Insert company logo Strategic Marketing Plan for The XYZ product line January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013 Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited
Insert company logo
Strategic Marketing Plan
for
The XYZ product line
January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013
Prepared by:
Date:
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Appendix 1
Executive summary
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ContentsExecutive summary 2Introduction 4
Situation analysis 5Business definition and scope 5External environment – remote environment 7
Economic forcesSociocultural forcesPolitical-legal forcesTechnological forcesNatural environment forces
External environment – near environment 12Market reviewCompetitive reviewDistribution channels and buyers (intermediary customers)End user customersSupply
Critical success factors 17Summary of opportunitiesSummary of threats
Situation analysis – Internal capabilities 18Non-marketing capabilitiesMarketing capabilities – ManagementMarketing capabilities – Marketing strategies and performance
Problems and opportunities statement 21
Marketing objectives and higher level marketing strategies 22
Marketing mix strategies 23
Budget 25
Implementation plan 26
Evaluation and control processes 27
Appendix 1: Worksheet for developing marketing objectives and higher-level marketing strategies
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Introduction
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SITUATION ANALYSISBusiness definition and scopeMission statement(s)
Product definition
At the industry level (total of all product categories):
At each product category level
Product categories targeted by our organisation and our products competing in those categories
Product category Competitors’ products
Competitors and their products competing in these product categories:Competitors Competing products
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The market – Customers (end users) – for the product categories targeted by our organisation
Scope
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External environment – remote environmentEconomic forcesScenario
Implications
Opportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Sociocultural forcesScenario
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Political or legal forcesScenario
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Technological forcesScenario
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Natural environment forcesScenario
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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External environment – near environmentMarket reviewDescription
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Competitive reviewDescription
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Distribution channels and buyers (intermediary customers)Description
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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End-user customersDescription
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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SupplyDescription
ImplicationsOpportunities Rating* Threats Rating*
* The rating is based on a double-digit 5-point scale for the degree of significance and for probability of occurrence. For the degree of significance 5= extremely significant, 4 = quite to highly significant, 3= significant, 2 = reasonably significant, and 1 = not very significant. For probability of occurrence 5= extremely likely, 4 = highly likely, 3= quite likely, 2= moderate, and 1 = low probability.
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Critical success factors (CSFs)
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Summary of opportunitiesSignificance of opportunity
High Low
Probability
of
occurrence
High
Low
Summary of threatsSignificance of threat
High Low
Probability
of
occurrence
High
Low
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Situation analysis – Internal capabilitiesNon-marketing capabilities(Financial position, management & leadership, HRM, R&D, operations—production capabilities and supply, interfunctional coordination & responsiveness and competitive position)
Review
ImplicationsStrengths Rating Weaknesses Rating
Note The rating is based on single digit 5-point scale degree of significance: ‘extremely significant’ (5), ‘quite to highly significant’ (4), ‘significant’ (3), ‘reasonably significant’ (2) and ‘not very significant’ (1).
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Marketing capabilities – Management(Marketing organisation, market intelligence, marketing planning and marketing control process)
Review
ImplicationsStrengths Rating Weaknesses Rating
Note The rating is based on single digit 5-point scale degree of significance: ‘extremely significant’ (5), ‘quite to highly significant’ (4), ‘significant’ (3), ‘reasonably significant’ (2) and ‘not very significant’ (1).
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Marketing capabilities – Marketing strategies and performance(Marketing strategies and marketing performance)
Review
ImplicationsStrengths Rating Weaknesses Rating
Note The rating is based on single digit 5-point scale degree of significance: ‘extremely significant’ (5), ‘quite to highly significant’ (4), ‘significant’ (3), ‘reasonably significant’ (2) and ‘not very significant’ (1).
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Problems and opportunities statement1 The business unit’s capabilities in relation to critical success factors
CSF Our capabilities
2 Opportunities for the business unit to exploit with existing capabilities
3 Opportunities for the business unit to exploit with improved capabilities
4 Threats that must be addressed
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MARKETING OBJECTIVES AND HIGHER-LEVEL MARKETING STRATEGIESMarketing objectives
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Revenue Objectives
$ $ $
Gross profit margin
% % %
Net profitmargin
% % %
Product-market strategies
Existing products in existing markets (Market penetration)
Existing products in new markets (Market development)
New products in existing markets(NPD)
New products in new market segments (Related diversification)
Total
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Rationale
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MARKETING MIX STRATEGIESSummary
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Market segment 1 Market segment 2 Market segment 3
Segment description Segment description Segment description
Products/brands serving this segment
Products/brands serving this segment
Products/brands serving this segment
Product/Brand positioning Brand positioning Brand positioning
Product strategy Product strategy Product strategy
Pricing strategy Pricing strategy Pricing strategy
Distribution strategy Distribution strategy Distribution strategy
IMC strategy* IMC strategy* IMC strategy*
* Integrated marketing communication (IMC) strategies include advertising, sales promotion, salesforce, marketing PR, database marketing and event marketing
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Marketing mix strategies for segmentSegment description
Products/brands servicing this segment
Product/brand positioning
Proposed marketing mix strategies
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BUDGET
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IMPLEMENTATION PLANWhat Who When
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EVALUATION AND CONTROL PROCESSESSWhat is to be measured How it is to be
measuredData source When it is to be measured
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APPENDIX 1:Worksheet for developing marketing objectives and higher-level marketing strategiesStrategic gap analysis
At end of planning periodsYear 1Year 2Year 3
Corporate revenue objectives _______ _______ _______
Projected revenue from current strategies: _______ _______ _______
Revenue gap:______ ______ ______
Competitive position Marketing objectives
PLC [___________________]__________________________
BCG [___________________]__________________________
GE/McKinsey [___________________]__________________________
Porter CA strategy [___________________]__________________________
Summary of current competitive positionDescribe our current competitive position
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What should our competitive position be in 3 years time?
What are the strategic implications – in terms of our existing and potential new products and markets? That is, how will we grow the business?
Estimated revenue from existing products in existing markets (Market penetration)Market size (Value): Current size: $________________
Market projections Year 1Year 2Year 3
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Current market share: ________
Projected market share Year 1Year 2Year 3
(via new strategies)____________ ____________ ____________
Estimated value of existingproducts in existing markets:(Market projection xMarket share) Year 1
Year 2Year 3
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Estimated potential revenue from existing products in new markets (Market development)*
Year 1Year 2Year 3
____________ ____________ ____________* Identify the specific market development opportunities and the timeframe when these initiatives could come on stream
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Estimated potential revenue from new products in existing markets (New product development)*
Year 1Year 2Year 3
____________ ____________ ____________* Identify the specific NPD opportunities and the timeframe when these initiatives could come on stream
Estimated potential revenue from new products in new market segments (Related diversification)*
Year 1Year 2Year 3
____________ ____________ ____________* Identify the specific NPD opportunities and the timeframe when these initiatives could come on stream
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