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Marketing Plan, Template Reference
Marketing Plan, Template Reference
Marketing Plan, Template Reference
[Your Name]
Market Summary
Market: Past, Present, and Future
Review changes in the market, which can include: Market share Leadership Players Competition Market shifts Costs Pricing
Market Cycle
Mass Market/ Followers Number of customers Early Adopters/ Pioneers
End of ife
Time
Product !efinition
Describe the product or service being marketed
"ompetiti#e andscape
Provide an overview of product competitors
Competitors
Competitors Strengths
Competitors Weaknesses
Product Comparison
Position each competitor!s product against the new product
Price
Performance
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Positioning
Positioning o Product or Ser!ice
Distinctly define the product in its market and against its competition over time
Consumer Promise
#ummari$e the benefit of the product or service to the consumer
"ommunication Strategies
Messaging "y Audience
List marketing messages for different audiences
#arget$Consumer Demographics
List the demographics for the targeted consumer groups
aunc$ Strategies
%aunch Plan
Discuss launch plan if the product is being announced
Promotion Budget
#upply backup material with detailed budget information for review
Promotional Schedule
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&ackup PR plan, including editorial calendars, speaking engagements, conference schedules, etc
't$er Promotion
Direct Marketing
'ive: (verview of strategy, vehicles, and timing (verview of response targets, goals, and budget
#hird$Party Marketing
Describe co)marketing arrangements with other companies
Marketing Programs
Describe other promotional programs
C&'s
#ummari$e Cost of 'oods and high)level &ill of Materials
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Policies
#ummari$e policies relevant to understanding key pricing issues
!istri&ution
Distri"ution Strategy
#ummari$e the strategy for distribution
Channels o Distri"ution
#ummari$e the channels of distribution
.ertical Markets/Segments
Discuss vertical market opportunities: Discuss specific market segment opportunities -ddress distribution strategies for those markets or segments -ddress use of third)party partners in distributing to vertical markets
/nternational
(nternational Distri"ution
Discuss: Distribution strategies ,ssues specific to international distribution
#ranslation (ssues
1ighlight re2uirements for local product variations
Success Metrics
List: *irst year goals -dditional year goals Re2uirements for success Measures of success3failure
Sc$edule
)*$Month Schedule +ighlights
(utline highlights of the first 45 months
#iming
,dentify timing dependencies critical to success
Marketing Schedule
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