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Unit(s) Unit 02: Marketing Processes and Planning

Assignment title Role of marketing and its relationship with functional units of an organisation.
Developing and evaluating marketing and media plans by aligning marketing mix
objectives with organizational strategies
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Unit Title Unit 02: Marketing Processes and Planning

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LO2 Compare ways in which organisations use elements of the marketing mix (7Ps) to achieve overall business
objectives.
Pass, Merit & P3 M3 D2
Distinction Descripts

LO3 Produce a marketing plan for an organization that meets marketing objectives.
Pass, Merit & P4 M4 D3
Distinction Descripts

LO4 Develop a media plan to support a marketing campaign for an organisation.

Pass, Merit & P5 M5 D4
Distinction Descripts
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Pearson
Higher Nationals in
Business
Unit 02: Marketing Process and Planning
Assignment
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Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief

Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 02: Marketing Processes and Planning

Academic Year 2021/2022

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title Role of marketing and its relationship with functional units of an
organisation. Developing and evaluating marketing and media plans
by aligning marketing mix objectives with organizational strategies

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission format

Section A
The submission of assignment 01 should be a 15-minutes individual PowerPoint presentation (05 minutes
allocated for questions). The presentation slides and speaker notes should be submitted as one copy. You
are required to make effective use of signposting (numbered PowerPoint headings, bullet points and
subsections) in- text referencing as appropriate. Your research should be referenced using the Harvard
referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The learner
should provide speaker notes along with presentation slides with recommended word count of 750-1500,
although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

Section B, C and D
The submission should be in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a concise,
formal business style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings,
paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced
using the Harvard referencing system.

Part B: The recommended word count is 1,000–1,500 words for the comparison in report format
Part C: Marketing plan of approximately 2000 words in report format
Part D: Media plan of approximately 1500 words in report format
 Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Explain the role of marketing and how it interrelates with other functional units of an organisation.
LO2 Compare ways in which organisations use elements of the marketing mix (7Ps) to achieve overall business
objectives.
LO3 Produce and evaluate a basic marketing plan for an organization that meets marketing objectives.
LO4 Develop a media plan to support a marketing campaign for an organisation.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Pass
LO1 Explain the role of marketing and how it interrelates with other business units of an
organization
P1 Explain the concept of
marketing and marketing
operations including the
different areas and role of
marketing.
P2 Explain how the
marketing function
relates to the wider
organisational context.
LO2 Compare ways in which organisations use elements of the marketing mix to achieve overall business
objectives
P3 Compare the ways in
which different
organisations apply the
marketing mix to the
marketing planning
process to achieve
business objectives.
LO3 Produce a marketing plan for an organization that meets marketing objectives
P4 Develop a marketing
plan that includes key
elements of marketing
planning for an
organisation to achieve
marketing objectives.
LO4 Develop a media plan to support a marketing campaign for an organisation.
P5 Produce a media
plan that includes
recommendations and
rationale for selected
media activities that
meet budgetary
requirements and
objectives of a
marketing campaign
Merit
M1 Analyse the role of
marketing in the context
of the marketing
environment.
M2 Analyse the
significance of
interrelationships
between marketing and
other functional units of
an organisation.
M3 Review strategies and
tactical approaches
applied by organisations
to demonstrate how
business objectives can
be achieved successfully.
M4 Produce a detailed
tactical marketing plan
that integrates the
extended marketing mix
to achieve marketing
objectives.
M5 Devise an integrated
multimedia plan, selecting
appropriate digital, offline
and social media channels
for communication.
Distinction
D1 Critically analyse the
external and internal
environment in which the
marketing function
operates.
D2 Evaluate strategies
and tactical approaches
to the marketing mix in
achieving overall business
objectives.
D3 Produce a strategic
marketing plan for an
organisation that
measures achievement of
marketing objectives
within key performance
metrics.
D4 Provide a justified
integrated multimedia
plan based on
quantitative and
qualitative criteria.
brief.

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Section A
Scenario: You are the newly appointed Trainee Assistant Marketing Executive of a company based
in Sri Lanka and you have noticed poor cross functional communication and lack of marketing
orientation throughout the organization. In order to resolve the problem, as the Trainee Assistant
Marketing Executive, you have decided to meet the top management and present them the role of
the marketing department and the interrelationship with other functional areas of the organization.
You are required to provide an explanation to the concept of marketing, including current and
future trends. An overview of different marketing processes explaining the value and importance of
the marketing role in the wider business context also need to be provided related to the chosen
organisation. Furthermore, you need to explain and critically evaluate the role and responsibilities
of marketing personnel in the context of the organisation. Presentation then needs to provide an
appropriate explanation and a critical evaluation to the importance on how marketing department
influences and interrelates with other functional departments of the organisation. Also, you need to
critically analyse the external and internal environment in which the marketing function operates in
your selected organisation.
You are now required to develop an individual written report that consist of following three
sections;

Section B
You are now required to submit a briefing paper to the marketing team that contains a comparison
and evaluation of two companies in the same sector on how various elements of 7Ps marketing mix
used in marketing planning process to achieve the company objectives successfully by apprising
the different tactics applied. Select the same company you have chosen in the section A along with
another company in the same sector to prepare the briefing paper.

Section C
You need to produce a detailed, strategic marketing plan including key elements of marketing
 planning and tactics that integrates marketing mix for the chosen company in section A to achieve
marketing objectives. Further, you need to produce measure achievement of marketing objectives
within key performance metrics to the chosen company in your marketing plan.

Section D
You need to develop a media plan that includes recommendations and rationale for selected media
activities that meet budgetary conditions and objectives of a marketing campaign brief for the
chosen company in section A. Devise this as an integrated multimedia plan, selecting appropriate
digital, offline and social media channel for communication based on qualitative and quantitative
criteria.

Grading Rubric

Grading Criteria Achieved Feedback

P1 Explain the concept of marketing and

marketing operations including the different
areas and role of marketing.
P2 Explain how the marketing function
relates to the wider organisational context.
P3 Compare the ways in which different
organisations apply the marketing mix to the
marketing planning process to achieve
business objectives.
P4 Develop a marketing plan that includes
key elements of marketing planning for an
organisation to achieve marketing objectives.
P5 Produce a media plan that includes
recommendations and rationale for selected
media activities that meet budgetary
requirements and objectives of a marketing
campaign brief.
M1 Analyse the role of marketing in the
context of the marketing environment.
M2 Analyse the significance of
interrelationships between marketing and
other functional units of the organisation
M3 Review strategies and tactical approaches
applied by organisations to demonstrate how
business objectives can be achieved
successfully.
M4 Produce a detailed tactical marketing
plan that integrates the extended marketing
mix to achieve marketing objectives.
M5 Devise an integrated multimedia plan,
selecting appropriate digital, offline and
social media channels for communication.
D1 Critically analyse the external and
internal environment in which the marketing
function operates.
D2 Evaluate strategies and tactical
approaches to the marketing mix in achieving
overall business objectives.
D3 Produce a strategic marketing plan for an
organisation that measures achievement of
marketing objectives within key performance
metrics.
D4 Provide a justified integrated multimedia
plan based on quantitative and qualitative
criteria.
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