...Marketing Plan: Phase III Team C University of Phoenix MKT/421 Jared Oakley December 14, 2010 Marketing Plan: Phase III Phase three of the marketing plan focuses on the details of the new service Comcast is introducing to the market. This phase outlines elements of the new “Pick Your Channel” service in more detail than previous sections of the new marketing plan. The expected product life cycle is revealed, and the marketing team explains in detail the pace at which the product is expected to move through its life cycle and describe the factors predicted to affect the movement. The typical product life cycle consists of four stages and the marketing team will document plans for each of these stages. The “Pick Your Channel” service is different from any other service currently in the market, and this portion of the marketing plan identifies Comcast’s plan for positioning of the new service and differentiation strategies. The “Pick Your Channel” service needs to be positioned in the market so that consumers recognize the need and value it fulfills. The marketing team also introduces the pricing strategy for the new service. The new service is not intended for every consumer, so the team needs to keep the target market in mind when setting a price. The marketing team further explains these issues concerning the “Pick Your Channel” service in the following paragraphs. Attributes are properties of any product, brand, or service. Attributes of a product...
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...Marketing Plan Phase III When a new product is introduced to the market, consumers go through a phase, which influences their decision to accept it or not. Different groups of consumers accept new products or ideas at different rates. Some accept the new item as soon as it is introduced to the market, but others wait until the item has been on the market for a length of time; meaning it usually takes time for a new product to saturate or diffuse a market (Bearden, Ingram, & LaForge, 1995). Team A will describe the attributes of the new product, elaborate on the products lifecycle, determine a differentiation and positioning strategies and introduces a pricing strategy. Product Attributes McDonald’s is proud to present its’ New Healthy Fish Sandwich. It is tasty, filling with a low calorie intake. It has special benefits for diabetics, people with high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, giving them a place to grab fast food on the go. The Healthy Fish Sandwich is excellent for consumers who want to make and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The fish remains sealed and packaged in a special wrapping FDA approved to keep fish fresh longer. The wrap is biodegradable, foil insulated, and un-waxed with the McDonald’s logo. This special sealing is important because the fish is imported from the colder waters and the deeper sea regions of the North Atlantic Ocean, and delivered too many destinations. Infrastructure is important while importing and exporting the fish for a timely...
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...Marketing Plan Phase III MKT/421 December 1, 2013 Pareesa Naveed Marketing Plan Phase III Incorporating a home delivery and catering service for Starbucks is a different and exciting avenue the company will be taking to expand their products and services to their customers. The attributes of these services differ from Starbucks other service. This overview will look at the different attributes of the product along with the life cycle of the new services provided. Starbucks has already differentiated its products in the market as some of the finest atmosphere oriented coffees on the market. Starbucks will employ, differentiate, and position strategies to separate its new services. They will also have use an appropriate pricing strategy for these new services. This overview will evaluate how Starbucks will use these strategies to provide the best marketing for the new services they intend to provide. Starbuck’s new coffee home delivery is available for customers to sign up online or in a store. Starbucks coffee lovers can have the coffee they love delivered to their front door monthly. The convenient sign up process will provide the customer with an auto-shipment of coffee direct from Starbucks monthly. The customer selects the date and duration between shipments. Consumers quickly sign up with a credit card and receive their Starbuck’s coffee delivered to their home every month without worrying about purchasing coffee at a retail location. Coffee lovers...
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...different from an ongoing task that doesn't have an end date. Projects often involve different parts of an organization. Constraints on project include cost, schedule, resources, and quality. There is a give and take between these items i.e. you can't have it all. Usually projects are divisible into stages or phases each with their own set of priorities and goals. A project is an important and carefully planned piece of work that is intended to build or produce something new, or to deal with a problem. The Project Management Institute, U.S.A. has a good definition for it. According to the Institute, a project is a one-shot, time-limited, goal-directed, major undertaking, requiring the commitment of varied skills and resources. It also describes a project as: a combination of human and non-human resources pooled together in a temporary organization to achieve a fixed set of objectives The aforementioned descriptions emphasize that a project does not mean a material body or form, rather it denotes an operation undertaken temporarily to achieve a goal-directed objective within a limited time. In contrast, the Oxford English Dictionary states that a project is "a plan, scheme or table of something; a tabulated statement; a design or pattern according to which something is made; something projected or proposed for execution; a proposal." It is, therefore correct to interpret conceptually that a project can also be a physical object, that is to say something projected...
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...to deal with resistance to change? 4.1 Communication i Stakeholders need to understand (What, why, how) ii Ongoing two-way communication 4.2 Involvement i Saving money not employ expert ii Ask employee (What do you think?) (appropriate moments) 4.3 Training i Hard skill + Soft skill 4.4 Reward i Extrinsic reward + Intrinsic reward 5 El Sawy’s Approach 5.1 Operationalize process performance target 5.2 Define process boundaries 5.3 Identify key process issues 5.4 Understanding best practices and define initial visions 5.5 Familiarize participants with BPR software 5.6 Outline data collection plan and collect baseline data 5.7 Plan for modeling phase i Continue data collection ii Model “ASIS” baseline process iii Analyze and diagnose “ASIS” process iv Design and model “TOBE” process v Analyze “TOBE” process alternatives vi Plan process integration phase i Examine alternative IT...
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...as a marketing manager for a company that has been making a branded product X* for the past 10-20 years. The product has now reached its maturity and its sales have stabilized. The management is worried that the sales will soon start declining for this product. Before that happens, it wants to be prepared with its next plan of action. The management is thinking about either reviving the product or introducing a new one in the same line. The management has asked you for ideas and suggestions regarding the future of X. How will you go about doing that? Will you revive X? Will you innovate and introduce a new product in the same line? This is your chance to prove yourself at your first assignment in the company. Draw up a marketing plan for X. There are three phases in this project: l. Generate a Research Proposal ll. Collect and Analyze Data lll. Formulate a Marketing Plan and Present a Report Generate a Research Proposal Select any product, similar to X, which has been in the market for 10-20 years. It has been in the market for a long time now and is just beginning to face flagging demand. *About X: Look around you - there are a variety of branded products that have been around for a long time. You can probably see the same brand of television you used 10 years ago, or the same cake-mix brand you love. However, these products have probably changed since inception to adapt themselves to newer technology and to compete with younger brands. Phase II Collect...
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...Marketing Plan July 2, 2012 MKT 421 Ronald Bonlender Marketing Plan Apple Inc. became incorporated in 1977 and has since generated many innovations giving Apple Inc. a valuable reputation as well as immense revenue. Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a variety of products sold nationwide through retail stores, online sites, and direct sale. Apple Inc. is recognized for product differentiation and will continue to do so with the introduction of Apple Inc.’s I-Magine (video game console). In creating a marketing plan, Apple Inc. intends to consider various factors, such as geographic availability, product mix, and transmission of product description. In addition, phase I of Apple Inc.’s marketing plan will consider an effective SWOT analysis to determine strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or trends to creating this latest product. Furthermore, marketing research and analyzing consumer factors, such as demographics, psychographics, behaviors, and geographic considerations will ensure I-Magine’s success. The function in Phase I of Team B’s marketing plan is to consider industrial analysis in relation to competition and differentiation from other competitors in the video gaming industry. To pursue this strategy in Phase II, Team B undertook data-based synopsis from different online resources to gather information on the organizational strategy of Apple Inc. Findings from research information pertaining to the video game industry’s products and services...
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...Career Development Plan Part III Career Management Plan & Performance Appraisal Form HRM/531 December 7, 2010 Career Development Plan Part III—Performance and Career Management INTERCLEAN, INC NEW EMPLOYEE WELCOME PACKET PROPOSAL TO MANAGEMENT AND HR Welcome to the InterClean, Inc. Sales Team! This packet will cover several items to ensure your success with the company. In the last year InterClean, Inc. acquired EnviroTech, Inc. With this acquisition, InterClean, Inc. has taken a giant step in achieving domestic market dominance in the sanitation industry. The Leadership Team consists of: David Spencer, President and CEO Sally Lindley, CEO of EnviroTech, Inc. Division Janet Durham, Vice President of Human Resources Tom Jennings, Vice President of Marketing Sam Waters, Chief of Compliance InterClean, Inc. is committed to providing employees with every opportunity for a successful career and continued development. Communication is at the core of career success and development. Communication begins at the New Sales Employee Orientation. Orientation items: • Background and history of InterClean, Inc. • Open Door Communication Commitment – feedback to the Team and from the Team is essential. • Successful Sales Technics - Examples modeled from sales team. Presentations have developed by current sales team. • Pairing with tenured sales team member for 90 day mentorship...
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...Week Five: In-N-Out Burger Final Marketing Plan MKT/421 March 20, 2013 Professor Learning Team Final Marketing Plan: Paper Resources: Marketing Plan: Phase I Paper, Marketing Plan: Phase II, Paper, Marketing Plan: Phase III Paper Refer to the Marketing Plan Outline listed on the student website for a broad general outline of a Marketing Plan. However, you must use the specific marketing plan Pegasus template as provided by your instructor for the Final Marketing Plan Paper. [See Kotler 14th ed., Chapter 2, pages 60 – 64] Write a 6,300 to 7,000 word paper integrating your previous Learning Team assignments into a final Marketing Plan Paper using the Pegasus Template provided by your instructor. In addition to the Marketing Plan Phases I through III mentioned above, address and include the following information in your paper: For the bullet points below, each team member, as assigned by the team leader, should write specifically about your product or service with the final marketing plan in mind - approximately 250 to 350 words per bullet/team member to be embodied in the final marketing plan paper using the Pegasus template. The team leader has ultimate authority for managing this effort. • Identify the appropriate place and promotional strategy that should be used in developing the strategic marketing plan. • Develop an initial sales promotion schedule. • Create an advertising plan. • Identify public relations opportunities for the product...
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...Market intelligence > Top ten global pharma Top ten global pharma Dr Vishal Agrawal, project manager, and Sunehli Jamwal, analyst, from GlobalData, highlight the top ten pharmaceutical companies by 2011 revenue. Pfizer 1 Johnson & Johnson 2 US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer maintained its top position in 2011 with stipulated revenue of $67.4 billion, up by 1% compared with $67.1 billion in 2010. The company’s new marketing strategy, coupled with focused organisational, financial and R&D restructuring efforts, compensated for the losses caused by Lipitor’s patent expiry. The approval of Xalkori for lung cancer, Inlyta and pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13 have proved to be a real lifeline for Pfizer. Moving ahead, the steady progress of the late-stage pipeline (with 22 projects in phase III and 11 under registration) will be a primary source of confidence for the company. The key strategy of the group is now to advance experimental drugs towards approval: these include Bosutinib, Tofacitinib, experimental clot-preventing drug Eliquis and its many pipeline drugs to make up for the inevitable decline in Lipitor revenue. With a view to reducing costs, Pfizer’s huge research budget has been cut by 12%. In 2012, Pfizer will focus on small to mid-sized deals and effective research partnerships to strengthen its portfolio in all therapeutic segments. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reported 2011 revenues of $65 billion, a 5.6% increase over 2010. In 2011, the company generated...
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...MARKETING PLAN for Capital Campaign 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary……………………………………………………………………………………….3 SWOT analysis………………………………………………………………………….……3 Goal of the plan…………………………………………………………………………….4 Campaign Strategy………………………………………………………………………..4 Major Gifts & Nucleus Fund…………………………………………………………..6 Target audience(s)………………………………………………………………………..7 Campaign Leadership……………………………………………………………………7 Key messages……………………………………………………………………………….7 Specific actions…………………………………………………………………………….8 Appendix I Budgets Appendix II Timelines 2 Summary The Executive Director and the Board of Directors have decided to embark on a capital campaign to raise funds for a new state‐of‐the‐art facility that will house Pediatric, Behavioral Health, and Education quality services for children and families. The Campaign is more than just raising funds for a building. It is the vision of linking children and services at one location. The new building will allow the organization to expand the capacity of community based comprehensive service delivery. With the special lease option provided to us by the county we saw an incredible opportunity to enhance the lives of the underprivileged in our community by constructing a state‐of‐the‐art comprehensive facility that will house pediatrics, behavioral, & educational services at one location. The North West area of Miami‐Dade County is a multiracial, ethnically and linguistically diverse part of our community that includes significant numbers of low...
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...SYLLABUS DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM & MIS MBA–3rd SEMESTER, M.D.U., ROHTAK External Marks : 70 Time : 3 hrs. Internal Marks : 30 UNIT - I Decision Support System : Overview, components and classification, steps in constructing a dss, role in business, group decision support system. UNIT - II Information system for strategic advantage, strategic role for information system, breaking business barriers, reengineering business process, improving business qualities. UNIT - III Information system analysis and design, information SDLC, hardware and software acquisition, system testing, documentation and its tools, conversion methods. UNIT - IV Marketing IS, Manufacturing IS, Accounting IS, Financial IS. 67 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM & MIS MBA 3rd Semester (DDE) UNIT – I Q. Define Decision Support System. Explain its characteristics and need. Ans. A decision support system is an information system application that assists decision making. DSS tends to be used in planning, analyzing, alternatives and trial and error search for solutions. A DSS as a system that provide tools to managers to assist them in solving semi structured and unstructured problems in their own. In other words, A DSS is an information system that support to managers for decision making. DSS is the intellectual resources of individuals with the capabilities of the computer to improve the quality of decision. A DSS can be defined as a computer based information system that...
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...Thorr Motorcycles MKT/421 April 14, 2014 Using Perceptual Maps in Marketing: Thorr Motorcycles Thorr Motorcycles, Inc. has a current worth in excess of five billion dollars and is manufacturing over 200,000 units annually. Thorr represents 40% of the total market which makes this company a leading name within the industry. Thorr don’t only sell motorcycles but offers dealership training, dealer software support and mechanical training. For customers, Thorr offers motorcycle rentals and biker training. The projected image of CruiserThorr is of “masculinity, mobility, and freedom”. Currently Thorr is experiencing a decline in sales and wants to know the reason. Thorr can survey customers as to their needs and desires in a motorcycle and then change accordingly (University of Phoenix, 2014). Phase I: Where is the Thunder? The problem is decreasing sales. “The motorcycle industry is growing annually, but sales of Thorr Motorcycles' existing product, CruiserThorr are decreasing.” Thorr's target market is mature individuals, over 40 years of age. Younger persons are generally less likely to afford the “Cruiser Thorr". Thorr needs to redesign the marketing strategy to increase its sales and attract new customers (University of Phoenix, 2014). Market position of CruiserThorr will be determined by using a perceptual map. Positioning on the map will be based on four fundamental parameters that can be used to promote Thorr...
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...cost and time from mega international projects costing millions of dollars over many years - to small domestic projects with a low budget taking just a few hours. Within the context of this book a project may be defined as a beneficial change which uses the special project management techniques to plan and control the scope of work in order to deliver a product to satisfy the client's and stakeholder's needs and expectations. Consider the following projects: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The launch of a new product (advertising and marketing project). Implementing a new computer system (IT project, or upgrade). Designing and implementing a new organisational structure (human resource project). Planning and conducting an audit (quality management project). Disaster recovery (limiting the damage of fires, floods or any type of accident). Olympics or Springboks' tour of New Zealand (a sports project). Other primary features of a project include: A start and finish ....Although they may be difficult to define - the start may have crystallised over a period of time and the end may be a slow phase out A life-cycle.... A beginning and an end, with a number of distinct phases in between A budget........Associated with cash-flow. Activities....... That is essentially unique and non-repetitive. Use of resources...Which may be from different departments and need co-ordinating. A single point of responsibility... (I.e. the project manager)....
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...What is the role of strategic marketing in an organization? Discuss the role of strategic marketing at Coke after 2000. Strategic Marketing can help you make sure you choose the right products and services that your consumers need. A marketing strategy looks at all aspects of selling activities, helps each strategy support the next and makes sure all departments involved are aware of what the others are doing. Strategic Marketing is a way in which the firm capitalizes its current and potential strength to provide better value to its customers. Coke revamped its entire Marketing Strategy post 2000 to counter its declining popularity and counter increasing competition. Cokes New Marketing Strategy 1. Create Liquid Content: This implies creating content in terms of images, videos or articles that are so dynamic that they beg to be shared. 2. Ensure Content is linked: The created content has to be relevant and connected to the companies’ goals and brand. It has to be innately relevant to the business objectives of the company, its brand and the consumers’ interests. 3. Create Conversations: Create conversations and then act and react. Not to just publish content but to interact with the audiences viewing and sharing the content. Interaction via the Social media, the new Distribution Technologies of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc. (Coke Marketing Strategy involves listening to consumers globally as to what they want from a beverage in terms of price and taste...
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