Ansoff matrix

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What an Ansoff matrix is

“The Ansoff matrix is a strategic planning tool that provides a framework to help executives, senior managers, and marketers devise strategies for future business growth.”
From Wikipedia — Ansoff matrix — CC BY-SA 4.0

Types of 2×2 matrix

When to use an Ansoff matrix

  • A startup

    Four ways to grow: sell more of what you have, or new things, to the people you reach or new ones.

  • Strategy

    Diversification, in the far corner, is the riskiest box, so it needs the best reason.

  • Finding ideas

    Brainstorm one idea for each box, like prenatal classes for a yoga studio.

How to make an Ansoff matrix

  1. 1Draw four boxes
  2. 2What you do now
  3. 3Then the new

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Questions

Where does the name come from?
It is named after Russian American Igor Ansoff, an applied mathematician and business manager, who created the concept.From Wikipedia — Ansoff matrix — CC BY-SA 4.0
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