Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:
1. Construct a concise executive summary that provides the details of the outcomes of your
marketing plan outcomes. The relevant outcomes include profitability, shareholder returns, and
return on investment.
2. Conduct an environmental analysis that includes competitive, economic, political, legal,
technological, and sociocultural forces.
3. Specify the primary and secondary target markets for your company.
4. Develop a branding strategy for your product / service that covers the brand name, logo, slogan,
and at least one (1) brand extension.
5. Conduct a performance analysis with set benchmarks of 50% to 75% per annualized plan. Your
analysis should include at least four (4) of the following metrics: tracking downloads of website
content, Web site visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption
rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer
engagement. Develop four (4) quantitative and (4) qualitative marketing objectives from your
chosen metrics.
6. Conduct both a SWOT analysis and needs analysis for your product/service. Each analysis
should examine four (4) strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for your company.
7. Develop a marketing strategy for your product / service and determine an appropriate time frame
for execution of the plan, i.e., 5, 10, 15 years. Provide a rationale for your time frame for
execution.
8. Develop a positioning statement which should include, at a minimum, i.e., a benefit, user,
competitive, or innovative statement about your product / service. Provide a rationale for your
time frame for execution of your positioning statement.
9. Examine the relevant marketing science of customer behavior for your product / service.
10. Use at least four (4) academic resources as quantitative marketing research to determine the
feasibility of your product / service. These resources should be industry specific and relate to your
chosen product / service. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
Analyze the marketing framework including the concepts of the 5Cs, STP, and 4Ps.
Examine the marketing science of customer behavior and products in the marketing exchange
process and create dynamic strategies for competing.
Evaluate the basis for market segmentation and approaches to segmentation.
Evaluate target customer segments and positioning products within these segments.
Create an effective marketing plan.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in marketing management.
Write clearly and concisely about marketing management using proper writing mechanics.
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