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Provide a comprehensive discussion of the promotion strategies of Unilever.

Promotion

This section will provide a comprehensive look at the promotional strategies of your organization. Begin with a look at the promotional objectives or themes used by your company. From there, review the promotional mix, this should include a preliminary discussion of the importance of IMC to your company. Promotion methods such as personal selling mass selling (advertising and publicity) and sales promotion should all be addressed in detail.

Competitive Advantage

Competitive advantage is an important goal of every company, so address whether your company has a competitive advantage WITH RESPECT TO PROMOTION. The idea is to discuss whether your company has a competitive advantage with respect to how they promote their products. Again, this section should only discuss whether your company has a competitive advantage with respect to promotion (product, price and place are discussed in other sections). Once you have stated your position, remember to include your rationale.

Your submission should be a minimum of two pages in length, double-spaced with a reference page and title page.

References should include at least one additional, credible reference beyond the textbook. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and cited per APA guidelines. Include the use of subheadings (this week consider Promotion and Competitive Advantage in Promotion).

Part 2 due 6/16/17

Provide a comprehensive discussion of the pricing strategies of your Unilever.

Pricing

This section will provide a comprehensive look at the pricing strategies of your organization. Begin with a look at the overall pricing objectives used by your company. This might include profit orientation, sales orientation, or status quo orientation. From there, review the pricing policies and include a look at the flexibility of the pricing structure, prices over the product life cycle, and discounts or allowances. Review Chapter 16 in the textbook for a complete understanding of how companies utilize pricing strategies.

Competitive Advantage

Does your company has a competitive advantage WITH RESPECT TO PRICING? The idea is to discuss whether your company has a competitive advantage with respect to how they price their products? Again, this section should only discuss whether your company has a competitive advantage with respect to price (product, promotion and place are discussed in other sections). Once you have stated your position, remember to include your rationale.

Your submission should be a minimum of two pages in length, double-spaced with a reference page and title page.

References should include at least one additional, credible reference beyond the textbook. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and cited per APA guidelines. Include the use of subheadings (this week consider Pricing and Competitive Advantage in Pricing).

Part 3 due 6/23/17

PowerPoint: Marketing Plan

Put together a PowerPoint presentation that you could present to officers within Unilever. This presentation should summarize the Marketing Plan that you have compiled throughout this course.

Remember to include pertinent facts as well as a discussion of the competitive advantage within each of the four elements of the marketing mix (product, place, promotion, and price). Additionally, include your recommendations for future development of their marketing strategies. Elements to include:

• Company Overview,
• PEST Analysis,
• Target Market(s),
• SWOT Analysis,
• Industry & Competitive Analysis,
• Product,
• Place,
• Promotion,
• Price, and
• Recommendations.

Your PowerPoint presentation length should be 10-12 slides in length, including a title slide and a reference slide. Use of speaker notes is also required.