.
Comparing the Marketing Mix of Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks
The distribution strategies of the companies vary significantly based on the customer experience they each are attempting to deliver. Starbucks' distribution...
This distribution strategy for Starbucks customers is calculated and measured to create customer loyalty to not just the drinks or food items, but to Starbucks as a place customers can meet, feel special and individually recognized. Starbucks also is looking at dinner items and higher-end snacks during the evening hours to further this experience-based strategy longer in the day (Kotler, Armstrong, 2013). Starbucks marketing and senior management realize that if they can drive up the number of times a customer comes in a month, the greater likelihood they will transfer their buying loyalty to new Starbucks products over time. This will drive up lifetime customer revenue value and make the entire chain more profitable. Contrasting the high-end distribution strategy of Starbucks is the deliberate decision on the part of Dunkin' Donuts to concentrate on a more utilitarian, common-man approach to designing and managing their stores (Schmidt, Oldfield, 1999). Dunkin' Donuts are built for efficiency and speed and use the donuts themselves as part of the merchandising efforts in the store. Dunkin' Donuts distribution strategy and its customer experience are deliberately designed to stay consistent with the values of its core customer base, who are blue-collar and white collar workers (Kotler, Armstrong, 2013).
Both companies differ significantly in how they approach promotional strategies as well. Dunkin' Donuts speaks to the common man and the simple pleasure of a hot cup of coffee and a pastry to start their day. Their slogan "American Runs on Dunkin'" connotes the…
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