Reference no: EM132249020
Questions: The Marketing Plan should be based on the following structure:
1. Executive Summary
Vision statement
Value proposition
Positioning statement
2. Marketing Situation
Industry analysis (description of your industry)
Identify your customers - ideal clients.
• What is their demographic profile?
• What are their values, interest, choices?
• How do they like to do business (online, face to face, etc.)?
• Where are they located?
• Why would this person buy your product or service?
3. Competitive analysis (your competition):
• Where are they located?
• How long have they been in business?
• What are their target markets?
• What are the unique selling points?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses?
4. Analyze your business
• SWOT
• Define your difference: USP - what is your unique selling point?
• What is your elevator pitch?
5. What is your customer journey?
• AIDA:
• Attention
• Interest
• Desire
• Action
• Loyalty
6. Action plan;
• Marketing budget
• Marketing team
• Pricing strategy
• Public Relations strategy
• Social media strategy
• Advertising strategy
• After-sale strategy
• Monitoring and measuring strategy
7. Marketing budget/financials
• Sales, expenses, and profit