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Strategic Planning

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Strategic Planning is the process of setting objectives and figuring out the best course of action for meeting them.

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Strategic Plan

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A strategic plan is a marketing tool that highlights an organizations plans for specific areas of the firm.

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Why should a strategic plan be implemented?

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To help select and execute the right strategies to maximize success

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What shapes a strategic plan?

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An organizations mission

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Mission Statement

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A mission statement states a firms long-term purpose including what it provides and how it will compete.

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When creating a mission statement what questions should be asked?

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What is our business?
Who makes up our customer base?
How valuble are we to the customers?
What should our business be?

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Mission Statements should be

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Mission statements should be broad statements that are customer oriented, and emphasize a firms strengths.

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Marketing plan

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A marketing plan is a document that details strategy a firm plans on using in its marketing.

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The five components of a marketing plan includes

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Executive Summary, situation analysis, marketing strategy, financials section, and controls section.

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Executive Summary

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The executive summary is a quick synopsis of the marketing plans main points.

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Situation Analysis

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Collecting data to identify trends, conditions, and competition in markets.

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Subsections of the Situational Analysis Include…

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Market Summary, SWOT analysis, and Competition Analysis

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Market Summary

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Describes the markets current state

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SWOT Analysis

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Evaluates strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

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Competition Analysis

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Lists direct and indirect competitors

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Strategy

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Actions taken to reach objectives

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Financial Projection

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Estimates a firms profitability

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Financial Projections include a

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Sales Forecast, Expense Forecast, and Break-Even Analysis

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Sales Forecast

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Shows how many units of a product is expected to sell during a time period

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Why should a sales forecast be accurate?

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An inaccurate forecast could leave a firm with too much or too little product made / sold

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Expense Forecast

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Estimates how much money will need to create, advertise, and deliver the product to consumers

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Break-even Analysis

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Describes how much revenue might be needed to cover expenses

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Controls

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Controls are used to monitor performance and tweak plans

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Controls include

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Implementation, Organizational Structure, and Contingency Planning

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Implementation Section
Details how plans are carried out, and who is responsible for them
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Organizational Structure Section
Outlines who is responsible for specific tasks
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Contingency Planning Section
Lists what actions will be taken if a strategy fails
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Market Summary
These summaries show important trends in the market
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BCG Matrix
A BCG Matrix is a tool that shows how enticing and strong a market is.
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Stars (BCG)
Products that have a large market share with a high growth rate
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Question Marks (BCG)
Products with a small market share in a high-growth industry.
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Cash Cow (BCG)
Products with a huge share in its industrys market with low growth rates
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Dogs (BCG)
Products that have a small market share and has a low growth rate. Products are usually discontinued
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Internal Considerations (SWOT)
A firms strengths and weaknesses (limitations).
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External Consideration (SWOT)
Opportunities (used to meet objectives), & Threats (challenges performance)
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Competition Analysis
Analyzes how a firm compares to its competition metrics
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Describe characteristics of marketing objectives
Marketing objectives are specific, measureable, and realistic.
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Market Segmentation
Dividing a large market into smaller groups
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Market Segments
Small groups of people with similar characteristics and product needs
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Target Market
A specific demographic that a firm directs marketing towards
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Positioning
Activities a firm that influences a consumers perspective of a product
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Market Penetration
Continuing to sell existing goods and services to existing customers
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Product Development
Creating new goods and services for existing markets
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Market Development
Selling existing goods and services to new customers
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Diversification
Offering new goods and services to attract new customers
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Competitive Advantage
Occurs when consumers value one product over others in its category
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Exporting
Selling domestic goods to foreign markets
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Licensing
Paying a firm to distribute another's resources including products, trademarks, patents, intellectual property, or knowledge.
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Risks of licensing include
Creating a competitor, sharing exclusive information, trademark misuse
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Franchising
An agreement where a franchisee gains the right to use the franchisors name, marketing, and support in return for a fee and a share of the profits.
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Joint Venture
Occurs when a domestic firm partners with a foreign company to create a new company on foreign grounds.
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When do joint ventures work?
Joint ventures work when the partners goals align, competitive goals diverge, and they are able to learn from each other.
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Direct Ownership
Direct ownership occurs when a domestic firm manages an overseas company or facilities
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Direct Ownership works when.....
There is little political risk, simularities exist between cultures, and sales are showing potential.
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Marketing Analytics
Marketing analytics measure, manage, and analyze performance.
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Return on marketing investment (ROMI)
ROMI measures the effectiveness of allocated resources
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ROMI Formula
ROMI = (Sales x Gross Margin %) - Expenditures / Expenditures
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Sales
Revenue generated by business activites
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Gross Margin
The gross margin is the difference between price and cost.
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Gross Margin Formula
Selling Price - Cost of goods sold / selling price
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Marketing Expenditures
How much is spent on all marketing activities
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Revenue Analysis
Revenue analysis measures and evaluates revenue from a specific product or region.
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Market Share Analysis
Market share analysis is the percentage of the total market shares captured by a brand, product or firm.
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Profitability Analysis
Measures how much profit is made
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Customer Acquisition
How much is spend in order to gain new customers.
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Advertising, public relations, and sales are examples of .....
Customer Acquisition
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Individual Customer Profitability
Profit made from a customers during a specific time period

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