BUILDING A POWERFUL
MARKETING PLAN
PRESENTED BY :
GROUP 9
WHAT IS MARKETING
PLAN??????
A marketing plan is the blueprint or the map you
intend to follow in order to achieve your goals. If
you are planning for existing programs, the plan
will incorporate the strengths of your current
effort with needed changes and improvements.
If the plan is for a brand new product or service,
it will pull all the elements together for an
effective start on marketing.
WHY HAVE A MARKETING
PLAN?
To find out where you are
To know where you’re going
How to get there
MISSION STATEMENT!
A clear, concise description of:
The organizational identity
What business is the organization really in
Results the organization wants to accomplish
INTERNAL ANALYSIS!
Background
Current status
Future directions
Current resources
Strengths and weaknesses
EXTERNAL ANALYSIS!
-Economy
-Demographics
-Trends
-Competition
-Target market
MARKETING MIX!
Product
Place
Price
Promotion
• Product
Marketing plays major role in defining product.
• Price
Marketing determines price of product based on a
number of factors including costs of manufacturing
and “what the market will bear.”
• People
Marketing recruits, trains, and supports and tracks
effectiveness of direct sales force
• Place
Marketing determines product placement with store
locations and “store shelf” placement in relation to
competitors.
• Promotion
Marketing determines promotional strategy in line
with business plan and executes same
MARKETING RESEARCH!
Market research is the vehicle for gathering the
information that serves as the foundation for the
marketing plan.
Identify new customers
Solidify your current customer base
Understand customer satisfaction
Determine new product offerings
Defines SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, Threats)
MARKET TARGETTING!
The specific target markets the company will
serve.
Determines customer needs and wants through
market research.
Analyzes a firm’s competitive advantages and
builds a marketing strategy around them.
Creates a marketing mix that meets customer
needs and wants.
IMPLICATION PLAN!
Steps
Responsibility
Deadlines
Budget
QUALITY IN PRODUCT!
Reliability (average time between breakdowns)
Durability (how long an item lasts)
Ease of use
Known or trusted brand name
Low price
QUALITY IN SERVICE!
Tangibles (equipment, facilities, people)
Reliability (doing what you say you will do)
Responsiveness (promptness in helping
customers)
Assurance and empathy (conveying a caring
attitude)
THANK
YOU