Option #1: Marketing Plan for a Company and Product/Service

40731Your final project is a marketing plan for the company and product or service of your choice. If you are choosing a large global company, you MUST create a new product. However, this new product may be an upgrade of an existing product.

You need to select a company that you have not used for your other assignments in the class. Your plan information should address all areas covered in this course for a marketing plan. The “Company-Business Profiles” link found in the Library under the How to Find section, is a great place to look for company information for this assignment.

Below is the outline to be followed for this assignment:
Section Length
Executive Summary. This provides a busy executive everything he or she needs to know to invest (or not) in your proposal. It captures your key proposal and recommendations/decision factors and projected outcomes of the plan’s recommendations.
Note: This is not an introduction to the marketing plan. Typically, the executive summary is written after the plan has been completed. 1 Slide
Company Overview. A brief description of the company, including its mission statement, background, and competitive advantages. 1 Slide
Situational Analysis. SWOT analysis—Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats facing the company. Also include any other external factors that may influence future sales, such as legal or social activities. 2-3 Slides
Objectives/Goals. Briefly describe your proposal–what’s new and why. What is the opportunity to be addressed or the problem to be solved? 1 Slide
Segmentation and Targeting Analysis. Define and explain why segmentation is needed. Explain the approach taken (e.g., the use of demographics) taken, and name market segments. Define and explain why targeting is needed, and roughly size your target market. 2-3 Slides
Marketing Strategy. Explain and support your marketing mix component decisions, using the 4 P’s, academic concepts, and academic reference sources. Create one perceptual map (See Section 5.4 of the textbook for an example.) 2-3 Slides
Branding Strategy. How will the brand be developed and supported? What will be the “implied promise” of the brand? 1 Slide
Ethical Considerations. Explain how the proposed plan aligns with the company’s statement of ethics and corporate social responsibility. 1 Slide
Financial Projections. Present a summary spreadsheet. For example: years 1, 2 and 3 units sold, sales volumes. Estimate marketing expenses for promotions/advertising. What is the projected timeline of the product life cycle’s introduction and also growth stage? 2-3 Slides
Conclusion 1 Slide

Suggested slide setup and number of slides (25 slides):

Title
Executive Summary
Company Overview
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities (trends)
Threats
Marketing Plan Objectives
Segmentation
Target Market
Positioning Map
Product (features and benefits versus the competition)
Price (compared with competition)
Price Strategy
Promotional Strategy
Place Strategy
Branding Strategy
CSR Strategy
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Financial Projections
Conclusion
References

Requirements:

15-20 PowerPoint slides in the body of the presentation.
Application of marketing models, theory, terminology, and concepts throughout the plan