...Marketing Plan: Phase III Team D: July 18, 2011 MKT 421 University of Phoenix Glenna Twing Marketing Plan: Phase III Verizon, a global leader in telecommunications, information technology, and entertainment hopes to leap-frog over the competition with its development of an integrated whole-house digital video recorder (DVR). Verizon’s fiber optic (FiOS) service is the only television, Internet, and digital voice service currently available using 100% fiber optics (Verizon, 2009). As part of a team assignment, Team D has provided plans for the innovative whole-house DVR and identified the segmentation criteria that affects the target market. These factors may influence purchasing decisions of Verizon’s customers but more importantly these factors affect the marketing strategy. Developing a new product or service begins by conducting extensive research into the quality of the product, the wants and needs of the target market, introduction of the product to the public, meeting the appropriate price, and competition. In this phase, Team D will discuss differentiation and positioning, product life-cycle, and the appropriate marketing mix for Verizon’s successful launch of their new product and service. Whole-House Integrated DVR Verizon’s new product - a whole-house integrated wireless (WiFi) enabled cable box offers more features than any other cable box on the market. With the purchase of this new system, customers have less equipment to worry about, leaving more...
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...Preliminary Analysis and Screening The importance of analysis and screening in the planning process of a firm whether it be a new firm going international or an old firm seeking further expansion cannot be over-emphasised. An analysis or evaluation of the potential market is the first step to take in the planning process. A critical decision area within this first step is which existing country market to invest in. This decision should be informed by the firm’s current situation which involves a critical analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Furthermore, its orientation, products, policies and philosophies must be matched with the targets country’s market potential and its constraining factors. The screening phase thus, allows the firm to eliminate markets or countries with weak potential and by that helps the firm to concentrate on the ones that are viable. However, in situations where target segments are emerging markets, it presents some challenges, this is because distribution challenges are not well developed, market infrastructures are still developing and income levels vary from country to country. Once an agreement has been reached on target markets, prospective countries can be evaluated. This is done by running a country’s PEST factors against the company’s capabilities, resources, objectives for going international and limitations. The latter and the expected return on investment should inform the evaluation criteria in assessing market...
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...Perceptual Maps Marketing MKT/421 Perceptual Maps Phase 1 – Description – Where is the Thunder? In this phase the marketing manager, SARA needs to reverse the latest trends in the market with a new marketing plan. Before doing so, she needs to know and understand where Cruiser Thorr’s position in the market. SARA needs to choose the four fundamental parameters that are most relevant to the motorcycle industry and that reflect the highest potential for Cruiser Thorr. Phase 1 – Recommended Solutions SARA chose the following four parameters in the simulation: • Service Offerings • Price • Engine Capacity • Safety SARA chose these four parameters because, according to the market research ratings, Cruiser Thorr scored very low ratings in these categories. Cruiser Thorr is already strong in the other parameters and to be the best, Cruiser Thorr needs to improve their weakest attributes in the business. Her intention is to better the weakest links of Cruiser Thorr. Service Offerings are an easy way to keep our consumers interested once a purchase has been made. A competitive price allows our consumer market to expand. Engine Capacity is important in the motorcycle industry and “usually, the bigger the engine, the higher the brand image” (University of Phoenix Student website, 2012, Phase 1). Safety is important because we want the trust of our consumers and want to keep them as safe as possible. Results and recommendation from the simulation. The simulation stated...
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...1. Draw a Gantt chart for the construction phase of the program. What is the completion date if construction starts in March? What is the completion date of the project if construction is started in November? If the project is started on March 1st, 2012, the finish date is July 30th, 2013. For the November start date, the case does not mention exactly what date the project should start but rather mentions that it should start after the elections. We do not have the election date so I will assume a start date of November 14th, 2011, which is a Monday. In this case, the end date of the project would be April 11th, 2013. However, the case states that if the project starts in November, bad weather could affect the outside operations, adding as much as 2 months to the duration. If we add 2 months to phase 1, the entire project is delayed 2 months. However, if the delay only occurs in phase 2, than the end date of the project would not be affected since no tasks have phase 2 as a predecessor. This is quite unlikely since it would impossible, in real life, to proceed to phases 3 and 4 (Enclosures and Interiors) without first completing or at least having a certain percentage completed of phase 2 (Structure). For this reason, I choose to add 2 months in phase 1 and therefore have a new end date of July 4th, 2013. Please note that I have also considered that the 2 months delay include the Christmas and New Year holidays. Gantt charts of both start dates (including the...
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...1. Draw a Gantt chart for the construction phase of the program. What is the completion date if construction starts in March? What is the completion date of the project if construction is started in November? If the project is started on March 1st, 2012, the finish date is July 30th, 2013. For the November start date, the case does not mention exactly what date the project should start but rather mentions that it should start after the elections. We do not have the election date so I will assume a start date of November 14th, 2011, which is a Monday. In this case, the end date of the project would be April 11th, 2013. However, the case states that if the project starts in November, bad weather could affect the outside operations, adding as much as 2 months to the duration. If we add 2 months to phase 1, the entire project is delayed 2 months. However, if the delay only occurs in phase 2, than the end date of the project would not be affected since no tasks have phase 2 as a predecessor. This is quite unlikely since it would impossible, in real life, to proceed to phases 3 and 4 (Enclosures and Interiors) without first completing or at least having a certain percentage completed of phase 2 (Structure). For this reason, I choose to add 2 months in phase 1 and therefore have a new end date of July 4th, 2013. Please note that I have also considered that the 2 months delay include the Christmas and New Year holidays. Gantt charts of both start dates...
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...Twheel Marketing Plan Juan Carlos Vargas March 30, 2011 Keller Graduate School of Management MM522 Marketing Management Zach Yabs 1.0 Executive Summary The Twheel is an innovation on the pneumatic tire that uses an internal structure of spokes instead of air pressure to hold a tire together. The Twheel will provide value to customers via increases in performance, safety, and durability, as well as decreasing maintenance times, and environmental and personal costs. There are issues to contend with such excessive vibration and safety concerns that must be corrected. The Twheel will be introduced to the U.S. market in a three phase roll-out. The Twheel will gain acceptance in the market through an initial deployment into auto-racing, which will showcase the effectiveness of technology to the masses. Coinciding with the auto-racing deployment will be heavy advertising and promotions budgets, as well as celebrity endorsements that will establish the brand image. The roll-out will then proceed to the luxury car segment at premium pricing, and then conclude with mass retailers and most car manufacturers at reduced prices. The time frame of the initial roll-out will be approximately 5 years. Future targets will include military, construction, and specialty personal transportation vehicles. 2.0 Situational Analysis 2.1 Market Summary The tire industry is well developed, yet the emerging Twheel will have its own industry...
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...of this Project Charter by the owners of Carlington Aquatic Parks is required within 30 calendar days from the date of this report. The management philosophy for the project is as follows: KLSJ Consulting will manage the design, development, and construction of the park. KLSJ will hand over operations to the operations management team before the official opening. Carlington Aquatic Parks will retain approval authority for all critical design, marketing, and financial decisions throughout the project. Project team resources include the Project Manager, Project Leader (Design and Construction), Team Leader (Legal), and Team Leader (Financial) as well as a Risk Manager. The design and construction team also includes three junior members for the construction period. A contracted firm overseen by the Project Manager will carry out marketing. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) shown in Appendix A describes the high-level activities and schedule for the project, with the top two levels showing phases and then functions within each phase. Subsequent planning activities will breakdown these categories further into tasks. In some cases project tasks may still be rather lengthy; therefore, a subordinate WBS with increased granularity will be developed for those areas. The schedule also identifies the critical path of activities...
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...2006 - 2008 Strategic Plan Capital Increase Road Show May 2006 Disclaimer These materials are not intended for potential investors and do not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or issue, or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation or any offer to purchase or subscribe for any Ducati Securities, nor shall they form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment to purchase Ducati Securities. Any recipient of this document considering a purchase of Ducati Securities in a rights issue following publication of an Italian prospectus in connection therewith is hereby reminded that any such purchase should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in such Italian prospectus. The information in these materials includes forward-looking statements, concerning in particular economic and financial trends, which have been made by the management and are based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light of this, the events described in the forward-looking statements may not occur. These materials are not being issued in the United States of America and should not be distributed to United States persons or publications with a general circulation in the United States. These materials are not an offer to sell or issue Ducati Securities in the United States. No public offering of Ducati Securities will be made...
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...applied. In a bid to for 3GM to reverse continuous drops in market share, a new marketing campaign plan has been drawn up which is to be implemented using project management principles and techniques. Possible reasons for market penetration drops are identified; market research tools are analysed, effective research method is adopted and used to strategize future forecasts. Approaches to assessment of offered features by 3GM are recommended according to customer perception of the features. All approaches to be taken stand to reverse alarming depreciating 3GM market share and secure an appreciable market share for the future. Table of Contents 1. Introduction …………………………………………….……..………………... 4 2. Marketing Campaign and Planning...…………………….….……..……………... 5 2.1. Strategy Development ……………………………….…….………..…………... 5 2.1.1. Market Review .…..…………………………………….………..…………. 5 2.1.2. Technology Review …..…….………………………….…………..……….. 6 2.1.3. Strategy Analysis …..…………………………………….…………..……... 7 2.2. Program Development …………………………………………………….……. 8 2.2.1. Requirements …………………………………..………………………….... 8 2.2.2. Timelines ……………………………………..…………………………..... 8 2.2.3. Recommendations …………………………..……………………………... 8 2.2.4. Program Summary …………………………..…………………………...… 8 2.3. Implementation ……………………………………………………………….… 9 2.3.1. Analysis Phase ………………………………………………………..…....... 9...
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...include establishing a long-term partnership with at least three Mental Healthcare facilities. This endeavor will also increase pharmacy revenue by servicing the monthly medication needs of facility clients. Since Apex is a relatively small establishment, the project team will consist of the Project Manager who is the Pharmacy Owner, the Pharmacy Manager, the Marketing Representative, the Pharmacist, and the Pharmacy Techs. The Project Manager will oversee the entire project and serve as the final decision maker on all project details. The Marketing Rep will locate and recruit Mental Healthcare facilities, the Pharmacy Manager will handle administrative aspects, the Pharmacist will process and fill client prescriptions, and the Pharmacy Techs will support the Pharmacist in these tasks. The project will consist of a three phase process. Phase 1 will involve the Marketing Rep. researching and locating different Mental Healthcare facilities. During Phase 2 the Marketing Rep. will visit and recruit Mental Health facilities, involving multiple steps to completion. Phase 3 is contingent upon the progress and completion of Phase 2 and includes preparation and maintenance of client medication needs. The Pharmacist and Pharmacy...
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...NUMBER: 13028960Programme Delivered by:CTS College of Business and Computer Science Ltd.Submission Date: 07/01/2013Final Word Count:1302(Excluding, Table of Contents, Tables & References) | Table of Contents Section 1.0 1 OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT AND IMPACT ON FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT: 1 Section 2.0 2 LINKAGES WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS: 2 Section 3.0 3 MILESTONES AND TIME PLAN FOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: 3 Section 4.0 4 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN: 4 TABLE 1: Showing Risk Plan for Implementation Plan 5 TABLE 2: Showing Risk Assessment for Implementation Plan 5 Section 5.0 6 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT: 6 COST-PLAN 6 TABLE 3: SHOWING DETAILED EXPENSE ACCOUNT 7 TABLE 4: SHOWING TOTAL PROJECTED YEARLY INCOME 8 TABLE 5: SHOWING PROJECTED COST-INCOME RATIO 8 TABLE 6: SHOWING TOTAL FORECASTED PROFITS 8 TABLE 7: SHOWING PROJECTED PROFIT-INCOME RATIO 9 TABLE 8: SHOWING PROJECTED BREAK-EVEN PERIOD FOR 9 Section 6.0 10 RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT: 10 Section 7.0 11 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 11 Section 8.0 12 REFERENCES 12 Section 1.0 OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT AND IMPACT ON FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT: The 3 star new build in Rio de Jainero, Brazil was chosen as the best investment idea by our syndicate group to pursue for Eagles Nest Inc. new business venture. Outfitted with 200 rooms, pool, restaurant and bar, conference room and fitness gym, the hotel will be specifically located along the highly populated Atlantica Ave, near the most popular...
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...whose primary purpose will be to raise awareness about entrepreneurship in SA to the average South African person. The reason for implementing the proposal is specifically to follow the study of the Ugandan model, which suggested that the attitude of the average Ugandan is extremely positive about entrepreneurship. To create a similar attitude in the average South African citizen , an intensive marketing campaign is necessary, that will raise awareness about entrepreneurship, and the facilities that are in place to aid an individual who is attempting to do so. The implementation of this marketing campaign will take place in three individual phases. These will be carried out as short, mid and long-term plans. The phase 1, short term plan will take place over a period of 6 months, as shown in figure 1. Thereafter, the phase 2 program of events is scheduled to be carried out over the following 18 months, while the third phase of the proposal is planned for the long term of the project, and will continue for at least 3 years thereafter. . Phase 1 The first phase of the project proposal will be focused towards the generation of the campaign committee. The campaign committee will be responsible for carrying out the entire project, and will therefore need formulated into a well ordered structure. The hierarchy of the committee will be essential in the success of the proposal, because clear lines of authority need to be observed and followed. The committee...
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...Marketing Term Paper — Document Transcript * MARKETING PLAN FOR DIVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDhttp://www.studymode.com/essays/International-Marketing-993538.html * Marketing Plan 2 Presented to: Mr. Sonu Dua * ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are grateful to our teacher Mr. Sonu Dua for teaching us curriculum of marketing. His versatile knowledge in marketing field and unique teaching style has developed our knowledge and cleared many marketing concepts. We are all the most grateful to him for assigning this project, which has further helped us in evaluating many interrelated dimensions of marketing. Finally we bestow our thanks to all who has directly or indirectly supported us with their assistance and guidance to compose this report and accomplish broader vision to visualize things in marketing concepts. Durgesh Kumar Singh Diva International Ltd * Marketing Plan 3 Diva International Ltd TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction • Executive Summary • Mission statemen t • Objectives The Business • Business Background • Product/Service Description • Distribution network Macro environmental Analysis Diva International Ltd * Marketing Plan 5 • Economic Analysis • Social-Cultural Analysis Market Analysis • Market Definition • Market Segmentation • Competitors SWOT analysis • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats General Marketing Strategy • Target Market Diva International Ltd * Marketing Plan 6 Specific Marketing Strategy • Pricing Strategy...
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...Proposal for: [Client Business Name] Agility Marketing LLC is pleased to provide Client with the following social media proposal. The intent of the proposal is to deliver a complete social media marketing solution designed to address the following business goals: 1) Increasing the number of on-site customers 2) Gaining recognition as a fitness industry expert with an emphasis on the strength and conditioning field Recognizing that the stated business goals require different strategies and different metrics, this proposal is broken down into two distinct, non-concurrent phases. Agility Marketing LLC will provide strategy, development, consulting and execution to bring all aspects of Client’s social media marketing efforts into alignment with unified goals and purpose. Phase I – Increasing the number of on-site customers In support of Phase 1, Agility Marketing LLC will provide social media consulting and execution services in the following areas: 1) General analysis of current customers and local competitors. a. Define target customer(s) with Client either before or in conjunction with the analysis 2) Analysis of Client’s online presence on the following platforms: Platform Twitter Facebook Blog YouTube Email Marketing Website Examples of Analysis Tools (but not limited to) Google Analytics; SocialBro; Bit.ly Facebook’s Insights; EdgeRank Google Analytics YouTube Insights Email Marketing Provider’s reports Google Analytics, Alexa 3) Through consulting, strategy and executing...
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... MARKETING PLAN Cassius Matthis Principles of Marketing | MKT230 BLC | AN150326.0429.5W April 27, 2015 Russell Corpron The Waters Bottling Company 2015 Marketing Plan TABLE OF CONTENT Section 1 – The Environment * Introduction to Marketing * The Marketing Mix * The Marketing Environment * Marketing and its relationship with other functional areas of business * Strategic Marketing * Planning Process * Strategy * Organizational Levels * Goals and Objectives * Planning Gap * Ethics in Marketing Section 2 – Market Research & Targeting * Market Research * Research Methods & Data Mining * Market Research Process * Consumer Behavior * B2C vs. B2B * Consumer Decision Making Process * Factors Affecting B2C and B2B consumer behavior * Market Segmentation * Market Segmentation Concepts * Segmentation Process * Segmentation Strategies * Target Marketing Section 3 – Product & Price * The Product * Product Levels: Core, Actual, & Augmented (Packaging) * Product Life Cycle * BCG Model * Services Marketing * Price Determination...
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