Lecture - 2 (Strategic Marketing Planning)
Lecture - 2 (Strategic Marketing Planning)
Lecture - 2 (Strategic Marketing Planning)
Marketing Plan:
“…a written document that provides the blueprint or outline of the organization’s
marketing activities, including the implementation, evaluation, and control of
those activities.”
Discussion Question
All business functions must support the organization’s mission and goals.
Functional objectives should be expressed in clear, simple terms.
All functional objectives should be reconsidered for each planning period.
Implementation
I. Executive Summary
Synopsis of the overall marketing plan
Introduces major aspects of the marketing plan
II. Situation Analysis
Summarizes information about 3 key environments:
Internal environment
Customer environment
Firm’s external environment
Marketing Plan Structure
Marketing Implementation
1. What specific marketing activities will be undertaken?
2. How will these activities be performed?
3. When will these activities be performed?
4. Who is responsible for the completion of these activities?
5. How will the completion of planned activities be monitored?
6. How much will these activities cost?
Major Problems in Developing and Implementing the Marketing Plan
Strategic Planning in the Market-Oriented Organization
A Market-Oriented Organization:
Shifts its focus:
From products to the requirements of market segments
From transactions to relationships
From competition to collaboration
Puts customer’s needs and wants first
Focuses on long-term, value-added relationships
Instils a corporate culture that puts customers at the top of the organizational
hierarchy
Cooperates with suppliers and competitors to serve customers better