Strategic marketing planning
Marketing
planning is a logical sequence and series of activities leading to
the setting of strategic planning objectives for an enterprise, and
the formulation of strategic plans for achieving them. In essence it
is a process for determining what
a business should become and how it can optimally achieve that goal.
The Marketing Process Company assists clients in
development of robust marketing plans, building on the market
insights gained from market
mapping and market
segmentation.
Following a strategic marketing planning process using EXMAR
software,
EXMAR users find they are able to manage marketing more effectively
and so identify profitable growth areas. You will be able to make better
investment decisions, be they about money, people or resources. Increased
profitability from focusing on the most favorable opportunities and
reduced costs from withdrawal from ill-chosen business soon repay the
investment in a robust strategic marketing planning system and processes.
Failure
to plan is planning to fail.
"The
nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete
surprise, and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression"
John Perton, Boston College
The strategic marketing planning process
The
Marketing Process Company has developed a wide range of marketing consultancy
offers and strategic planning tools to aid practitioners in the strategic
planning field to develop marketing plans & strategies. The EXMAR strategic
marketing planning process supported by EXMAR
software is outlined below.
The
ten steps of the strategic marketing planning process |
Phase
one
Goal setting |
1 |
Mission |
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| 2 |
Corporate
objectives |
|
Phase
two
Situation review |
3 |
Marketing
audit |
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| 4 |
SWOT
analyses |
|
| 5 |
Assumptions |
|
Phase
three
Strategy formulation |
6 |
Marketing
objectives & strategies |
|
| 7 |
Estimate
expected results |
|
| 8 |
Identify
alternative plans & mixes |
|
Phase
four
Resource allocation & monitoring |
9 |
Budget |
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| 10 |
1st
year detailed implementation program |
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The
Strategic Plan (output of the planning process) |
|
Mission
Statement
Financial summary
Market overview
SWOT analyses
Portfolio summary
Assumptions
Marketing objectives and strategies
Three-year forecasts & budgets |
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Strategic marketing planning consultancy
A typical consultancy package including the EXMAR
software is described
in the EXMAR
standard proposal document. The implementation of the above process typically
follows the project plan shown below. All consulting packages are individually
tailored to customer needs.
Supporting Text
Marketing Plans - How to prepare them, how to use
them (5th Edition) |
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April 2002. McDonald. ISBN: 0750656255 |
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