SWOT Analysis of Altria Group, Inc.

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This paper examines how Altria Group's excellent management team has continued to help the company grow over the years despite facing an onslaught of threats, including bad press, litigation issues, and a host of new potential industry regulations. The paper relates that, due to the nature of the company's business, Altria has struggled with its image. Although for the full-year 2007, Philip Morris USA estimated a decline of about 4%, its monopoly on cigarettes, emerging markets in other countries, and new products have kept Altria Group in the running as an economically lucrative company.

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"Although images of Altria's cigarette brands are no longer part of the mass marketing landscape on billboards or in magazines, (Altria Group, 2008) the company has adopted a new marketing strategy that has proven to be successful. The company markets its brands directly to adult smokers through direct mail, at retail stores and by providing unique experiences that reinforce the brand's image."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hunger, J. D. & Wheelen, T. L. (2007) Essentials of Strategic Management, 4th Edition, Pearson - Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
• Altria Group, Inc. (2008) About Altria, retrieved on February 27, 2008 from http://www.altria.com/about_altria/1_2_1_altriagroup.asp
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2008) Altria Group, or Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (American Company), retrieved on February 27, 2008 from http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-456266/Altria-Group

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