Kenya Coconut Production Presentation by Dr. Lalith Perera
Marketing plans
1. One person with a belief
is equal to a force of ninety-nine
who only have an interest
- John Stuart Mill
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2. Marketing
Identifying, anticipating
& satisfying customer
needs, profitably
The act of connecting customers to
products & services
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3. Market Research – a danger
Create a school that has
something for everyone
(but not special for anyone)
Averages Insights
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4. Marketing Plan Components
Environment
School Marketing Mix Market Segments
Segment Segment
Segment Segment
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5. A Process
A. Ethos, credo, aims
The Marketing
Plan
B. Where are we now?
C. Where do we want to go?
How are we going to get there?
D. What resources do we need?
How will we measure success?
But not as linear as this suggests!
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7. Segmentation
You can’t be all things to all people Focusing on definable groups with
similar characteristics
makes life easier
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8. Approach to Segments
Product
Segment
Price
Place
Segment
The School’s Promotion
Offering(s)
People Segment
Process
Segment
Physical Evidence
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9. Developing a Marketing Plan
Measurable
Results
Programme
Marketing
Objectives &
Assumptions Strategies
SWOT
Analysis
Marketing
Audit
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11. Segments & Attractiveness
Define market
segments
Evaluate market Understand
segment value required
attractiveness by customers
Understand
competitor value
proposition
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12. Know your customers really well
THINK & FEEL
What counts? Preoccupations? Worries?
HEAR SEE
Friends & influencers say? Friends, market offerings?
SAY & DO
Attitude, behaviour to others?
PAIN GAIN
Fears, frustrations, obstacles? How measure success?
Wants & needs?
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14. What Different Markets Think
Internal
Staff
Recruitment Referrers
Customers
Suppliers Influencers
How influential? What’s important to them? What are their perceptions? How are we reaching them?
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15. Analysing the Environment
Global
Political / Legal
Economic
Socio-Cultural
Technological
Local National
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16. The Environment
Hot
Spots
Black The Market & Cool
Holes Adjacent Markets Places
White
Spaces
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17. Communications Plan
Impersonal / Broad Personal
• Advertising • Visits
• “Promotions” • Admissions
• Publications processes
• PR • Tours
• Exhibitions / • Capturing market
Conferences feedback
• Social Media • Etc
• Etc
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18. “Branding” What do you
do for people?
Rational
The
Brand
Emotional Comparative
How do people How do you do
feel about you? it differently?
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19. What Are We Trying to Achieve?
Awareness
Preference
Satisfaction
Loyalty
Reputation
or something else
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20. Guesses Towards Facts
Thought
Tests & Experiments
Make Guesses Explicit
Maybe do Because we How to
this think increase
confidence?
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21. The Plan
Executive
• A single page so that all readers can quickly grasp the main thrust
Summary
• Where are we at the moment, what is currently being achieved
Situational
Analysis
• Opportunities, threats, strengths & weaknesses
• Where do you want to be and when do you plan to get there
Objectives
• In broad terms what needs to be done to get to the objectives
Strategy
• Now in rather more detail, especially for the near future – what needs to be done
Tactics & who is going to do it?
• What is it going to cost? People implications (more / fewer / different skills etc)
Budget
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22. A Framework For Marketing
• Customer needs
• Organisation capabilities
Market
Analysis • Competition & market changes
• Define market segments
• Select market segments
Market
Selection • Position your offering
• The seven P’s of marketing
Marketing
Mix
• Awareness
• Interest Loyalty & Retention
Acquire
Pupils • Action
Healthy school numbers & revenues
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23. Visual Metaphor
Most independent schools
are variations on these
XXXX is maybe more like this…
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