STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN

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A. COMPANY NAME
Number of employees
Key personnel
Company business philosophy

B. PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES

1. General description
a. purpose
b. features/benefits
2. Advantages over competition
3. Disadvantages
4. Current awareness level
5. Current perception
6. Promotion program summary
a. literature
b. public relations
c. advertising by medium
d. sales promotion
e. trade show participation
7. Stage of Product Life Cycle
8. Current Selling process
9. Current market positioning

C. MARKET
1. Market size
a. number of potential customers
b. number of potential sales units
c. Potential peso volume
2. End user
a. Demographics (e.g., age, income, education, marital status,
race, etc.)
b. Psychographics (e.g., personality type, lifestyle, hobbies)

c. Behavioristics (e.g., occasions, benefits sought, user

status, usage rate, readiness stage)

d. Other factors

D. COMPETITION (Competitive Product/Service)

1. General description
a. Features/benefits
b. pricing
c. sizes
d. method/s of distribution
2. Advantages over your product/service
3. Disadvantages
4. Current awareness level among buyer/ influences
5. Current perception level among buyer/ influences
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6. Sales history/ share of market
7. Summary of promotional programs
8. Positioning
9. Most likely strategy for the near future
10 Other non-marketing considerations (e.g., legal, social,
technical variables)

E. MARKETING/SALES GOALS
1. Total Unit Sales
2. Total Peso Sales

F. MARKETING PROBLEMS
1. Awareness
2. Perception, familiarity
a. price
b. positioning
c. quality
d. performance
e. features
f. operating efficiency
g. ease of use/handling
h. delivery/availability
i. package
j. technology
k. innovativeness
l. breadth of product line
m. pre-purchase assistance
n. after-sales service (repair/ maintenance, training)

o. Increased competitive pressures

H. MARKETING OBJECTIVE
1 Increase in market size
2 Increase in market share
3 Increase usage rate in existing market

J. MARKETING STRATEGY
1 Pull strategies
2 Push strategies

K. MARKETING TACTICS
1 Adopt viable positioning, vis-a-vis competition
2 Improve product (e.g., new features, improved performance)

3 Price ( raise, lower, maintain)

4 Distribution channel (e.g., increase sales force/ sales
representation, new outlets)
5 Redesign package
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6 Promotion (e.g., increase promotion budget, commission
advertising agency services)

L. IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE (Indicative time periods)

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x
x
x
x
x

x
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Strategic Intent Strategic Formulation
Items

A. COMPANY NAME
Number of employees
Key personnel
Company business philosophy Mission; Statement of
strategic intent

B. PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES

1. General description
a. purpose
b. features/benefits
2. Advantages over competition Competitive advantage (CA);
sources of CA; experience &
value effect; industry
position

3. Disadvantages -ditto-
4. Current awareness level
5. Current perception
6. Promotion program summary
a. literature
b. public relations
c. advertising by medium
d. sales promotion
e. trade show participation
7. Stage of Product Life Cycle Product Life Cycle
8. Current Selling process
9. Current market positioning

C. MARKET
1. Market size
a. number of potential customers
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Strategic Intent Strategic Formulation
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b. number of potential sales units

c. Potential peso volume
2. End user
a. Demographics (e.g., age, income,
education, marital status, race,
etc.)
b. Psychographics (e.g., personality
type, lifestyle, hobbies)

c. Behavioristics (e.g., occasions,

benefits sought, user status, usage
rate, readiness stage)
d. Other factors

D. COMPETITION (Competitive Product/Service)

1. General description
a. Features/benefits
b. pricing
c. sizes
d. method/s of distribution
2. Advantages over your product/service
3. Disadvantages
4. Current awareness level among buyers
5. Current perception level among buyers
6. Sales history/ share of market
7. Summary of promotional programs
8. Positioning
9. Most likely strategy for the near future
10 Other non-marketing considerations
(e.g., legal, social, technical
variables)

E. MARKETING/SALES GOALS Goals & objectives

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Strategic Intent Strategic Formulation
Items

1. Total Unit Sales

2. Total Peso Sales

F. MARKETING PROBLEMS Strategic wear-out

1. Awareness
2. Perception, familiarity
a. price
b. positioning
c. quality
d. performance
e. features
f. operating efficiency
g. ease of use/handling
h. delivery/availability
i. package
j. technology
k. innovativeness
l. breadth of product line
m. pre-purchase assistance
n. after-sales service (repair/
maintenance, training)
o. Increased competitive pressures

H. MARKETING OBJECTIVE
1 Increase in market size
2 Increase in market share
3 Increase usage rate in existing
market

MARKETING STRATEGY Industry position; product &

market strategies

J.
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Strategic Intent Strategic Formulation
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1 Pull strategies
2 Push strategies

MARKETING TACTICS Difficult market conditions

K.
1 Adopt viable positioning, vis-a-vis
competition

2 Improve product (e.g., new

features, improved performance)

3 Price ( raise, lower, maintain)

4 Distribution channel (e.g.,

increase sales force/ sales
representation, new outlets)
5 Redesign package
6 Promotion (e.g., increase promotion
budget, commission advertising
agency services)

L. IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE (Indicative time periods)

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Targeting, positioning & Product development &
brand strategy Innovation

Evaluating market
segments; establishing
organizational
capabilities
ss

Evaluating market
segments; establishing
organizational
capabilities
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Targeting, market
Evaluating positioning & Product development &
segments;
brandestablishing
strategy Innovation
organizational
capabilities

Evaluating market
segments; establishing
organizational
capabilities
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Targeting, positioning & Product development &
brand strategy Innovation

Alignment of assets and

competencies; target
segment choices
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Targeting, positioning & Product development &
brand strategy Innovation

Positioning; positioning
alternatives

Creating brand equity; Product development

strategic brand strategy; new product
management; brand development process;
stretching; brand managing innovation
revitalization