marketing plan
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MARKETING PLANWomen In ActionJune 2015
Presentation Outline
What is Marketing
A Simple Plan
Marketing Mix: 4P’s
Promotional Mix: A.P.S.P.
Market Segmentation
Target Audience
SWOT Analysis
Market Research
Positioning
Branding
Detailed Marketing Plan
Tracking Results
What Is Marketing?
“The process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion
an distribution of ideas, goods and services to create exchanges that
satisfy individual and organizational goals.”
Definition by American Marketing Association
“If the marketer does a good job of identifying consumer needs,
developing appropriate products, and pricing, distributing, and promoting
them effectively, these goods will sell very easily.”
Philip Kotler stated in Principles of Marketing
Simple Marketing Plan
Sometimes, a simple yet focused plan is enough.
Sentence 1: explains the purpose of the strategy.
Sentence 2: explains how to achieve this purpose; it should describes
the competitive advantage and benefits.
Sentence 3: describes the target market — or markets.
Sentence 4: outlines the marketing weapons to be employed.
Sentence 5: describes the niche — the positioning.
Sentence 6: reveals the identity of the business.
Sentence 7: states the budget, which should be expressed as a
percentage of projected gross revenues.
Marketing Mix & Promotional Mix
The 4 Ps & A.P.S.P.
Marketing Mix
The 4P’s of Marketing: Product , Price , Place , Promotion
Marketing Mix: Product
Types of Product: A good is something someone can touch -Food, Clothing, Electronic, Hardware… A service is providing an intangible benefit to
customers -Bank, Hotel, Restaurant, Transportation, … An idea can include concepts or images -Music, Story, Advertising Creative… or any combination of the above.
Added Values : brand name, packaging, labeling, trademark,
warranties…
Business products & consumer products
Marketing Mix: Price
Key: Choose a price that will earn a fair profit, ANDthat equates to the perceived value to target customers.
Elasticity of Demand: Elastic Demand is when consumer demandis very sensitive to changes in price. Inelastic Demand is when a change inprice will not significantly affect demand.
Pricing Models: Markup Pricing Break-Even Pricing Profit Maximization Pricing Penetration Pricing Skim Pricing
Marketing Mix: Place
Distribution Method – Direct: Face-to-face / Sales rep. / Online Indirect: Intermediary (Wholesaler / Retailer)
Geographic – Local / National / Global
Logistics – Distribution Process Channel Management Inventory Control Costs
Marketing Mix: Promotion
Promotion consists of 4 elements known as the Promotional Mix Advertising Print, TV, Radio, Direct mail, Email Campaign, Internet Public Relations Press Releases, Community Outreach Sales Promotion Rebates, Contests, Sweepstakes Personal Selling Face-to-face, Sales Representative
The New Marketing Guerrilla Marketing WOM Marketing Freemium Marketing Social Media Marketing Viral Marketing
Market Segmentation & Target Audience
To Whom We Sell
Market Segmentation : Reasons
Definition: “The process of dividing a market into meaningful, similar andidentifiable groups.”
Why Segmentation Is Important: Enables marketers to identify customers with similar needs, buying behavior. Allows for the tailoring of the “Marketing mix” to specific segments (also cost effective). Consistent with marketing concept of satisfying customer wants and needs.
Market Segmentation : B2C
Segmentations for Consumer Markets: Geographic By region, country, climate. Demographic By age, gender, income, ethnicity, education, family
lifecycle. Psychographic By value, attitude, lifestyle. Benefit By the benefits customers seek. Usage-rate By the amount of product bought or consumed.
Market Segmentation :B2B
Segmentations for Business Markets:
Company Characteristics By location, type of company, size of company, product use. Buying Processes By purchasing criteria such as price, quality, service. Customer Relationship By the type/significance of the relationship they have with their customer.
Target Audience
SWOT Analysis & Market Research
Understanding of the Company and Potential
SWOT Analysis
A “snapshot” of thecompany’s current internalstrengths & weaknesses(management, personnel,financial marketing,manufacturing, R&D) AND
The assessment of futureopportunities and threatsrelating to all theenvironments external to thefirm (technological, social,political/legal, economic,competitive, natural).
Market Research : Information Needed
Information Needed: Proof of viability of idea/market. Feedback on 4 Ps, including media consumption (i.e. what consumer/tradejournals are read, internet sites visited, list serve affiliations). Association memberships and trade show attendance. Buying process, duration, and decision makers. Competitors and market shares.
Who to Target for Research: Potential customers (target market) – consumers or businesses. Potential buyers (often different than customers or “users”). Potential channel members.
Market Research: Primary & Secondary
Secondary data can be obtained quicker and at lower costs. When collecting secondary data, evaluate it carefully to make sure that it is: RELEVANT ACCURATE CURRENT IMPARTIAL
Primary data can be very costly and time consuming to gather. Many ways to collect primary data.
The most common methods: Observational approach Survey approach Experimental approach
Positioning & Branding Unique Selling Proposition
Positioning A concept to position a product in the mind of the customer. Strategy is thereforeplanned in the mind, not the marketplace. This approach is needed because consumers are bombarded with a continuousstream of high-volume advertising. The consumer's mind reacts to this high volume of advertising by accepting onlywhat is consistent with prior knowledge or experience. In an over-communicated environment, the advertiser should present a simplifiedmessage and make that message consistent with what the consumer alreadybelieves by focusing on the perceptions of the consumer rather than on thereality of the product. It is more than just a slogan. It conveys the idea that no other company, productor service compares. Highlight a feature or benefit that only your product or service contains.
Positioning: Unique Selling Proposition
Branding
Why Branding is important? A solid brand reverses the sales process. An established brand generates trust. A strong brand removes customer objections. We have moved from a selling world to a buying world. We are selling to the overwhelmed. Familiar brands are predictable and trustworthy.
What builds a brand? Image Visibility The Perception of Being the Best
Marketing PlanA focused Strategy
A Simple Marketing Plan
Sometimes, a simple yet focused plan is enough.
Sentence 1: explains the purpose of the strategy. Sentence 2: explains how to achieve this purpose; it should describes thecompetitive advantage and benefits. Sentence 3: describes the target market — or markets. Sentence 4: outlines the marketing weapons to be employed. Sentence 5: describes the niche — the positioning. Sentence 6: reveals the identity of the business. Sentence 7: states the budget, which should be expressed as a percentageof projected gross revenues.
A More Complex Plan
In some cases, a more in-depth marketing plan is needed.
This plan can be structured in the following format. Executive Summary Challenges Situation Analysis SWOT Market Segmentation Target Audience Selected Marketing Strategy 4Ps / Positioning / Branding Short & Long-Term Projections Conclusion Appendix
TrackingMonitoring the Results
Tracking: Monitoring the Result
“The best predictor of the future is the past!” – Judith Greer Essex
ROI: Return of Investments Sales is the ultimate tracking data
Other metrics: Ask the customers Obtain stats from web host Look at stats for key word campaign Add a squeeze page to the website Add a sub-domain to the ads or materials Use different contact numbers for each ad Use “Ask for” for each ad
ENDDisclaimer: Adapted from presentation of Asian women in business