1. How to create a Successful
Marketing Plan
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2. What is a 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.
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3. Why have a marketing plan?
To find out where you are
To know where you’re going
How to get there
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4. Some considerations
See it as a process
Form a team
Keep it simple
Develop a time-frame
Give it a life
Get feedback
Have a simple revision process
Consistent with mission statement
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5. What does the process involve?
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6. Components of a marketing plan
Mission Statement Marketing Strategies
Executive Summary Identify Resources
Internal Analysis Implementation Plan
External Analysis Marketing Budget
Objectives Evaluation Methods
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7. Mission Statement
A clear, concise description of:
The organizational identity
What business is the organization really in
Results the organization wants to accomplish
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8. Some considerations
A mission statement describes who the organization is and what
business it’s really in.
It’s what makes the organization go–reflects its internal and
external perception.
It must be understood by everyone.
It drives the organization and dictates how things are done.
It should be kept simple.
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11. Internal Analysis
Background
Current status
Future directions
Current resources
Strengths and weaknesses
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13. Opportunities and Threats
Environment produces both
Estimate probability
Severe, not severe
Very likely, very unlikely
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14. The Competition
Who they are
Product/service features
Pricing, packaging, promotion
Competitor strengths/weaknesses
How are you different?
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15. Customers and Target Markets
Current and potential customers
Customer requirements
Market clusters
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16. Marketing Strategies
Customers/target markets
Programs and services
Packaging
Pricing
Promotion
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17. Implementation Plan
Steps
Responsibility
Deadlines
Budget
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19. Evaluating the marketing plan
Success measures
Completion of action dates
Accomplishment of goals and strategies
Results
New/repeat customers
Win rate on sales
Average size of contracts
Revenue
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20. Summary
The marketing plan
It’s a process!
It has discipline
It results in a positive ROI
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21. Reasons to join
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To get free downloads
To get discounts on our services
To get access to our resource centre
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