What did the process of writing a marketing plan teach you? How would you apply what you learned from this process to your current or future career?
What will this action plan accomplish? Which of the goals and objectives does this plan support? Here you need to go back to your Goals and Objectives section and make sure you develop at least one action plan for each of the goals and objectives you have previously outlined. In other words, you do not need to have seven goals in your Goals and Objectives section, a lesser number is acceptable if you develop more than one action plan for specific goals and objectives.
Target Market: At which market is this action plan aimed? Stick to your primary target market. Do not include any “new” target markets here.
Description of the Action Plan: What are the steps being taken to accomplish the objective? This section refers to the marketing mix activities deemed best to accomplish the objective. A rich, detailed description is required.
Who: Who is responsible for carrying out this program? (Name of person or job title)
Timing: When will the program take place? (Start and stop dates)
Budget and Estimated Profitability: How much will the program cost? Give details of the budgetary items for this action plan. Also, you need to include estimated profits and/or expected return on investment.
Measurement: How will the effectiveness of the action plan be measured? How will the organization know that it was successful? Measurement of effectiveness is always quantitative, and may include (depends on your objective) dollar sales, market share, expected customer satisfaction, advertising effectiveness measures, etc., in addition to a time line (monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.).
Marketing Budget
Use the objective and task method and rank the action plans in order of importance. You also need to defend the budget request. The defense should be a strong persuasive argument with a clear rationale. Make sure that you include the profit potential as part of your justification. The defense should be for the total budget amount requested, not for individual action plans.
What We Learned
What did the process of writing a marketing plan teach you? How would you apply what you learned from this process to your current or future career?
SLP Assignment Expectations
Use the following outline to organize your paper. Note that the letters “a, b, c…” and the numbers “i, ii, iii, iv…” and “1, 2, 3, 4…” below are used to show the major issues you need to include in your paper, but should not be used to format your paper.
VIII. Marketing Implementation (2-6 pages)
- Follow the format provided above.
- Remember, suggest at least one action to be taken that can help achieve your stated goals and that are consistent with your strategic statements.
- What is the cost/budget of implementing the suggested actions?
IX. Marketing Budget (1 page)
You also need to write an Executive Summary and Table of Contents at the beginning of this marketing research paper.
Note: This assignment has been chosen to evaluate students’ writing communication skills. In particular, you need to show how to present quantitative data in tables/charts/diagrams with proper discussion in the text. You would note the different grading rubric used for this paper. Be sure to check the rubric before you write this final paper for the cumulative project. Make sure to include previous sections into the final paper.
Use double-spaced, black Verdana or Times Roman font in 12 pt. type size. Include a title page and references. Revise your previous SLPs based on the professor’s feedback and your additional research. Follow the SLP outline to prepare the final paper.
Explain clearly and logically the facts you find about your company and charge, and use the required reading to support your positions on the issues. Do not repeat or quote definitions. Your use of the required reading to support your opinions (that is, contentions or positions) should demonstrate that you understand the concepts presented.
Paraphrase the facts into your own words and ideas, employing quotes sparingly. Quotes, if absolutely necessary, should rarely exceed five words.