Marketing plan, assignment help
The Marketing plan will talk about Goldfish (snack) crackers company. it is need 10 pages.
This Marketing plan includes:
The Customer Environment
Who are
the firm’s current and potential customers?
Describe
the important identifying characteristics of the firm’s current and potential
customers:
Demographic
Geographic
Psychographic
Product
usage
Identify
the important players in the purchase process for the firm’s products:
Purchasers
(actual act of purchase)
Users
(actual product user)
Influencers
(influence the decision, make recommendations)
Financial
responsibility (who pays the bill?)
What do
customers do with the firm’s products?
Purchase
Purchase
quantities and combinations
Purchase
of complementary products
Purchase
situations
Consumption
Characteristics
of heavy users
Characteristics
of light users
Consumption
of complementary products
Consumption
situations
Disposition
Issues
related to the creation of waste (garbage)
Issues
related to recycling
Where do
customers purchase the firm’s products?
Identify
the outlets (intermediaries) where the firm’s products are purchased:
Store-based
retailers
Electronic
retailers (Internet, television)
Catalog
retailers
Vending
Wholesale
outlets
Direct
from the firm
Identify
any trends in purchase patterns across these outlets (e.g., how e-commerce has
changed the way the firm’s products are purchased).
When do
customers purchase the firm’s products?
Under
the firm’s control
Promotional
events (communication and price changes)
Customer
services (hours of operation, delivery)
Not
under the firm’s control
Seasonal
patterns
Physical/social
surroundings
Time
perceptions
Competitive
actions
Why (and
how) do customers select the firm’s products?
Describe
the basic benefits provided by the firm’s products relative to competing
products:
Describe
the degree to which customers’ needs are being fulfilled by the firm’s products
relative to competing products:
Describe
how customers’ needs are expected to change in the future.
Describe
the relative importance of transactional (short, one-time) vs. relational
(long-term, ongoing) exchange processes when customers make a purchase:
Why do
potential customers not purchase the firm’s products?
Identify
the basic needs of noncustomers that are not being met by the firm’s products:
Identify
the features, benefits, and advantages of competing products that cause
noncustomers to choose them over the firm’s products:
Identify
problems with the firm’s distribution, promotion, or pricing that cause
noncustomers to look elsewhere:

