Ansoff Matrix

The Ansoff Matrix is a strategic planning tool that helps organizations determine the best approach for achieving their desired growth objectives by considering four different strategies for market and product development.

At a very high level, the Ansoff Matrix is used in the context of business.

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What is the Ansoff Matrix?

A visual explanation is shown in the image above. The Ansoff Matrix can be described as a matrix with the following quadrants:

  1. Market Penetration: Market penetration involves increasing sales of existing products in existing markets. For example, promoting a product more heavily to existing customers.
  2. Market Development: Market development involves selling existing products in new markets. For example, expanding into new geographic regions.
  3. Product Development: Product development involves creating new products for existing markets. For example, introducing a new product line to existing customers.
  4. Diversification: Diversification involves creating new products for new markets. For example, entering a completely new business area or industry.

What is the purpose of the Ansoff Matrix?

The Ansoff Matrix is a strategic planning tool that helps organizations determine the best approach for achieving their desired growth objectives. The matrix provides four different strategies for market and product development: market penetration, market development, product development, and diversification. Each of these strategies has different levels of risk and reward, and the Ansoff Matrix helps organizations determine which strategy is best suited to their particular circumstances and goals.

The Ansoff Matrix is often presented as a 2x2 matrix, with the horizontal axis representing the company's current product offerings and the vertical axis representing the company's target market. The four strategies are then placed in the four quadrants of the matrix, with market penetration being the lowest risk and diversification being the highest risk.


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What templates are related to Ansoff Matrix?

The following templates can also be categorized as business and are therefore related to Ansoff Matrix: AIDA Marketing Matrix, Affiliate Marketing Matrix, Agile Capability-Value Alignment Matrix, Agile Scaling Matrix, Asset Allocation Matrix, BCG Matrix, Brand Affinity Matrix, Brand Differentiation Matrix. You can browse them using the menu above.

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