Marketing homework help

Marketing homework help. MARKETING PLAN
 
FOR
 
Company/Group Name
 
 
Developed by:
 
 
Student Names
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.. 3
INTRODUCTION.. 4
Client 4
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS. 5
Economic Forces. 5
Legal, Regulatory, and Political Forces. 5
Technological Forces. 5
Sociocultural Forces. 5
Neutral Environment 5
Competitor Environment 5
Competitor 1. 5
Competitor 2. 5
Competitor 3. 5
Competitor 4. 5
Company Environ. 5
Competitive Advantages. 5
SWOT ANALYSIS. 6
Strengths. 6
Weaknesses. 6
Opportunities. 6
Threats/Problems. 6
TARGET MARKETS. 7
Primary Market 1. 7
Primary Market 2. 7
Secondary Market 1. 7
Secondary Market 2. 7
MARKETINGIBUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. 8
CURRENT MARKETING STRATEGY.. 9
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES. 10
Main Research Questions. 10
Information Collected. 10
Possible Marketing Actions. 10
REFERENCES. 11
 
 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This section should be 1-2 pages and should highlight the key takeaways from the plan at this point. You should think of it almost like Cliff Notes. You should be able to understand the majority of the contents of the plan by reading only this section. Write this last!
 
 

INTRODUCTION

Hook the reader by introducing them to the problem.
 

Client

Brief description of the client and the main issues the client is facing.
 
 

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

This section should describe the current situation in which your client is operating.
 

Economic Forces

Description of the current economic conditions in the client’s market.
 

Legal, Regulatory, and Political Forces

Description of the current legal, regulatory, and political conditions in the client’s market.
 

Technological Forces

Description of the current technological conditions in the client’s market.
 

Sociocultural Forces

Description of the current economic conditions in the client’s market.
 

Neutral Environment

This section should describe the general business environment that all organizations are operating in.
 

Competitor Environment

This section should describe the competitive environment in which your client operates. In addition to a description of the general competitive environment and structure it should include a paragraph description on each competitor, specifically highlighting what their competitive advantage is, if any.
 

Competitor 1.

Description
 

Competitor 2.

Description
 

Competitor 3.

Description
 

Competitor 4.

Description
 

Company Environ

This section should describe the company environment. It should include a description and evaluation of the physical facilities, the location, the staff and should highlight the competitive advantages that the company offers.
 

Competitive Advantages.

 
 

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths

Make sure that these are positive things happening in the organization (within the organization’s control to some extent) that the company can utilize to take advantage of market opportunities.
 

Weaknesses

Make sure that these are negative things happening in the organization (within the organization’s control to some extent) that the company may need to address in order maintain profitability as an organization.
 

Opportunities

Make sure that these are positive things happening in the market (external to the organization) that the company may be able to take advantage of.
 

Threats/Problems

Make sure that these are negative things happening in the market (external to the organization) that the company may need to address in order maintain profitability as an organization.
 
 

TARGET MARKETS

This section should introduce the current and potential target markets for your client.
 

Primary Market 1

A description of your primary target market (i.e. the market segment that will produce the majority of your sales).
 

Primary Market 2

A description of your primary target market (i.e. the market segment that will produce the majority of your sales).
 

Secondary Market 1

A description of your secondary target market.
 

Secondary Market 2

A description of your secondary target market.
 
 

MARKETINGIBUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND GOALS

This section should describe the overall objectives, goals, and mission of the organization. It should also specifically highlight the marketing goals. What does your client hope to get out of this marketing plan?
 
 

CURRENT MARKETING STRATEGY

This section should highlight the current marketing strategy that is being utilized by your client. It should include specific tactics that are currently be used, the performance of those tactics, and the current budget for marketing available.
 
 

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

This section should highlight the main reasons for undergoing research. What are the existing problems with data collection and analysis at your client?
 

Main Research Questions

This section should list the main research questions that will be answered by primary and secondary research. It should adhere to the following guidelines:
 
Main research question 1
Sub question 1 and hypothesis, if any
Sub question 2 and hypothesis, if any
 
Main research question 2
Sub question 1 and hypothesis, if any
Sub question 2 and hypothesis, if any
 
Main research question 3
Sub question 1 and hypothesis, if any
Sub question 2 and hypothesis, if any
 

Information Collected

For each sub question, you should highlight the information (i.e. actual questions or data) that will be collected and how it will be collected. Be specific in explaining the primary or secondary method that will be used and the sampling methodology.
 

Possible Marketing Actions

This section should highlight the marketing actions that could potentially result from either confirming or disconfirming your hypotheses. This should be more of a brainstorm of marketing tactics at this point based on possible outcomes.
 
 

REFERENCES

 
These should be in standard APA format.

Marketing homework help